Tuesday, October 1, 2019

2019 - SEP - Spotlight Stories



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-01 - People get dizzy and lightheaded from unknown cause at 2:06 AM at property on Princess Street in Knutsford (Britain), 900 feet from moor:
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/reports-of-people-feeling-dizzy-and-lightheaded-in-knutsford

Quote: "Shortly after 2am firefighters were called to reports that a number of members of staff at a premises in Knutsford were feeling dizzy and lightheaded. On arrival crews found that the premises had been evacuated and all occupants were safe and well. Two firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, searched the premises using a gas monitor to see if there were any gas leaks. As they moved around the building they also opened all of the windows and doors to help ventilate the property. Following a thorough search of the premises they were unable to find any trace of a gas leak."

2019-09-01 - Medical evacuation plane damaged by mid-air explosion, plane crashes out of the sky smoking, hits mixed-use building and explodes, in coastal Laguna (Philippine Islands), 9 killed:
http://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2019/09/02/mid-air-explosion-rocked-crashed-plane/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20190901-69437-PHL
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/9/1/plane-crash-Pansol-Laguna.html
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2019-09/01/c_138356089.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2019-09/02/content_75161607.htm
http://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines/posts/2567853176787899/
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1821247

Quote: "'We were fixing the CCTV on the rooftop of the resort. Then we heard the sound of a plane in distress, like it was having engine trouble,' he narrated. 'We watched it for a few minutes with the pilot seemingly trying to regain control of the aircraft. After that, there was an explosion on the side of the plane and parts flew off it,' Capuchino added. It was at that point that Capuchino said he took out his mobile phone and started shooting the video of the plane going down in smoke."

Note: This is the 100th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-01 - Multiple cars go up in flames while parked in parking garage at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/cars-catch-fire-inside-lankenau-medical-center-parking-garage/5507252/
http://news.yahoo.com/multiple-cars-catch-fire-inside-010728224.html

Quote: "Firefighters in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania responded to the report of multiple vehicles on fire Sunday afternoon. The vehicles were inside of a parking garage at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood."

2019-09-01 - Amazon basin fires continue surging in Brazil:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/brazils-amazon-basin-fires-keep-surging-060900047.html

2019-09-01 - Hurricane Dorian pounds the Bahamas, evacuations ensue in the US Southeast:
http://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/officials-begin-ordering-mandatory-evacuations-as-hurricane-dorian-intensifies
http://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/floridas-king-tides-could-make-hurricane-dorian-much-worse
http://www.wistv.com/2019/09/01/tracking-dorian-storm-intensifies-cat-it-heads-bahamas-impacts-sc-wednesday-thursday/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Extremely-Dangerous-Hurricane-Dorian-Continues-Toward-Northwestern-Bahamas-558994001.html
http://www.dailyworld.com/story/weather/2019/09/01/hurricane-dorian-latest-forecast-track-florida-noaa-update-path/2186285001/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/article/weather/hurricane-tracker-dorian-models-noaa-florida-carolinas/83-d0ea88b4-2bcb-42f6-b709-b8a27ab94169
http://fox6now.com/2019/09/01/weather-forecasters-say-hurricane-dorian-has-intensified-to-a-catastrophic-category-5-storm/

Quote: "The Hurricane Center said Dorian's maximum sustained winds stood Sunday at a monstrous 185 mph (295 kph), with higher gusts. Dorian is located about 185 miles (295 kilometers) east of West Palm Beach, Florida."

Quote: "Hurricane Dorian could potentially bring storm surge flooding to Florida's Atlantic coastal communities at the same time as the area is experiencing king tides, periodic extreme high tides."

Quote: "Earlier Sunday, Dorian’s maximum sustained winds reached 185 mph (297 kph), with gusts up to 220 mph (354 kph). That tied it for the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to come ashore, equaling the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, before the storms were named."

Quote: "The only recorded storm that was more powerful was Hurricane Allen in 1980, with 190 mph (305 kph) winds. That storm did not make landfall at that strength."

2019-09-01 - Blueprints of future climate trends:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2019/09/blueprints-of-future-climate-trends.html

Note: Check out figure 3. Human activity is just slightly better for the climate than a Hugh Jass asteroid impact and the trajectory is MUCH worse than the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum of 55 million years ago. I believe the best analogy to what's happening now is the Permian-Triassic extinction event of 250 million years ago, the 'Great Dying'. Granted, everything's not dead yet, but that's where we're heading, an almost complete reset on life on this planet with virtually the entire top two-thirds or so of the food chain exterminated...

2019-09-01 - Society breaking down and violence erupting as water scarcity brings misery to Chennai (India):
http://desdemonadespair.net/2019/09/thefts-fights-and-murder-water-scarcity-is-making-chennai-an-angry-city-to-see-water-scarcity-leading-to-violence-amongst-neighbours-is-truly-distressing-this-is-not-the-chennai.html



2019-09-02 - Dive boat 'Conception' destroyed by fire before 3:30 AM off coastal Santa Cruz Island (California), 34 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VI-20190902-69448-USA
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Boat-Fire-Victims-Mourned_-34-Presumed-Dead_Los-Angeles-559301102.html
http://www.ksl.com/article/46631273/flames-blocked-escape-for-34-divers-on-boat-officials-say
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory/found-alive-dive-boat-catches-fire-34-dead-65362734
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/34-presumed-dead-as-no-boat-fire-survivors-found-1839926/
http://abc7ny.com/search-suspended-for-possible-survivors-in-deadly-boat-fire-near-santa-cruz-island/5511497/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Rescued-5-Survivors-Boat-Explosion-Shares-Story-559207001.html
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-02/i-cant-breathe-mayday-call-california-boat-fire
http://www.npr.org/2019/09/02/756720390/u-s-coast-guard-launches-rescue-after-boat-catches-fire-off-california
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/26949/diving-boat-fire-california/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49556638

Quote: "In a mayday call alerting authorities to the fire aboard a boat in the Channel Islands off Ventura County early Monday, the caller said he could not breathe and that there was no escape hatch for 33 people below the deck."

Quote: "Thirty foot flames, at least -- a 75-foot boat and it was on fire from one end to the other. It looked like it had port holes down below deck and you could see fire through the holes."

Quote: "Flames roared through a boat of sleeping scuba divers so quickly that it appears none of the 34 people below deck could escape, authorities said Tuesday as they ended their search without finding anyone who was missing still alive from the Labor Day tragedy off the Southern California coast."

Note: This is the 775th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-02 - Hurricane Dorian unleashes unprecedented destruction on the Bahamas, 7+ killed:
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/latest-hurricane-dorian-inching-northwestward-120623509.html
http://wnep.com/2019/09/02/hurricane-dorian-kills-5-people-in-the-bahamas-prime-minister-says/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/bahamas-residents-describe-devastation-hurricane-dorian-shredded/story?id=65338106
http://www.local10.com/weather/hurricane/death-toll-in-bahamas-caused-by-hurricane-dorian
http://desdemonadespair.net/2019/09/hurricane-dorian-triggers-massive-flooding-across-bahamas-water-is-about-to-reach-the-roof.html
http://www.sott.net/article/419678-Hurricane-Dorian-causes-unprecedented-damage-to-the-Bahamas

Quote: "The prime minister of the Bahamas says the death toll from Hurricane Dorian has risen to seven and that more deaths are expected."

Quote: "In Abaco, he saw groups of people waving yellow sheets and shirts. He said 60 percent of homes were damaged in Marsh Harbor and that at least one community was completely destroyed."

2019-09-02 - Toxic blue-green algae hits Bodenham Lake at Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve in Hereford (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20190902-69449-GBR
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/17875080.blue-green-algae-confirmed-herefordshire-nature-reserve/
http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/regional/17875080.blue-green-algae-confirmed-herefordshire-nature-reserve/

2019-09-02 - Man, 62, goes into cardiac arrest at start of run, resuscitated, in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/health-care/article234655087.html

Quote: "Rick Fontana, New Haven's director of emergency management, tells the New Haven Register the man had just started running in the Haven Place Family Day 5K on Monday when he collapsed in cardiac arrest."

2019-09-02 - Unoccupied 'ghost boat' found running on the shore of the Minnesota River near Belle Plaine (Minnesota):
http://www.startribune.com/authorities-comb-river-near-belle-plaine-after-boat-found-unoccupied/559191132/

Quote: "Scott County authorities spent much of Labor Day Monday searching the Minnesota River near Belle Plaine where an unoccupied boat with its motor running was found on the riverbank."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-03 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits many homes in coastal Claymont (Delaware):
http://firststateupdate.com/2019/09/mystery-odor-prompts-over-120-calls-to-delmarva-911/

Quote: "At around 3:00 Tuesday afternoon residents in Claymont and the surrounding area began calling 911 and reporting an odor of natural gas in their homes. Several crews from area fire companies responded to the several locations and reported that they could smell the odor, however, they could not determine the source of the odor."

Quote: "Although crews responded to several locations including, Archmere Academy, they did not find any readings at that those locations upon arrival. Delmarva Power told First State Update that they received more than 120 reports of gas odor in the Claymont, Delaware area between approximately 3 and 3:45 p.m. Although their crews conducted house to house investigations to safeguard all areas where the odor was reported, the cause of the odor is under investigation and no source of the floating odor associated with this event has been identified, according to Delmarva Power. There are no issues with any Delmarva Power gas infrastructure that would have caused the floating odor event, read a statement from the company."

Note: So it smelled like the odorant added to natural gas, e.g. a rotten egg odor, but they detected no natural gas at any of the locations. Ergo, it's highly likely that this was hydrogen sulfide, which has the same rotten egg odor as the natural gas odorant but will not register at all on natural gas detectors...

2019-09-03 - Unknown foul odor hits the town of Cheverly (Maryland), near the coast:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Mystery-Odor-Waking-People-From-Their-Sleep-in-Cheverly-559386381.html

Quote: "The Prince George's County, Maryland, town of Cheverly is trying to identify the source of an odor that's so bad it's reportedly waking people from their sleep. Cheverly residents began reporting a strong smell starting Tuesday evening, the town said in a statement released Wednesday morning. It's so strong that residents say they have awakened, gagged and felt 'a burning feeling in the back of the throat.'"

2019-09-03 - Greenland’s ice faces melting 'death sentence':
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49483580
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/03/climate-crisis-greenlands-ice-faces-melting-death-sentence/

2019-09-03 - Gas plant heavily damaged by fire near coastal Mumbai (India), 4 killed, 3 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20190904-69462-IND
http://www.businessworld.in/article/Four-Dead-Three-Injured-In-Fire-At-ONGC-Site-Mumbai-Gas-Supply-Affected/03-09-2019-175612/
http://lompocrecord.com/news/world/fire-doused-at-gas-plant-in-western-india-reported-dead/article_42d2c20c-8679-5bea-b1cf-cd2a7c5ebab8.html
http://menafn.com/1098957459/Four-dead-in-gas-plant-fire-near-Mumbai

2019-09-03 - Car-carrier ship carrying 104 vehicles destroyed by fire off coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.pressreader.com/bahrain/gulf-today/20190905/281633896919773
http://gulfnews.com/uae/crew-rescued-in-sharjah-dhow-fire-1.66209429
http://www.dubailad.com/dhow-boat-engulfed-in-flames-at-sharjah-port/
http://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2019/09/04/fire-engulfs-sea-vessel-guts-104-vehicles
http://nownews2019.wordpress.com/2019/09/04/fire-engulfs-sea-vessel-guts-104-vehicles/
http://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-09-04---video----burning-a-ship-containing-more-than-100-vehicles-in-sharjah-.HJ6xZETBS.html

Quote: "A fire broke out in a vessel in the sea off Al Khan beach in Sharjah on Tuesday, gutting 104 vehicles onboard. According to the official records, the General Directorate of Civil Defence was alerted about the fire late on Tuesday night."

Note: A school bus just burst into flame in Sharjah too, mentioned in the 2019-09-02 update. This is the 778th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-03 - Wildfire grows to nearly 4,000 acres south of Elko (Nevada):
http://kutv.com/news/local/4000-acre-fire-burning-south-of-elko
http://www.ktvn.com/story/40992331/gbcc-cherry-fire-burning-south-of-elko
http://elkodaily.com/news/local/ruby-mountain-fire-doubles-in-size-again/article_dffd9c9b-240f-5311-8331-af1dc684f85d.html

Quote: "The fire headed north from its start point through the afternoon, exhibiting 'extreme behavior' into the evening that made it difficult to contain, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release. It was still zero percent contained on Tuesday night."

2019-09-03 - Man goes into cardiac arrest along the Rideau Canal, resuscitated, in Ottawa (Canada):
http://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/body-found-downtown-near-rideau-canal-1670688
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-police-now-say-man-in-critical-condition-in-hospital-1.4575249

Quote: "A man, who police initially thought was dead, has been revived after he was found along the Rideau Canal in downtown Ottawa. The man was discovered Tuesday morning, unresponsive, along the canal near the Shaw Centre. Police initially thought the man was dead, but say he was revived with CPR."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-04 - Unknown odor sickens more than a dozen people at school in Aurora (Colorado):
http://kdvr.com/2019/09/04/overland-high-school-briefly-evacuated-for-unknown-odor/

Quote: "Overland High School in Aurora was evacuated for a short time Wednesday morning because of a strange odor, the Cherry Creek School District said. Aurora Fire Rescue responded to the school at 12400 E. Jewell Ave. just after 11 a.m. More than a dozen people complained about feeling ill, but no one was taken to a hospital and there were no serious illnesses, officials said."

2019-09-04 - Four college students die vomiting blood, 12 more sickened, after swimming in stream at Yankari National Park (Nigeria):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EH-20190905-69471-NGA
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/350476-four-dead-12-hospitalised-as-strange-illness-afflicts-college-students.html
http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/four-dead-12-hospitalised-as-%E2%80%98strange-illness%E2%80%99-afflicts-college-students-premium-times.402998/
http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/7619681/4-dead-12-hospitalised-as-strange-illness-afflicts-college-students-in-borno.html

Quote: "At least 4 people have been confirmed dead and 12 hospitalized after students of the College of Education, Waka-Biu in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State returned from a Yankari Games Reserve field trip. According to witnesses who spoke to Premium Times on [the] phone from Biu, those that lost their lives complained of abdominal pains after which they vomited blood."

Quote: "Though most of them said they couldn’t eat the food sold in Yankari because they were very expensive, but they all said they swam in the stream there."

2019-09-04 - Person found dead in burning vehicle in Clewiston (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/41004437/deputies-found-a-body-in-a-burned-vehicle-in-clewiston
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/body-burned-beyond-recognition-in-vehicle-found-on-fire-in-clewiston
http://caloosabelle.com/hendry-county-sheriffs-office/deputies-find-body-in-burned-vehicle/

Quote: "They received a call about a vehicle fire near 13th Street and Virginia Avenue, Harlem, in the Clewiston area, according to an HCSO news release. Then, they found a body inside."

2019-09-04 - Person found dead near pile of burning debris behind home in coastal Edgewater (Maryland):
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/person-found-dead-after-fire-reported-in-edgewater
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/04/body-found-body-at-scene-of-anne-arundel-county-shed-fire/
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/dorsey-drive-edgewater-fire-person-dead/28916983

Quote: "Firefighters found a small pile of debris on fire behind two homes. They also found a dead person, identified only as an adult victim."

2019-09-04 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, multiple cars burn, in coastal Bronx (New York), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Body-of-Missing-Worker-Found-in-Bronx-Junkyard-Following-Massive-Fire-559531331.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-junkyard-fire-missing-worker-dead-20190905-eemacpcfgbegxe7rhszwuwmtyi-story.html
http://pix11.com/2019/09/05/missing-worker-from-junkyard-fire-found-dead-fdny/
http://nypost.com/2019/09/04/person-seriously-injured-in-bronx-junkyard-fire/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/fire-cross-bronx-expressway-new-york-tire-559387061.html
http://abc7ny.com/1-worker-injured-1-missing-after-explosion-and-fire-in-bronx-junkyard/5516590/

Quote: "One person was seriously injured in a three-alarm fire that burned through multiple cars at a Bronx junkyard Wednesday, officials said."

2019-09-04 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, football-field-sized building destroyed by massive fire, in Tucker (Georgia), nobody there:
http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/firefighters-respond-overnight-blaze-massive-dekalb-salvage-yard/uXtr72GK2KXotonsZAaOIK/
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/2-alarm-scrap-yard-fire-triggers-explosions
http://www.cbs46.com/news/fire-crews-investigating-scrapyard-blaze/article_97b39e70-cf31-11e9-a5a4-23e18096fb9a.html

2019-09-04 - Used auto dealership hit by fire, 20+ cars burn, in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.wkrg.com/news/cars-catch-fire-at-mobile-dealership/
http://www.fox10tv.com/news/nearly-two-dozen-vehicles-damaged-in-used-car-dealership-fire/article_231fe208-cf8b-11e9-a1eb-c32ad3ef959c.html

Quote: "Mobile Fire-Rescue says more than 22 vehicles received fire and water damage."

2019-09-04 - Crane bursts into flame at docks in coastal Cork (Ireland):
http://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Crane-fire-at-the-Docklands-this-morning-29023a14-c4d7-4429-8702-0a1e61ed9a8f-ds
http://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/fire-port-cork-city-fire-16862643

Note: Around 50 cars just went up in flames while parked in a carpark at a shopping center 1300 feet from the ocean in Cork a few days prior too, mentioned in the 2019-08-31 update...

