http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html
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
2020-01-20 - Wildfires may permanently alter Australian landscape, scientists warn:
http://globalnews.ca/news/6433075/australia-fires-landscape-damage/
http://www.thejournal.ie/wildfires-australia-landscape-4971259-Jan2020/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/wildfires-may-permanently-alter-australian-040616243.html
http://www.itv.com/news/2020-01-19/wildfires-may-permanently-alter-australian-landscape-scientists-warn/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/01/19/fires-set-stage-for-irreversible-forest-losses-in-australia/
2020-01-20 - UN warns of extreme weather ahead after declaring hottest decade in recorded history:
http://www.sciencealert.com/un-warns-more-extreme-weather-ahead-after-hottest-decade-on-record
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/01/16/un-warns-of-extreme-weather-ahead-after-declaring-hottest-decade-in-recorded-history/
2020-01-20 - Three heavy snow plow trucks go up in flames while parked at coastal JFK Airport (New York):
http://nypost.com/2020/01/21/snow-plows-catch-fire-outside-jfk-airport-storage-facility/
Quote: "Three snowplows caught fire outside a storage facility at John F. Kennedy Airport, police said Tuesday. The fire started just before 10 p.m. Monday behind a storage facility on Bergen Road, according to the Port Authority Police Department."
2020-01-20 - SUV and car destroyed by fire outside home on Isabella Street in coastal Oxnard (California), 1 injured:
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2020/01/20/car-fire-critically-injures-woman-oxnard/4526656002/
http://ktla.com/2020/01/20/woman-burned-as-fire-guts-vehicles-in-oxnard-driveway-police-investigating/
http://www.kclu.org/post/women-hurt-south-coast-fire-which-destroys-two-vehicles
http://www.facebook.com/OxnardPD/posts/10156540937892455:0
Quote: "Police are investigating after two vehicles were charred in an Oxnard driveway Monday, sending a woman to the hospital with burn injuries, officials said. Authorities were called shortly after 2 p.m. about someone trapped inside a burning vehicle outside a home on the 2100 block of Isabella Street, Oxnard police said in a news release."
2020-01-20 - Around 20 birds drop dead on the Matlacha Isles (Florida):
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/dead-birds-showing-up-in-matlacha-isles
http://www.sott.net/article/427729-At-least-20-dead-birds-show-up-in-Matlacha-Isles-Florida
Quote: "Neighbors said dead birds have been showing all over Matlacha Isles for the last few days. Beatrice Storino counted up to 20 grackle birds since Friday."
Quote: "Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they’re looking into this issue. Until they get to the bottom of it, Martorella’s taking matters into her own hands. She scooped up a few she found in the street on Boat Shell Drive, so they wouldn’t get run over."
2020-01-20 - Violent hailstorm pounds Canberra (Australia), buildings and cars damaged:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/australia-severe-weather-golfball-hail-dust-storm-wildfire-season
http://whdh.com/news/hail-floods-dust-hit-australia-amid-raging-wildfires/
2020-01-20 - Storm Gloria brings heavy rain, snow and strong winds to Spain, 3+ killed:
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/world/20200120/spain-walloped-by-heavy-snow-rain-gales-that-leave-3-dead
http://www.expressnews.com/news/world/article/Spain-walloped-by-heavy-snow-rain-gales-that-14989148.php
http://strangesounds.org/2020/01/storm-gloria-spain-death-waves-flooding-snow-video-pictures.html
http://watchers.news/2020/01/21/4-dead-as-powerful-storm-triggers-strong-winds-heavy-snowfall-and-record-waves-in-spain/
http://www.thelocal.es/20200120/in-pics-three-dead-airports-closed-trains-cancelled-and-roads-blocked-as-storm-gloria-wreaks-havoc-across-spain
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/world/spain-walloped-by-heavy-snow-rain-gales-that-leave-dead/article_eacea356-ec42-5dc0-b9b2-a4d98059933d.html
http://lompocrecord.com/news/world/spain-walloped-by-heavy-snow-rain-gales-that-leave-dead/article_ca1b2f74-1142-50be-b455-b95760dc0c76.html
http://www.boston25news.com/news/world/spain-walloped-by/53APFGPNLNKKAZO32AVDXXP6H4/
2020-01-20 - Apartment building destroyed by explosion and fire in coastal Bradenton (Florida):
http://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/manatee-county/flames-shoot-out-of-apartment-building-in-bradenton/
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20200120/fire-destroys-bradenton-apartment-complex
http://www.snntv.com/story/41585850/a-two-alarm-apartment-fire-in-bradenton-nearly-destroys-several-units
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/50-people-displaced-by-apartment-fire-in-bradenton/67-16372f35-8a85-44ce-bbe8-ad13550841d4
Quote: "Deputy Chief Rick Blanco said residents of the complex reported hearing an explosion on the first floor of the unit. Blanco told SNN that the fire spread to the second floor displacing more than 20 people from the building."
