"If we pursue our present fatal path, you will drive the ignorant to support coups d'état at one moment, and swell the forces of street rioters at the next, and we shall be left exposed to the pitiless fury of irresponsible mobs trying to avenge themselves by looting among the ruins." -- Léon Gambetta
Friday, November 22, 2019
Event Update For 2019-11-21
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: Fires And Explosions
2019-11-21 - Passenger plane engine shoots flames and smoke, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20191122-70185-USA
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_1ac6f3e9-a8a5-5646-af1f-a9aaa4ac5d5a.html
http://abc7.com/flames-emit-from-plane-engine-makes-emergency-landing-lax/5711724/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-american-airlines-plane-spits-20932204
http://abc7chicago.com/flames-emit-from-plane-engine-makes-emergency-landing-lax/5711724/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7712673/Philippine-Airlines-777-makes-emergency-landing-Los-Angeles-airport.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/philippine-airlines-flight-to-manila-makes-emergency-landing-in-los-angeles
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/11/21/lax-flight-flames-fire-engine-philippine-airlines/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bcAuocsWjk
Quote: "A witness on the ground described 'bursts of flames' coming out of an engine. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said the plane returned and landed without incident. Television station ABC-7 in Los Angeles aired video of the plane after takeoff that showed flames and smoke coming out of the right engine."
Note: This is the 147th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...
2019-11-21 - Unknown fireball spotted in the sky over Polk County (Oregon):
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2019/11/21/deputies-investigating-large-fireball-fell-polk-county/4266933002/
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2019/11/police-investigating-large-fireball-seen-falling-out-of-the-sky-in-rural-polk-county.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/large-fireball-in-southwest-polk-county-remains-mystery/
http://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-large-fireball-salem-oregon-sighting-1473469
http://www.sott.net/article/424448-Large-fireball-in-the-sky-reported-in-Polk-County-Oregon
Quote: "Deputies still aren't sure what exactly was spotted blazing across the sky in southwest Polk County on Thursday afternoon. But one theory has been put to rest: 'It is not a plane,' said Lt. Dustin Newman with the Polk County Sheriff's Office."
2019-11-21 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, in Mandeville (Louisiana):
http://wgno.com/2019/11/21/750k-gallons-of-water-dumped-on-fire-at-mandeville-scrap-yard/
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/northshore/firefighters-battling-large-scrap-fire-off-highway-59/289-acd2c0a7-a9fe-4593-a0da-0717b47118a9
http://wgno.com/2019/11/21/massive-garbage-fire-in-mandeville/
http://www.facebook.com/stpfd4/posts/2839949876035937
Quote: "St. Tammany Parish firefighters are battling a large fire at a scrapyard in Mandeville Thursday morning. 'it's a debris pile of scrap metal,' said Mandeville Fire Chief Kenneth Moore."
2019-11-21 - Lumber yard goes up in flames at 11:30 PM on Presumpscot Street in coastal Portland (Maine):
http://www.centralmaine.com/2019/11/21/overnight-fire-damages-portland-lumber-yard/
http://www.wmtw.com/article/fire-burns-portland-lumberyard-maine-update-eldredge-lumber/29865721
http://www.wmur.com/article/fire-burns-portland-lumberyard-maine-update/29869751
2019-11-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame, truck crashes into home, home destroyed, on Carey's Run Pond Creek Road in West Portsmouth (Ohio):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Crews-fighting-house-fire-in-West-Portsmouth-Ohio-565311352.html
Quote: "We have more details about a fire that destroyed a home Thursday night in West Portsmouth. Firefighters say it actually started from a pickup truck fire. Two men in that pickup truck were coming over Dry Run Road when they noticed smoke. They opened the glove compartment, and flames engulfed the cab of the truck. Both men got out and ran to a neighbor's house where no one was home. They then ran to another home. While waiting for the fire department, the truck accelerated 'like a rocket' and crashed into that home. A woman and her parents were inside and able to get out of the garage as the house went up in flames."
2019-11-21 - Dozens of wildfires continue burning across the eastern coast of Australia, smoke sending people to hospitals:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=WF-20191108-70109-AUS
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/21/smoke-blankets-sydney-bush-fires-rage-eastern-australia/
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2019/nov/21/how-australias-bushfires-spread-mapping-the-nsw-and-queensland-fires
http://gulfnews.com/photos/news/smoke-blankets-sydney-as-wildfires-spread-across-australia-1.1574331269492
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/22/hazardous-air-quality-from-bushfire-smoke-triggers-spike-in-hospital-admissions
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/massive-australian-blazes-will-reframe-our-understanding-bushfire
http://watchers.news/2019/11/20/catastrophic-bushfire-conditions-in-australia-over-a-dozen-temperature-records-smashed/
http://time.com/5735660/sydney-bushfires/
Quote: "Firefighters battled against hundreds of bushfires across Australia's east coast on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up in new locations, triggering warnings that it was too late for some residents to evacuate. In Sydney, the country's most populous city, residents were urged to keep children indoors as thick smoke blanketed the city for the third consecutive day, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to address climate change issues."
Quote: "Indeed, Climate Analytics argue that Australia remains one of the world’s highest per capita carbon dioxide emitters. On a per capita basis, they argue, Australia’s carbon footprint, including exports, surpasses China, the U.S. and India."