2019-09-04 - FedEx cargo plane hit by smoke at 1 AM, plane makes emergency landing in Rochester (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20190904-69469-USA
http://www.whec.com/news/cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-roc-airport/5479570/
http://www.mpnnow.com/news/20190904/alert-2-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-rochester-airport
http://www.waynepost.com/news/20190904/alert-2-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-rochester-airport

Quote: "According to airport firefighters, a call came in around 1 a.m. for smoke in the cockpit of a FedEx plane."

Note: This is the 101st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-04 - Hurricane Dorian, now a Category 3 storm, spins northwest and lashes the Carolinas, Bahamas death toll rises to 20:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/video/dorian-back-to-a-category-3-hurricane-creeps-up-us-coast/vi-AAGP3mt
http://abc7ny.com/weather/dorian-moves-up-us-coast;-death-toll-climbs-in-bahamas/5493798/
http://myfox8.com/2019/09/04/dorian-picks-up-pace-as-hurricane-warnings-extended-for-coastal-carolinas/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/Bahamas-Hurricane-Dorian-US-Coast-559333091.html
http://wtkr.com/2019/09/04/wednesdays-first-warning-forecast-hurricane-dorian-moving-up-the-east-coast/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/dorian-pushes-north-near-florida-georgia-carolinas-high-alert-n1049446
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/41004786/20-dead-in-bahamas-as-hurricane-dorian-threatens-historic-floods-in-carolinas



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-05 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates Conemaugh Valley High School in Johnstown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailyamerican.com/ourtownjohnstown/now/cv-high-school-dismissed-amid-odor-investigation/article_35baaa26-84ac-5aa2-9cd5-4f2eda8d4ddc.html

Quote: "Conemaugh Valley students have been sent home early because of a gas odor at the high school. According to an automated voice message from the school district, high school students were dismissed at approximately 12:45 p.m. School administration is having an investigation of the source of the gas odor."

2019-09-05 - Marine heatwave begins off the US West Coast stretching from Alaska to California:
http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/new-marine-heatwave-emerges-west-coast-resembles-blob
http://www.foxnews.com/science/marine-heat-wave-west-coast-ecosystem
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10006895-181/scientists-monitoring-new-marine-heat
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/scientists-monitoring-marine-heat-wave-off-west-coast-65411139
http://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/05/new-marine-heat-wave-emerges-off-west-coast-similar-to-the-blob-from-five-years-ago/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/05/new-marine-heat-wave-resembles-killer-blob-that-devastated-sea-life-on-west-coast-noaa-says/
http://www.apnews.com/8fc6200942c8418aa28a164b79b667a8

Quote: "Federal scientists said Thursday they are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast, a development that could badly disrupt marine life including salmon, whales and sea lions. The expanse of unusually warm water stretches from Alaska to California, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. It resembles a similar heat wave about five years ago that was blamed for poorer survival rates for young salmon, more humpback whales becoming entangled in fishing gear as they hunted closer to shore, and an algae bloom that shut down crabbing and clamming."

Note: From the NOAA graphic, it looks even worse than 'The Blob' from five years ago...

2019-09-05 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Malé (Maldive Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20190906-69491-MDV
http://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1744369/thai-airasia-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-maldives-after-engine-fire
http://www.newsflare.com/video/312141/add-video-airasia-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-bursts-into-flames-extended
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/kiwi-onboard-airasia-flight-maldives-kicked-cockpit-door-after-flames-loud-bangs-came-engine
http://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2019/09/06/air-asia-flight-engine-fire-plane-passengers-male-airport-bangkok/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/moment-airasia-planes-engine-explodes-19575972
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9879734/airasia-passengers-plane-flight-explode/
http://edition.mv/news/12274

Quote: "An AirAsia flight departing from Velana International Airport (VIA) to Bangkok, Thailand, returned after the plane caught fire on Thursday evening. According to local media Mihaaru, witnesses claimed that an engine of the plane was on fire when it took flight. The aircraft landed at VIA around 2040 hours, approximately 20 minutes after takeoff. This is the first such incident at VIA in recent history."

2019-09-05 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20190906-69489-IND
http://zeenews.india.com/india/go-air-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-kolkata-airport-after-smoke-detected-post-take-off-2232365.html

Quote: "A GoAir flight, with 120 persons on board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Kolkata airport Thursday after the pilot detected smoke post taking off."

Note: These are the 102nd and 103rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-05 - Car dealership and cars destroyed by fire on Conneaut Lake Road in Conneaut Lake (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-lake-side-auto-sales-in-conneaut-lake/
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41010631/fire-tears-through-lake-road-auto-sales-in-conneaut-lake
http://www.goerie.com/news/20190905/conneaut-lake-auto-dealership-ravaged-by-fire
http://www.kitv.com/story/41010631/fire-tears-through-lake-road-auto-sales-in-conneaut-lake

Quote: "The building is a total loss along with several cars in the service bay."

2019-09-05 - Car showroom and cars go up in flames at 2 AM in Bonnyrigg (Scotland):
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/overnight-fire-engulfs-midlothian-car-showroom-1-4997981
http://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/watch-firefighters-tackle-blaze-engulfed-16868238
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/shock-footage-shows-cars-being-19569242

Quote: "A number of vehicles are thought to be damaged following a blaze at a Midlothian car showroom in the early hours of Thursday morning. Emergency crews raced to DLG Autos in Bonnyrigg overnight after a fire broke out at around 2am."

2019-09-05 - Hurricane Dorian batters the coast in South Carolina, 200,000+ homes go dark:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20190905-69478-USA
http://www.postandcourier.com/hurricanewire/more-than-power-outages-reported-across-sc-as-dorian-travels/article_755968b0-cf8f-11e9-b59a-a3715f8ad36d.html
http://www.live5news.com/2019/09/04/power-outages-reported-hurricane-dorian-near-south-carolina-coast/
http://news.yahoo.com/photos-hurricane-dorian-wreaks-havoc-up-the-atlantic-coast-190447707.html

Quote: "Hurricane Dorian knocked out power to more than 270,000 homes and businesses across the Palmetto State on Thursday as tropical storm-force winds whipped up the coast, uprooting trees, felling branches and snapping electric lines."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-06 - Passenger plane hit by unknown odor, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/06/southwest-plane-la-bound-bwi-emergency-landing/
http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-md-ci-emergency-plane-landing-bwi-20190906-4c2nkop2jncxrc3evuycdmvf7m-story.html
http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/bs-md-ci-emergency-plane-landing-bwi-20190906-4c2nkop2jncxrc3evuycdmvf7m-story.html

Quote: "A Southwest flight made an emergency landing Friday morning at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after an “unusual odor” filled the aircraft shortly after takeoff."

2019-09-06 - Underground explosion lifts taxi in coastal Manhattan (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Manhole-Fires-Manhattan-2nd-Avenue-Emergency-559566591.html
http://abc7ny.com/traffic/cab-with-dad-son-inside-goes-airborne-after-manhole-explosion/5520594/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Multiple-Manhole-Fires-Shut-Down-2nd-Avenue_New-York-559565902.html
http://patch.com/new-york/gramercy-murray-hill/manhole-fire-sends-one-hospital-murray-hill-fdny
http://nypost.com/2019/09/06/bystander-injured-in-murray-hill-manhole-fire/
http://1010wins.radio.com/articles/blast-under-second-avenue-launches-taxi-air
http://www.sott.net/article/419984-Taxi-cab-with-father-and-son-inside-goes-airborne-after-manhole-explosion-in-Manhattan-New-York

2019-09-06 - Wildfires have now burned through 4.2 million acres of forest in Bolivia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=WF-20190827-69370-BOL
http://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/americas/bolivia-fires-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html
http://pix11.com/2019/09/06/fires-destroy-more-than-4-2-million-wild-acres-in-bolivia/

Quote: "It's not just the Brazilian Amazon burning - fires in Bolivia have ravaged more than 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres) of land, according to Bolivian officials. That's more than double the damage from just just two weeks ago. Fires are leaving blackened trees and ash-covered forest floors in their wake. The website of Bolivia's Santa Cruz region described finding charred animals in its devastated lands, and others desperately searching for food and water. The majority of fires are in protected natural areas and in forests, according to environmental secretary Cinthia Asin on Wednesday, calling for the federal government to declare a national disaster."

2019-09-06 - Shipyard vessel bursts into flame at shipyard in coastal Barcelona (Spain):
http://yachtharbour.com/news/video--fire-at-mb92-shippyard-in-barcelona-caused-a-large-column-of-smoke-3446
http://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/yacht-fire-barcelona-mb92

Quote: "MB92 announced in a statement that the fire started on an auxiliary vessel designed for maintenance and painting of materials, which caused a striking column of smoke, but had a 'limited impact'."

2019-09-06 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, junk cars and scrap metal burn, in Van Nuys (California):
http://www.foxla.com/news/large-fire-burning-at-junkyard-in-van-nuys
http://www.foxla.com/news/crews-knock-down-large-fire-burning-at-van-nuys-junkyard
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/4161259-crews-battle-junkyard-fire-in-van-nuys/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/4161057-investigation-underway-after-auto-salvage-yard-goes-up-in-flames/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAk9C-FYYSw

2019-09-06 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 1:30 AM in Keene (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/crews-battle-fire-at-keene-recycling-facility/28937269
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/l/fire-breaks-out-at-keene-recycling-center/vp-AAGU0x3
http://news.yahoo.com/fire-breaks-keene-recycling-center-113818393.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfoBnWcFEhE

2019-09-06 - Weakened Hurricane Dorian makes landfall and batters the Outer Banks (North Carolina):
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Hurricane-Dorian-weakens-to-Category-1-storm-559544341.html
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/hurricane-dorian-whips-north-carolina-coast-deadly-storm-104007541--abc-news-topstories.html

2019-09-06 - Staggering death toll feared in the Bahamas after direct hit by Hurricane Dorian:
http://truthout.org/video/staggering-death-toll-feared-in-bahamas-as-thousands-remain-missing/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/09/05/dorian-bahamas-death-toll-jumps-20-island-chain/2218412001/
http://www.sott.net/article/419871-Hurricane-Dorian-death-toll-in-Bahamas-jumps-to-43-as-hundreds-still-missing-UPDATE
http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sean-connery-says-hes-lucky-193016812.html

Quote: "Sean Connery, famous for evading danger as suave spy James Bond, considers himself lucky to have survived one real-life disaster. The actor, who turned 89 last month, told the Daily Mail he and his wife Micheline Roquebrune rode out Hurricane Dorian from their home in the Bahamas. The devastating hurricane left the former 007 agent shaken, but still alive not stirred."

2019-09-06 - Southern US to feel like the middle of summer as record heat builds into this weekend:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/southern-us-feel-middle-summer-114534406.html

2019-09-06 - Person goes into cardiac arrest at waterfront in coastal Totland on the Isle of Wight (Britain):
http://www.countypress.co.uk/news/17886908.isle-wight-paramedics-called-medical-emergency-totland/

Quote: "Crews from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service were called to The Waterfront in Totland after they were called shortly after 3pm to a member of the public suffering a cardiac arrest."

Note: Sounds like someone almost Brexited from being alive!



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-07 - Hydrogen sulfide regularly blowing through coastal Tokyo (Japan):
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/09/07/national/media-national/speed-bumps-potholes-road-2020-tokyo-olympics/

Quote: "As for the foul smell that is the source of other complaints, this is 'produced by accumulation of a 2-meter-thick layer of sludge on the seafloor that discharges hydrogen sulfide and methane gas, which has nothing to do with the rainfall. The only way to get rid of it would be to remove the sludge,' he said."

Note: That's not 'sludge'. That's a bacterial mat, and those bacteria are eating biomatter and emitting hydrogen sulfide, which is obviously reaching the atmosphere, else the people there wouldn't be complaining about the smell. There's not really any way to get rid of it. If they scoop it away, it'd just reappear and establish new colonies before long. This is ancient life, it was here long before human beings, and it will be here long after the human race has been exterminated. The environment is becoming friendlier to this kind of life. The friendlier the environment becomes for this kind of life, the less time the human race has left to exist. This kind of life prefers warm water and little or no oxygen. The world is warming, and most of the heat is going into the oceans. As a consequence, low-oxygen 'dead zones' are spreading across the oceans. These changes - increasing warmth and declining oxygen levels - are making the oceans far more hospitable to this ancient form of life.

That said, I don't think heat from above - e.g. traditional global warming - is the entirety of the story here. The US government, at least, has been watching the spread of these bacterial colonies through the oceans from the ISS since at least as early as the 1990s. From the surface, these bacterial mats may be as wide as football fields, or wider, but the view from orbit looks quite different. Picture a boiled egg that's been cracked a few times on a hard surface in preparation for peeling off the shell. A bunch of random cracks appear on the shell. That's what these bacterial colonies look like from far above, random lines spreading across the ocean floor. I don't think those lines are exactly random though. Those are areas where heat is rising from BELOW through cracks or weak points in the crust of the Earth. But why would these bacterial colonies be GROWING? Because more heat is rising from below. Where did that additional heat come from? The answer is magnetic friction, as the Earth's magnetic field grinded against the magnetic field of another celestial body. That's something else 'the authorities' have hidden from people, because ALL of these lines of inquiry lead to the same ultimate conclusion: this is the end of the world as we know it.

In any case, if you attend the Olympics, be prepared to breathe some poison gas. It's probably at low enough concentrations, for now, that it won't immediately kill you, but nobody really knows what it will do to you long-term either. Not that we actually HAVE any 'long-term'...

2019-09-07 - Unknown foul odor emanating from the ocean at beaches on coastal Sanibel Island (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/41018266/rotten-smell-found-lingering-on-sanibel-island-beaches
http://www.abc-7.com/clip/14906253/rotten-smell-found-lingering-on-sanibel-island-beaches

Quote: "Last week, the city’s director of Natural Resources said the red drift algae is not to blame for the smell. He said the stench seems to be coming from the water. They have been testing it and said there are no signs of red tide, but some say the smell is similar. 'As you get closer it gets stronger,' Rosales said."

2019-09-07 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits Egton Street in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Egton Street, Hull. Sat 7 Sep 2019 18:47 (No:20041) Report of a smell of gas in the area. Gas detection equipment used, no gas detected. Advice given."

2019-09-07 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has kept Gulf Coast beaches clear for two months in Mississippi:
http://www.huffpost.com/entry/algae-mississippi-gulf-of-mexico_n_5d715cc6e4b03b3b730a914a

Quote: "Scientists say anything is possible in a rapidly warming aquatic world. Dr. Brian Lapointe, a research professor at the Florida Atlantic University and expert on algal blooms, said it would be disastrous if these blooms become more common. 'It could be the new normal, and it will impact fisheries and the economy if it continues,' Lapointe said. 'It would be a tourist season killer.'"

2019-09-07 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, scrap cars and fuel burn, in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.savannahnow.com/news/20190907/savannah-fire-ends-salvage-yard-blaze
http://www.wjcl.com/article/investigation-underway-after-savannah-salvage-yard-fire/28951233

Quote: "At 7:54 p.m. Saturday, Savannah Fire Rescue was dispatched to a fire at Peace Global Logistics, 2824 Tremont Road, according to Savannah Fire spokeswoman Jenel Few. Engine 6 was first on scene. Firefighters discovered a fuel storage fire, as well as burning scrap vehicles in a salvage yard."

2019-09-07 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, cars burn, in Redding (California):
http://krcrtv.com/news/shasta-county/car-fires-at-pick-n-pull-in-redding-contained-cause-under-investigation
http://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2019/09/07/crews-starting-get-handle-car-fires-near-redding-pick-n-pull/2248100001/

2019-09-07 - Landfill fire breaks out on Days Cove Road in White Marsh (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/perryhall/2-alarm-fire-landfill-draws-firefighters-baltimore-co-fire
http://www.nottinghammd.com/2019/09/07/two-alarm-fire-reported-at-white-marsh-landfill/
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/07/investigation-underway-into-baltimore-county-recycle-plant-fire/
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/two-alarm-fire-reported-at-landfill-in-baltimore-county

2019-09-07 - Arctic ice melting at alarming rate due to record heat:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CC-20190908-69506-ARC
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/09/arctic-ice-melting-at-alarming-rate-nasa.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/arctic-ice-melting-alarming-rate-001351763.html

2019-09-07 - Alaska's hot, dry summer leads to droughts in some areas:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/alaskas-hot-dry-summer-leads-225744946.html

2019-09-07 - Most Americans see weather disasters worsening:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-norc-poll-most-americans-190123642.html



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-08 - Hydrogen-sulfide-spewing algae continues inundating beaches and killing people and animals on the Brittany Coast in France:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9892886/toxic-slime-france-beaches-deaths/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/killer-slime-can-poison-swimmers-19910217
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/deadly-algae-french-beaches-releasing-toxic-fumes-kill-085300874.html
http://nypost.com/2019/09/08/killer-slime-that-can-kill-you-in-seconds-taking-over-frances-beaches/
http://news.sky.com/story/deadly-algae-on-french-beaches-releasing-toxic-fumes-that-can-kill-in-seconds-11805466
http://sputniknews.com/europe/201909091076755298-killer-slime-deadly-algae-kill-seconds-covers-six-french-beaches/
http://www.sott.net/article/420070-Deadly-algae-on-Brittanys-beaches-is-killing-dozens-of-people-annually
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/08/it-can-kill-you-in-seconds-the-deadly-algae-on-brittanys-beaches

Quote: "France's tourist beaches are being overrun with toxic slime which experts say can kill sunbathers and swimmers within seconds. The green algae releases poisonous gases when trodden on causing those nearby to faint and suffer cardiac arrest, say reports."