Note: This is the 6th residential explosion in 2019...
2020-01-20 - Cargo ship 'Vyborg' bursts into flame in coastal Arkhangelsk (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Vyborg-9172698.html
Quote: "In the morning of Jan 20, 2020. a fire broke out in the engine foom of the 'Vyborg' in Arkhangelsk. The vessel, which was docked in the dry dock at Solombal, caught fire at 09.50 a.m."
2020-01-20 - Fishing trawler 'Enigma Astralis' bursts into flame in the Sea of Okhotsk near coastal Magadan (Russia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20200121-70523-RUS
http://sputniknews.com/russia/202001211078089571-fishing-trawler-on-fire-with-47-on-board-near-magadan-russia-/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2020/01/21/russian-fishing-vessel-fire-47-crew-evacuated-okhotsk-sea/
Quote: "A fishing trawler under the name 'Enigma Astralis' carrying 47 people caught fire in the Sea of Okhotsk, not far from Russia's Magadan, a representative for the regional rescue coordination centre reported on Tuesday."
2020-01-20 - Fishing boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on Lake Borgne (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/la-commercial-fishing-leaders-boat-burns-sinks-before-he-goes-to-dc-to-advocate-for-fishermen/289-892f4c61-76d8-4726-84fa-3c9e7a71e0ac
http://www.wwltv.com/video/news/local/george-barisich-boat-sinks-catches-fire-hopes-to-return/289-97226a22-f91c-4561-83c5-99a44551f887
2020-01-20 - Boat bursts into flame while docked at Schooner Cove Marina in coastal Nanoose Bay (Canada):
http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/boat-fire-sinks-vessel-in-vancouver-island-marina-1.4776942
Note: These are the 140th, 141st, 142nd and 143rd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-01-20 - School bus bursts into flame on street in Long Sault (Canada):
http://www.cornwallseawaynews.com/2020/01/21/no-injuries-in-long-sault-bus-fire/
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/hero-driver-evacuates-burning-school-bus-in-long-sault
Note: This is the 9th school bus to burn in 2020, and this is the 32nd bus to burn in 2019...
2020-01-20 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on highway in coastal Quezon City (Philippine Islands):
http://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/bus-on-edsa-cubao-southbound-catches-fire/ar-BBZ82bC?li=AAb280R
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/722809/bus-on-edsa-cubao-southbound-catches-fire/story/
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1215325/bus-catches-fire-along-edsa-southbound
http://news.mb.com.ph/2020/01/20/passenger-bus-catches-fire-on-edsa/
2020-01-20 - Passenger bus bursts into flame near Chitradurga (India):
http://in.style.yahoo.com/bengaluru-bound-ac-sleeper-bus-123822023.html
http://www.uniindia.com/passengers-escape-as-bus-catches-fire-near-chitradurga/south/news/1860333.html
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/ksrtc-bus-catches-fire-in-chitradurga-30-passengers-have-narrow-escape-581561
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=665498
Note: These are the 33rd and 34th buses to burn in 2019...