2019-11-21 - Fireworks factory explodes and burns in coastal Sicily (Italy), 5+ killed:
http://news.sky.com/story/five-people-killed-in-explosion-at-fireworks-factory-in-sicily-11866146
http://www.startribune.com/explosion-at-italian-fireworks-factory-kills-5/565267382/
http://www.businessinsider.com/explosion-at-italian-fireworks-factory-kills-5-2019-11
http://www.thelocal.it/20191121/five-dead-in-sicily-firework-factory-explosion
http://www.thestate.com/news/business/national-business/article237612019.html
http://www.dailyprogress.com/business/wire/explosion-at-italian-fireworks-factory-kills/article_67a64b1a-a068-5ee6-8e60-b673256b2d42.html
2019-11-21 - Cargo ship 'Eurocargo Trieste' bursts into flame at 1:30 AM near coastal Livorno (Italy):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Eurocargo-Trieste-9131515.html
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/27793/ro-ro-eurocargo-trieste-fire-livorno/
http://www.msn.com/it-it/video/amici/ius-soli-e-ius-culturae-cosa-sono-20-11-2019/vi-BBX6gqC
http://www.livornotoday.it/cronaca/incendio-porto-livorno-nave-eurocargo-trieste-21-novembre-2019.html
http://www.primocanale.it/notizie/livorno-incendio-in-sala-macchine-fiamme-nel-cargo-diretto-a-savona-213459.html
http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/2019/11/22/fire-breaks-out-another-grimaldi-ship-N2EmjF8K3xL6HqRikIjk9M/index.html
http://gcaptain.com/grimaldi-vehicle-carrier-suffers-engine-room-fire-off-italy/
http://safety4sea.com/ro-ro-cargo-ship-catches-fire-off-tuscany/
http://www.lanazione.it/cronaca/incendio-motonave-1.4898194
Quote: "Ro-ro cargo ship EUROCARGO TRIESTE suffered fire in engine room soon after she left Livorno, Italy, at around 0130 UTC Nov 21. Engine room, according to reports, was sealed, fire fighting flooding system was activated. The ship was some 4 miles off Livorno, tugs took her back to port harbor, later she was moved out and kept outside port, with firefighting team or teams fighting fire or cooling hull, not clear."
2019-11-21 - Fishing vessel 'Loïc II' bursts into flame near coastal Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), crew abandons ship:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fvloic2-I693768.html
Quote: "On Nov 21, 2019, at 7.20 p.m. a fire broke out on board the 'Loïc II' off the coast of Boulogne. There were four sailors are on board. The CROSS Gris Nez was alerted and dispatched a Dauphin helicopter of the Navy base Le Touquet as well as the emergency tug 'Abeille Languedoc' and the SNSM boat 'President Jacques Huret'. At 7.35 p.m. the fishermen were hoisted aboard the helicopter. They had abandoned their ship and taken refuge in a life raft."
Note: These are the 940th and 941st boats/ships to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-11-21 - Freight train bursts into flame in Rayagada (India):
http://kalingatv.com/state/goods-train-wagon-catches-fire-in-odisha/
2019-11-21 - School bus bursts into flame and explodes on street near university in Hertfordshire (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-50504597/university-of-hertfordshire-crews-tackle-campus-bus-blaze
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/huge-explosion-heard-bus-catches-3562475
http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/bus-fire-near-university-of-hertfordshire-in-hatfield-1-6387328
Note: This is the 160th school bus to burn in 2019, and this is the 564th bus to burn in 2019...
2019-11-21 - Tour bus for Shane Smith & The Saints bursts into flame on street in Coleman (Texas):
http://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/music/tour-bus-catches-fire/269-6f423f82-abc6-4733-bb87-d85b8ef0177d
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/bands-tour-bus-destroyed-by-fire-in-coleman/
http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/total-loss-for-shane-smith-the-saints-after-bus-fire/
http://ktxs.com/news/local/video-bands-tour-bus-catches-fire-in-coleman-burns-down-to-shell
http://www.kcbd.com/2019/11/21/shane-smith-saints-tour-bus-burns-way-lubbock-still-playing-show/
http://www.kxxv.com/hometown/texas/shane-smith-the-saints-involved-in-bus-fire
http://twitter.com/ShaneSmithMusic/status/1197659189990039557
http://www.shanesmithmusic.com/
Quote: "A Texas band's tour was derailed Thursday when their bus caught on fire in Coleman. Shane Smith & The Saints were on their way to Lubbock for a show at Cook's Garage."
Note: This is the 565th bus to burn in 2019...