Quote: "At least three people and dozens of animals have already died, but some fear other deaths may have been mistakenly passed off as drownings. In July, we reported how an 18-year-old died after inhaling toxic fumes from what environmentalists believe was hydrogen sulphide poisoning."

Note: That's right, a lot of 'drownings' occurring around the world are actually hydrogen sulfide poisoning events. The best way to tell if water is safe nowadays is to dive in. If you don't have a seizure or 'medical event' and/or die then the water was safe! The same thing is happening with the rotting sargassum hitting beaches in Florida, the Gulf Coast in Mexico and various islands in the Caribbean. It's not the ALGAE that's killing people and animals, it's ancient archaea and bacteria that eat the algae as it dies and emit hydrogen sulfide as a byproduct. The algae is simply the food for the organisms that emit hydrogen sulfide and it's the hydrogen sulfide that does the killing...

2019-09-08 - Car carrier ship 'MV Golden Ray' capsizes, bursts into flame, or vice versa, in coastal St. Simon Sound (Georgia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Golden-Ray-9775816.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VI-20190908-69516-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/us/golden-ray-cargo-ship-georgia/index.html
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/cargo-ship-rescue-in-georgia/85-9af3679f-6947-45b9-b47a-383105ac6d18
http://abcnews.go.com/US/rescue-teams-make-contact-crew-members-inside-capsized/story?id=65483916
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massive-cargo-ship-capsizes-catches-fire-near-georgia-coast-guard-n1051201
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-golden-ray-cargo-ship-missing-20190908-ys6hbpo5jfgilk3aglmrtexjlq-story.html
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/707735/coast-guard-responds-mv-golden-ray-st-simons-sound-brunswick-georgia
http://www.kesq.com/news/national-world/cargo-vessel-capsizes-catches-fire-off-coast-of-georgia/1118533667

Quote: "Crews from the Coast Guard and other agencies responded and rescued 20 of the 24 people on board -- 23 crew members and one pilot -- before a fire forced them to stop, he said. The Coast Guard said the ship is carrying vehicles."

Note: This is the 789th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-08 - Small plane makes emergency landing in field then bursts into flame near coastal Ocean City (Maryland):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/plane-burns-after-emergency-landing-in-field-near-ocean-city/2019/09/08/9b950bdc-d292-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html

Quote: "A small airplane made an emergency landing in a field before bursting into flames Sunday afternoon near Ocean City, the Maryland State Police said."

Note: This is the 104th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-08 - Mysterious explosion alarms people in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/mysterious-sonic-boom-heard-over-19901646
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17888957.glasgow-reacts-reports-explosion-emerge-online/

2019-09-08 - Crane bursts into flame at dock in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/crane-burning-melbourne-dock-224256010--spt.html
http://www.gold1043.com.au/newsroom/crane-fire-40m-above-the-ground-at-the-melbourne-docks/
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/crane-burning-on-melbourne-dock/news-story/50e77e6a533b284cd605bd997091df5a
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/crane-burning-on-melbourne-dock/news-story/50e77e6a533b284cd605bd997091df5a
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/breaking-news/crane-burning-on-melbourne-dock/news-story/50e77e6a533b284cd605bd997091df5a

2019-09-08 - Landfill fire breaks out in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/fire-at-memphis-landfill-under-investigation/
http://wreg.com/2019/09/10/landfill-fire-extinguished-after-weekend-long-burn/

2019-09-08 - Recycling center erupts in flame at 12:18 AM, fire gets big, may burn for days, in Waterbeach (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/incidents/2019-09-08-waste-fire-waterbeach
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/live-updates-fire-amey-cespa-16882994
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2019-09-08/large-fire-at-cambridgeshire-recycling-centre-overnight/
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/waterbeach-residents-warned-after-waste-centre-fire-1-6258562
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49626805

2019-09-08 - Rising sea levels threatening coastal Alexandria (Egypt):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CC-20190908-69509-EGY
http://www.gulftoday.ae/en/lifestyle/2019/09/01/rising-seas-threaten-egypts-fabled-port-city-of-alexandria
http://www.apnews.com/e4fec321109941798cdbefae310695aa

Quote: "Rising sea levels are threatening parts of the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. Alexander the Great established the city more than 2,000 years ago. In that time, it has survived invasions, fires, and earthquakes. But, Alexandria now faces severe flooding from rising waters blamed on climate change."

2019-09-08 - Record-breaking summer heatwave caused 1,500 deaths across France:
http://www.rt.com/news/468356-france-heatwave-death-toll/
http://www.sott.net/article/420014-Record-breaking-summer-heatwave-caused-1500-deaths-across-France



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-09 - Arctic Ocean temps rising at accelerating rate:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2019/09/arctic-ocean-overheating.html
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/09/heating-of-water-in-arctic-ocean-is.html

2019-09-09 - Wildfire burns out of control, sends people fleeing and destroys homes in/near coastal Peregian Beach (Australia):
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/09/homes-lost-on-sunshine-coast-as-queensland-bushfires-continue-to-burn
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/10/peregian-homes-destroyed-after-ferocious-bushfire-rips-through-sunshine-coast-community
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-bushfires-full-list-of-bushfire-warnings/news-story/489c080c297ee4e275963838feebdfbb
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/video/homes-destroyed-in-peregian-beach-area-as-bushfires-tear-through-queensland/vi-AAH2MfP
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/09/like-nothing-weve-seen-queensland-bushfires-tear-through-rainforest/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-10/queensland-sunshine-coast-bushfire-emergency-continues/11482636

Quote: "Hundreds of people were told to leave, or get ready to leave, communities threatened by bushfires on Monday amid unpredictable winds. But less than two hours after police declared an emergency situation at Peregian Springs and Peregian Beach on Monday night, there were media reports 10 homes had been lost."

Quote: "There are 70 fires still burning across Queensland, with 12 schools closed on Tuesday in the state’s south."

2019-09-09 - Wildfires rage across Indonesia:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/haze-threat-looms-over-singapore-050205775.html

2019-09-09 - Train car hauling new cars bursts into flame in Gardner (Massachusetts):
http://www.wcvb.com/article/railroad-train-car-carrying-new-vehicles-catches-fire-in-gardner/28976800
http://www.masslive.com/worcester/2019/09/train-car-carrying-new-vehicles-catches-fire-in-gardner-prompting-road-closures.html
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Train-Car-Carrying-a-Dozen-Vehicles-Destroyed-in-Fire-Gardner-Massachusetts-559913731.html
http://www.boston25news.com/news/train-transporting-cars-catches-fire-in-gardner-1/984675543
http://www.wcvb.com/article/railroad-car-catches-fire-in-gardner/28977225
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/09/10/gardner-train-car-carrier-fire/
http://whdh.com/news/crews-battle-train-fire-in-gardner/

Quote: "A train car that was carrying new vehicles caught fire in Gardner late Monday night. The car, which caught fire in the area of Timpany Rotary, was carrying up to 15 new vehicles, WCVB reported."

2019-09-09 - Train locomotive bursts into flame at business in Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Diesel-locomotive-catches-fire-in-Cedar-Rapids-559919031.html
http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/adm-dry-grain-locomotive-fire-in-cedar-rapids-causes-1000000-in-damage-20190910

Quote: "The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said it's investigating after a diesel locomotive caught fire. It happened just after 4:50 p.m. Monday at ADM at 1425 60th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids. Crews said they used 1,000 gallons of water as well as foam to put the fire out. Fire officials said the fire caused about $1 million in damage."

2019-09-09 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, steel and scrap cars burn, in Rancho Cordova (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/09/09/recycling-plant-fire-rancho-cordova/
http://fox40.com/2019/09/09/steel-scrap-vehicles-burn-in-rancho-cordova-recycling-center-fire/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article234923237.html

Quote: "A spokesperson for Sacramento Metro Fire said multiple scrap cars and steel are on fire."

Note: Back in MAH day, steel warn't flammable!

2019-09-09 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, piles of scrap metal burn, in Delta (Ohio), expected to burn for days:
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Metal-X--559869781.html
http://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/delta-scrap-yard-fire/512-d7bf4707-8206-4e0d-8bc6-0926e9616eb0
http://www.easternecho.com/article/2019/09/large-scrapyard-fire-causes-strong-odor-in-ypsilanti-area
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2019/09/09/fulton-county-delta-metalx-scrap-metal-plant-fire/stories/20190909202
http://www.hometownstations.com/news/fifteen-fire-departments-battle-large-scrapyard-fire-in-delta-ohio/article_525f0aba-d37a-11e9-875a-8706400dd383.html
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/huge-scrap-metal-fire-delta-ohio/28988380
http://www.facebook.com/wauseonfd/posts/2371336043080151

Quote: "Fire crews on the scene believe many of the flames coming from underneath piles of scrap metal. Toledo area media reporting the fire has closed down State Route 109 between Fulton County Road H and 20A. Two nearby homes also reportedly evacuated. The fire is expected to continue to burn, at least through the night."

Quote: "People have reported smelling the burning metal 30 miles away."

2019-09-09 - Crane bursts into flame at port in coastal Visakhapatnam (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/frequent-fires-raise-doubts-over-design-of-crane-engines/article29377408.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/crane-engulfed-in-fire-damage-extensive/article29377404.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/crane-catches-fire-at-vizag-port-no-casualties-reported/articleshow/71055419.cms
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/sep/09/crane-goes-up-in-flames-in-visakhapatnam-port-2031139.html
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/mobile-crane-catches-fire-at-vizag-port/article29374571.ece
http://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/crane-catches-fire-at-vizag-port-562442

Quote: "High-tech cranes going in flames at frequent intervals have raised serious doubts over safety of engines among various stakeholders of Visakhapatnam Port. The Harbour Mobile Crane (HMC) built by an MNC and owned by Seapol Port Pvt. Ltd forced many to press alarm bells in the small hours of Monday when it was engulfed in fire. Incidentally, two more cranes owned by Seapol Port Pvt. Ltd and CONCOR were also caught fire in quick succession in less than a month."

Quote: "It is noteworthy that this was the second fire accident at the Visakhapatnam Port within a period of 15 days. On August 27, a mobile crane caught fire while unloading iron ore from the vessel MV Yasa Falcon at WQ-1 berth at the inner harbour."

Note: A crane just burst into flame the day before at a dock in coastal Melbourne (Australia), mentioned in the 2019-09-08 update. A crane burst into flame 3 days before that at the port in coastal Berbera, Somaliland (Somalia), mentioned in the 2019-09-05 update. A crane burst into flame 1 day before that at the port in coastal Cork (Ireland), mentioned in the 2019-09-04 update.  That's four crane fires at four different ports across the planet in six days. I don't think the problem is the manufacturer of the cranes in India; I think the problem is that electrical stuff is going up in flames generally, especially on coasts, and that does happen to include cranes at ports...

2019-09-09 - Landfill fire breaks out on Leeman Ferry Road in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2019/09/09/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-huntsville-landfill/
http://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Huntsville--559882531.html

2019-09-09 - Landfill fire breaks out at 2:53 AM on North Road in South Ockendon (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i7937/
http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/17889770.warning-keep-windows-fire-crews-battle-large-blaze-landfill-site/



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-10 - Unknown sewage stench regularly blowing through coastal Everett (Washington):
http://www.heraldnet.com/news/odor-overwhelms-some-north-everett-neighborhoods/

Quote: "That’s how one commenter on the Nextdoor social media network described a scent that’s been hanging around north Everett the past few weeks. Beginning in late August, reports of sewage-like smells began flooding Nextdoor forums and other social media. The comments are centered in north Everett and along the Snohomish River. Kathleen Baxter, a spokeswoman for the Everett Public Works Department, looked into the complaints. There’s nothing from the city’s water-treatment facility that should be causing the smell, she said. The city has received 13 complaints since August 26."

2019-09-10 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits school in coastal Englewood (Florida):
http://www.yoursun.com/englewood/sky-academy-students-evacuated-temporarily-after-gas-odor-fills-school/article_af633a92-d3d9-11e9-9774-037e95501a62.html

Quote: "Bailey said the gas odor didn’t originate in the building, but it was outside."

2019-09-10 - Methane bubbling from the seafloor linked to landslides and tsunamis, near Gisborne (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/115700669/methane-bubbling-from-seafloor-near-gisborne-link-to-submarine-landslides-tsunami
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/09/methane-seeps-off-gisborne-linked-to-submarine-landslides-tsunamis.html

2019-09-10 - Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event above the South Pole to go down as the strongest on record:
http://watchers.news/2019/09/10/sudden-stratospheric-warming-ssw-above-south-pole-to-go-down-as-the-strongest-on-record/
http://theconversation.com/the-air-above-antarctica-is-suddenly-getting-warmer-heres-what-it-means-for-australia-123080

2019-09-10 - Underground fire has been burning for five years in Stanislaus Forest west of Yosemite (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Mysterious-underground-fire-Yosemite-Stanislaus-14428686.php
http://spotoncalifornia.com/san-francisco/1490227/mysterious-underground-fire-has-been.html

Quote: "For at least five years, a fire has been burning underground in the Stanislaus Forest west of Yosemite, and foresters say they have no idea what started it or exactly how big it is."

2019-09-10 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap cars burns, in Fort Madison (Iowa), 500 feet from the Mississippi River:
http://www.pencitycurrent.com/2019/09/10/fire-breaks-out-in-feinberg-scrap-auto-pile/

Quote: "Fort Madison firefighters were on the scene of a fire at Feinberg’s Metals Recycling this morning. According to fire officials, a fire broke out under some scrapped automobiles and set a fire in an area about 100 feet by 100 feet."

2019-09-10 - More than 130 wildfires continue blazing across Queensland and New South Wales (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20190911-69561-AUS
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/10/firefighters-battle-to-contain-more-than-130-blazes-across-nsw-and-Queensland

Quote: "Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain over 130 bushfires ravaging Queensland and New South Wales, as the Queensland premier cuts short her Europe trip to return home. Over 400 people were in evacuation centres on Queensland's Sunshine Coast as a blaze still burns out of control at Peregian Beach and Peregian Breeze Estate. One property has been destroyed in the area. On Tuesday afternoon, a Boeing 737 dumped 15,000 liters of fire retardant onto the Peregian fire."

2019-09-10 - Rocket launch pad bursts into flame at 3:05 AM at Tanegashima Space Center in coastal Minamitane (Japan):
http://www.space.com/japan-htv8-launchpad-fire-abort.html
http://spaceflightnow.com/2019/09/10/space-station-cargo-mission-grounded-by-launch-pad-fire/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/launch-pad-fire-grounds-japanese-rocket-station-cargo-capsule-2019-09-10/

Quote: "Japan called off a planned cargo ship launch to the International Space Station today (Sept. 10) after a fire erupted on the launch platform for the mission's rocket, according to press reports. 'Today’s launch is postponed because we found a fire around the hole at the deck of the mobile launcher at 3:05 a.m. JST (2:05 p.m. EDT/1805 GMT). Now we are trying to extinguish a fire,' representatives with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the rocket's builder, said in a Twitter status update. "

2019-09-10 - Australia launches emergency relocation of fish as largest river system faces ecological collapse:
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/09/plan-to-relocate-fish-as-australias-largest-river-system-faces-ecological-collapse
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/09/australia-launches-emergency-relocation-of-fish-as-largest-river-system-faces-collapse/



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-11 - Massive pallet fire erupts at pallet business in Haltom City (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Large-Fire-at-Haltom-City-Pallet-Storage-Facility-560066361.html
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Raw-Haltom-Fire_Dallas-Fort-Worth-560032602.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/fortworth/large-fire-at-haltom-city-pallet-storage-facility/

Quote: "Firefighters discovered a large fire outside the building. Officials said the flames were at least 40- or 50-feet tall, and numerous pallets were involved."