2020-01-20 - Tanker truck bursts into flame on Highway 11 near Chamberlain (Canada):
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/semi-tanker-fire-blocks-highway-11-in-both-directions-at-chamberlain
http://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/fire-crews-snuff-out-semi-tanker-fire-near-chamberlain-2035915
2020-01-20 - Tanker truck explodes into flame at gas station near Tamra (Israel), 4 injured:
http://www.hazmatnation.com/injuries-reported-gas-tanker-explosion-northern-israel/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/4-seriously-wounded-in-large-explosion-at-gas-truck-garage/
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/featured/1824294/insane-footage-gas-tanker-explodes-in-northern-israel-multiple-victims-injured.html
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/274817
http://www.ynetnews.com/article/r100hFlmbL
Quote: "Four men were seriously hurt Monday in a gas tanker explosion at a gas stop near the northern city of Tamra."
2020-01-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-94 near Glen Ullin (North Dakota):
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/trailer-destroyed-in-monday-fire/article_ff99ac42-8091-5db4-af5e-767565cba5d1.html
2020-01-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 in Gold Run (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/01/20/big-rig-fire-gold-run-i-80-tahoe-traffic/
http://twitter.com/CHPGoldRun/status/1219368240540868608
2020-01-20 - Tractor bursts into flame at 1 AM on US 23 near Logan Elm Village (Ohio):
http://www.sciotopost.com/update-semi-trailer-fire-us-23/
http://wkkj.iheart.com/content/2020-01-20-semi-trailer-fire-closes-us-23-northbound-overnight/
http://wbex.iheart.com/content/2020-01-20-semi-trailer-fire-closes-us-23-northbound-overnight/
2020-01-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 near Lafayette (New York):
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/i-81-south-shut-down-after-tractor-trailer-catches-fire/
http://wsyr.iheart.com/content/2020-01-21-i-81-reopens-following-closure-for-tractor-trailer-fire/
2020-01-20 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just before 3 AM while parked in Sundre (Canada):
http://www.mountainviewtoday.ca/sundre-news/resting-driver-in-sundre-escapes-truck-fire-unharmed-2021017
Note: These are the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th and 108th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-01-20 - Salt truck bursts into flame on the A14 in Northamptonshire (Britain):
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/update-gritter-lorry-catches-fire-on-a14-as-queues-hit-rush-hour-drivers-1-9206386
2020-01-20 - Van bursts into flame at home in coastal Petty Harbour (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/van-fire-petty-harbour-1.5434868
2020-01-20 - Van bursts into flame in business park in Maple Ridge (Canada):
http://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/van-fire-in-maple-ridge-business-park/
2020-01-20 - Van bursts into flame on Burlington Road in coastal Swanage (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/vehicle-fire-swanage-3/
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at gas station near Bouton (Iowa):
http://theperrynews.com/car-fire-breaks-out-at-four-corners-gas-station/
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 on the Basin Bridge near Ramah (Louisiana):
http://www.wbrz.com/news/car-fire-causing-delays-on-basin-bridge/
http://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/i-10-west-closed-at-ramah-due-to-vehicle-fire
http://kadn.com/i-10-west-closed-near-ramah/
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Food Lion in Forestbrook (South Carolina):
http://wpde.com/news/local/video-aftermath-of-car-on-fire-in-forestbrook
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/01/20/crews-battle-vehicle-fire-parking-lot-forestbrook-area-food-lion/
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame on County Road 93 at Yonge Street in Midland (Canada):
http://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/car-fire-shuts-down-busy-intersection-in-midland-1.10483250
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/car-fire-shuts-down-busy-intersection-in-midland-1.4775135
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame inside the Homer Tunnel near coastal Milford Sound (New Zealand):
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/homer-tunnel-reopens-after-vehicle-fire
http://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/407812/road-to-milford-sound-closed-after-vehicle-catches-fire-in-homer-tunnel
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/milford-sound-cut-off-as-car-fire-closes-homer-tunnel.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/118940796/car-fire-in-homer-tunnel-fiordland
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame on the M50 near the Port Tunnel in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-traffic-live-40-minute-17595868
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on Woods Road in Caversham (Britain):
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/18173397.crews-tackle-caversham-house-fire-spreading-car/
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame at 3:22 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to another car and home, on Oak Road in Tavistock (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51568&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame on Tattenham Crescent in Epsom (Britain):
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/18173412.car-fire-epsom-downs/
2020-01-20 - Car bursts into flame on the B4038 in Wroxeter (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/80725
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/much-wenlock/2020/01/20/classic-car-catches-fire-near-shrewsbury/
2020-01-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame at Cedardale Lane and Highland Scenic Road in Baxter (Minnesota):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/fires/4875411-Vehicle-fire-and-other-fire-alarms-send-out-firefighters
2020-01-20 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A380 in coastal Torquay (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51571&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2020-01-20 - Skid steer and barn destroyed by fire in Arlee (Montana), pigs and chickens killed:
http://missoulian.com/news/local/barn-fire-devastates-arlee-family/article_7a5776ef-34b4-5f1c-aca9-de7fc892d6d0.html
Quote: "Nearby was the black frame of a skid steer that had been parked in the barn."
