The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.
A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.
Category: Variety Pack
2019-10-27 - Wildfire grows to 50,000 acres outside coastal San Francisco (California), 180,000 people evacuated, governor declares statewide emergency:
http://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/us/california-power-outages-fires-sunday/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/california-wildfires-winds-gavin-newsom-state-of-emergency-evacuations
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/180-000-under-evacuation-two-major-wildfires-flank-california-n1072551
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2019/10/27/the-latest-evacuations-historic-winds-in-california-fire.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-wildfires-evacuation-latest-power-outage-location-wine-country-a9173466.html
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-27/blackouts-take-effect-across-northern-california-as-kincade-fire-grows-winds-kick-up
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/10/27/kincade-fire-evacuations-hurricane-force-diablo-winds-burning-homes/
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/California-Gov-Gavin-Newsom-declares-a-statewide-14566329.php
2019-10-27 - Two wildfires break out in coastal Vallejo (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/200-acre-fire-in-vallejo-85-contained-evacuations-lifted
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-27/major-fire-breaks-out-at-carquinez-bridge-in-vallejo-interstate-80-closed
2019-10-27 - Wildfires continue burning across Queensland and New South Wales (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/bushfires-continue-to-rage-in-nsw-and-queensland/news-story/92fab9b645eeaf9984d99faac1887b51
http://www.sott.net/article/422796-Bushfires-continue-to-rage-in-New-South-Wales-and-Queensland-Australia
2019-10-27 - Landfill fire breaks out near McPherson (Kansas):
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Firefighters-warn-of-toxic-substances-in-McPherson-landfill-fire--563959001.html
http://www.kake.com/clip/14938488/mcpherson-landfill-catches-on-fire-put-out-several-hours-later
Quote: "This is the second fire in one week for the McPherson landfill and it's all hands on deck to get a handle on the situation."
2019-10-27 - Landfill fire breaks out on Launders Lane in Rainham (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2019/october/fire-at-disused-landfill-site-rainham/
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/rainham-fires-at-landfill-sites-1-6344646
2019-10-27 - Three transit buses destroyed by fire shortly before 1 AM while parked at facility in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://patch.com/florida/miami/fire-sweeps-through-3-miami-dade-buses
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article236718923.html
http://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/firefighters-extinguish-multiple-miami-dade-buses-that-caught-fire/
Quote: "Three Miami-Dade County buses were engulfed in flames shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, forcing firefighters to cut through a fence to pull a fire hose on the local government vehicles. Crews arrived at the scene near NW 33rd Avenue and NW 38th Street, under the Metrorail station, and found three parked buses inside the gated yard that had caught fire. No one was inside the vehicles and no one was injured, according to Miami Dade Fire Rescue."
Note: These are the 530th, 531st and 532nd buses to burn in 2019...
2019-10-27 - Three cars go up in flames while parked near airport, fire spreads to three warehouses, in coastal Dubai (UAE):
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/multiple-car-fire-breaks-out-near-dubai-airport-1.860297
Quote: "A fire erupted in three cars and spread to three warehouses near Dubai International Airport on Sunday."
2019-10-27 - US military could collapse within 20 years due to climate change, says report commissioned by the Pentagon:
http://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbmkz8/us-military-could-collapse-within-20-years-due-to-climate-change-report-commissioned-by-pentagon-says
http://www.climatedepot.com/2019/10/24/claim-pentagon-commissioned-report-u-s-military-could-collapse-within-20-years-due-to-climate-change/
http://www.energycentral.com/c/gr/pentagon-says-it-concerned-about-total-collapse-power-grid
Quote: "According to a new U.S. Army report, Americans could face a horrifically grim future from climate change involving blackouts, disease, thirst, starvation and war. The study found that the US military itself might also collapse. This could all happen over the next two decades, the report notes."
Note: Given how quickly the biosphere is now collapsing and how quickly the climate is now destabilizing, I'd say two decades sounds downright optimistic!
2019-10-27 - Judge, man, goes for jog and has 'medical incident', in critical condition, in Abilene (Texas):
http://ktxs.com/news/local/326th-district-court-judge-paul-rotenberry-in-critical-condition
Quote: "Rotenberry's family says he was jogging on the Lunsford Trail at ACU when he suffered a 'medical incident' around 12:30 p.m. Saturday."
2019-10-27 - Woman has 'medical incident' and feels dizzy at beach in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-updates-emergency-services-respond-3472027
Quote: "Emergency services have responded to a medical incident at Exmouth beach this afternoon, coastguards have confirmed. It is understood police, coastguard and paramedics were all called to the scene at Orcombe Point just after 1pm. The alarm was raised after an elderly woman started to feel dizzy and those around her called 999."
2019-10-27 - Five boats, 3 forklifts and UTV destroyed by fire at boat business on Woodruff Avenue in Idaho Falls (Idaho):
http://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/large-fire-at-precision-boats/article_8805b940-f916-11e9-a09a-9b54b2754b7b.html
http://www.eastidahonews.com/2019/10/more-than-750000-in-damage-at-precision-boats-during-sunday-afternoon-fire/
http://www.postregister.com/news/local/fire-at-precision-boats-causes-more-than-k-in-damages/article_2b662181-dfb3-5055-8d3d-759c1e9b7df0.html
http://www.localnews8.com/news/structure-fire-in-idaho-falls/1136238047
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/dealerships/idaho-dealer-loses-boats-in-fire
Quote: "According to employees, there were five boats, three forklifts, one UTV and multiple tools inside the service area. Firefighters made an aggressive attack on the fire and were able to quickly extinguish the fire and keep it from spreading into the showroom or surrounding structures. However, the contents of the service area and that section of the building were a complete loss."