2019-11-21 - Tanker truck bursts into flame, fire spreads to several fracking tanks and fire truck, in Midland (Texas), 1 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20191121-70184-USA
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Midland-fire-truck-destroyed-in-todays-explosion-565293041.html
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Authorities-responding-to-fire-in-Southeast-Midland-565280921.html
http://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/21/reuters-america-update-2-fire-contained-at-texas-oilfield-site-one-critically-injured.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/texas-midland-fire/update-2-fire-contained-at-texas-oilfield-site-one-critically-injured-idUKL2N2811D7
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-midland-fire/one-critically-injured-after-fire-erupts-at-midland-texas-oilfield-operations-idUSKBN1XV2CY
2019-11-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 in Botetourt County (Virginia):
http://wset.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-of-i-81-in-botetourt-co
http://www.wfxrtv.com/news/traffic-alert-all-southbound-lanes-on-i-81at-mile-marker-171-are-shut-down-due-to-tractor-trailer-fire/
http://www.wsls.com/news/local/2019/11/21/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-i-81s-in-botetourt-county/
2019-11-21 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the A556 near Knutsford (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/chocolate-lorry-bursts-flames-fireball-17297385
http://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/lorry-fire-m56-tatton-park-17297417
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18052803.lorry-full-chocolate-catches-fire-near-m6/
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18052802.lorry-full-chocolate-catches-fire-near-m6/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-lorry-full-chocolate-bursts-20932225
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/firefighters-battle-huge-fire-near-17297515
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/a556-fire-lorry-full-chocolate-20932581
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/lorry-fire-knutsford
2019-11-21 - Tractor, vehicles, snow machines and barn destroyed by fire at 11:40 PM in Leavenworth (Washington), goat killed:
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/bavarian-barn-burned-in-late-night-fire/article_a9a0aef4-0c9c-11ea-a3c9-431e41f1020a.html
Quote: "Among the items kept inside the barn were vehicles, snow machines, a tractor and a goat. The goat did not survive, Plumb said."
Note: These are the 2021st, 2022nd, 2023rd and 2024th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2019...
2019-11-21 - RV bursts into flame on White Settlement Road in Weatherford (Texas), 2 injured:
http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/news/two-taken-to-hospital-following-rv-fire/article_01024b7c-0d64-11ea-be8b-17b8b2aacd5c.html
Note: This is the 419th RV to burn in 2019...
2019-11-21 - Van bursts into flame on road in Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/van-fire-causing-delays-major-sheffield-road-1319007
2019-11-21 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at home in Katy (Texas):
http://www.coveringkaty.com/news/car-fire-extinguished-before-it-could-burn-katy-house/article_48bb1724-0d45-11ea-b299-632151171812.html
2019-11-21 - SUV bursts into flame on Commonage Road in Vernon (Canada):
http://vernonmatters.ca/2019/11/20/update-car-fire-on-commonage-road/
2019-11-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at home on State Street South in Garfield (Minnesota):
http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/local/truck-fire-in-garfield/article_f75e94dc-0c81-11ea-b0f8-8369a4aa99af.html
2019-11-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on I-25 near Fountain (Colorado):
http://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/full-closure-on-northbound-i-25-before-mesa-ridge-parkway
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on North Lake Drive in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.wistv.com/2019/11/21/vehicle-fire-blocks-all-lanes-north-lake-drive-lexington/
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on Roosevelt Boulevard near I-76 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Roosevelt-Boulevard-I-76-Philadelphia--565293702.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/4218651-car-fire-causing-travel-issues-on-roosevelt-boulevard/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/southbound-lanes-of-roosevelt-boulevard-reopen-after-car-fire/vp-BBX90tv
http://www.fox29.com/news/car-fire-closes-southbound-lanes-on-roosevelt-boulevard
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame at gas station in Macon (Georgia):
http://41nbc.com/2019/11/21/car-fire-circle-k/
http://wgxa.tv/news/local/vehicle-in-flames-at-gas-pump-in-north-macon
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on Route 13 in Middletown (Delaware):
http://firststateupdate.com/2019/11/car-fire-shuts-down-route-13-sb-in-middletown/
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on the Orwell Bridge over the River Orwell near coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-50507913
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/orwell-bridge-a14-car-fire-video-1-6387899
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/orwell-bridge-a14-car-fire-video-1-6387899
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/orwell-bridge-car-westbound-closed-works-open-traffic-1-6388575
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/live-updates-orwell-bridge-a14-17295798
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Bickleigh (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51358&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on the A24 near Horsham (Britain):
http://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2994333/driver-uninjured-after-car-fire-leads-to-long-delays/
2019-11-21 - Car bursts into flame on Thynne's Lane in Mattishall (Britain):
http://www.derehamtimes.co.uk/news/car-fire-thynnes-lane-mattishall-1-6388199
2019-11-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Fortuneswell (street) in coastal Portland (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/vehicle-fire-fortuneswell-portland/
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/18052647.portland-a354-closed-firefighters-deal-car-fire/
2019-11-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame near the A419 in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/fire-vehicle-small-swindon-12/
2019-11-21 - Food trailer goes up in flames on Burnet Road in Austin (Texas):
http://www.kxan.com/top-stories/food-truck-catches-fire-in-central-austin/
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/fire-damages-food-truck-in-central-austin
Quote: "A food truck on Burnet Road in central Austin caught fire on Thursday night. It happened near Justin Lane around 7:45 p.m. The Austin Fire Department says it was accidental."
2019-11-21 - Tow truck, forklift and auto shop destroyed by fire just before 11 PM in Scranton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2019/11/22/fire-crews-battling-blaze-at-building-in-scranton/
Quote: "'Propane from the forklift, the tires from the big wrecker that blew out on the big wrecker inside, the tires popped on that that was probably the explosions,' Rogers said."