2019-09-11 - Waste facility hit by fire, huge pile of garbage burns, in Utica (New York):
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20190911/firefighters-battle-large-garbage-fire-in-north-utica
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Garbage-fire-outside-the-Oneida-Herkimer-Solid-Waste-Authority-560092911.html
http://romesentinel.com/stories/trash-fire-at-waste-authority-doused,82625

2019-09-11 - Train car bursts into flame in train yard in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mumbai-fire-in-3-tier-ac-coach-of-jaipur-express-1598170-2019-09-12
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-mumbai-centraljaipur-express-ac-coach-catches-fire/articleshow/71083648.cms
http://www.siasat.com/mumbai-fire-3-tier-ac-coach-jaipur-express-1613930/

2019-09-11 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) found in High Rock Lake in Davidson County (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2019/09/11/cyanobacteria-discovered-in-high-rock-lake/
http://www.wxii12.com/article/health-official-warn-parents-pet-owners-after-cyanobacteria-found-in-high-rock-lake/29021142
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/harmful-bacteria-discovered-in-high-rock-lake-in-davidson-county/article_87368d63-c577-5010-baf7-a2ddebae8809.html

2019-09-11 - Boy, 14, loses consciousness in swimming pool at school, dies shortly later, in Gary (Indiana):
http://wgntv.com/2019/09/12/indiana-teen-dies-after-found-unresponsive-in-high-school-pool/
http://abc7chicago.com/teen-dies-after-being-pulled-from-high-school-pool-in-nw-indiana/5534208/
http://fox59.com/2019/09/12/northwestern-indiana-boy-dies-after-being-found-in-high-school-swimming-pool/
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teen-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-in-pool-at-nw-indiana-high-school
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-calumet-high-school-death-20190912-eksvebybrbef3oudin2zqhyy4m-story.html
http://www.wambradio.com/teen-football-player-found-dead-in-northern-indiana-school-pool/
http://www.apnews.com/f8f7bf5f62c44943a72604482a8fa6a5

Quote: "Witnesses say after football practice on Wednesday, the coach allowed the players into the school pool to cool off. The teen collapsed and headed toward the bottom of the pool."

2019-09-11 - Man, 49, found dead at 6 AM in swimming pool at Naiharn Beach Resort in coastal Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thephuketnews.com/australian-tourist-found-dead-in-phuket-resort-pool-72835.php
http://news.thaivisa.com/article/39899/australian-tourist-found-dead-in-phuket-resort-pool
http://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122907-australian-tourist-found-dead-in-phuket-resort-pool/
http://www.thailandnews.co/2019/09/australian-tourist-found-dead-in-phuket-resort-pool/

2019-09-11 - Rare brain-infecting virus spread by mosquitoes kills 3 people in the US:
http://strangesounds.org/2019/09/eee-brain-infecting-virus-kills-3-usa-mosquitoes.html

2019-09-11 - A vast liquidation of public lands is underway in Alaska:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2019/09/10/474256/vast-liquidation-public-lands-underway-alaska/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/10/a-vast-liquidation-of-public-lands-is-underway-in-alaska/

Note: Taking land away from the people and giving it to corporations to abuse - what's not to like?!



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-12 - Number of wildfires burning jumps sharply in Indonesia, smog spreads across Southeast Asia:
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/indonesia-forest-fires-surge-stoking-global-warming-fears-074445665.html
http://www.france24.com/en/20190912-indonesia-forest-fires-surge-stoking-global-warming-fears
http://www.afp.com/en/news/15/indonesia-forest-fires-surge-stoking-global-warming-fears-doc-1k78ts1
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/09/12/indonesia-forest-fires-surge-stoking-global-warming-fears-.html
http://phys.org/news/2019-09-indonesia-forest-surge-stoking-global.html

Quote: "The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming."

Quote: "In hard-hit Riau province on Sumatra, firefighters were battling round the clock through charred forests as they sought to extinguish blazes belching thick white smog, AFP reporters said. Provincial capital Pekanbaru was blanketed in dense smoke, leaving the sky dark even at midday. Residents sought to go about their daily lives as usual, with many wearing only rudimentary face masks."

Note: The huge wildfires burning around the world are themselves a self-reinforcing feedback. More fires produce more CO2, which makes things hotter, which results in more fires, and on and on, a runaway chain reaction that ends with the surface of the Earth becoming a charred landscape...

2019-09-12 - Wildfires escalating across the world as the world warms:
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/20087-nasa-says-satellite-data-record-shows-climate-change-s-impact-on-fires
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauratenenbaum/2019/09/12/16-years-of-satellite-data-show-carbon-emissions-from-increased-fire-activity/

2019-09-12 - New report says US airline carbon emissions are growing fast:
http://time.com/5676643/airlines-carbon-emissions-growing/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/report-says-airlines-carbon-emissions-are-growing-fast

Note: Is this a problem or a solution? It means we'll all die sooner, that's true, but then human carbon emissions will drop to zero. It's the 'Fly More Die More' strategy for carbon emissions reduction. It's like curing heroin addiction by administering a fatal dose of heroin. Tada, addiction cured!

2019-09-12 - Huge scrap metal fire erupts on the banks of the River Tees in Redcar (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/24-hours-on-firefighters-still-16909444

Quote: "A stockpile of scrap due for export on the Redcar Bulk Terminal site has caught alight."

2019-09-12 - Scrap metal goes up in flames in hopper in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Estate Road 1, Grimsby. Thu 12 Sep 2019 12:52 (No:20433) Scrap metal on fire in 10ft x 10ft hopper. 1 hose reel, 1 BA in use."

2019-09-12 - Electrical substation damaged by fire on Goose Island in the Chicago River in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/12/20862160/comed-substation-catches-fire-in-goose-island

2019-09-12 - Garbage bursts into flame just before 3 AM at waste facility in Longwood (Florida):
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-at-seminole-county-garbage-transfer-and-recycling-facility
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/FL/2019/September/12/Fire.breaks.out.at.Seminole.County.garbage.transfer.and.recycling.facility.aspx

2019-09-12 - Garbage bursts into flame at recycling center in coastal Oxnard (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2019/09/12/fire-reported-inside-oxnard-recycling-center/2307347001/

2019-09-12 - Munitions depot devastated by explosions and fire at 1:30 AM on the island of Cyprus (Turkey), 12 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=FR-20190912-69572-CYP
http://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1177050/cyprus-explosion-turkey-holidays-hotel-evacuation-news-latest-advice-update
http://abcnews.go.com/International/tourists-cyprus-run-explosions-nearby-turkish-military-base/story?id=65558610
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2019-09/13/content_75201885.htm
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/13/c_138387846.htm

Quote: "Twelve people were injured by explosions which rocked a munitions depot in the part of Cyprus controlled by the Turkish army, Turkish Cypriot authorities said on Thursday. 'Thankfully there were no victims, though there are some injured from shattered glass,' Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said after visiting the area of the blast near the northern city of Kyrenia. Eyewitnesses were quoted by local media as saying that the first explosion occurred at 1:30 am, causing a forest fire which was soon put out. However, explosions in the Turkish Army Munitions Ordnance depot continues until 5 am. People living in the immediate region of the blasts were evacuated."

2019-09-12 - LPG plant heavily damaged by fire in Unnao (India), 3 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20190913-69584-IND
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/fire-in-hpcl-s-lpg-plant-three-injured-119091200540_1.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/explosion-in-hindustan-petroleum-plant-in-unnao/articleshow/71094431.cms

2019-09-12 - Wildfire and cyclone seasons may clash in Australia:
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/13/queensland-bushfires-firefighters-brace-for-worsening-conditions
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-effect-of-sudden-straospheric.html

Quote: "But there are a lot of people in this state and in this country that don’t even believe climate change exists."

Note: No need to worry about that. The Earth will either wake them up with escalating catastrophes and misery or the Earth will kill them, whichever comes first. Either way, they won't be deniers anymore. Problem solved!

2019-09-12 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Capaum Pond on coastal Nantucket Island (Massachusetts):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20190913-69588-USA
http://www.ack.net/news/20190912/dangerous-neurotoxins-detected-in-capaum-pond-algae-bloom

2019-09-12 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Little Fresh Pond in Southampton (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/southampton/cyanobacteria-blooms-found-fresh-little-pond-southampton



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-13 - RV goes up in flames at 1:30 AM and kills man, 47, while parked on Cummings Court in Antioch (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/body-recovered-after-rv-fire-in-antioch
http://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/body-found-inside-burning-rv-in-antioch/
http://www.wsmv.com/news/man-found-dead-inside-burning-rv-in-antioch/article_73d58c2e-d608-11e9-be06-0f3250ae95ea.html
http://fox17.com/news/local/firefighters-find-dead-body-in-burning-rv-in-antioch
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/09/13/nashville-police-body-recovered-after-rv-fire-near-antioch/2309320001/

Note: This is the 335th RV to burn in 2019, and this is the 7th deadly RV fire in 2019...

2019-09-13 - Small plane bursts into flame at airport in Marana (Arizona):
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/small-aircraft-catches-fire-at-marana-regional-airport
http://kvoa.com/news/2019/09/13/small-aircraft-catches-fire-at-marana-regional-airport/
http://www.kold.com/video/2019/09/14/watch-air-plane-catches-fire-marana/
http://www.kold.com/2019/09/14/watch-air-plane-catches-fire-marana/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svwlftICNy4

Quote: "A small aircraft caught fire at the Marana Regional Airport Friday. Northwest Fire Department were able to contain the fire quickly. NWF says the fire started during a startup checks and engine start."

Note: This is the 105th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-13 - Seven cars go up in flames in parking garage at Lakeside Shopping Centre in coastal Grays (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-49691884
http://metro.co.uk/2019/09/13/fire-rips-through-car-park-at-lakeside-shopping-centre-10738291/
http://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/live-lakeside-fire-car-fire-3316282
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2019/09/13/car-fire-lakeside-car-park/
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i7940/

2019-09-13 - Amazon forest turns into 'gates of Hell' as fires continue to rip through Brazil:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/amazon-forest-turned-gates-hell-20051707

2019-09-13 - Transformer bursts into flame and causes blackouts on Riverside Drive in Watsonville (California):
http://www.ksbw.com/article/riverside-drive-closed-in-watsonville-due-to-fire/29042637
http://www.kion546.com/news/road-closed-in-watsonville-for-transformer-fire/1120717873
http://patch.com/california/watsonville/6-000-customers-without-power-watsonville

2019-09-13 - Landfill fire breaks out in coastal George Town (Cayman Islands):
http://www.radiocayman.gov.ky/news/cifs-respond-to-landfill-fire

2019-09-13 - Scientific expedition launched to study methane emissions in the Arctic:
http://tass.com/science/1078066

Quote: "In September, about 80 scientists from Russia, China and Sweden will set out on an expedition to study the ecology and biochemical changes, caused by the thawing permafrost in the East Arctic’s seas and along the Northern Sea Route, the Tomsk Polytechnic University’s press service said on Friday."

Quote: "Major methane emissions into the Earth’s atmosphere are caused by the thawing permafrost in the Arctic seas, the university said. This may greatly affect the planet’s climate."

2019-09-13 - Girl, 10, contracts brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Brazos River in Bosque County (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/09/13/lily-mae-avant-10-contracts-brain-eating-amoeba-after-swim-in-brazos-river/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/c/lily-mae-avant-10-contracts-brain-eating-amoeba-after-swim-in-brazos-river/vp-AAHgOWC
http://tylerpaper.com/lifestyle/health/young-girl-contracts-brain-eating-amoeba-while-swimming/video_cf6e3aaf-4ab2-5e3c-899a-39a7937a88d7.html
http://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2019/09/15/brain-eating-amoeba-texas-girl-kwtx-pkg-vpx.kwtx
http://www.insider.com/brain-eating-amoeba-infects-10-year-old-texas-girl-2019-9
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article235064712.html

Quote: "Days after swimming in the Brazos River and contracting a brain-eating amoeba, a Central Texas girl is battling for her life."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-14 - Metal recycling business hit by fire, scrap metal burns, in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.14news.com/2019/09/14/dispatch-crews-scene-working-fire-evansville/
http://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2019/09/14/efd-responds-fire-fligeltaub-industrial-property-west-side/2327387001/
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/crews-fight-fire-at-fligeltaub-in-evansville/

Quote: "Fire officials say the fire started in a scrap pile, and destroyed a conveyer belt and part of a building."

2019-09-14 - Underground fire breaks out on Station Way West in Aylesbury (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Saturday 14 September, 2.24pm Fire under manhole cover, Station Way West, Aylesbury. One appliance and crew from Aylesbury attended. Firefighters used one hose reel."

2019-09-14 - Cellphone bursts into flame on subway train in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/riders-scramble-to-get-off-subway-train-after-phone-catches-fire/5540633/
http://1010wins.radio.com/articles/subway-rider-s-phone-erupts-fire-brooklyn-train
http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/subway-riders-phone-erupts-in-fire-on-brooklyn-a-train-one-of-the-craziest-things-ive-ever-seen/ar-AAHiKX7
http://twitter.com/shannonblynch/status/1172931369615417345

Quote: "A straphanger's phone became a smoking fireball on a Manhattan-bound A train Saturday afternoon, a stunned witness says."

2019-09-14 - Wildfire grows to 52,282 acres in Plumas National Forest (California):
http://www.ktvn.com/story/41014837/blm-reports-2000-acre-wildfire-in-plumas-national-forest1
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-14/california-sees-biggest-2019-wildfire-as-nasa-warns-on-climate

2019-09-14 - Man found unconscious at swimming pool at Beban Park in coastal Nanaimo (Canada), pool closed indefinitely:
http://www.cheknews.ca/beban-park-pool-closed-until-further-notice-following-medical-incident-604119/
http://www.facebook.com/cheknews/posts/beban-park-pool-was-closed-until-further-notice-following-a-medical-incident-on-/2474999425881352/

Quote: "Beban Park Pool was closed until further notice following a medical incident on Saturday afternoon. Witnesses say that lifeguards found a man unresponsive in the deep end of the pool around noon. The pool, which witnesses say was very busy due to a planned closure at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, was immediately evacuated."

Quote: "An official with the City of Nanaimo says that Beban Park Pool is currently closed until further notice."

2019-09-14 - Girl, 12, has 'medical episode' at scene of grass fire in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/fire-crews-called-help-young-16921768

Quote: "Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a grass fire in Ellesmere Port on Saturday evening (September 14). After arriving at the scene on Valley Drive, shortly after 6.15pm, crews discovered the fire was out. A fire spokesperson said: 'The fire was out on arrival and crews were on hand to assist a 12-year-old girl who was suffering 'a medical episode' near the BMX track.'"

2019-09-14 - Sulphur hexafluoride, an extremely potent and long-lasting greenhouse gas used by the electrical industry, increasing in the atmosphere:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49567197
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/13/climate-change-electrical-industrys-dirty-secret-boosts-warming/



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-15 - Unknown rotten egg odor blows through Chicopee (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09/natural-gas-smell-reported-in-multiple-chicopee-neighborhoods.html
http://www.westernmassnews.com/news/police-respond-to-calls-of-natural-gas-odor-from-several/article_6795204e-d817-11e9-a8d2-531bdd8a3938.html

Quote: "Police have confirmed that there are no more reports of natural gas after numerous calls came in Sunday night about how residents believed they smelt an odor."

Quote: The gas company had 'sweepers' attempt to detect the source of the odor and discovered zero readings throughout the city."

Quote: "Chicopee Police Department Public Information Officer (PIO), Michael Wilk informed Western Mass News that there is no danger to anyone inside their homes as the only reports were outside smells."

Note: So it was something that smelled LIKE the odorant added to natural gas (which is itself odorless) but it wasn't natural gas, and it came from outdoors. That was very likely a cloud of low concentration hydrogen sulfide. If it'd been high in concentration then there'd have been a bunch of dead people laying in the streets and/or in their homes. That doesn't mean that the concentration won't be lethal next time though. Chicopee runs along the eastern (downwind) side of the Connecticut River...

2019-09-15 - Arctic sea ice coverage drops below 1.5M square miles for second time since 1979:
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/09/13/Arctic-sea-ice-coverage-drops-below-15M-square-miles-for-second-time-since-1979/2011568391408/

2019-09-15 - Passenger plane fills with smoke en route to coastal Barcelona (Spain):
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/malaga-flight-emergency-landing-smoke-20077302
http://www.express.co.uk/videos/6086831405001/Spain-Passengers-on-smoke-filled-Vueling-flight-evacuate-plane
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/passengers-told-cover-nostrils-hands-20077202

Quote: "A holiday flight from Malaga was forced to make an emergency landing on midnight on Friday as smoke filled the cabin forcing passengers to cover their mouths. Video has emerged showing the dramatic moment passengers feared they were going to choke as smoke filled the Vueling plane from Malaga to Barcelona."

Note: This is the 106th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-15 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame in the wee hours in Carthage area in Cincinnati (Ohio), nobody there:
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/09/15/15-000-damages-caused-junkyard-fire-carthage/2333676001/

2019-09-15 - Firenado erupts during 'controlled' burn at farm in Brazil:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/rare-fire-tornado-spirals-260ft-20066390
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9925307/incredible-footage-rare-fire-tornado/
http://theworldnews.net/gb-news/incredible-footage-shows-rare-fire-tornado-after-out-of-control-blaze-breaks-out-at-brazilian-farm
http://sputniknews.com/latam/201909141076804043-fire-whirlwind-sweeps-across-farmlands-in-brazil---video/
http://www.sott.net/article/420450-Large-fire-tornado-forms-over-farm-in-Brazil

2019-09-15 - Wildfire rages near Athens, another wildfire breaks out on the island of Zakynthos (Greece):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20190915-69617-GRC
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20190915-69621-GRC
http://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/greece-large-forest-fire-blazing-near-athens/489224
http://www.ekathimerini.com/244557/article/ekathimerini/news/tourists-evacuated-as-fire-nears-zakynthos-resort
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/large-forest-fire-blazing-near-athens
http://www.dawn.com/news/1505489

Quote: "The fire department said the blaze near Athens burned in the mountains above Loutraki, a coastal resort some 60 kilometres west of Athens."

Quote: "And in another emergency, authorities evacuated dozens of people from two villages and a hotel on the island of Zakynthos after a new fire broke out on Sunday."