2019-10-27 - Boat bursts into flame near coastal Dawesville (Australia):
http://www.communitynews.com.au/mandurah-coastal-times/news/electrical-fault-causes-boat-fire/
Note: These are the 887th, 888th, 889th, 890th, 891st and 892nd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-10-27 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on US 101 in Woodland Hills (California):
http://www.lafd.org/alert/tank-truck-fire-10272019-inc0349
2019-10-27 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame while parked inside machine shed in Petrolia (Canada):
http://blackburnnews.com/sarnia/sarnia-news/2019/10/27/crews-battle-combine-fire-petrolia/
2019-10-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M18 near Bramley (Britain):
http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,hgv-lorry-blaze-on-m18-southbound-near-bramley-was-accidental_33940.htm
Note: These are the 1901st, 1902nd and 1903rd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-10-27 - RV bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at home in West Cocoa (Florida), near the coast:
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2019/10/rv-totally-destroyed-in-blaze-in-west-cocoa-quick-action-of-bcfr-engine-44-saves-home/
2019-10-27 - Two RVs destroyed by fire while parked at deer camp in Breckenridge (Texas):
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/breckenridge-fire-department-warns-hunters-after-2-rvs-burned-down-in-a-deer-camp/
2019-10-27 - RV bursts into flame on Front Road in LaSalle (Canada), 1 injured:
http://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/update-one-person-injured-in-lasalle-vehicle-fire-1.10129452
http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/10/27/one-person-injured-following-vehicle-fire-lasalle/
Note: These are the 384th, 385th, 386th and 387th RVs to burn in 2019...
2019-10-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Third Avenue South in Billings (Montana):
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/billings-police-department-investigating-sunday-morning-vehicle-fire/article_bd4987a4-f887-5f7f-acf0-88faddbde1bf.html
2019-10-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at rest stop along Route 195 in coastal Wareham (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/fire-guts-pickup-truck-in-wareham/
http://www.capecodtoday.com/article/2019/10/27/249734-Wareham-Firefighters-Extinguish-Car-Fire
2019-10-27 - Car bursts into flame in Onibury, Craven Arms (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/78343
2019-10-27 - Car bursts into flame on Coventry Avenue in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Coventry Avenue, Cambridge Road, Grimsby. Sun 27 Oct 2019 18:58 (No:23914) Fire involving one car. Fire Service used one hose reel and breathing apparatus to extinguish."
2019-10-27 - Car bursts into flame at 3:35 AM on Newhaven Terrace in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Newhaven Terrace, Grimsby. Sun 27 Oct 2019 03:35 (No:23842) Car fire. One hose reel in use."
2019-10-27 - Car bursts into flame at 12:26 AM on the A41 near Aston Clinton (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/
Quote: "Sunday 27 October, 12.26am Car fire, A41, near Aston Clinton. One appliance and crew from Aylesbury attended. Firefighters used one hose reel, one set of breathing apparatus and a toolkit."
2019-10-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Route 8 in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-reported-on-Route-8-southbound-in-14566147.php
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-reported-on-Route-8-southbound-in-14566147.php
http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-reported-on-Route-8-southbound-in-14566147.php
http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-reported-on-Route-8-southbound-in-14566147.php
2019-10-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M5 near Clevedon (Britain):
http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/live-updates-vehicle-fire-partially-3473385
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/live-updates-vehicle-fire-partially-3473385
2019-10-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Walton Street in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Walton Street, Hull. Sun 27 Oct 2019 18:16 (No:23898) Vehicle fire. One hose reel in use."
2019-10-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 12:28 AM on Durham Street in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Durham Street, Hull. Sun 27 Oct 2019 00:28 (No:23829) Fire within engine compartment of vehicle. One hose reel, one breathing apparatus and one dry power fire extinguisher in use."
2019-10-27 - Rideable toy car bursts into flame in coastal Helensvale (Australia):
http://7news.com.au/news/qld/toy-car-bursts-into-flames-on-the-gold-coast-c-527677
2019-10-27 - SUV and garage destroyed by fire at home in Brookville (Kansas):
http://www.salina.com/news/20191028/fire-destroys-garage-suv-in-brookville
http://www.ksal.com/garage-fire-destroys-suv-jukeboxes/
2019-10-27 - Barn destroyed by fire on Preston Lane near Stogumber (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51263&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2019-10-27 - Barn full of hay destroyed by fire on Rocky Lane in Buckfastleigh (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51266&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2019-10-27 - Lawnmower business devastated by huge fire on Eby Road in Creston (Ohio):
http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/20191027/updated-maibach-saw-shop-destroyed-in-fire
2019-10-27 - Businesses and apartments go up in flames at 2:45 AM on Laurel Avenue in Madeira (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/article/fd-firefighter-injured-businesses-damaged-by-fire-in-downtown-madeira/29600507
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/madeira/maderia-apartment-fire-injures-firefighter-damages-nearby-properties
2019-10-27 - Mobile home heavily damaged by fire on Magnolia Drive in Champaign (Illinois), nobody there:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/none-hurt-in-afternoon-blaze/article_80e4e2e6-2e0d-58d7-93a0-34c869af66a0.html
2019-10-27 - Home damaged by fire on Bay Street in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://www.wnem.com/news/couple-pets-safe-after-a-structure-fire-in-saginaw/article_12b2cf16-f8bc-11e9-bed1-f36f9768f0ad.html
2019-10-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Crownsville (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/10/28/2-people-2-dogs-displaced-in-crownsville-fire/
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2019/10/crownsville-fire-displaces-2-along-with-their-dogs/
Quote: "One firefighter was taken to the hospital with a medical issue during the fire."