2019-11-21 - Auto shop destroyed by fire in San Angelo (Texas):
http://sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2019-11-21/fire-paint-rock-road-destroys-car-repair-shop
2019-11-21 - Barn and farm machinery destroyed by fire in Dubuque County (Iowa):
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Barn-considered-a-total-loss-after-fire-in-Dubuque-County-565235972.html
2019-11-21 - Restaurant heavily damaged by fire at Market Square in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/11/21/wingharts-market-square-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/article/wingharts-fire-market-square-downtown-pittsburgh/29872582
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2019/11/21/3-alarm-fire-Market-Square-pittsburgh-wingharts/stories/201911210160
2019-11-21 - Home damaged by fire at 2 AM on Woodside Avenue in Buffalo (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/10-children-2-adults-escape-house-fire/71-8211c4ec-fd34-465b-971c-ad0e06fce379
http://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/12-people-displaced-three-others-taken-to-hospital-after-early-morning-fire-in-south-buffalo
2019-11-21 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Fort Walton Beach (Florida):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20191121/fire-severely-damages-fwb-home
2019-11-21 - Home destroyed by fire just after 5:30 AM on Center Road in Monroeville (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/thick-smoke-pours-from-monroeville-home-destroyed-by-fire/1010935014
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/11/21/monroeville-center-road-large-fire/
http://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/monroeville-home-heavily-damaged-in-blaze/
http://www.wtae.com/article/multiple-crews-on-scene-of-large-fire-in-monroeville/29867854
2019-11-21 - Home destroyed by fire on Crestline Drive in Lake Oswego (Oregon), nobody there:
http://katu.com/news/local/fire-destroys-home-in-lake-oswego
2019-11-21 - Home destroyed by fire in the wee hours in Carthage (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/house-destroyed-in-moore-county-fire/18782658/
2019-11-21 - Duplex destroyed by fire in Tulsa (Oklahoma), 1 injured:
http://www.krmg.com/news/local/fire-destroys-duplex-smoke-injures-resident/O9kGdNuY3Dy3GNu9N6mH2O/
2019-11-21 - Motel damaged by fire on Ashworth Avenue in coastal Hampton Beach (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/crews-fight-fire-at-hampton-new-hampshire-motel/29870974
http://www.wmur.com/article/fire-damages-motel-in-hampton-beach/29876880
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20191121/fire-damages-hampton-beach-motel
2019-11-21 - Deadly fire burns home on Bernice Drive in Lowndes County (Georgia), 1 killed:
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/woman-dies-in-lowndes-house-fire/article_527de06b-e06c-59c3-b150-efba40c626e8.html
2019-11-21 - Deadly fire destroys home on Atkins Mayo Road in coastal Provincetown (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20191121/1-person-killed-in-provincetown-house-fire
http://www.wcvb.com/article/1-dead-in-provincetown-fire/29888093
2019-11-21 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 3:40 AM in Brooklyn Center (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/11/21/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-brooklyn-center/
http://kstp.com/news/large-house-fire-brooklyn-center-firefighters-at-scene/5559414/
2019-11-21 - Many fish found dead in Heron Lagoon on coastal Siesta Key (Florida):
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20191121/red-tide-not-suspected-in-unusual-sarasota-county-fish-kill
http://dailysunpost.com/heron-lagoon-fish-kill-being-investigated-fwc-says/
2019-11-21 - Unprecedented number of scallops die in coastal Peconic Bay (New York):
http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2019/11/96574/alarm-has-sounded-after-scallop-die-off-of-95-to-100-in-some-areas/
2019-11-21 - Two women, 28 and 56, found dead in canal in Himachal Pradesh (India):
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/two-women-drown-in-himachals-kangra/1667890
2019-11-21 - Man found dead at coastal Chic’s Beach in Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2019/11/21/police-investigating-after-body-washes-ashore-near-chics-beach/
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/vp-nw-dead-boby-20191121-qklrznolljedpho43xr4mgatdy-story.html
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/death-investigation-underway-after-mans-body-washes-ashore-in-chics-beach-area/
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/death-investigation-opened-after-body-washes-up-on-chics-beach/291-9cdfc00b-a109-4e70-89d9-c514d41d2c7a
2019-11-21 - Man drops dead on East 1st Street in Waterloo (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Police-mans-body-found-in-Waterloo-no-obvious-cause-of-death-565286891.html
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/police-investigate-dead-body-found-in-downtown-waterloo/article_ac6fb2fd-b9dd-546d-9cab-c828e082fadd.html
2019-11-21 - Man slumps over dead in truck at tire business in Sumter (South Carolina):
http://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/body-found-sumter-parkinglot-continental-tire-company-southcarolina/101-c858e14d-a1e4-493a-8473-c7f3720c9a87
2019-11-21 - Man in his 50s slumps over dead in vehicle at gas station in Caldwell (Texas):
http://kwhi.com/body-found-at-gas-station-near-caldwell-walmart/
2019-11-21 - Man in his 50s has 'medical event' and dies while driving, pickup crashes into woods, in Norton Shores (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2019/11/fatal-medical-event-likely-triggered-crash-through-woods-in-norton-shores.html
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=15403701366&story_fbid=10156756302796367
Quote: "A Norton Shores man likely suffered a fatal medical event that caused him to crash his pickup through the woods and nearly onto Seaway Drive Thursday morning."
Quote: "First responders used several clues to reach a preliminary conclusion that a medical event triggered the crash. Those included no evidence of foul play, no traumatic injury and no substantial damage to the vehicle, Casperson said."