2020-01-20 - Trucking business damaged by fire at 2:30 AM in Harrison County (Mississippi):
http://www.wxxv25.com/2020/01/20/trucking-company-damaged-overnight-fire-harrison-county/
http://www.wlox.com/2020/01/20/raw-video-firefighters-work-put-out-fire-harrison-county/
Quote: "An overnight fire in Harrison County damaged a trucking company. According to Fire Marshal Pat Sullivan, Harrison County Fire Rescue responded to a business on Canal Road around 2:30 a.m. after a smoke alarm went off."
2020-01-20 - Barn destroyed by fire shortly after 4:30 AM on Seybold Road in Trotwood (Ohio):
http://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/crews-battle-large-barn-fire-in-trotwood/
2020-01-20 - Barn destroyed by fire on Fawn Hollow Road in Clay Township (Pennsylvania):
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/smoke-visible-for-miles-from-barn-fire-reported-in-clay/article_4c36f48c-3b9d-11ea-9bf0-63647bd068cb.html
2020-01-20 - Pier erupts in flame on the waterfront near Eagle Street in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/fire-damages-east-boston-pier/
2020-01-20 - Car wash heavily damaged by explosion and fire before 11:45 PM at Hampton Avenue and Watson Road in St. Louis (Missouri), nobody there:
http://www.kmov.com/news/explosion-rocks-south-city-neighborhood-overnight/article_aac4ee7a-3c40-11ea-8a8e-df609f4c0926.html
http://fox2now.com/2020/01/21/overnight-fire-damages-splish-splash-car-wash-in-south-st-louis/
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/south-st-louis-car-wash-catches-fire/63-d16670c9-765e-4cef-b7c1-863be4b5fcf1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2MmVvP37Ak
Quote: "A south St. Louis car wash was damaged by an overnight explosion. An explosion rocked the neighborhood near the Splish Splash Car Wash, which is connected to an auto repair shop on Southwest Avenue near Hampton, before 11:40 p.m. Monday. A neighbor told News 4 the shake from the explosion was felt blocks away."
Note: About 1.8 miles from me...
2020-01-20 - Sports medicine clinic destroyed by fire at 4 AM in Richmond Heights suburb of St. Louis (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2020/01/20/smoke-and-smell-from-richmond-heights-business-fire-carry-for-miles/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/photos-fire-guts-medical-building-in-richmond-heights/collection_e88748c8-ee25-586e-9ea9-8ffa533edc4a.html
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/fire-esquire-sports-medicine-richmond-heights/63-1a3a6482-dcf2-4a1f-ab3d-ecb636be9390
http://fox2now.com/2020/01/20/well-known-sports-medicine-doctor-vows-to-carry-on-after-devastating-fire-destroys-office/
Note: About 1700 FEET from me. I smelled the smoke from this fire!