2019-10-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Booth Avenue in Cantonment (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2019/10/fire-heavily-damages-cantonment-home
2019-10-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Port Orchard (Washington):
http://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/17-fire-units-needed-to-extinguish-fire-at-port-orchard-residence/
2019-10-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 2:45 AM in coastal Corner Brook (Canada):
http://www.thelabradorvoice.ca/news/provincial/two-escape-burning-home-in-corner-brook-early-sunday-morning-368989/
http://www.thepacket.ca/news/provincial/two-escape-burning-home-in-corner-brook-early-sunday-morning-368989/
2019-10-27 - Home under renovation heavily damaged by fire in Wichita (Kansas), nobody there:
http://www.kake.com/story/41237269/investigators-search-for-cause-of-vacant-house-fire
2019-10-27 - Two homes go up in flames in the wee hours in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/article/west-side-fire-damages-two-homes
2019-10-27 - Deadly fire destroys home in New Iberia (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.iberianet.com/breaking_news/one-victim-found-in-saturday-afternoon-fire-in-new-iberia/article_9d926c56-f86f-11e9-af8a-d3b0ed346dd3.html
2019-10-27 - Vacant building burns on South Main Street in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/temple-fd-responds-to-fire-inside-vacant-church/500-1765281c-f698-421e-9255-d3a7acf0b140
2019-10-27 - Humpback whale washes ashore dead at beach in Island Beach State Park (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2019/10/27/whale-sea-turtle-wash-onto-jersey-shore-beaches/2481185001/
2019-10-27 - Two brothers, 30 and 15, die in canal in Karnataka (India):
http://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/karnataka-two-brothers-drown-in-canal20191027115450/
2019-10-27 - Man and his son, 38 and 7, die in the water at beach in coastal Abu Dhabi (UAE):
http://gulfnews.com/uae/emirati-man-38-and-seven-year-old-son-drown-off-abu-dhabi-1.1572180965214
2019-10-27 - Girl, 8, dies after being pulled from swimming pool at beachside hotel at Diani Beach (Kenya):
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001347226/wedding-joy-turns-to-tears-as-girl-drowns-in-hotel-pool
2019-10-27 - Man, 22, goes into cardiac arrest on passenger plane and dies after landing in Patna (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/patna/bihar-youth-suffers-cardiac-arrest-mid-air-dies/articleshow/71785567.cms
Quote: "A 22-year-old youth died after suffering cardiac arrest while traveling in budget carrier SpiceJet flight from Hyderabad to Patna on Sunday morning."
2019-10-27 - Firefighter, man, 48, has 'medical emergency' at training facility, dies shortly later, in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Firefighter-Dies-After-Suffering-Medical-Emergency-563955361.html
http://wjla.com/news/local/award-winning-dc-firefighter-dies-after-a-medical-emergency
Quote: "A 48-year-old firefighter died in Sunday days after suffering a medical emergency at the D.C. Fire and EMS training facility in Southwest, fire officials confirm to News4."
2019-10-27 - Man in his 20s drops dead on street in Lincoln (Nebraska):
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Mans-body-found-on-Lincoln-sidewalk-563952661.html
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-police-investigating-body-found-on-downtown-lincoln-sidewalk/article_02e859cf-49f6-5153-ae6d-682f2e82790a.html
2019-10-27 - Man drops dead along Sue Ella Court in Townville (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/article/upstate-man-found-dead-after-being-reported-missing/29603498
http://www.foxcarolina.com/investigations/deputies-missing-man-found-dead-in-townville/article_4d127d5a-f925-11e9-814a-a79657118720.html
2019-10-27 - Man, 27, slumps over dead in car near St. George (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/2019/10/27/deputies-investigating-body-found-car-dorchester-county/
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/man-found-dead-in-vehicle-in-dorchester-county-authorities-investigating
http://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/coroner-identifies-man-found-dead-inside-a-car-near-st-george/
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/body-found-slumped-over-wheel-of-a-car-in-dorchester/article_a42718f0-f905-11e9-8e8c-23f3908ae376.html
2019-10-27 - Man, 40 to 50, found dead in Lake Michigan near Navy Pier in Chicago (Illinois):
http://wgntv.com/2019/10/28/body-of-man-pulled-from-lake-michigan-near-navy-pier/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/27/20934910/body-washed-up-montrose-harbor
2019-10-27 - Man, 73, gravedigger, found dead in the water at beach in coastal Embacadere on the island of Trinidad:
http://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/gravedigger-drown-during-weekly-swim-page/article_7455ea48-f92d-11e9-a263-4720ce5966f5.html
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/grave-digger-drowns-on-the-way-to-church-6.2.971858.360f912262
2019-10-27 - Man, 47, dies while diving off beach in coastal El Portús (Spain):
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/2019/10/29/diver-drowned-in-cartagena/
http://murciatoday.com/diver-dies-in-the-mediterranean-at-the-beach-of-el-port%C3%BAs_1162022-a.html
2019-10-27 - Small plane disappears after departing from Novato (California):
http://abc7news.com/society/sf-nurse-and-friend-disappear-during-plane-trip-to-californias-lost-coast/5654399/
2019-10-27 - Small plane crashes near Highway 61 in White Bear Lake (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/pilot-hospitalized-after-crash-in-white-bear-lake/89-980b02eb-70a0-4c37-9e28-4f066d41b89a