2019-09-15 - Brain-eating amoeba kills 10-year old girl after she swims in the Brazos River and Lake Whitney near Waco (Texas):
http://www.cnn.com/2019/09/16/us/texas-brain-eating-amoeba-girl-dies-trnd/index.html
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Central-Texas-girl-fights-for-life-after-contracting-brain-eating-amoeba-560176551.html
http://fox8.com/2019/09/16/10-year-old-girl-who-contracted-a-brain-eating-amoeba-while-swimming-has-died/
http://nypost.com/2019/09/16/texas-girl-dies-from-brain-eating-amoeba-she-got-while-swimming-in-river/
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/10-year-old-girl-contracts-brain-eating-amoeba-after-swimming-in-central-texas-river
http://wgno.com/2019/09/16/10-year-old-texas-girl-contracts-brain-eating-amoeba-while-swimming/
http://www.nbc12.com/2019/09/16/girl-central-texas-dies-after-contracting-brain-eating-amoeba/

Quote: "A Texas girl has died after battling a brain-eating amoeba for more than a week, according to her family and school. Lily Mae Avant, 10, swam in the Brazos River and Lake Whitney near Waco over Labor Day weekend, CNN affiliate KWTX reported."

Note: Clearly the changing climate favors these things, so it looks like increasing numbers of people are going to be getting killed by having their brains eaten by amoebas as the human race dies off...

2019-09-15 - As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and Seattle’s fishing fleet witness changes on a massive scale:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/as-bering-sea-ice-melts-nature-is-changing-on-a-massive-scale-and-alaska-crab-pots-are-pulling-up-cod/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/15/as-bering-sea-ice-melts-alaskans-scientists-and-seattles-fishing-fleet-witness-changes-on-a-massive-scale/

2019-09-15 - Americans waking up, two thirds say climate crisis must be addressed:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/sep/15/americans-climate-change-crisis-cbs-poll



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-16 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates school in coastal Milford (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/milford/odor-gas-forces-milford-school-evacuation
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Students-Staff-Return-to-Class-After-Gas-Odor-Prompts-Evacuation-at-Milford-School-560479951.html

Quote: "Authorities did not release details about the origin of the odor."

2019-09-16 - Rising planetary temperatures resulting in thousands of flammable methane-infused lakes across Alaska and Siberia:
http://www.businessinsider.co.za/rising-global-temperatures-are-creating-bubbling-methane-lakes-you-can-light-on-fire-2019-9

Quote: "Thousands of flammable lakes are popping up all over Alaska and Siberia. Rising global temperatures are thawing and melting permafrost in the Arctic, which creates these thermokarst lakes that bubble with methane. The methane is flammable, but also getting into the atmosphere where it can contribute to further climate change."

Note: If this methane is going into the atmosphere then we should see rising methane levels in the Arctic...

2019-09-16 - Atmospheric methane levels in the Arctic spike to unprecedented levels:
http://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2019/09/arctic-methane-levels-reach-new-heights-data-shows/

Quote: "In a central Arctic location, a research site in the US state of Alaska, record-breaking level in methane concentration was recorded for this year. The sudden jump sent waves of uneasiness through social networks. In August, methane levels above 2040 nmol mol-1 (ppb) were spotted by the Barrow Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, located eight kilometres east of the city of Utqiagvik (formerly called Barrow) in Alaska. To spot methane levels breaking the 2000ppb mark so sharply in this fragile region is unprecedented, as the chart below illustrates."

2019-09-16 - Man dies unsuspiciously in burning SUV near Clayton Street and East 74th Avenue in Adams County (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/adams-county-detectives-investigating-after-body-found-inside-burning-vehicle-say-not-suspicious
http://kdvr.com/2019/09/16/person-found-dead-inside-suv-in-adams-county-investigation-underway/
http://www.ibtimes.com/man-found-dead-burning-pink-suv-adams-county-investigation-underway-2828035
http://www.denverpost.com/2019/09/17/adams-county-body-found-burning-car/

2019-09-16 - Person/persons burn to death in burning car in Buffalo (New York), boy found nearby:
http://wgno.com/2019/09/17/burned-out-vehicle-human-remains-discovered-in-neighborhood/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/burned-out-vehicle-human-remains-discovered-in-buffalos-black-rock-neighborhood
http://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/09/17/bpd-unable-to-confirm-connection-between-little-boy--remains-found-in-burned-car
http://people.com/human-interest/police-looking-for-boys-parents-found-sleeping-on-porch-burning-car/

Quote: "Two other neighbors also said the boy mentioned a some sort of fire. 'He kept saying "fire, fire, fire,"' said neighbor Tina Conicek. 'He said "my mom is dead and I need help,"' said neighbor Dana, who did not wish to have her last name published. 'I asked "where’s your father?" He said "he was pulling the car out of the garage and the car caught on fire."'"

2019-09-16 - Pile of junk cars goes up in flames at waste facility in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/crews-battle-fire-at-fairbanks-dump/article_bc1d4678-d7ea-11e9-8322-a75d8834c695.html

2019-09-16 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap metal burns, in Northglenn (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/video/news/local/raw-metal-recycling-facility-fire-in-northglenn/73-2e04853c-9319-426a-948f-19390b06708c
http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/north-denver-metro-recycling-fire-i-76-i-25/73-86341d89-1f67-4be1-b628-48269ef7d43a

2019-09-16 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, at the East Quay in coastal Newhaven (Britain):
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-newhaven-scrapyard-blaze-1-9073533
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Kfj-DApic

Quote: "Please avoid the area due to firefighters tackling the incident, involving scrap metal. Keep doors and windows closed, as smoke can be an irritant."

2019-09-16 - Railroad bridge over the Colorado River goes up in flames in Parker (Arizona):
http://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_3281c0de-d7f3-11e9-ab4a-af2dc46fd3e4.html
http://www.parkerliveonline.com/2019/09/15/viewfinder-parkers-railroad-bridge-up-in-flames/
http://www.havasunews.com/free_access/parker-bridge-fire-update-fbi-investigating-railroad-bridge-could-be/article_71a10ae4-d8d5-11e9-93de-5f75b0383ebd.html

2019-09-16 - Lab housing Ebola, plague and smallpox viruses rocked by explosion and fire in Koltsovo, Siberia (Russia), 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20190917-69635-RUS
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/blast-sparks-fire-at-russian-laboratory-housing-smallpox-virus
http://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/17/explosion-confirmed-at-former-soviet-weapons-lab-now-storing-ebola-anthrax-and-plague/#6432ebf21f21
http://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-research-center-vector-that-houses-dangerous-viruses-rocked-by-explosion-fire
http://www.zerohedge.com/health/explosion-hits-russian-virus-lab-home-anthrax-smallpox-and-other-deadly-pathogens

Note: Siberia again, where the monstrous Arctic wildfires are raging, where the permafrost is melting and where huge methane explosions are leaving gigantic craters in the ground...



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-17 - Hydrogen sulfide causes evacuation of 160 children from field in coastal Kearney (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/09/kearny-evacuates-160-kids-from-soccer-fields-due-to-hydrogen-sulfide-gas-mayor.html

Quote: "More than 160 children were evacuated from Harvey Field on Monday night due to high levels of hydrogen sulfide gas coming from the nearby Keegan Landfill, Mayor Al Santos said."

Note: The levels couldn't have been THAT high or all these kids would be dead. Maybe next time the levels will be that high though...

2019-09-17 - Unknown odor evacuates Lake Travis High School in Austin (Texas):
http://www.yourglenrosetx.com/news/20190917/lake-travis-high-school-reopens-after-gas-odor-forces-evacuation-science-wing-remains-closed
http://www.statesman.com/news/20190917/lake-travis-high-school-reopens-after-gas-odor-forces-evacuation-science-wing-remains-closed

2019-09-17 - Unknown chemical odor evacuates school in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/09/17/chemical-smell-causes-evacuations-at-fort-worth-school/
http://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/fort-worth-fire-responds-to-chemical-smell-at-young-womens-leadership-academy/287-6974f325-74bc-4ea4-9020-c150f7a5620a

2019-09-17 - Unknown odor evacuates school in Mint Hill (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2019/09/17/odor-forces-evacuation-elementary-school-mint-hill/

2019-09-17 - Unknown odor hits plane after departing from Dulles International Airport in Dulles (Virginia):
http://www.boston25news.com/news/flight-diverted-to-boston-after-unusual-odor-in-cabin/987180410
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/09/17/dublin-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-logan-airport-because-unusual-odor/QwlwVasfM2J02RfYYOv6RI/story.html

Quote: "The United Airlines flight took off from Washington's Dulles International Airport Monday night, just before 10, and was headed to Dublin, Ireland when an 'unusual odor' in the cabin prompted flight UAL126 to land at Boston's Logan Airport, a United media spokesperson said."

2019-09-17 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire, plane makes emergency landing at Dulles International Airport in Dulles (Virginia):
http://time.com/5679923/air-china-jet-emergency-engine-fire-dulles/
http://www.heraldonline.com/news/business/article235201637.html
http://mynorthwest.com/1516875/air-china-jet-returns-to-dulles-after-engine-fire-reported/
http://wtop.com/virginia/2019/09/air-china-jet-returns-to-dulles-after-engine-fire-reported/
http://www.660citynews.com/2019/09/17/air-china-jet-returns-to-dulles-after-engine-fire-reported/
http://www.startribune.com/air-china-jet-returns-to-dulles-after-engine-fire-reported/560627882/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Air-China-Jet-Returns-to-Dulles-After-Engine-Fire-Reported-560667791.html
http://www.heraldandnews.com/ap_news/business/air-china-jet-returns-to-dulles-after-engine-fire-reported/article_b9ffe5d9-b243-5bf9-9792-432c280981a8.html

Quote: "Officials say an Air China jet bound for Beijing has made an emergency return to Dulles International Airport after reporting an engine fire. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration says that the Air China flight landed safely Tuesday in Washington after reporting an engine fire and that its pilot was in contact with air traffic control at all times."

Note: This is the 107th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-17 - Metal recycling center hit by fire at 3 AM, around 100 vehicles burn, in Evergreen (Montana):
http://nbcmontana.com/news/local/evergreen-fire-rescue-confirms-large-fire-and-evacuations
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2019/09/17/crews-mopping-up-after-fire-kalispell-recycling-yard/2351455001/
http://www.kulr8.com/regional/fire-near-pacific-steel-in-evergreen-prompts-road-closure/article_74f29939-6fef-571b-887f-acbe06429e92.html
http://nbcmontana.com/news/videos/nbc-mt-today-large-kalispell-fire-evacuates-homes-wildlife-could-be-near-bus-stops
http://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/fire-hits-kalispell-business-some-homes-evacuated
http://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/fire-hits-pacific-steel-recycling-in-kalispell

Quote: "Firefighters responded at about 3 a.m. Tuesday to find vehicles on fire at Pacific Steel & Recycling in Evergreen. Flames were reaching 60 feet into the air."

Quote: "Approximately 100 vehicles went up in flames and threatened nearby homes."

2019-09-17 - Refinery damaged by explosion and fire near Pavia (Italy):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20190917-69643-ITA
http://www.rt.com/news/468986-italy-oil-refinery-blast/
http://www.adnkronos.com/aki-en/security/2019/09/17/explosion-hits-eni-refinery-northern-italy_uCnEK6e10rfBCSJkZnZdyK.html
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFS8N25O01I

2019-09-17 - Waste facility erupts in flame at 4:02 AM on Down End Road in coastal Fareham (Britain):
http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incidents-news-and-events/incidents-of-interest/?entryid1=95758
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/warning-to-residents-in-fareham-as-firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-veolia-recycling-plant-1-9074017

2019-09-17 - Summer 2019 was hottest on record for Northern Hemisphere, August tied 2nd hottest for globe ever, water stress and global wildfires increase:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/09/summer-2019-was-hottest-on-record-for.html
http://desdemonadespair.net/2019/09/summer-2019-in-the-northern-hemisphere-tied-for-warmest-summer-on-record-five-hottest-nh-summers-have-occurred-in-the-past-five-years.html

2019-09-17 - Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/earth-warm-more-quickly-climate-models-show-074633444.html

Quote: "Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, scientists said Tuesday. By 2100, average temperatures could rise 6.5 to 7.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels if carbon emissions continue unabated, separate models from two leading research centres in France showed."

Note: They're not factoring in the compounding effect of numerous feedbacks. It will be much worse than that much sooner than that...



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-18 - Unknown odor closes Wyandotte Elementary School in Morgan City (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/local-news/st-mary-parish/wyandotte-elementary-to-be-closed-on-thursday-due-to

Quote: "St. Mary School Board Assistant Superintendent Joseph M. Stadalis has announced that Wyandotte Elementary will be closed on Thursday, September 19, 2019, due to an unidentified odor in the gym."

2019-09-18 - Recycling center hit by fire, 120 tons of paper and cardboard burn, on Wallingford Road in Uxbridge (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2019/september/fire-at-recycling-plant-uxbridge/

2019-09-18 - Chemical factory heavily damaged by fire and explosion(s) in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20190919-69665-TUR
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-49749483/huge-explosion-at-turkish-chemical-factory
http://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/09/19/massive-chemical-factory-fire-in-turkey-causes-explosion.html
http://news.sky.com/video/explosion-sends-drum-flying-at-chemical-plant-in-turkey-11814015
http://www.foxnews.com/world/turkey-chemical-factory-explosion-video

2019-09-18 - Mysterious explosion alarms people in coastal Ullapool (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49741335

Quote: "People have reported hearing the sound of a "loud bang" in the Highlands on Tuesday night. The noise was heard by people in and around Ullapool at about 20:00. British Geological Survey has ruled out an earthquake and the RAF said it was not a sonic boom caused by one of its jets. The UK Meteor Network said it was possible the sound was caused by a fireball, but it had received no reports of one from Scotland. It also said it was unconnected to meteors spotted from England at 20:17 and 20:45."

2019-09-18 - Small plane bursts into flame at airport in Duncan (Oklahoma):
http://www.duncanbanner.com/news/small-aircraft-catches-fire-none-injured/image_695c1006-db3a-11e9-ab13-035d9b6b7df4.html

Quote: "A small aircraft caught fire Wednesday night around 7 p.m. at Duncan Airport after the pilot heard a 'pop' during his pre-flight start up."

Note: This is the 108th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-18 - Climate change expected to cause more intense and frequent toxic algae blooms in Maine:
http://www.mainepublic.org/post/maine-lakes-expected-see-more-intense-frequent-toxic-algal-blooms-due-climate-change

Note: Not just in Maine, of course, but everywhere...

2019-09-18 - Dangerous new hot zones are spreading around the world:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Dangerous-new-hot-zones-are-spreading-around-the-14431383.php
http://desdemonadespair.net/2019/09/dangerous-new-hot-zones-are-spreading-around-the-world.html

2019-09-18 - US Navy confirms recently released videos of UFOs are the real deal and were not meant to be released to the public:
http://abc7chicago.com/science/ufos-are-real-us-navy-says/5550528/
http://wtvr.com/2019/09/18/the-navy-just-confirmed-these-ufo-videos-are-the-real-deal/
http://fox40.com/2019/09/18/the-navy-just-confirmed-these-ufo-videos-are-the-real-deal/
http://www.wkbw.com/news/national/navy-confirms-declassified-military-footage-shows-ufos
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/US-Navy-Mysterious-UFO-videos-are-real-560734551.html
http://www.sott.net/article/420617-US-Navy-confirms-videos-of-real-UFOs-were-never-cleared-for-release-to-the-public
http://www.theblaze.com/news/us-navy-confirms-classified-ufo-videos-are-real-and-were-never-meant-to-be-seen-by-the-public

Quote: "The U.S. Navy has finally acknowledged that videos appearing to show UFOs flying through the air are real and were recorded years ago by fighter pilots. The U.S. Navy confirms that video of UFOs released in 2017 is real, but would not speculate about what the video actually shows. The videos were made public in 2017 by the New York Times and were also released by the UFO research group founded by former Blink-182 singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge, writer of the song 'Aliens Exist.' Video shows a rotating object captured by U.S. Navy aircraft with sensors locked in on the target. Commander David Fravor saw it firsthand during a training mission, describing it like a '40-foot long Tic Tac' maneuvering rapidly and changing direction."

Quote: "The ability to hover over the water and go from zero to 12,000 feet and accelerate in less than two seconds was something I have never seen in my life."

Quote: "They show objects accelerating to hypersonic speed and making movements described as beyond the physical abilities of a human crew."

Quote: "Both the Pentagon and the Navy have confirmed that the videos were never cleared for public release."

Note: The movements of these craft are not beyond the physical abilities of a human crew if they're manipulating the Higgs field and reducing the mass of the craft to zero, which eliminates inertia. These craft are way beyond even Star Trek technology. In Star Trek, you hear the phrase, 'They're coming around, Captain!' These craft never need to 'come around', e.g. make turns. They change their path from going in a straight line in one direction to going in a straight line in an entirely different direction instantly. That means they have no inertia, which means they have no mass, which means they are manipulating the Higgs field. Someone has deduced the same thing that I have, and every particle collider is working on figuring out the Higgs boson - e.g. 'the God Particle' - and the Higgs field. We know WHAT they are doing - manipulating the Higgs field - but we don't yet know exactly HOW they're doing it. That's the hard part, figuring out the HOW of it. Until we do, nothing we make will ever be able to match the speed and maneuverability of these craft, because everything we make is burdened with mass and inertia...