2019-11-21 - Man, 56, has 'medical event' and dies while driving, car crashes into shrubs, near Emeigh (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribdem.com/news/medical-event-caused-fatal-one-vehicle-crash-to-occur/article_8f8b59f2-0cd7-11ea-8691-1f84da3941ad.html
http://50wire.com/id/194100506031/Medical-event-caused-fatal-one-vehicle-crash-to-occur
Quote: "Duck died from the medical event that caused the accident to occur, Lees said, and the manner of death was natural."
2019-11-21 - Woman, 67, drops dead on Two Mile Road in Annin Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/local/woman-found-dead-in-port-allegany/article_178e4ccd-0387-5ebf-9e5d-73482668b1ce.html
2019-11-21 - Man, 75, found dead in the water at beach in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2019-11-21/body-found-in-water-off-sunset-cliffs
2019-11-21 - Man, 55, found face-down and dead in Escanaba Harbor in Escanaba (Michigan):
http://www.upmatters.com/news/man-drowns-in-escanaba/
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/55-year-old-man-found-dead-after-accidental-drowning-in-Escanaba-Harbor-565309051.html
2019-11-21 - Woman found dead in pond near Stratfield Drive in Lawrence (Indiana):
http://www.wthr.com/article/police-confirm-body-found-pond-missing-lawrence-woman
2019-11-21 - Cop, man, 36, found dead in police quarters in coastal Puducherry (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/sub-inspector-found-dead-in-police-quarters-in-puducherry/article30037893.ece
2019-11-21 - Man, 47, has 'medical episode', heavy truck crashes, in coastal Tweed Heads (Australia), 1 killed:
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/man-47-killed-tweed-heads-crash-130110410--spt.html
http://www.mygc.com.au/man-dies-in-tweed-truck-after-suffering-suspected-medical-episode/
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/wires/aap/article-7710729/Man-47-killed-Tweed-Heads-crash.html
Quote: "The accident happened southbound on the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads, approaching the Tugun Tunnel, around 10.30am. It’s understood a 47-year-old man was driving a heavy vehicle, when he suffered a suspected medical episode behind the wheel."
2019-11-21 - Two US Air Force T-38 Talon jets crash near Vance Air Force Base (Oklahoma), 2 killed:
http://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/politics/air-force-crash-oklahoma/index.html
http://www.koco.com/article/officials-release-identities-of-two-airmen-killed-in-aircraft-mishap-at-vance-air-force-base/29892755
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-instructor-pilot-student-identified-as-victims-in-fatal-t-38-crash-at-vance-air-force-base-1.608352
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/two-airmen-killed-during-routine-training-mission-at-vance-air-force-base-officials-say
http://kfor.com/2019/11/22/enid-community-mourns-death-of-two-airmen-at-vance-air-force-base/
2019-11-21 - Passenger bus veers off road, crashes into bus, 4 cars and bus stop, in Wiesbaden (Germany), 1 killed, 19+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20191122-70189-DEU
Quote: "According to the emergency services, the bus passed through the lawn, then hit another bus, four cars, and finally a bus stop."
2019-11-21 - SUV veers over centerline, hits car head-on, another car joins in, on Beach Boulevard in Westminster (California), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://ktla.com/2019/11/21/fatal-three-car-crash-leaves-one-dead-one-critical-and-another-injured-in-westminster/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/11/21/1-dead-3-critical-following-multi-vehicle-crash-in-westminster/
2019-11-21 - SUV crashes into wall in parked garage at hotel in coastal Tiverton (Rhode Island), 1 injured:
http://patch.com/rhode-island/tiverton/suv-slams-parking-garage-wall-tiverton-casino-hotel
http://www.newportri.com/news/20191120/car-crashes-into-parking-garage-wall-at-tiverton-casino-hotel
http://turnto10.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-glass-wall-inside-the-tiverton-casino-parking-garage
2019-11-21 - SUV veers off road and crashes into pole in coastal Juneau (Alaska), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.juneauempire.com/news/breaking-single-vehicle-crash-leaves-2-dead-2-injured/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2019-11-21/2-dead-2-injured-in-car-accident-in-juneau
http://www.theeagle.com/news/national/dead-injured-in-car-accident-in-juneau/article_561f3bba-85d2-5840-83c8-10fe8d5caf20.html
2019-11-21 - Car veers off road and overturns at 6 AM on Bees Creek Road in Jasper County (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.wtoc.com/2019/11/21/dead-after-single-vehicle-crash-jasper-county/
2019-11-21 - Car veers off road, crashes into car and home, in Port Huron (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2019/11/21/vehicle-hits-house-port-huron-twp/4260081002/
Quote: "It is believed the driver may have suffered a medical issue."