http://kstp.com/news/1-person-injured-after-small-plane-crash-hit-tree-white-bear-lake-south-of-hugo/5535788/
http://www.twincities.com/2019/10/27/report-pilot-injured-in-small-plane-crash-near-white-bear-lake/
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/10/27/pilot-injured-after-crashing-his-plane-in-northeast-metro/
2019-10-27 - Small plane crashes in coastal Port Orange (Florida), 2 injured:
http://www.wesh.com/article/2-hurt-plane-crash-lands-port-orange/29602298
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20191027/airplane-crashes-at-spruce-creek-fly-in-airport-2-taken-to-hospital
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/plane-crash-in-daytona-beach-sends-2-to-hospital
2019-10-27 - Small plane crashes into field in LeRoy (New York), 4 injured:
http://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/us/plane-crash-leroy-new-york/index.html
http://pix11.com/2019/10/27/4-injured-in-small-plane-crash-at-upstate-new-york-airport/
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/public-safety/2019/10/27/small-airplane-crash-at-le-roy-airport
http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/small-airplane-crashes-at-leroy-airport/71-2d322cb1-b571-4527-a8f4-9636426464c0
http://www.wfsb.com/news/hospitalized-in-small-plane-crash-in-upstate-new-york/article_3e130f14-3bed-584f-9e3f-bff67f598247.html
http://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-in-genesee-county
2019-10-27 - Small plane makes emergency landing on I-75 in Calhoun (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-gordon-county/dkjFpvVOBjkIvlVYiJTe3I/
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/light-plane-makes-emergency-landing-i-75-offramp-calhoun/85-9a3d84f3-1ce1-43be-a731-1cff9618b751
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i-75-in-gordon-county/1002134885
2019-10-27 - Small plane crashes near Jenkins Road in Weddell (Australia), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/man-dies-in-darwin-plane-crash-report/news-story/508751b9321456be9be08bc6c984e29c
2019-10-27 - Helicopter crashes southeast of Succor Creek State Natural Area (Oregon), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://q13fox.com/2019/10/28/man-killed-in-oregon-helicopter-crash-daughter-survives/
http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-killed-in-oregon-helicopter-crash/283-1a8ba5c0-c01a-4f33-a0da-03030989a9e8
2019-10-27 - Two passenger buses collide near coastal Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2 killed, 55 injured:
http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-de-janeiro/collision-between-two-buses-leave-two-dead-and-55-injured-near-petropolis-rio-state/
2019-10-27 - SUV veers off road, crashes into tree, near coastal Wiscasset (Maine), 1 injured:
http://lcnme.com/currentnews/suv-crashes-into-fence-tree-near-wiscasset-village/
Quote: "The cause of the crash is unknown, but it may have been a medical issue, according to Hoepner. The vehicle behind the Audi, a black GMC SUV, saw the other SUV swerve before leaving the road."
2019-10-27 - Pickup truck veers off road, crashes into tree, on Cherry Brook Road in Canton (Connecticut), 1 killed:
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-canton-fatal-accident-20191028-zczjp7cqmvbw7aghzljeqbb7mu-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/news/man-killed-in-one-car-crash-in-canton/article_80a244fc-f916-11e9-ba29-07665cea89a2.html
http://www.wtnh.com/news/1-dead-after-truck-hits-a-tree-on-cherry-brook-road-in-canton/
2019-10-27 - Car veers off road at 6:35 AM, crashes into tree, bursts into flame, in Harper Woods (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/speeding-driver-in-harper-woods-dies-after-vehicle-strikes-tree-catches-fire
2019-10-27 - Lightning strikes kill 4 people in South Africa:
http://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/kwazulu-natal/lightning-strike-kills-four-in-kzn-36116840
http://www.sott.net/article/422766-Lightning-strikes-kill-4-in-South-Africa
2019-10-27 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Adamawa State (Nigeria), 40 villages submerged:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20191027-70025-NGA
2019-10-27 - Five asteroids flew by on Friday, one twice as big as the Empire State Building:
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tech/4878302/five-asteroids-will-skim-past-earth-today-and-one-is-twice-as-big-as-the-empire-state-building/
http://www.sott.net/article/422722-Incoming-Five-asteroids-flew-past-Earth-Friday-one-twice-as-big-as-Empire-State-Building
2019-10-27 - Mysterious unmanned X-37B space plane lands in Florida after record 780 days in orbit:
http://www.cnet.com/news/mysterious-x-37b-space-plane-lands-after-record-780-days-in-orbit/
http://www.ktvq.com/news/national-news/air-force-spaceplane-returns-to-earth-after-780-day-mission
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-x-37b-spaceplane-returns-to-earth-after-780-day-mission/
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/air-forces-secretive-x-37b-spaceplane-lands-after-record-718-days-in-orbit-2019-10-27
http://www.wesh.com/article/air-force-spaceplane-lands-cape-canaveral-sonic-boom/29601878
http://www.space.com/x-37b-space-plane-otv5-lands-after-780-days.html
2019-10-27 - North Korea says it's running out of patience with US:
http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-running-patience-010305513.html
2019-10-27 - The universe is expanding faster than scientists thought, a study confirms, a 'crisis in cosmology' that could require a 'new physics':
http://www.yahoo.com/news/universe-expanding-faster-scientists-thought-121100457.html
Mornin' Jonny, Fran, Mike D., Tom N., LL, Terry, FezzedOne, Panther and all readers of JJFH today.