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-19 - Unknown rotten egg odor blankets large swath of coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gas-leak-scare-in-mumbai-odour-not-from-our-pipelines-claims-gas-company-1601105-2019-09-20
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-gas-smell-hits-suburbs-leak-source-elusive/articleshow/71210423.cms
http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/200919/unknown-smell-reported-in-mumbai-bmc-dispatches-fire-engines-to-find-source.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mumbai-locals-reported-gas-leak-smell-emergency-teams-tracing-origin/articleshow/71210888.cms
http://www.newsnation.in/cities/mumbai/breaking-gas-leak-at-chemical-plant-in-mumbai-eastern-suburbs-strong-smell-in-chembur-andheri-other-places-238217.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai-gas-leak-foul-smell-gone-mystery-lingers-on-bmc-clueless-so-far/story-KGEkjrt9kPF52usa5H1xOI.html
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/200919/unknown-smell-reported-in-mumbai-bmc-dispatches-fire-engines-to-find.html
http://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/mumbai-locals-reported-gas-leak-smell-emergency-teams-tracing-origin20190920060849/

Quote: "Citizens from several areas across Mumbai complained of foul smell on Thursday night. Citizens, in a state of panic, started complaining to the fire brigade while some took to Twitter to complain. Reports of the foul smell came in from Chembur, Ghatkopar, Tilak Nagar, Andheri, Kandivali, Kurla and several other suburban areas."

Quote: "An official from MGL said there was no issue with MGL pipelines as far as they could ascertain."

2019-09-19 - Bird populations plummeting in the US and Canada:
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/09/20/us-canada-bird-population-decrease-weir-intv-ebof-vpx.cnn
http://www.wkbw.com/news/national/bird-population-in-north-america-has-decreased-by-3-billion-since-1970-study-says
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/19/birds-are-vanishing-from-north-america/
http://www.dw.com/en/bird-populations-plummet-in-the-us-and-canada/a-50505387
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/staggering-decline-in-americas-bird-population/
http://www.foxnews.com/science/3-billion-birds-lost-north-america-1970

2019-09-19 - Person found dead in burning car at picnic area near La Junta (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Deceased-person-found-at-scene-of-car-fire-560801101.html
http://kdvr.com/2019/09/19/body-found-in-burning-car-in-southeastern-colorado/
http://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/body-found-inside-burning-car-in-otero-county
http://www.krdo.com/news/top-stories/body-found-in-car-after-vehicle-fire-near-la-junta/1122935088
http://durangoherald.com/articles/294722

Quote: "The Otero County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to a reported fire near the Timpas picnic area, and when getting there discovered it was a car on fire. After extinguishing the blaze, a person was found inside the charred vehicle."

2019-09-19 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, around 30 cars burn, in Dayton (Tennessee):
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/two-dozen-cars-in-dayton-junkyard-catch-fire-thursday-morning
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/41072011/fire-at-dayton-salvage-yard-hampered-by-lack-of-nearby-water

Quote: "Fire investigators in Dayton are trying to figure out how more than two dozen cars caught fire early Thursaday morning. Newschannel 9 Skyview camera shows what happened at Charlie's Used Auto Parts in Dayton. Dayton Fire Chief Charles Suttles says more than thirty cars were on fire at one point."

Quote: "'There's a creek behind the location of the cars that were on fire. It's been checked. There's no hydrocarbon oil or gas that made it to that creek,' Chief Suttles said."

2019-09-19 - Pile of scrap metal erupts in flame outside appliance business in Lowndes County (Mississippi):
http://www.wcbi.com/firefighters-battle-blaze-outside-of-appliance-plus/

Quote: "The blaze happened outside of Appliance Plus on Highway 182 West. A scrap metal pile caught fire and quickly spread."

2019-09-19 - Two fires break out at 4:26 AM at landfill on Clark's Mill Road near Ringgold (Virginia):
http://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_3c11bbea-dad2-11e9-afc0-674f36cac707.html

2019-09-19 - Fire and hail push insurers to rethink climate change risks:
http://www.nasdaq.com/articles/insight-fire-and-hail-push-insurers-to-rethink-climate-change-risks-2019-09-19
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-insurance-climatechange-insight/fire-and-hail-push-insurers-to-rethink-climate-change-risks-idUSKBN1W40JH

Note: Hah, yeah, they're gonna be forced to do a lot of 'rethinking' as the destruction continues to escalate...

2019-09-19 - Storm brings more than 41 inches of rain (!) and catastrophic flooding to Southeast Texas, disaster declared, 2+ killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TC-20190920-69671-USA
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/more-than-40-inches-of-rain-falls-across-southeast-texas-i-10-shut-down-reports-txdot
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/imelda-slams-southeast-texas-bringing-flash-floods-mandatory-evacuations-n1056471
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/19/texas-flooding-storm-imelda-hits-winnie-beaumont-dangerous-rain/2372220001/
http://www.cnn.com/2019/09/19/us/imelda-rain-forecast-thursday-wxc/index.html
http://watchers.news/2019/09/20/imelda-texas-rainfall-flood-september-2019/
http://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/us/houston-beaumont-flooding-imelda.html
http://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-flooding-september-2019/index.html
http://www.livescience.com/imelda-catastrophic-flooding-texas.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/2nd-500-rainfall-2-years-174307658.html

Quote: "More than 41 inches of rain has fallen over the last 72 hours, along parts of I-10 near Beaumont, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda continue to dump heavy rain over the area."

Quote: "'It's bad. Homes that did not flood in Harvey are flooding now,' Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick told the Beaumont Enterprise."

Quote: "AccuWeather estimates the total damage and economic loss caused by Imelda will be $8 billion..."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-20 - Refinery erupts in flame in West Bengal (India), 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20190920-69679-IND
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/major-fire-at-haldia-petrochemical-s-unit-15-injured-551035
http://www.news18.com/news/india/15-injured-as-major-fire-breaks-out-at-haldia-petrochemical-limited-in-west-bengal-2316483.html
http://www.india.com/news/india/west-bengal-over-13-injured-as-major-fire-breaks-out-in-haldia-petrochemical-plant-3778873/

2019-09-20 - Pallet yard goes up in flames, fire gets huge, in Somerton (Arizona):
http://www.kyma.com/news/new-photos-pallet-fire-threatens-buildings/1123618362
http://www.kyma.com/news/breaking-news-crews-battle-fire-near-cocopah-casino/1123500338

2019-09-20 - Chemical warehouse heavily damaged by deadly fire, fire spreads to residential area, in coastal Malé (Maldive Islands), 1 killed:
http://maldivesindependent.com/society/warehouse-fire-in-maldives-capital-claims-one-life-148065
http://maldivesindependent.com/society/more-than-400-people-displaced-in-male-warehouse-fire-148078

2019-09-20 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Capaum Pond in coastal Nantucket (Massachusetts):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20190921-69688-USA

2019-09-20 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Lake Frances in Fort Mill (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2019/09/20/dog-killing-toxic-blue-green-algae-found-popular-york-county-greenway-lake/

2019-09-20 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Lake Nosbonsin (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20190921-69683-CAN
http://www.cityofnorthbay.ca/news/public-advised-of-blue-green-algae-health-risks/

2019-09-20 - Tropical Depression Imelda causing extraordinary threat to life and property in Texas, more intense rain in the forecast:
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/imelda-dumps-nearly-4-feet-rain-parts-texas-102805473--abc-news-topstories.html
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/09/disaster-unfolding-tropical-depression.html

2019-09-20 - Millions of people across the world form massive crowds to protest inaction on climate change:
http://www.huffpost.com/entry/global-climate-strike_n_5d8417dde4b0957256b407b0
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/global-climate-strike-protests-expected-draw-millions-n1056231
http://www.dw.com/en/global-climate-strike-protest-in-berlin-bridges-generations-as-adults-join-in/a-50516302
http://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/global-climate-strike-2019/index.html
http://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-19/climate-change-strike-walkout
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/kids-march-climate-action/

Quote: "Millions of young people around the world are stepping out on Friday to support dramatic climate action. The global climate strike began early Friday in Australia and countries across Asia and the Pacific, and continued in Europe and Africa. By midmorning in the U.S., protesters had gathered for some of the approximately 800 protests planned across the country, according to the group 350 Action."

Note: If they're this agitated because they think governments aren't doing enough to combat climate change, how agitated might they get when they realize that there is nothing governments can do to stave off the end of the world, and this is it, game over, the end of the world as we know it? Well, since this IS game over, it's not gonna take people forever to figure that out - I'm surprised more haven't figured it out already - and then I guess we will see what we will see!

2019-09-20 - Children suffering eco-anxiety over climate change, say psychologists:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/children-suffering-eco-anxiety-over-153844440.html

Note: Earth's got the cure for that, but nobody's gonna like it...

2019-09-20 - Nights getting warmer across the United States, analysis finds:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/green/Nights-Getting-Warmer-Across-United-States-Analysis-Finds-560778901.html

Quote: "The data shows that the ratio of record highs at night are outpacing record lows in most regions of the country. In the Northeast, stretching from Maryland to Maine, night-time record-highs now are occurring more than twice the record-lows. Record highs should be hit about as often as record lows in a stable climate, a climatologist told NBC News."

2019-09-20 - Team studying algae on the ice in Greenland to understand how it will affect ice melt:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-algae-at-ground-zero.html

Quote: "The key question is whether the algae will grow and darken other areas of the ice sheet as the climate gets warmer. If this happens, which is what the team here in Sermilik suspect, it will mean up to 30% faster melting of the ice sheet than existing models are predicting."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-21 - Chemical plant damaged by explosion and fire on Bayport Road in Clear Lake (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fire-breaks-out-at-Celanese-chemical-facility-in-14458016.php
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fire-breaks-out-at-Celanese-chemical-facility-in-14458016.php
http://www.click2houston.com/video/explosion-fire-at-celanese-clear-lake-video
http://www.fox26houston.com/home/fire-breaks-out-at-pasadena-chemical-facility

2019-09-21 - Wildfires and peat fires causing respiratory problems for hundreds of thousands of people in Indonesia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=ED-20190916-69627-IDN
http://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1755764/nearly-900-000-indonesians-suffer-breathing-issues-due-to-haze

Quote: "The number of Indonesians suffering respiratory problems caused by smoke from forest and peatland fires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra in the past few months has nearly reached 900,000, according to the authorities."

Quote: "The haze has impacted air quality not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and as far as Thailand and the Philippines. The smog has forced Indonesia and Malaysia to close thousands of schools, with hundreds of Malaysian flights also being cancelled."

2019-09-21 - RV bursts into flame, fire spreads to 4 cars, on Beach Road in coastal Bangor (Britain), 300 feet from the ocean:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/motorhome-cars-badly-damaged-late-16960677
http://www.thebangoraye.com/motorhome-and-car-destroyed-in-late-night-beach-road-fire/
http://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/17919253.five-vehicle-blaze-started-land-opposite-bangor-fire-station/

Quote: "A motorhome and four cars were badly damaged following a beach-front fire in Bangor. Firefighters were called to Beach Road in the city at around 10.30pm on Saturday after a fire took hold in the motorhome and spread to other vehicles."

Note: This is the 342nd RV to burn in 2019...

2019-09-21 - With Greenland's extreme melting, a new risk grows with ice slabs that worsen runoff:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/18092019/greenland-ice-sheet-melting-sea-level-rise-climate-change-heat-wave-study

2019-09-21 - Heatwave broils Karachi (Pakistan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20190922-69700-PAK
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/530052-mercury-hits-40-c-as-mild-heatwave-grips-karachi

2019-09-21 - Air travel emissions vastly outpace predictions:
http://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/climate/air-travel-emissions.html
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/19/worse-than-anyone-expected-air-travel-emissions-vastly-outpace-predictions/

2019-09-21 - Permian hotspot tracks methane as oil boom spurs climate concern:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/permian-hotspot-tracks-methane-oil-205500580.html

2019-09-21 - Man, 22, jumps into swimming hole and disappears in Hollenback Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2019/09/22/man-missing-after-jumping-into-swimming-hole-in-luzerne-county/

2019-09-21 - Man collapses on street in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Hutt Street, Spring Bank, Hull. Sat 21 Sep 2019 12:52 (No:21407) Adult male collapsed on pavement. Fire Service assisted male until arrival of Ambulance Service. Incident left with Police and paramedics."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-22 - Homes mysteriously going up in flames in Guinea:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mystery-fires-setting-homes-ablaze-123557582.html
http://observers.france24.com/en/20190923-guinea-mystery-fires-gonkou-spirits-fouta-djalon

Quote: "People tell us that a fire will suddenly break out in the middle of the afternoon in one home and, soon, another home is on fire as well. They have no idea what could set off these fires – they certainly haven’t seen anyone suspicious enter the village."

Note: Guinea is on the western coast of Africa, the coast most likely to be hit by flammable methane and hydrogen sulfide blowing in off the ocean...

2019-09-22 - Pacific Ocean heatwave threatens coral reefs in Hawaii:
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/lingering-pacific-heat-wave-threatens-050506516.html
http://www.insider.com/heat-blob-pacific-oceans-threatens-coral-marine-life-hawaii-2019-9

2019-09-22 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame in the North Riverfront area near the Mississippi River in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/news/scrap-metal-fire-breaks-out-in-north-city-firefighters-say/article_dd7b143e-dd68-11e9-8b18-dfcd3b8d4dac.html
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/piles-of-metal-on-fire-north-st-louis/63-25641052-8545-42b1-83ce-b641d9bb48fc

2019-09-22 - Renewable energy plant damaged by fire in Cadillac (Michigan):
http://www.minews26.com/content/fire-damages-portion-of-cadillac-renewable-energy-plant/

2019-09-22 - Dozens of fires continue burning, extreme wildfire season now to be expected, in Queensland (Australia):
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/22/queensland-bushfires-extreme-season-now-the-new-normal

Quote: "What was once considered an 'extreme' Queensland bushfire season should now be expected every year, firefighters say. Queensland has endured an early-season bushfire emergency this month after hot and dry conditions and strong winds fueled dozens of blazes, which destroyed 17 homes mostly in the state’s south. The threat of the fires eased last week, but on Sunday about 30 fires continued to burn across the state."

2019-09-22 - Climate change impacts growing as world leaders assemble at the UN in New York City (New York):
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49773869
http://whowhatwhy.org/2019/09/23/climate-change-impacts-accelerating-as-leaders-gather-at-un-report/
http://www.ft.com/content/b22326f2-db31-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17

2019-09-22 - Dock destroyed by fire on Suwannee Lake (Florida):
http://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Dock-on-Suwanee-561105571.html
http://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Suwannee-Lake-docks-completely-burned-deputies-investigating-561135621.html

2019-09-22 - Venus was potentially habitable until something mysterious happened:
http://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/world/venus-habitability-scn/index.html

Quote: "But something happened around 700 million years ago that remains a mystery, although the researchers think its connected to volcanic activity. Magma would have released carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and as the magma cooled, the gas couldn't be reabsorbed in the surface."

Note: I believe the mysterious event that occurred was another planetary-scale or larger object with a powerful magnetic field - and rotating in the opposite direction - passing close enough to Venus to slow its rotation to nothing with magnetic friction and then slightly reverse it. That amount of magnetic friction created a vast amount of heat in the core of the planet, just as brakes heat up when you slam on the brakes in a car, and that's what caused the volcanism that turned Venus into a hellhole. This explains both mysteries - why the rotational speed of Venus is unlike any other planet in the solar system AND why Venus experienced radical volcanism, heated up and turned into a hellhole. Two mysteries, but one event explains them both...

2019-09-22 - Interview with British UFO expert, Nick Pope, on UFO sightings, the Navy and Pentagon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaSY2Zc0goQ



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-23 - Unknown odor hits sheriff's office, people sickened, woman loses consciousness, in Martin County (Kentucky):
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Hazmat-team-called-to-Martin-County-Sheriffs-Office-due-to-strong-chemical-odor-561134161.html
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/HazMat-team-called-to-Martin-County-Sheriffs-Office-due-to-strong-chemical-odor-561136351.html
http://www.wklw.com/2019/09/24/strong-chemical-odor-closes-the-martin-co-offices/

Quote: "A few employees said it was burning their sinuses and making them lightheaded. The smell was so strong, it even caused one woman's nose to bleed. The woman apparently passed out at least once as she was taken to the hospital where she was admitted."

Quote: "Pike County Emergency Management helped the department search for the origin of the odor, but the group was unable to verify any obvious issues."