2020-01-20 - Storage facility heavily damaged by fire in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://okcfox.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-storage-unit-fire-in-ne-okc
2020-01-20 - Church and food pantry destroyed by fire the Roseland area in Chicago (Illinois), nobody there:
http://abc7chicago.com/fire-destroys-south-side-church-food-pantry/5865397/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/20/everything-we-have-is-on-hold-now-south-side-church-gutted-by-fire/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-blaze-in-chicagos-roseland-neighborhood/2204228/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/20/roseland-church-fire-extra-alarm-blaze-beacon-light-ministries/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/1/20/21074298/roseland-fire-beacon-light-ministries-church-firefighter-hurt
2020-01-20 - Church damaged by fire on Frontage Road in Fruita (Colorado):
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Fruita-church-fire-on-frontage-road-567145561.html
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/567138411.html
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/567138381.html
2020-01-20 - Row of businesses destroyed by fire at 1:15 AM in Couer d'Alene (Idaho):
http://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20200120/fire_destroys_cda_businesses
http://www.kxly.com/crews-on-scene-of-fire-in-coeur-dalene/
http://fox28spokane.com/crews-respond-to-fire-at-downtown-coeur-dalene-building/
http://www.khq.com/news/five-businesses-affected-by-downtown-coeur-d-alene-building-fire/video_9ef419c0-3b98-11ea-a5c9-af384ecbf348.html
2020-01-20 - Mobile home destroyed by fire at 5:44 AM on Southeast Stark Street in Gresham (Oregon):
http://www.kptv.com/news/person-hospitalized-after-mobile-home-fire-in-gresham-cause-under/article_3edbad90-3b94-11ea-bbe2-2f24e7eb6e99.html
2020-01-20 - Mobile home destroyed by fire along Old US 51 in Sandoval (Illinois):
http://www.southernillinoisnow.com/2020/01/20/fire-destroys-mobile-home-in-sandoval-1-20-20/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Orchard Avenue in Bellevue (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/01/20/bellevue-orchard-avenue-fire/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire in the wee hours in Honey Creek (Iowa):
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Overnight-fire-leaves-Honey-Creek-family-without-home--567141381.html
http://whoradio.iheart.com/content/2020-01-20-mother-and-son-escape-house-fire-in-honey-creek/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by basement fire at 1:10 AM on State Street in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://www.wsgw.com/early-morning-saginaw-fire-causes-significant-damage/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Ridge Road in Windsor Mill (Maryland), 1 injured:
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/ammunition-windsor-mill-house-fire-ridge-road/30599871
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/01/21/71-year-old-man-injured-in-windsor-mill-fire-has-died-officials-say/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 5:30 AM on Kendrick Street in the Holmesburg area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 4 injured:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/smoky-house-blaze-leaves-child-3-adults-hospitalized/2276820/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire on West Third Street in Hazleton (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2020/01/20/hazleton-home-damaged-by-fire/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6 AM on Geneva Street in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://whdh.com/news/firefighters-brave-frigid-temperatures-while-battling-house-fire-in-providence-ri/
2020-01-20 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Mauss Hill Road near Parkers Ferry (South Carolina):
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/charleston-county-home-heavily-damaged-in-monday-evening-blaze
2020-01-20 - Home destroyed by fire just before 3 AM on Raven Springs Trail in Stone Mountain (Georgia), nobody there:
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb-county-house-fire/85-0aacbf7f-2fa0-419d-8f1d-a5045f344ed4
http://www.cbs46.com/news/home-fully-engulfed-fire-officials-investigating-a-cause/article_bf811cce-3b61-11ea-9e3f-d7e91def79b5.html
2020-01-20 - Home destroyed by fire in Cahokia (Illinois), nobody there:
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/cahokia-fire/63-de4d600a-9933-45a8-8f18-74d01ef48e70
http://fox2now.com/2020/01/20/mother-and-9-children-lose-east-st-louis-home-after-fire/
Note: Cahokia is right across the Mississippi River from St. Louis...