ReplyDeleteGrimsby and Hull in the news with a two-fer. This day was small planes becomes smoking piles day!
Good thing some kid wasn't riding that mobile toy that burst into flame. At least they wouldn't have fried electronic door Illustrates that there is now NO SAFE PLACE ON THE PLANET.
BLACK BEAR NEWS: Oil Spills Bring Brazilian Thrills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CgYQvtpFBk [~ 10.5 min.]
[Kevin has a 2nd ~ 4 min. video of him driving around to show people what it's like in LA during the fires, if interested.]
Swainson's thrush from North America spotted in Shetland, Scotland after a wrong turn
https://www.sott.net/article/422828-Swainsons-thrush-from-North-America-spotted-in-Shetland-Scotland-after-a-wrong-turn
One of the rarest species of visiting birds to Britain has turned up on Shetland when it should have been on its way to South America.
A Swainson's thrush, classed as "mega rare" in the UK, landed at Lerwick on Sunday, having taken a wrong turn. Instead of being in jungle it found itself several thousand miles off course in a wintry garden. [more]
Floods trap over 100 villages in northeast Nigeria
https://www.sott.net/article/422827-Floods-trap-over-100-villages-in-northeast-Nigeria
Muhammad Sulaiman, head of the state emergency management agency, described the current flood situation as the worst ever experienced in the state. [more]
Cyclone Kyarr, the strongest storm on Earth, is breaking all sorts of records
https://www.sott.net/article/422824-Cyclone-Kyarr-the-strongest-storm-on-Earth-is-breaking-all-sorts-of-records
Cyclone Kyarr rapidly intensified over the weekend, going from the equivalent of a Category 2 to Category 4 storm in just six hours on Saturday.
It's currently packing winds of around 150 mph, putting it on the high end of Category 4. That makes it a "super cyclonic storm," according to the Indian Meteorological Department. It's also the first such system to form in the Arabian Sea since June 2007's Cyclone Gonu.
During its rapid intensification, Kyarr's pressure bombed out to 915 millibars. The lower the pressure, generally the more intense the storm. And in the case of Kyarr, the 915 millibar reading set a new record for Arabian Sea cyclones (a 1999 cyclone that formed on the other side of the Indian Ocean holds the all-time low pressure record for the basin).
Beyond individual superlatives, Kyarr also pushed the Indian Ocean to set a record for its most intense cyclone season on record. Scientists use a metric known as accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) to take a big picture view of cyclone seasons. ACE essentially adds up the windspeed measurements from all storms in the basin over time, giving a clearer metric than just the number of storms of how intense a season was. In the case of the Indian Ocean, ACE is up to 53.9 or more than five times the normal ACE for this time of year. It also represents a record for the most intense Indian Ocean cyclone season on record. [more]
Philippines hit by 6.6-magnitude earthquake, two weeks after deadly tremor in same region
https://www.sott.net/article/422823-Philippines-hit-by-6-6-magnitude-earthquake-two-weeks-after-deadly-tremor-in-same-region
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Tuesday, geologists said, injuring people and damaging buildings while sending terrified locals fleeing into the streets as schools and offices opened for the day.
The shallow tremor hit the island of Mindanao in the same region where a deadly quake struck earlier this month, the US Geological Survey said, adding there was no tsunami threat.
[more]
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Tuesday, 29 October 2019
ReplyDeleteThe role of geoengineering in the California fires
Aluminum Dust from Geoengineering Fueling Super Wildfires According to Author
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-role-of-geoengineering-in.html
While researching for his new novel, author Denis Mills discovered an alarming link between chemtrails and the super wildfires.
The author discovered that unprecedented levels of aluminum and barium nanodust, primary components in chemtrails, both of which are incendiary, are fueling the ferocity of the super wildfires. [more]
The California fires - 28 October, 2019
Smoke and flames coming up out of sewers in California fires
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-california-fires-28-october-2019.html
[article contains this video]
PG&E to Shut Off Power to 1.8 Million in California - LIVE COVERAGE [~ 106 min.]
First pictures of methane fountain in Eastern Siberia
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/10/first-pictures-of-methane-fountain-in.html
First pictures and video of the largest methane fountain so
far discovered in the Arctic Ocean
Subsea permafrost thaws faster than previously thought, Russian scientists say. [more; where have i heard that before?]
[this is from Monday, i missed these]
On the sixth mass extinction
Jeff Rense & Tod Hunter Foulk - Dreadful Extinction Of Bugs & Birds In Pacific NW
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/10/on-sixth-mass-extinction.html [~ 44.75 min.]