2019-09-23 - Endless summer? Warm fall forecast for all 50 states:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/endless-summer-warm-fall-forecast-162626056.html
http://weather.com/forecast/national/news/2019-09-23-noaa-fall-outlook-warmer-than-average-temperatures-united-states

2019-09-23 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, big pile of scrap metal burns, in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/seeing-smoke-junkyard-fire-creating-smoke-that-can-be-seen-for-miles/989429418
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-fire-west-midtown/85-9ea021f3-c38a-4d49-9b0e-2b4f6890cc02
http://www.cbs46.com/news/smoke-seen-throughout-metro-atlanta-as-fire-rips-through-junkyard/article_b6d6f90c-de11-11e9-ba14-937732b1509e.html
http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/chattahoochee-riverkeeper-says-massive-junkyard-fire-led-deaths-hundreds-fish/1YUnJozkYRfgSY3QsYcfsL/
http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/developing-atlanta-fire-crews-fighting-massive-blaze-junkyard/hwH4rdlSiV6guXg5Oq5RQO/
http://www.fireengineering.com/2019/09/24/478697/massive-fire-at-atlanta-junkyard/
http://twitter.com/ATLFireRescue/status/1176136165210099715

2019-09-23 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2019/09/23/smoke-from-scrapyard-fire-seen-for-miles/
http://fox56.com/news/local/fire-at-scranton-recycling-center-shuts-down-traffic-for-hours
http://www.pahomepage.com/news/local-news/breaking-fire-at-scranton-recycling-center/
http://www.pahomepage.com/top-stories/debris-in-waterline-causes-some-concern-in-recycling-plant-fire-fight/
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/fire-at-scranton-scrapyard-extinguished-1.2536567

2019-09-23 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap metal burns, in Great Falls (Montana), near the Missouri River:
http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/all_abc_fox/crews-battle-blaze-at-great-falls-scrap-metal-yard/article_9b5ae5d2-de82-11e9-ab5a-af64c517b44e.html

2019-09-23 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, forklift truck and vehicles burn, on Harebridge Lane near Hemel Hempstead (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Monday 23 September, 12.47pm Fire at industrial unit used as a scrapyard, also involving a number of vehicles, an ISO container with car parts, fuel and tyres in it, a forklift truck and nearby trees and stubble field, Harebridge Lane, off Upper Icknield Way, Aston Clinton. Three appliances and crews from Aylesbury, one from Amersham, one from Gerrards Cross, one from High Wycombe, one from Tring, one from Hemel Hempstead, the Environmental Protection Unit from Aylesbury, the Incident Command Unit from Maidenhead and four officers (more than 40 people in total) attended initially, with relief crews due to take over in the evening. Firefighters used five main jets, three hose reels, a water tanker, a turntable ladder, two portable pumps and a thermal imaging camera. Residents living nearby were advised to keep doors and windows shut."

2019-09-23 - Underground electrical fire shoots flames from manhole in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://boropark24.com/power-out-in-shul-after-manhole-fire-in-center-of-boro-park/
http://hamodia.com/2019/09/23/power-rachmastrivka-beis-medrash-manhole-fire/

2019-09-23 - Landfill fire breaks out in Jackson Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wjactv.com/news/local/landfill-fire-in-johnstown
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/fire-at-laurel-highlands-landfill/

2019-09-23 - Landfill fire breaks out, again, in coastal George Town (Cayman Islands):
http://caymannewsservice.com/2019/09/fire-crews-tackle-new-dump-blaze/
http://www.caymancompass.com/2019/09/22/firefighters-battle-landfill-fire/
http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/cayman-deh-and-cifs-working-to-tackle-landfill-fire/

2019-09-23 - Landfill fire breaks out in Bubbenhall (Britain):
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-bubbenhall-landfill-site-1-9082798

2019-09-23 - Around 80 golf carts and barn destroyed by fire just after 1 AM at country club in Oakdale (California):
http://fox40.com/2019/09/23/80-golf-carts-destroyed-in-oakdale-country-club-fire/

Quote: "Just after 1 a.m., multiple crews were called to the Oakdale Golf and Country Club as a fire spread through a cart barn, according to the Modesto Fire Department. The country club says the metal building was housing 80 golf carts at the time, which were all destroyed by the fire."



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-24 - Unknown foul odor blows through coastal Jersey City and coastal Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://abc7ny.com/society/mystery-odor-stinking-up-streets-of-new-jersey/5568061/
http://nypost.com/2019/09/25/bayonne-stinks-nj-office-of-emergency-management-confirms/
http://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/09/bayonne-cries-foul-over-odor-coming-from-across-newark-bay.html
http://newjersey.news12.com/story/41101276/mystery-smell-plagued-bayonne-residents-but-is-it-just-the-smell-of-new-jersey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_stZGNXRo7A

Quote: "Officials in New Jersey are looking into multiple complaints of a mystery odor that smells like rotten fish. The Hudson Regional Health Commission said they received two complaints in Jersey City and several complaints in Bayonne on Tuesday night. The HRHC confirmed a presence of an odor, but said the source could not be traced."

Quote: "Bayonne residents have made complaints to town officials about a mysterious, foul smell. The smell, according to residents, is so strong that they say that it brings tears to their eyes."

Note: Hydrogen sulfide is an eye irritant...

2019-09-24 - Unknown odor sickens people at Valley Oak Middle School in Visalia (California):
http://kmph.com/news/local/firefighters-treating-26-patients-during-hazmat-situation-at-visalia-middle-school
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article235444802.html

Quote: "A mother and many other parents are at a loss for words Tuesday afternoon as a suspicious odor at Valley Oak Middle School created a health concern for 32 students and staff members. The students and staff near this suspicious odor reported coughing, difficulty breathing and a number of other symptoms. Everyone involved has been left wanting answers to what that odor was."

2019-09-24 - Wildfires raging in Indonesia putting 10 million children at risk:
http://phys.org/news/2019-09-indonesian-forest-million-children.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/indonesian-forest-fires-10-million-164929940.html
http://www.dhakatribune.com/world/asia/2019/09/24/un-indonesian-forest-fires-putting-10m-children-at-risk
http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2019/sep/24/air-pollution-from-indonesian-forest-fires-putting-10-million-children-at-risk-un-2038500.html

Quote: "Air pollution from Indonesian forest fires is putting nearly 10 million children at risk, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases. The fires have been spewing toxic haze over Southeast Asia in recent weeks, closing schools and airports, with people rushing to buy face masks and seek medical treatment for respiratory ailments."

2019-09-24 - Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Mirpur (Pakistan), 20+ killed, hundreds injured
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EQ-20190924-69729-PAK
http://fijisun.com.fj/2019/09/25/20-dead-300-injured-after-earthquake-m5-6-hits-kashmir/
http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/one-dead-several-injured-in-58-magnitude-quake-near-jhelum-pakistan-government-official-251783
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/four-dead-76-injured-as-5-8-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-parts-of-pakistan-occupied-kashmir/21791184
http://strangesounds.org/2019/09/pakistan-earthquake-videos-dead-injuries-destruction-september242019.html

Quote: "Media photos and video showed a collapsed building and cracks in roads large enough to swallow cars in Mirpur, a town in Pakistan."

2019-09-24 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Louise Lake northwest of Kenora (Canada):
http://www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com/news/local-news/blue-green-algae-confirmed-in-louise-lake

2019-09-24 - UN approves dire climate report on the oceans and frozen zones after all-night standoff with Saudi Arabia over wording:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/arabia-blocking-approval-un-oceans-report-participants-084137617.html

Quote: "A major report detailing the dire impact of global warming on oceans and Earth's frozen zones was approved by the UN's 195-nation climate science body Tuesday after an all-night standoff with Saudi Arabia over wording."

2019-09-24 - Water shortage causes misery in Harare (Zimbabwe), 2 million taps shut off:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/zimbabwes-capital-runs-dry-taps-090707684.html



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-25 - Unknown rotten egg odor closes City Hall in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.registercitizen.com/local/article/Gas-odor-caused-delayed-opening-of-Bridgeport-14466524.php
http://www.nhregister.com/local/article/Gas-odor-caused-delayed-opening-of-Bridgeport-14466524.php
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Gas-odor-caused-delayed-opening-of-Bridgeport-14466524.php
http://www.thehour.com/local/article/Gas-odor-caused-delayed-opening-of-Bridgeport-14466524.php
http://www.middletownpress.com/local/article/Gas-odor-caused-delayed-opening-of-Bridgeport-14466524.php

2019-09-25 - Passenger plane's landing gear ignites, plane makes hard landing in Barnaul, Siberia (Russia), 49 injured:
http://airlinerwatch.com/plane-catches-fire-during-landing-in/
http://www.rt.com/russia/469615-boeing-767-hard-landing/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10008269/passengers-evacuated-boeing-russia/
http://simpleflying.com/azur-boeing-767-gear-fire/
http://www.ibtimes.com/several-passengers-injured-during-evacuation-after-flight-catches-fire-while-landing-2833855
http://www.novinite.com/articles/200409/56+People+Were+Injured+in+an+Azur+Air+Plane+Emergency+Landing+in+Barnaul

Quote: "Forty-nine passengers were injured as a Boeing 767 plane with 344 people aboard touched the ground with its landing gear on fire in Siberia."

Quote: "According to witnesses, the right landing gear of the plane caught fire just before landing."

2019-09-25 - Three small planes, car and motorcycle destroyed by fire while parked in hangar at airport in Caddo Mills (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/09/25/fire-destroys-planes-vehicle-motorcycle-caddo-mills-airport-hanger/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2019-09-25/fire-destroys-several-planes-at-small-north-texas-airport
http://www.newschannel6now.com/2019/09/25/fire-destroys-several-planes-small-north-texas-airport/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-Sparking-Explosions-at-Caddo-Mills-Airport-Officials-561349291.html
http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fire-leads-to-explosion-at-caddo-mills-municipal-airport/287-96c751d8-9b34-4a87-a229-aa5a9bda1c33
http://www.ktbs.com/news/texas/fire-destroys-several-planes-at-small-north-texas-airport/article_06998e24-9b00-595f-9116-debea2383ad4.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/fire-destroys-several-planes-at-small-north-texas-airport/article_db4b1229-53e7-5d22-8839-c10ecb16fd7d.html

Quote: "Authorities are trying to determine what sparked the fire, which was brought under control after about two hours. However, Hunt County Fire Marshal Richard Hill says no foul play is suspected in the fire that destroyed three aircraft, an automobile and a motorcycle were destroyed. A Piper Cub, a Beachcraft Bonanza and a Cirrus were the planes destroyed according to Caddo Mills Airport Manager  Phil Eaton."

Note: These are the 108th, 109th, 110th and 111th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-25 - Motorcycle dealership devastated by fire shortly after 5 AM, around 40 motorcycles destroyed, in St. Michael (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/09/25/investigation-underway-after-fire-destroys-popular-motorcycle-dealership-in-st-michael/
http://northwrightcounty.today/2019/09/bison-thunder-motorcycle-in-st-michael-badly-damaged-in-fire/

Quote: "The owner told WCCO’s Kate Raddatz the damage to the bikes alone could top $1-million."

Quote: "The first thing he did when he got on scene was ask firefighters to try to save any motorcycles in the service shop. 'These are customers’ motorcycles that were in the dealership,' Kauth explained. While these five Indian motorcycles may ride again, Kauth thinks he lost around 40 bikes, worth 10 to $30,000 thousand each."

2019-09-25 - Underground electrical explosion and fire cause blackouts in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/2019/09/mobile-power-outage-lasts-an-hour-after-explosion-at-gov-plaza.html
http://www.fox10tv.com/news/video-downtown-mobile-explosion-caught-on-camera/article_3dde316e-dfce-11e9-bb01-ebf8925c0962.html
http://www.fox10tv.com/downtown-mobile-explosion-caught-on-camera/video_1a77aeda-209d-5b6a-8f05-beb23ffd3ab9.html
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/2019/09/mobile-power-outage-lasts-an-hour-after-explosion-at-gov-plaza.html

Note: Also see the car that burst into flame on the I-10 Bayway in Mobile on this day...

2019-09-25 - Metal container facility damaged by fire at 3 AM in Arnold (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2019/09/25/fire-crews-fight-3-alarm-industrial-blaze-in-arnold/
http://kplr11.com/2019/09/25/fire-crews-fight-3-alarm-industrial-blaze-at-anheuser-busch-metal-container-facility/

2019-09-25 - Silver plant heavily damaged by fire on Epco Road in Dandridge (Tennessee):
http://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Jefferson-County-crews-battle-large-business-fire-561329181.html

2019-09-25 - Landfill fire breaks out on Reichs Ford Road in Frederick (Maryland):
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/disasters_and_accidents/firefighters-extinguish-large-trash-fire-at-county-landfill/article_a5ba8ead-fb1e-5309-8680-35e576f8357d.html



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-26 - Unknown foul odor again hits coastal Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://pix11.com/2019/09/26/whats-the-smell-officials-investigating-mysterious-odor-in-bayonne/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/whats-the-smell-officials-investigating-mysterious-odor-in-bayonne/vp-AAHTP9Q

Quote: "The city of Bayonne has a mystery on its hands - and it stinks, literally. Officials are trying to figure out what or who is behind a foul odor that engulfed a good part of the city Tuesday night. It has some residents concerned. The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management noted Thursday night that the smell had returned, according to residents."

2019-09-26 - Chemical plant heavily damaged by massive blaze at 2:40 AM near the River Seine in Rouen (France):
http://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/europe/france-chemical-plant-fire-intl/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-blazes-french-chemical-plant-schools-closed-65871277
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-49841843/rouen-fire-firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-chemical-factory
http://www.euronews.com/2019/09/26/large-fire-breaks-out-at-french-chemicals-factory-in-rouen
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chemical-plant-fire-lubrizol-rouen-normandy-school-closures-a9121221.html
http://www.news10.com/news/international/fire-blazes-at-french-chemical-plant-schools-closed/
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2019/09/26/large-fire-breaks-out-at-french-factory-in-rouen

2019-09-26 - Massive wildfires have killed more than 2 million animals and burned more than 10 million acres in Bolivia:
http://phys.org/news/2019-09-million-animals-perish-bolivia-wildfires.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/more-than-2-million-animals-perish-in-bolivia-wildfires-1.4611233
http://earther.gizmodo.com/bolvias-forest-fires-have-left-more-than-2-million-anim-1838492071
http://globalnews.ca/news/5955184/animals-dead-bolivia-fires/

Quote: "'The forest is totally charred and the damage is irreversible. It will never get back to normal,' said Sandra Quiroga of Santa Cruz University."

Quote: "Latin American ocelots, and other wild cats like pumas and jaguars, as well as deer, llamas -- and smaller forest animals like anteaters, badgers, lizards, tapirs and rodents -- were victims of the fires, according to biologists investigating the scale of the damage."

2019-09-26 - Underground electrical explosion and fire cause blackouts in Pico Union area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/09/26/vault-explosion-knocks-out-power-to-2500-in-pico-union-area/
http://www.foxla.com/news/underground-vault-explosion-reported-in-pico-union

2019-09-26 - Giant wind turbine destroyed by fire between Wynyard and Sedgefield (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/giant-wind-turbine-destroyed-blaze-16989804

2019-09-26 - Auto recycling center hit by fire, stack of crushed cars and trailer full of tires burn, in Lockport (Illinois):
http://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/lockport-fire-district-extinguishes-auto-recycling-yard-blaze
http://www.theherald-news.com/2019/09/27/crews-battle-overnight-fire-at-lockport-car-recycling-yard/a5jgfu1/

Quote: "According to the fire district, the first firefighters on scene found stacks of approximately 70 to 80 crushed vehicles along with a trailer full of tires on fire."

2019-09-26 - Recycling plant hit by fire at 1:30 AM, recycled paper burns, in Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/news/springfield-firefighters-put-out-fire-at-recycling-plant/

2019-09-26 - In separate incidents, within 21 minutes, parked SUV bursts into flame and burns home, and vacant home ignites, in Fresno (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article235534152.html

Quote: "Veiga said a white BMW SUV parked near the home caught on fire and spread into the attic of the garage. When crews arrived, the vehicle’s entire engine compartment burning. There was minor to moderate damage to the home and the vehicle was almost completely destroyed. The estimate cost in damage was not released."

2019-09-26 - Car bursts into flame at 6 AM while parked at apartments, fire spreads to 3 more cars and car port, in Fresno (California):
http://kmph.com/news/local/fire-destroys-carport-and-cars-at-fresno-apartment-complex

Quote: "Firefighters say it appears the fire started in one of the cars and spread to three other cars and the car port."

2019-09-26 - Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes the Maluku Islands (Indonesia), 19+ killed, dozens injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20190926-69747-IDN
http://www.yahoo.com/news/indonesia-quake-death-toll-lowered-19-disaster-agency-102142947.html
http://www.trtworld.com/asia/infant-among-at-least-20-killed-in-indonesian-quake-30127
http://www.deccanherald.com/international/at-least-20-killed-in-indonesian-quake-disaster-agency-764195.html
http://www.sott.net/article/421056-At-least-20-die-after-shallow-6-8-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Indonesias-Maluku-islands-UPDATE
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/09/a-powerful-magnitude-of-68-reduced-to.html
http://strangesounds.org/2019/09/earthquake-maluku-indonesia-death.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/asia/indonesia-earthquake-ambon.html
http://www-1.kansas.com/news/nation-world/article235534332.html

2019-09-26 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes near Villa La Angostura (Argentina):
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70005lt4/executive

2019-09-26 - Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes in the Sea of Marmara near coastal Istanbul (Turkey), 8 lightly injured:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/5-8-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-112034447.html



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-27 - Unknown odor hits passenger plane at airport in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida), 1 person hospitalized:
http://www.kron4.com/news/national/police-passengers-sick-after-odor-on-southwest-flight/
http://www.kitv.com/story/41113177/odor-on-southwest-airlines-flight-passengers-sick-one-hospitalized
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/09/27/hazmat-situation-investigated-aboard-jetliner-at-fort-lauderdale-hollywood-international-airport/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/c/hazmat-situation-investigated-at-broward-airport/vp-AAHX0Mn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJVnSEmBUeA

Quote: "Hazmat crews had to be called to the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a Southwest Airlines passenger became sick on a plane. Investigators say several passengers complained of feeling sick and of smelling a mysterious odor, but only one passenger required medical attention."