2020-01-20 - Home destroyed by fire on Igloo Trail near La Plata (Missouri), nobody there:
http://ktvo.com/news/local/roaring-flames-destroy-la-plata-home-icy-roads-made-access-tricky
2020-01-20 - Home destroyed by fire on East Main Avenue in Frazee (Minnesota), 1 injured:
http://www.kvrr.com/2020/01/21/man-severely-burned-in-frazee-house-fire/
2020-01-20 - Eight homes go up in flames on Rensselaer Avenue on coastal Staten Island (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20200121-70524-USA
http://abc7ny.com/5-alarm-fire-tears-through-at-least-8-homes-on-staten-island/5865370/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/multi-alarm-fire-rips-through-staten-island-home/2262521/
http://nypost.com/2020/01/20/firefighters-battle-5-alarm-blaze-on-staten-island/
http://wcbs880.radio.com/articles/news/fast-moving-fire-destroys-several-row-houses-on-si
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/fire-torches-row-of-townhouses-on-staten-island
2020-01-20 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Plum Avenue in the Maryland Heights suburb of St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/fire-burns-through-roof-of-maryland-heights-apartment-complex/63-9f265379-56b3-4300-a62a-2b2499e7bb35
2020-01-20 - Deadly fire burns home in Wichita (Kansas), 1 killed:
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Elderly-woman-dies-in-Wichita-house-fire--567152111.html
http://www.kfdi.com/2020/01/20/one-person-killed-in-south-wichita-house-fire/
http://greatbendpost.com/posts/5e25f0727d7daa72b30eb54e
2020-01-20 - Deadly fire burns home on Ocean Parkway in coastal Brooklyn (New York), 1 killed:
http://nypost.com/2020/01/21/11-year-old-girl-killed-in-brooklyn-house-fire/
http://gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-girl-dies-kensington-mondays-fourth-fatal-fire
2020-01-20 - Vacant building burns in Calexico (California):
http://kyma.com/news/top-stories/2020/01/20/4-alarm-fire-partially-destroys-building-in-calexico/
2020-01-20 - Vacant business burns at 6:19 AM in Winslow Street in coastal Redwood City (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/01/20/redwood-city-firefighters-knock-down-2-alarm-structure-fire/
2020-01-20 - Two women in their 20s fall off building and die in Jerusalem (Israel), possible topplers:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-woman-found-dead-in-jerusalem-after-apparent-fall-from-building/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/274794
2020-01-20 - Three college students found dead in shallow water in the Abapka River in Enugu (Nigeria):
http://punchng.com/three-cross-river-varsity-students-drown-in-river/
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/2-varsity-students-ghanaian-drown-in-cross-river/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/ghanian-two-other-crutech-students-drown-in-cross-river/
http://punchng.com/three-crutech-students-drown-in-abakpa-river/
2020-01-20 - College student, woman, 19, dies after being pulled from shallow water in Mirror Lake in Storrs (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/mansfield/uconn-student-dies-after-incident-lake
http://fox61.com/2020/01/21/community-mourns-uconn-student-found-dead-in-campus-lake/
http://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/tolland/uconn-deceased-student-found-at-mirror-lake-on-storrs-campus/
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-uconn-mirror-lake-medical-emergency-20200121-rzygfb5uvjel5ecyitdaowcdq4-story.html
http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-General+News/365232/uconn-student-pulled-from-mirror-lake-has-died
2020-01-20 - Woman, 59, dies while diving off coastal Key West (Florida):
http://wsbt.com/news/local/mishawaka-woman-dead-after-scuba-diving-a-popular-shipwreck
Quote: "A Mishawaka woman is dead after scuba diving at a popular shipwreck off Key West, Florida. Investigators say 59-year-old Rebecca Butler Power went into distress Thursday while she was doing a 100-foot dive with her husband around 10:30 a.m. Doctors pronounced her dead at a Florida hospital."