More from the California fires
CA Fires Update: More Homes Destroyed, Evacs, More Outages Coming, Escaping Burning Freeway, Cars
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/10/more-from-california-fires.html [incl.~ 36.75 min. video]
Horrific day for Californians trying to escape the Valleajo fire, driving off the freeway, running from burning cars. The same DEW signatures are seen in the Vallejo fire that we have seen in previous CA fires. [more; incl. 2 more shorter vids]
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Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrities-flee-multimillion-dollar-homes-033454083.html
A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least five multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee in the middle of the night. [more]
Shark bites 2 British men on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
https://www.yahoo.com/news/official-says-shark-bites-2-024240565.html
A shark bit off a British tourist's foot and mauled another's leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said.
The men had been on a snorkeling tour in the Whitsunday Islands when they were attacked, tour organizer ZigZag Whitsundays said.
Officials did not immediately release the men's names but said they were 22 and 28 years old. [more]
World unprepared for impact of climate change on mountain water supplies - experts
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world-unprepared-impact-climate-change-111930713.html
Mountain-sourced water supplies, which provide about half of all drinking water worldwide, is becoming more unpredictable as warmer temperatures melt glaciers and change precipitation patterns and river levels, affecting countries unevenly.[more]
China's ocean waste surges 27% in 2018: ministry
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-ocean-waste-surges-27-054529081.html
China dumped a total of 200.7 million cubic meters of waste into its coastal waters in 2018, a 27% rise on the previous year and the highest level in at least a decade, the country's environment ministry said on Tuesday.
The majority of the waste was dumped in the delta regions of the Yangtze and Pearl rivers, both major industrial zones on China's eastern coast, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) said. [more]
Prolonged Missouri River flooding could last all winter
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prolonged-missouri-river-flooding-could-164836527.html
Flooding along the Missouri River has stretched on for seven months in places and could endure through the winter, leaving some Upper Midwest farmland and possibly some homes encased in ice.
There are several reasons for the flooding, including high levels along the river, saturated ground and broken levees. And with forecasters predicting a wetter-than-normal winter, it's possible flooding could continue in some places all the way until spring, when the normal flood season begins.
"There's no end in sight. None at all," said Tom Bullock, who hasn't been able to live in his northwestern Missouri home since March because floodwaters cut off access to it. [more]
U.S. Winter-Wheat Acres Set to Drop to Lowest in 110 Years
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prolonged-missouri-river-flooding-could-164836527.html
Experts question study claiming to pinpoint birthplace of all humans
https://www.sott.net/article/422819-Experts-question-study-claiming-to-pinpoint-birthplace-of-all-humans
Whales and dolphins found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/10/28/whales-and-dolphins-found-in-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-for-the-first-time/
Swarm of sea urchins wreaks destruction on US West Coast
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2019/10/24/swarm-of-sea-urchins-wreaks-destruction-on-us-west-coast/
A recent count found 350 million purple sea urchins on one Oregon reef alone — more than a 10,000% increase since 2014. And in Northern California, 90% of the giant bull kelp forests have been devoured by the urchins, perhaps never to return. [more]
Pineapple Express brings record temperatures to Alaska
https://strangesounds.org/2019/10/alaska-pineapple-express-atmospheric-river-high-temperatures.html
Anchorage broke a daily temperature record on Monday, hitting a balmy 54 degrees mid-afternoon.
The “Pineapple Express” phenomenon has also led to unseasonably warm weather in a broad swath of Southwest and Western Alaska and could lead to a rare Anchorage snowsuit-free Halloween. [more]
The North Atlantic’s mystery spot
https://strangesounds.org/2019/10/north-atlantic-myster-spot-video.html
In NASA’s annual summary of global temperature rise, a field of warming reds and yellows is broken by a persistent cold blue spot in the North Atlantic. [more; ~ 6 min. video]
[lying by omission, sack of shit] Climatologist Michael Mann of Penn State University explains that this phenomenon may be an indication that the North Atlantic current, part of a larger global ocean circulation, is slowing down. [more]
[last part follows]
Kincade Fire burned into the footprints of two 2017 fires
ReplyDeletehttps://wildfiretoday.com/2019/10/29/kincade-fire-burned-into-the-footprints-of-two-2017-fires/
Critical to extremely critical fire weather predicted for southern California
https://wildfiretoday.com/2019/10/29/critical-to-extremely-critical-fire-weather-predicted-for-southern-california/
In areas of northern California a Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 8 a.m. PDT Tuesday until 4 p.m. PDT Wednesday.
[more]
ONE-IN-A-MILLION CATCH! Extremely rare purple lobster caught in Maine
https://strangesounds.org/2019/10/purple-lobster-maine-pictures.html
An extremely rare purple lobster has been caught off the coast of Winter Harbor (Maine)
According to specialists, this is a one-in-a-million catch. [more]
[from Mon.]
OMG! The Getty Fire is looking like lava
https://strangesounds.org/2019/10/getty-fire-lava-videos-pictures.html
This apocalyptic scene of the Getty Fire looking like lava was shot early this morning around 3 am on the west side of the 405, a half-mile north of Getty Center! [more]
UPDATE 3-California regulator to probe utilities' mass power outages aimed at preventing fires
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-california-regulator-investigate-utilities-002825398.html
California regulators said on Monday they will open a formal probe of whether utilities violated any rules by cutting power to millions of residents for days as a precaution during recent periods of high winds and heightened wildfire risks.