2019-11-21 - Car crashes into store in coastal Vallejo (California), 6 injured:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/11/21/car-careens-into-vallejo-dollar-store-6-people-injured/
2019-11-21 - Sinkhole opens on street and swallows car in Flores da Cunha (Brazil):
http://www.rt.com/news/474089-giant-sinkhole-swallows-car-brazil/
http://www.sott.net/article/424447-Sinkhole-in-Brazil-swallows-mother-and-daughter-as-they-drive-behind-truck
2019-11-21 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens under truck, in Park Slope area in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.amny.com/police-fire/truck-collapses-into-sink-hole-after-park-slope-watermain-break/
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/dtg-sinkhole-park-slope-2019-11-28-bk/
2019-11-21 - Man, 55, has heart attack on roof of factory on Dansom Lane South in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Dansom Lane South, Hull. Thu 21 Nov 2019 12:18 (No:26212) 55 year old male suffering heart attack rescued from roof of factory. 2 firefighters assisted paramedics with casualty care on roof on building. Casualty placed onto basket stretcher and removed from roof on Aerial Ladder Platform. Casualty transported to hospital by ambulance."
2019-11-21 - Underwater volcano continues erupting near Mayotte (France):
http://watchers.news/2019/11/21/eruption-of-underwater-volcano-near-mayotte-continues-may-badly-affect-lake-dziani-on-petite-terre/
2019-11-21 - Sebastien forecast to become rare November hurricane in the Atlantic:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-season-not-over-yet-174349886.html
2019-11-21 - China adds wave of new coal-fired power plants:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-adds-wave-coal-fired-200000520.html
2019-11-21 - Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/planned-fossil-fuel-output-swamps-paris-climate-goals-060431117.html
2019-11-21 - How attackers could hijack your android camera to spy on you:
http://www.checkmarx.com/blog/how-attackers-could-hijack-your-android-camera
http://www.sott.net/article/424388-How-attackers-could-hijack-your-android-camera-to-spy-on-you
2019-11-21 - The fifth force of nature could be real and fantastic:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/fifth-force-nature-could-real-200600706.html
2019-11-21 - Stray dog found keeping 5 abandoned kittens warm along road in Ontario (Canada):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2019/11/22/dog-found-keeping-abandoned-kittens-warm-on-side-of-road/
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Happy sleep-in Saturday Jonny, everyone. i enjoyed the heart-warming dog story at the end. It's not working out very well for way too many other animals.
ReplyDeleteSaturday, 23 November 2019
The Australian Koala Foundation claim Koalas are functionally extinct: More than a 40% decline in just 20 years with latest wildfires delivering another blow
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/11/the-australian-koala-foundation-claim.html
As the wildfires begin to slow down in Australia one of the main concerns is the just how many animals and insects lost their life in the fires, a horrific report claimed beekeepers were traumatised after hearing animals screaming in pain after bushfires, the beekeepers were so horrified they needed counselling.
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) believes Koalas may be functionally extinct in the entire landscape of Australia and the raging bushfires must have claimed even more of the vulnerable Koalas. [more]
[i see why there have been so few reports of fires in Hull]
It started raining in Sept and hasn't stopped since: Half the average rainfall of November falls in the last 24 hours causing the Met Office to issue another 45 flood alerts in the UK
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/11/it-started-raining-in-sept-and-hasnt.html
The United Kingdom is once again being drenched with torrential rain as half of the average rainfall of November has fallen in the last 24 hours causing the Met Office to issue another 45 flood alerts to a very weary population.
The Met Office is expecting heavy rain and strong winds throughout Saturday and into Sunday, with 48-hour weather warnings currently in place for the south-west of England as of this morning. Flooding of homes and businesses is 'likely', forecasters are warning, as are power cuts and disruption on the roads and railways. [more]
Stop the Ethanol Madness
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/ethanol-has-forsaken-us/602191
The mainstay of the Renewable Fuel Standard is an unmistakable social and environmental failure. Why does it persist? [more]
Heavy rains in Kenya cause flooding, mudslides that kill 17
https://www.yahoo.com/news/heavy-rains-kenya-cause-flooding-094400774.html
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy rains unleashed overnight floods that have killed 17 people in western Kenya, including 12 people feared buried in a mudslide, authorities said Saturday.
[more]
Republic of Congo declares state of natural disaster as severe flooding displaces 50,000 people
https://www.sott.net/article/424471-Republic-of-Congo-declares-state-of-natural-disaster-as-severe-flooding-displaces-50000-people
The Republic of Congo's government has declared a state of natural disaster in three territories after severe flooding displaced at least 50,000 people. [more]
Heat waves and floods shattered records. Fires ravaged the Arctic and the Amazon. This was the climate crisis in 2019.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/heat-waves-floods-shattered-records-163200862.html
So far, 2019 is the second-hottest year on record. Arctic sea ice reached new lows as carbon emissions reached new highs.
Climate change makes heat waves hotter, hurricanes stronger, and forests more flammable. The world saw that play out this year.
Here's how climate change drove record-breaking extreme weather in 2019. [more]
[more below]
It’s Not Just Flooding in Venice. Here’s How Climate Change Threatens World Heritage Sites Everywhere
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/not-just-flooding-venice-climate-231704887.html
Venice is reeling from the worst flooding the city has experienced in 50 years, the city is “on its knees,” Venetian Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted as water submerged much of the the famous historical city. The floods penetrated Saint Mark’s Basilica, a 1,000 year old church that is considered to be one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture in the world and one of the city’s most famous landmarks. [more]
Monsanto pleads guilty to illegal pesticide use in Hawaii
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/monsanto-pleads-guilty-illegal-pesticide-015906764.html
Agrochemicals company Monsanto on Thursday pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on research crops on the Hawaii island of Maui in 2014, prosecutors said.