2020-01-20 - Girl, 16, found dead near rest stop near Billings (Montana):
http://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/sheriff-body-of-hardin-teen-selena-not-afraid-found-in-big-horn-county
http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/body-found-near-rest-area-montana-confirmed-be-selena-not-n1118951
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/20/selena-not-afraid-missing-girl-body-found-montana-rest-area/4527161002/
http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Authorities-discover-body-in-Big-Horn-County-Montana-567148631.html
2020-01-20 - Woman drops dead on the Coal Creek Trail in coastal Bellevue (Washington):
http://komonews.com/news/local/womans-body-found-along-popular-bellevue-area-trail
http://patch.com/washington/bellevue/body-found-bellevue-trail-investigation-underway
2020-01-20 - Man, 63, found dead in Lake Station (Indiana):
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/missing-man-found-dead-in-lake-station-police-say/article_4c3bf4bb-069c-5fae-a4e0-62e4a3a397f2.html#1
2020-01-20 - Man, 77, falls into water and dies in Saltillo (Mississippi):
http://www.wcbi.com/saltillo-drowning-victim-identified/
http://www.djournal.com/news/missing-saltillo-man-found-drowned/article_2393ec56-4c17-505c-8828-f11987066be4.html
http://www.wcbi.com/706238-2/
2020-01-20 - Man in his early 70s found dead near building on Little Neck Road in Chatham County (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/2020/01/20/body-found-behind-building-little-neck-road-foul-play-not-suspected/
http://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/chatham-county-police-investigating-after-body-found-on-little-neck-rd/
http://www.savannahnow.com/news/20200120/chatham-police-body-found-behind-building-on-little-neck-road
2020-01-20 - Man, 45, found dead in Lake Vernon near Hoodstown Shores Road in Huntsville (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/6437965/missing-man-dead-huntsville/
2020-01-20 - College student, man, 22, dies in the Pazhoor River near Piravom (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/jan/21/22-year-old-drowns-in-pazhoor-river-2092203.html
2020-01-20 - Girl, 2, suddenly dies at home on St Andrew's Court in coastal Saltcoats (Scotland):
http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/18175079.police-investigate-two-year-old-girl-dies-saltcoats/
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/toddler-found-dead-saltcoats-property-21325693
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5194201/death-saltcoats-girl/
Quote: "POLICE have launched an investigation following the sudden death of a two-year-old girl in Saltcoats. Officers were called to a property in St Andrew's Court in the town at around 5.20pm following the child's death. Police Scotland say they are treating the child's death as 'unexplained' but confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances. "
2020-01-20 - Person has 'medical emergency' on ferry ship near coastal Felixstowe (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/coastguard-helicopter-dispatched-to-suffolk-1-6474911
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1144058108/coastguard-helicopter-deployed-to-medical-emergency
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/coastguard-helicopter-dispatched-to-suffolk-1-6474911
Quote: "A coastguard helicopter was dispatched to Suffolk to assist with the medical evacuation of a person from a ferry."
2020-01-20 - Woman has 'medical emergency' at 6:30 AM, trooper gets SUV stopped, in Clermont County (Ohio):
http://local12.com/news/local/state-trooper-saves-woman-suffering-medical-emergency-stops-her-suv-from-crashing
http://www.wlwt.com/article/osp-trooper-uses-cruiser-to-stop-driver-having-medical-emergency-in-clermont-county/30594771
Quote: "Officials said a trooper was trying to stop a reckless driver who was traveling west on State Route 32. An investigation revealed the driver was suffering a medical emergency."
2020-01-20 - Man has 'medical issue' while driving on the Sagamore Bridge near coastal Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20200120/driver-suffers-medical-event-on-sagamore-bridge
http://capecoddaily.com/news/305147/
Quote: "A man driving westbound on the Sagamore Bridge had a medical issue Monday afternoon, causing a traffic delay, according to state police."
2020-01-20 - Driver has 'medical emergency', car crashes into business, in Wentzville (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/car-crashes-wentzville-business/63-90c84e3a-2cfa-47d0-9939-2bac971d348c
Quote: "The Wentzville Fire Department responded to the 1100 block of Corporate Parkway in Wentzville where a driver who suffered a medical emergency crashed into Runge Chiropractic. A fire department spokesperson said the car went into the building about 3-feet deep and caused structural damage."