The announcement did not single out any utilities by name, but the bulk of "public safety power shut-offs" under scrutiny were implemented by Pacific Gas and Electric Co, a unit of PG&E Corp, California's largest investor-owned utility.
PG&E filed for bankruptcy in January, citing $30 billion in civil liability from major wildfires sparked by its equipment in 2017 and 2018, including last year's Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and incinerated most of the Northern California town of Paradise. That fire ranks as the state's deadliest on record. [more]
Death toll in southern Philippines earthquake rises to seven
https://www.yahoo.com/news/magnitude-6-6-earthquake-strikes-012723048.html
The death toll from a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, disaster and police officials said on Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to jolt many parts of Mindanao. [more]
Large green meteor fireball widely observed flying over Ireland
https://www.sott.net/article/422826-Large-green-meteor-fireball-widely-observed-flying-over-Ireland
Multiple Houses on Fire After Plane Crashes in New Jersey
ReplyDeleteMultiple Houses on Fire After Plane Crashes in New Jersey
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/Houses-on-Fire-in-New-Jersey-After-Plane-Crash-564040161.html
The home impacted by the plane was completely engulfed in flames, but no one was home at the time, according to McCormac. A woman next door managed to escape, but her house sustained some damage. An additional home also suffered some damage. [more; news spot]
Far more people at risk of rising seas than feared -climate study
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/far-more-people-risk-rising-160000909.html
The study found that 300 million people are now living on land that is likely to flood at least once a year on average by mid-century without adequate sea defences, even if governments manage to make sharp cuts in emissions. [more; yep, too late!]
The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fight-stop-nestl-taking-americas-060012930.html
The network of clear streams comprising California’s Strawberry Creek run down the side of a steep, rocky mountain in a national forest two hours east of Los Angeles. Last year Nestlé siphoned 45m gallons of pristine spring water from the creek and bottled it under the Arrowhead Water label.
Though it’s on federal land, the Swiss bottled water giant paid the US Forest Service and state practically nothing, and it profited handsomely: Nestlé Waters’ 2018 worldwide sales exceeded $7.8bn.
Conservationists say some creek beds in the area are now bone dry and once-gushing springs have been reduced to mere trickles. The Forest Service recently determined Nestlé’s activities left Strawberry Creek “impaired” while “the current water extraction is drying up surface water resources”. [more]
Halloween weather forecast is frightful for many: Rain, snow and cold predicted
https://www.yahoo.com/news/halloween-weather-forecast-frightful-many-133006014.html
An onslaught of rain, snow and cold will make for a frightful Halloween for many trick-or-treaters this Thursday, forecasters say.
A large storm system will bring soggy weather to much of the eastern U.S. on Halloween. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast from eastern Texas to the Southeast, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, weather.com said. [more]
Iran's thirsty energy industry runs up against water shortage
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/irans-thirsty-energy-industry-runs-060837798.html
The U.S. and China Need to Put Aside Their Rivalry and Focus on the Common Enemy: Climate Change
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-china-put-aside-rivalry-082346551.html
The U.S. worries that China has become a political and economic threat. China worries that the U.S. is attempting to constrain it. These concerns increasingly resemble a classic Cold War conflict.
Such security threats are misplaced. Trade wars and technology competition notwithstanding, there is one overarching global security concern that by its very nature should lead to collaboration and cooperation rather than Cold War antagonism: climate change. [more]
[next part follows]
Climate change protesters disrupt Australian mining conference
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-protesters-disrupt-australian-073934485.html
Australian police arrested more than 40 people outside an international mining conference on Tuesday after climate change protesters tried to block delegates from entering a convention centre.
Several hundred colourfully dressed demonstrators linked arms and changed slogans, leading to wild scenes as police tried to escort delegates into the conference, which included speakers from BHP Group and gold miner Newcrest.
"I'm terrified for my future," said Emma, a 22-year-old student from Adelaide, who said the industry should be ashamed of its behaviour.
"They have chosen time and time again to put profit before people, to displace communities, to pillage the earth." [more]
Illegal logging drops in Monarch butterfly wintering grounds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/monarch-butterflies-arriving-mexico-200959508.html
NCDEQ wins another round in Duke Energy coal-ash proceeding
https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/10/29/ncdeq-wins-another-round-in-duke-energy-coalash.html
Duke Energy Corp. has lost another round in its appeal of a state order to excavate the coal ash at all of its North Carolina coal plants. [more]
Australia's Shale Gas Dream Would Be Carbon Nightmare
https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/australias_shale_gas_dream_would_be_carbon_nightmare-28-oct-2019-160173-article
Opening up a potentially huge shale gas region in Australia’s Northern Territory would increase the country’s already-hefty greenhouse gas emissions making it a “particularly dangerous” contributor to climate change, according to a new study. [more]
Assange health and mental deterioration spur lawyers to ask Australian government for help
https://www.sott.net/article/422882-Assange-health-and-mental-deterioration-spur-lawyers-to-ask-Australian-government-for-help
Assange was due to be released on September 22 but was told at a court hearing last month he would be kept in jail because there were "substantial grounds" for believing he would abscond.