Monsanto, now owned by the pharmaceutical company Bayer of Germany, has also agreed to pay $10 million for charges it unlawfully stored the pesticide, which was classified an acute hazardous waste. The money includes a $6 million criminal fine and $4 million in community service payments.
Prosecutors have agreed not to prosecute Monsanto if it abides by the agreement, which requires the company comply with U.S. environmental laws. [more; so they'll pay their cost-of-doing-business fine and nobody gets prosecuted]
Exclusive: Chevron CEO plans major cost-cutting overhaul of production teams - sources
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/exclusive-chevron-ceo-plans-major-183755765.html
Chevron Corp Chief Executive Michael Wirth is preparing sweeping changes at the No. 2 U.S. oil and gas company that would cut costs and streamline operations in a drive to boost profitability, according to people familiar with the matter. [more]
That Junk in the Air Is Really Bad for Us
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/junk-air-really-bad-us-143028765.html
Amid all the hubbub about climate change, Americans don't think much about regular old air pollution these days. The coal smoke that once choked cities such as Pittsburgh now exists only in old photographs, and even famously hazy Los Angeles has much less smog. A long string of laws passed during the past 70 years has strengthened government regulation of air quality. As a result, most types of pollution have decreased significantly, especially coarse particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. And Americans’ health has improved in a variety of ways as a result.
But at least one type of dangerous pollution remains fairly common -- the fine particulate matter known as PM2.5. These particles, which are less than 4% as wide as a human hair, can include a huge variety of organic chemicals, bits of metal, leftover products from combustion and so on. Concentrations of these particles, which come from vehicles, power plants, fires and various natural events, have gone down by only about 25% since regulations were tightened in 1990:
Meanwhile, a flood of new research shows that this type of pollution does a lot of harm to human health, especially brain function. [more]
Satellite Studying Volcanoes Finds Giant Oilfield Methane Plume
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/satellite-studying-volcanoes-finds-giant-192515955.html
-- The monitoring of pollution from oil and gas fields achieved a major breakthrough after a satellite company discovered a methane leak in Central Asia equivalent to the fumes of a million cars. [more]
Puerto Rico’s Next Big Crisis Is Water
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/puerto-rico-water-130000736.html
Coal Knew, Too
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/coal-industry-climate-change-104500349.html
“Exxon knew.” Thanks to the work of activists and journalists, those two words have rocked the politics of climate change in recent years, as investigations revealed the extent to which giants like Exxon Mobil and Shell were aware of the danger of rising greenhouse gas emissions even as they undermined the work of scientists.
But the coal industry knew, too — as early as 1966, a newly unearthed journal shows. [more; yeah, but they're bankrupt]
China attacks U.S. at G20 as the world's biggest source of instability
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/u-worlds-biggest-source-instability-115228885.html
The United States is the world's biggest source of instability and its politicians are going around the world baselessly smearing China, the Chinese government's top diplomat said on Saturday in a stinging attack at a G20 meeting in Japan. [more]
Tanker Ship Runs Aground on Spanish Coast
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tanker-ship-runs-aground-spanish-120113157.html
A Maltese-flagged oil tanker ran aground on the coast near A Coruna in northwestern Spain after being thrown off course by stormy weather on the night of Friday, November 22.
The vessel was heading to A Coruna from Bilbao to pick up fuel and was not carrying cargo. [more]
99 Oil Rigs Gone And Counting: Rig Count Falls Again
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/99-oil-rigs-gone-counting-181600024.html
The US oil and gas rig count continued to fall this week, according to Baker Hughes, falling another 3 rigs for the week, according to Baker Hughes.
For oil rigs, this week marks the twelfth decrease out of the last fourteen weeks, falling 99 rigs in that timeframe.
Shallow 6.1 magnitude quake rocks off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
https://www.sott.net/article/424487-Shallow-6-1-magnitude-quake-rocks-off-eastern-Indonesia-no-tsunami-alert-issued
A shallow and strong earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck off eastern Indonesia's West Papua province on Saturday evening, but no tsunami alert was issued, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. [more]
[Update!]
Cows Swept To Sea By Hurricane Dorian And Found On Island Are Finally Back Home
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/cows-hurricane-dorian-cedar-island-home-162219093.html
“That they were happy to be home was evident as they kicked up their heels and ran down the beach once they were released on their former range on Cedar Island,” Cape Lookout National Seashore said on Facebook.
They will likely reunite with three other surviving cows on the island, the Charlotte Observer reported. There were previously around 20 cattle in the herd, but most are believed to have died in Hurricane Dorian. [more]
[next part below]
Doctor Saves Traveler's Life by Sucking Urine from Man's Bladder During Mid-Flight Emergency
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/doctor-saves-travelers-life-sucking-053758835.html
A Chinese doctor had to think on his feet when a passenger on his flight suffered a medical emergency.
Zhang Hong, a surgeon from the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in Guangzhou, saved an elderly man’s life by sucking urine from the traveler’s blocked bladder during a medical emergency, South China Morning Post reported Thursday, citing local sources.
The doctor, who was flying from Guangzhou to New York on China Southern Airlines Flight 399, was still six hours away from his destination when he sprung into action.
The ill passenger was sweating and had a swollen belly, Zhang said. The man’s family had also informed cabin crew that the traveler was previously diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, which Zhang suspected was causing a blockage, according to China News.