2019-09-27 - Car goes up in flames and kills man in Kossuth (Mississippi):
http://www.wtva.com/content/news/Corinth-Doctor-dies-in-car-fire-near-Kossuth-561576391.html
http://www.wtva.com/content/video/561577352.html

Quote: "A Corinth doctor has died after his car caught on fire. Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell says that Dr. Ray Gregory was driving a small car that was, in his words, rutted in a pathway. The sheriff said the doctor called for help, but when a person arrived, the car was on fire. The doctor was outside the vehicle but could not get away in time. Sheriff Caldwell says they don't know what caused the fire."

2019-09-27 - Small plane bursts into flame at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/small-plane-catches-fire-at-north-perry-airport/
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/broward/small-plane-catches-fire-at-north-perry-airport
http://www.local10.com/video/small-plane-catches-fire-at-north-perry-airport-video
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/pembroke-pines/fl-ne-plane-fire-north-perry-20190927-zo3mrwj3vbb6dp6apiu72vwxtm-story.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fne_3B12jNA

Quote: "A small plane's engine caught fire Friday morning at North Perry Airport. There were two people on board the twin-engine Piper PA-34 at the time of the fire, Broward County Aviation Department spokesman Greg Meyer told Local 10 News. It happened while the plane was taxiing on the runway before takeoff, Meyer said."

Note: This is the 112th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-27 - Recycling plant destroyed by fire in Juarez (Mexico):
http://www.ktsm.com/news/juarez/firefighters-respond-to-large-fire-at-juarez-recycling-plant/
http://www.ktsm.com/news/juarez/fire-destroys-juarez-recycling-plant/

Quote: "According to the Juarez Fire Department, this is the fourth fire to happen at the exact same recycling plant."

2019-09-27 - Around 1000 railroad ties destroyed by fire near metal business in Hagerstown (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/firefighters-finally-get-the-best-of-railroad-tie-fire/article_15595c04-4a5e-5592-a2f9-3ef81db2e031.html
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-fire-in-area-of-maryland-metals/article_2369fcd0-73f9-5d09-ae75-4d96b8398211.html
http://www.localdvm.com/news/fire-at-maryland-metals-in-hagerstown/

Quote: "The fire engulfed about 1,000 'creosote-soaked railroad ties' that were piled over roughly an acre and a half, Lohr said."

2019-09-27 - Melting ice slowing down the Atlantic ocean's circulation system, similar to what happens in 'The Day After Tomorrow':
http://www.yahoo.com/news/melting-ice-slowing-down-atlantic-184800275.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/melting-ice-weakens-atlantic-ocean-currents-climate-change-2019-9
http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/20190927/gulf-stream-slowing-down-that-could-mean-rising-seas-hotter-florida

2019-09-27 - 58% of Europe's native trees face extinction threat:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/nature-group-58-europes-native-103246141.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/more-than-half-of-native-european-trees-face-extinction-warns-study
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/world/report-of-europe-s-native-trees-face-extinction-threat/article_df4926fc-6943-53db-a97c-5214204558c0.html
http://www.apnews.com/5ebd9af566614a4a9fae28d57d9e9f98

Note: They're not doing THAT bad then - 100% of human beings face extinction threat!

2019-09-27 - Drought-hit Australian towns prepare for unimaginable water crisis:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/drought-hit-australian-towns-prepare-210040536.html



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-28 - Porta-potty explodes into flame at 6:30 AM and kills woman in coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://nypost.com/2019/09/30/mysterious-dead-body-found-inside-burning-florida-port-a-potty/
http://www.fox29.com/news/body-found-after-portable-toilet-exploded-at-st-augustine-construction-site
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/body-found-on-florida-construction-site-in-portable-toilet-that-caught-fire
http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/body-found-after-portable-toilet-exploded-at-st-augustine-construction-site
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2019-09-28/body-found-in-florida-portable-toilet-that-caught-fire
http://www.wcjb.com/content/news/Body-found-in-Florida-portable-toilet-that-caught-fire-561699191.html
http://www.dailypress.com/sns-bc-fl--portable-toilet-death-20190928-story.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-portable-toilet-fire-body-woman-discovered
http://twitter.com/DavidJonesTV/status/1177963997804544000

Quote: "Neighbors in the area said they heard a loud boom around 6:30 a.m. Jan Long lives on the property adjacent to the new home construction site where the toilet was placed. 'I heard there were flames 15 feet in the air,' Long said. 'Our land that borders that land is all burnt now.' The State Fire Marshall was called to the scene. The remains were taken to the Medical Examiners Offices."

Quote: "Mulligan also says in 32 years of law enforcement work, he has never heard of such a fire before."

Note: In February, a man ran out of a porta-potty on fire and burned to death outside a stadium in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), mentioned in the 2019-02-17 update...

2019-09-28 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame on Vanderbuilt Road in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://abc3340.com/news/local/fire-at-recycling-plant-in-birmingham-under-investigation

2019-09-28 - Three ambulance and seven other vehicles destroyed by fire while parked at car dealership in Basingstoke (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-49869824
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/basingstoke-fire-explosions-huge-fire-20326451
http://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/basingstoke/17934814.three-ambulances-serving-destroyed-fire-houndmills-garage/
http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incidents-news-and-events/incidents-of-interest/?entryid1=96153

Quote: "Three ambulances have been destroyed in a fire at a vehicle service centre, a fire service has said. Witnesses reported explosions as the fire took hold at premises in Aldermaston Road South, Basingstoke, at about 20:45 BST on Saturday. A total of 10 vehicles, in for repairs, were destroyed in the blaze, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said."

2019-09-28 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/car-garage-damaged-after-fire-on-syracuses-south-side/
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/09/fire-damages-garage-man-suffers-minor-injuries-syracuse-fire-department-says.html
http://www.urbancny.com/syracuse-fire-department-fire-dispatched-to-car-fire-on-west-newell-street/

Quote: "The fire was called in at 3:37 p.m. on Saturday as a reported car on fire in a garage, fire department spokesman Captain David Ellis said in a news release."

2019-09-28 - Slimy lakes and dead pets, climate crisis has brought an epidemic of toxic algae:
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190928/slimy-lakes-and-dead-pets-climate-crisis-has-brought-an-epidemic-of-toxic-algae

2019-09-28 - Hurricane Lorenzo becomes Category 5 storm, the strongest ever seen so far north and east in the Atlantic basin:
http://waow.com/news/national-news-from-the-associated-press/2019/09/28/category-4-hurricane-lorenzo-strengthens-in-atlantic/
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/gmj/tropics-update-tropical-depression-ten-forms-in-the-central-atlantic/77-328e8eb7-dac4-4c48-aec5-891a2e55d682

Quote: "Hurricane Lorenzo has strengthened into a Category 5 storm in the central Atlantic Ocean, making it the strongest storm ever observed so far north and east in the Atlantic basin. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Saturday night that the storm has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (257 kph). Lorenzo is moving north at 10 mph (16 kph) and is centered about 1,410 miles (2,269 kilometers) southwest of the Azores, a Portuguese island chain."

2019-09-28 - Why Vladimir Putin suddenly believes in global warming:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-vladimir-putin-suddenly-believes-060006117.html

Quote: "President Vladimir Putin needs to go green quickly to stop the permafrost from melting, so that Russian oil and gas companies can keep pumping the hydrocarbons that are warming the planet and making the permafrost melt."

Note: To summarize, the melting permafrost destabilizes the ground and wrecks gas and oil infrastructure (among other things). Unfortunately, if we all magically went carbon-neutral all across this planet, there is a delay of decades before those effects would begin to kick in. We haven't even begun to feel all the warming we're GOING to feel from the greenhouses gases ALREADY in the atmosphere, not even including those we're contributing each and every year or those released by the Earth itself due to feedbacks already spiraling out of control. The time to address the problem, if it was ever possible at all, would have been when Putin was wearing diapers. It's far too late now. And this is certainly ironic. The melting Arctic will allow Putin to more easily ship Russian oil and gas around the world but at the same time the melting permafrost will destroy the infrastructure needed to get the oil and gas to the Arctic coast to ship. He didn't think things through very well!



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-29 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Goa (India):
http://www.livemint.com/news/india/delhi-bound-indigo-11569816278623.html
http://timesofoman.com/article/1997068/World/India/Indian-flight-catches-fire-makes-emergency-landing
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/indigo-flight-6e-336-engine-fire-emergency-landing-goa-dabolim-airport-553317
http://newsmobile.in/articles/2019/09/30/indigo-flight-bound-to-delhi-catches-fire-makes-emergency-landing-at-goa-airport/
http://www.news18.com/news/india/delhi-bound-indigo-flight-makes-emergency-landing-as-engine-catches-fire-goa-minister-among-passengers-2327605.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indigo-plane-with-goa-minister-on-board-returns-to-airport-after-engine-catches-fire/story-4aUHarGuNUQoY7tdoCSk5K.html

Quote: "A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 180 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Goa airport on Sunday after the aircraft's engine caught fire. All the passengers were safely evacuated. There is no report of injuries so far. According to the media reports, the left engine of Goa-Delhi IndiGo flight caught fire after it took off from the Goa airport on Sunday night."

Note: This is the 113th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...

2019-09-29 - Electrical substation damaged by explosion, power outage blacks out the entire island of Tenerife (Spain):
http://www.dw.com/en/entire-tenerife-island-hit-by-blackout/a-50635937
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10030495/blackout-tenerife-explosion-news-electricity/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tenerife-blackout-plunges-tourists-darkness-20329653

Quote: "The power cut - which also affected, homes, bars and restaurants on the holiday island -  was later blamed on an explosion at a sub-station in Granadilla."

2019-09-29 - High-speed train station heavily damaged by fire in coastal Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), 5+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20190930-69788-SAU
http://www.dw.com/en/fire-engulfs-new-saudi-high-speed-rail-station-in-jeddah/a-50632259
http://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/video-fire-strikes-saudi-arabias-haramain-train-station-1.66770798
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/fire-breaks-out-at-train-station-in-saudi-city-of/article_3cbc86e4-d7f6-5b45-a178-0b8aef39e960.html
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/national-news/ap-top-news/fire-breaks-out-at-train-station-in-saudi-city-of-jiddah/991563054
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-fire/fire-strikes-saudis-haramain-train-station-no-injuries-reported-idUSKBN1WE0BY
http://www.france24.com/en/20190929-fire-erupts-at-saudi-high-speed-train-station-authorities
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1561526/saudi-arabia

Quote: "A massive fire on Sunday ripped through a new high-speed train station leaving at least five people injured in Saudi Arabia's coastal city of Jeddah."

Quote: "The $7.3 billion, 450km Haramain Railway linking Makkah and Madinah with the Red Sea city of Jeddah, was opened in September last year."

Note: Depending on the extent of the damage, this could be the most costly fire so far. The current record for most costly fire was an electronics factory that went up in flames in South Korea that cost a billion dollars, mentioned in the 2014-03-09 update...

2019-09-29 - Factory heavily damaged by deadly fire in coastal Ningbo (China), 19+ killed:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/19-killed-china-factory-fire-ahead-national-day-65948104
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/factory-fire-china-zhejiang-province-kills-19-official-190930033520430.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-factory-fire-death-toll-ninghai-zhejiang-11955068
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3030899/19-killed-factory-fire-eastern-china-authorities-say
http://mynorthwest.com/1534840/19-killed-in-china-factory-fire-ahead-of-national-day/
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article235618722.html
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1561796/world

Quote: "The fire came a day after 36 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck on an expressway in eastern China. Another 36 people were injured, including nine seriously, after the bus closed the center divider to hit the truck head-on."

2019-09-29 - Seven homes destroyed by massive inferno on Atkinson Road in coastal Surf City (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/massive-fire-engulfs-several-surf-city-homes/18666204/
http://www.wect.com/2019/09/29/multiple-departments-respond-large-fire-surf-city/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/09/29/multiple-agencies-responding-to-large-fire-in-surf-city/
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Massive-fire-in-Surf-City-destroys-multiple-homes-Sunday-561728481.html
http://www.wistv.com/2019/10/01/there-was-big-cloud-like-nuclear-bomb-had-gone-off-fire-destroys-several-nc-homes/
http://myfox8.com/2019/09/29/firefighter-battling-blaze-in-surf-city/

Quote: "Wilson says the seven homes are a total loss."

2019-09-29 - Mysterious smoke ring appears in the sky near Moscow (Russia):
http://sputniknews.com/viral/201909291076917831-nothing-to-see-here-cryptic-black-ring-appears-in-sky-above-moscow-region---video/
http://www.sott.net/article/421192-Strange-black-smoke-ring-appears-above-Moscow-region

Note: When a blob of semi-concentrated gaseous methane in the atmosphere spontaneously ignites, it may leave a carbon trace behind - the C in CH4 - and that could produce a smoke ring. These mysterious smoke rings began appearing around the world several years ago, not coincidentally at the same time as methane levels in the atmosphere began spiking. What this means is that sometimes the AIR ITSELF will burst into flame, no ignition source necessary; the term commonly used for this is 'auto-ignition'. If this happens in the sky, no big deal, maybe a weird smoke ring. If it happens on top of you then you'll probably die or at least you're likely to be seriously burned. If it happens at night in your yard when nobody's around paying attention then your home may go up in flames. If it happens out in a remote forest or jungle then there may be a sudden wildfire with no discernible cause. There will be no warning when this happens since methane is both invisible and odorless...



Category: Variety Pack

2019-09-30 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates school in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/aps-evacuates-jimmy-carter-ms-due-to-reports-of-gas-smell/

Quote: "Albuquerque Public Schools has lifted an evacuation at Jimmy Carter Middle School after there were reports of a gas smell on Monday morning."

2019-09-30 - Person found dead in burning vehicle at midnight at boat entrance off Shelton Beach Road at Chickasabogue Park in Prichard (Alabama):
http://www.wkrg.com/top-stories/body-found-in-burned-car-in-prichard/
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/2019/09/body-discovered-in-burning-vehicle-in-prichard.html
http://www.fox10tv.com/news/body-found-in-burned-car-in-prichard/article_360148e0-e3da-11e9-b297-f7c47c115529.html
http://utv44.com/news/local/police-body-found-inside-burned-car-in-prichard

Quote: "A body was found in a burning vehicle at the Chickasabogue Park boat entrance off Shelton Beach Road Monday at approximately 12 a.m."

2019-09-30 - Car goes up in flames and kills man in his 30s on coastal road near coastal Portesham (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/17936448.body-man-found-car-fire-near-portesham/
http://www.wessexfm.com/news/dorset-news/2961975/mans-body-found-in-burning-vehicle-near-portesham/

Quote: "A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We were called at 12pm on Monday September 30 to reports of a vehicle fire in Bramdon Lane on the B3157 coast road near Portesham. 'Very sadly the body of a man was found in the vehicle. The death is not being treated as suspicious. Efforts are underway to confirm the identity of the man and inform his next of kin.'"

2019-09-30 - Cellphone explodes in bed and kills 14-year-old girl at home in Bastobe (Kazakhstan), near the Karatal River:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7519625/Girl-14-dies-charging-phone-explodes-pillow-Kazakhstan.html
http://www.news18.com/news/buzz/teen-dies-of-battery-explosion-after-going-to-sleep-listening-to-music-on-charging-phone-2329925.html
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10032279/schoolgirl-14-killed-sleep-exploding-smartphone-listening-music-device-charging/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/schoolgirl-dies-after-charging-phone-20332550

2019-09-30 - Auto salvage yard erupts in flame, fire gets huge, near Dock Street along the River Tees in Middlesbrough (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/live-updates-blaze-breaks-out-17006055
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17936730.large-fire-land-near-middlesbrough-college/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-middlesborough-fire-huge-flames-20341099
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1184509/Middlesbrough-fire-latest-explosion-Middlesbrough-college
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-49881933

2019-09-30 - Underground electrical explosion and fire blow manhole cover off in Taunton (Massachusetts):
http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20190930/manhole-explosion-is-tauntons-fourth-in-less-than-three-years

Quote: "This is at least the seventh manhole fire TMLP has experienced since 1985, with four of those occurring in just the past three years."

2019-09-30 - Wildfires continue raging in Indonesia, haze causing respiratory problems:
http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/asia/2019/09/hide-horror-indonesias-haze-190928041615504.html

2019-09-30 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits  Lake Forsyth (New Zealand):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20191001-69794-NZL

Quote: "It's the earliest seasonal algal bloom warning issued for Lake Forsyth in more than 10 years."

2019-09-30 - Thousands of ships fitted with 'cheat devices' to divert poisonous pollution into sea:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/shipping-pollution-sea-open-loop-scrubber-carbon-dioxide-environment-a9123181.html
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/09/29/thousands-of-ships-fitted-with-cheat-devices-to-divert-poisonous-pollution-into-sea/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=12272483



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