If the case goes to a series of appeals, Assange could remain in a UK jail until at least 2025. [more]
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Gulf Stream is 15% weaker, sea south of Greenland coldest in 1,000 years
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/422897-Gulf-Stream-is-15-weaker-sea-south-of-Greenland-coldest-in-1000-years
"We are 50 to a hundred years ahead of schedule with the slowdown of this ocean circulation pattern, relative to the models," according to Mann. "The more observations we get, the more sophisticated our models become, the more we're learning that things can happen faster, and with a greater magnitude, than we predicted just years ago." [more]
Deadly landslide after heavy rain in Peru
https://www.sott.net/article/422878-Deadly-landslide-after-heavy-rain-in-Peru
The landslide occurred in the Perené district, Chanchamayo province, late on 25 October, 2019. A short burst of heavy rain caused the landslide, sending mud, fallen trees and debris from surrounding hillsides onto the houses below.
[more]
Nearly two dozen gulls found dead, seriously injured in Port Canaveral, Florida
https://www.sott.net/article/422875-Nearly-two-dozen-gulls-found-dead-seriously-injured-in-Port-Canaveral-Florida
"Their wings were broken right off, torn off, compound open fractures," Pepe said. "So bizarre. It was very eerie for us."
[more; they have no idea how it happened]
[Grimsby had a two-fer on this day]
Grimsby, England residents report late-night 'deafening bang'
https://www.sott.net/article/422820-Grimsby-England-residents-report-late-night-deafening-bang
The noise was was heard at around 11pm last night, and there have been a number of theories about what may have caused it, ranging from a sonic boom to neighbours putting their bins out too loudly - although as it was heard from as far away as Waltham and Killingholme, the latter is unlikely.
One Scartho resident took to social media to say: "Did anyone just hear a loud bang? Was not a firework, sounded like some sort of explosion".
Another resident, who claimed to have bad hearing said: "I heard it up Scartho top, it was extremely loud and I'm deaf!"
[more]
Exploring the fourth dimension: Possible implications for consciousness and the paranormal
https://www.sott.net/article/422869-Exploring-the-fourth-dimension-Possible-implications-for-consciousness-and-the-paranormal
[covers a lot of topics - interesting read, if interested]
Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as U.S. coal decline continues
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/murray-energy-files-bankruptcy-u-145656802.html
Murray Energy Corp, one of the largest privately-held U.S. coal miners, whose founder is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, became the latest in a string of coal companies to file for bankruptcy on Tuesday as generators shift to cleaner-burning natural gas and renewable energy.' [more]
Boeing CEO accused of telling 'half-truths' in 737 MAX hearing
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boeing-ceo-face-tough-questions-101319705.html
Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg faced intense grilling by U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Tuesday over what the company knew about its MCAS stall-prevention system linked to two deadly crashes, and about delays in turning over internal 2016 messages that described erratic behavior of the software in a simulator.
The hearing, the highest-profile congressional scrutiny of commercial aviation safety in years, heaps pressure on a newly rejiggered Boeing senior management team fighting to repair trust with airline customers and passengers shaken by an eight-month safety ban on its 737 MAX following the crashes, which killed 346 people.
"You have told me half-truths over and over again," Senator Tammy Duckworth told Muilenburg, questioning why the manufacturer did not disclose more details about MCAS's lack of safeguards. "You have not told us the whole truth and these families are suffering because of it." [more]
Kate Beckinsale flees wildfires with all her pets
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kate-beckinsale-flees-wildfires-with-all-her-pets-095423858.html
[after hearing this, i wanted to call and offer her a room in my home, but my android phone mysteriously died today]
Kate Beckinsale refused to leave her pets behind as she fled her Los Angeles home in the early hours due to spreading wildfires.
The Underworld actress thanked her friends for coming to her rescue when her neighbourhood was evacuated at 3am, as she can’t drive and has four pets - including an epileptic cat - which she insisted on bringing with her.
Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 72, was also among those forced to flee in the middle of the night. [more]
[more below]
Women flash Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole at World Series, get banned from MLB indefinitely
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/women-flash-astros-pitcher-gerrit-181643151.html [45 sec. news blip - they don't show it]
Cyber attack on Asia ports could cost $110 billion: Lloyd's
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/cyber-attack-asia-ports-could-001142831.html
A cyber attack on Asian ports could cost as much as $110 billion, or half the total global loss from natural catastrophes in 2018, a Lloyd's of London-backed report said on Wednesday.
Cyber insurance is seen as a growth market by insurance providers such as Lloyd's, which specializes in covering commercial risks, although take-up in Europe and Asia remains far behind levels in the United States.
The worst-case scenario in the report was based on a simulated cyber attack disrupting 15 ports in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and China. Some 92% or $101 billion of the total estimated economic costs of such an attack are uninsured, Lloyd's said.
The figure was calculated by simulating the impact of a computer virus carried by ships and which scrambles cargo database records at the ports. [more]
The Boom Turns Into A Bust – Here are 14 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Steadily Weakening
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-boom-turns-into-a-bust-here-are-14-signs-that-the-u-s-economy-is-steadily-weakening
There should no longer be any doubt that the U.S. economy is slowing down, but most Americans still don’t realize what is happening because the major news networks are completely focused on the endless impeachment drama that is currently playing out in Washington. And without a doubt that is important, because it threatens to literally rip our entire nation in two. But meanwhile, economic activity has taken a very ominous turn. Hiring is slowing, consumer confidence is plunging, defaults on auto loans are rapidly escalating, the “transportation recession” continues to get deeper and it appears that the housing bubble is popping. Everywhere we turn, there are signs of economic trouble, and many are deeply concerned about what this will mean for us as we head into a pivotal election year in 2020. [more]