“He was going into shock and may have suffered a risk to his life if we didn’t tend to him urgently,” the doctor was quoted saying.
Meanwhile, Zhang and another physician on board — Xiao Zhanxiang from Hainan Provincial People’s Hospital in Haikou — reportedly fashioned a makeshift catheter out of plastic tubing from an oxygen mask, straws from milk cartons, tape, and a syringe from the aircraft’s medical kit.
However, the needle on the device was too small to drain the urine. After experiencing difficulties in easing the pressure on the passenger’s bladder, Zhang stepped up to suck out the urine himself.
The doctor then spent 37 minutes draining approximately 800 milliliters of urine from the man’s blocked bladder, China’s The Paper reported.
Footage of the life-saving act also showed Zhang spitting into an empty wine bottle as he siphoned the urine using his mouth.
[more, if you can stand it, gyad!]
Federal Judge Rules Covington Student’s $275M Libel Lawsuit against NBC May Proceed
https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-judge-rules-covington-student-221610844.html
Federal judge William Bertelsman on Thursday allowed Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann’s $275 million libel lawsuit against NBCUniversal to move forward, rejecting the media company’s attempt to have the suit dismissed in full even as he threw out parts of it. [more]
Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bacteria-infected-mosquitoes-bite-deadly-210018376.html
They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread.
Dengue infections appear to be dropping fast in communities in Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil and Australia that are buzzing with the specially bred mosquitoes, an international research team reported Thursday.
It’s the first evidence from large-scale field trials that mosquitoes are less likely to spread dengue and similar viruses when they also carry a type of bacteria that’s common in insects and harmless to people. [more]
[continued below]
Cargo ship stuck in sand could remain in sea for many months
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/cargo-ship-stuck-sand-could-184403670.html
A cargo ship that capsized off the Georgia coast could remain in the sea for the next year.
That’s the long-range outlook of Coast Guard Cmdr. Matt Baer, a member of the Unified Command tasked with removing the ship that capsized in September.
Baer says the Golden Ray has been slowly sinking in the sand because of the powerful tides. He said the situation makes it impossible to get the ship upright without breaking it apart and creating an even bigger problem.
“It’s going to be a while. We want to do this right,” he said.
[more]
An accused bank robber claims the police broke the law when they used Google location data to track him down. Privacy advocates agree.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/accused-bank-robber-claims-police-194521509.html
An accused bank robber's lawyer and privacy advocates say police overstepped when they requested the use of personal geographical data to track him down and make their arrest.
The 24-year-old man allegedly robbed a bank at gunpoint in May and made off with nearly $200,000.
To solve the case, police requested the location data of everyone in a 150-meter radius of the bank within an hour of the robbery. Google complied.
As police narrowed down the suspect, they asked for more specific information, until they finally arrested their primary suspect.
Police used a relatively new and highly controversial tactic known as a "geofence warrant."
In an interview with Insider, ACLU staff attorney Nathan Wessler worried these blanket geographic searches by police lack accountability and could violate the Fourth Amendment.
[more; in America, banks rob YOU!]
Climate models may show whether “super monsoons” of 5 million years ago will return
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/climate-models-may-show-whether-100026292.html
Our study, published in the journal Science Advances, indicates that the East Asian monsoon is much older and more varied than previously thought. Until quite recently the general consensus was that the monsoon came into being around 23 million years ago, some time after the Tibetan Plateau was formed.
However, we show that it has been ever present for at least the past 145 million years (except during the Late Cretaceous—the era of T. Rex), regardless of whether there was a Tibetan Plateau or how much CO₂ was in the atmosphere. [more]
Woman severely injured in deer attack in southern Nebraska
ReplyDeletehttps://nebraska.tv/news/local/woman-severely-injured-in-deer-attack-in-southern-nebraska-11-23-2019
Nebraska wildlife officials say a woman was attacked and severely injured by a deer in south-central Nebraska this week. [more]
Ginsburg Hospitalized for Treatment of Chills and Fever
Ginsburg Hospitalized for Treatment of Chills and Fever
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Ginsburg-Hospitalized-for-Treatment-of-Chills-and-Fever-565384211.html
The court says that with intravenous antibiotics and fluids, her symptoms have abated and she expects to be released from the hospital as early as Sunday morning. [more]
Massacre at Moscow’s top university averted thanks to vigilant students & brave lecturer
https://www.rt.com/russia/474128-moscow-state-university-knife-gun/
Moscow State University almost became the scene of a school massacre when a man brought a knife and a gun to class, but the students and their professor worked together and stopped a possible tragedy from occurring.
The professor then received a note from the audience, reading: “This man has got a knife with him.” The weapon was spotted by the students sitting behind the intruder, who kept opening and closing his backpack. One of the girls also left the auditorium to tell the university’s administration what was happening.
“The people who wrote me the note; I’ve heard you,” Ivanitsky announced, but continued his lecture as if nothing
happened.
After some time, he asked the suspicious person to approach his desk to explain why he’d come to his lecture. The intruder replied that he “came to study.” In response, the professor suggested the man leave the auditorium and wait for him outside so that he could briefly test his knowledge.
the professor’s authority worked – the intruder returned to his place, put on his jacket and headed for the door where he was detained by security guards.The tense silence was interrupted by a round of applause.
[more]