2020-01-20 - Tour bus overturns on highway near coastal Queenstown (New Zealand), 20 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20200121-70526-NZL
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118934087/emergency-services-attend-serious-crash-near-queenstown
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/01/multiple-people-injured-in-queenstown-bus-crash.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12302196
2020-01-20 - Dump truck overturns, bursts into flame, on I-275 in coastal Palmetto (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.fox13news.com/news/dump-truck-driver-killed-in-crash-as-rescue-efforts-fail
http://www.wfla.com/news/traffic/deadly-dump-truck-crash-causing-delays-on-i-275-in-manatee-county/
http://www.mysuncoast.com/2020/01/20/dump-truck-driver-killed-rollover-crash-fire-i-n/
2020-01-20 - SUV veers over centerline, hits tractor trailer head-on, on Highway 41 in Fresno County (California), 2 killed:
http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/chp-fiery-crash-with-big-rig-claims-2-lives-on-highway-41/
http://kmph.com/news/local/two-dead-after-car-loses-control-and-slams-into-a-semi-truck-in-fresno-county
http://abc30.com/5865813/
2020-01-20 - SUV and tractor trailer collide head-on in Marion County (Oregon), 2 injured:
http://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/chip-hauling-semi-overturns-after-head-on-collision/
http://www.kron4.com/news/potato-chip-hauling-semi-crushes-jeep-in-head-on-crash/
2020-01-20 - SUV crashes into parked vehicles then slams into Sam's Club, in Topeka (Kansas), 2 injured:
http://www.cjonline.com/news/20200120/suv-hits-parked-vehicles-before-slamming-into-sams-club-in-west-topeka
2020-01-20 - Car plows into boat and RV storage business at 4:05 AM, fire erupts, boats and RVs burn, in coastal Navarre (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20200120/high-speed-navarre-crash-ends-in-flames-destroys-rvs-car-and-boats
http://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/high-speed-chase-ends-in-fire-that-destroys-2-rvs-2-boats/
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/01/20/high-speed-fiery-crash-navarre-destroys-multiple-boats-and-rvs/4523468002/
http://weartv.com/news/local/boats-rvs-destroyed-in-high-speed-navarre-crash
2020-01-20 - Mountain lion attacks and injures child at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Trabuco Canyon (California):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/mountain-lion-attacks-small-child-california-park/story?id=68414876
http://abc30.com/pets-animals/mountain-lion-killed-after-attacking-boy-in-oc-park/5866099/
2020-01-20 - Dog attacks and injures man in coastal Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20200120/man-bitten-by-dog-taken-from-bourne-to-ri-trauma-center
2020-01-20 - Sinkhole opens near the Colosseum in Rome (Italy):
http://www.thelocal.it/20200120/building-evacuated-after-sinkhole-opens-up-near-romes-colosseum
http://ilglobo.com.au/news/46644/residents-evacuated-after-sinkhole-opens-up-in-rome/
http://www.this-is-italy.com/buildings-evacuated-in-rome-after-big-sinkhole-opens-near-colosseum/
Quote: "For most of the past century, Rome recorded an average of 30 sinkholes or other collapses per year, but since 2008 the annual figure seems to have tripled. In recent years, some of the worst incidents have included massive sinkholes that opened up within seconds and were large enough to swallow cars."
2020-01-20 - Bridge collapses in Massok (Cameroon), 7 killed, 14 injured:
http://menafn.com/1099576610/Bridge-collapse-kills-7-in-Cameroons-Massok
http://menafn.com/1099575383/Bridge-tumble-in-Cameroon-claims-7-lives
2020-01-20 - Hot water pipe explodes, floods basement hotel and scalds people in Perm (Russia), 5 killed, 3 injured:
http://nypost.com/2020/01/20/pipe-explosion-at-russian-hotel-leaves-at-least-5-dead/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-hotel-room-deaths-boiling-water-perm-flood-mini-caramel-a9291471.html
Quote: "Five people were killed after a heating pipe exploded and flooded a basement hotel room with boiling water in the Russian city of Perm on Monday, emergency officials have said. Three other people with serious burns were rushed to hospital from the Mini Hotel Caramel, which is located in the basement of a residential building."
2020-01-20 - Church tower collapses in High Toynton (Britain):
http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/high-toynton-baptist-church-collapse-3756320
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/150-old-church-tower-collapses-155100671.html
2020-01-20 - Person has 'medical incident' at beach in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/emergencies-sydney-percent-receives-cpr-on-bilgola-beach/44118fce-a227-4763-b2ae-6af2b8f10d3b
Quote: "Emergency services are responding to reports of a medical incident on a beach in northern Sydney. Lifeguards performed CPR on an individual on Bilgola Beach this afternoon."
2020-01-20 - Person has 'medical incident' and collapses at supermarket in Faversham (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news/person-resuscitated-after-collapsing-at-supermarket-220465/
Quote: "Ambulance crews rushed to a supermarket to resuscitate a person who had collapsed. Emergency services were called to Morrisons in North Lane, Faversham, at about 10.20am to a medical incident."
2020-01-20 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the South Sandwich Islands:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/a-magnitude-61-rocks-bristol-island-in.html
2020-01-20 - Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes in Campbell County (Tennessee), seventh-strongest in a century:
http://strangesounds.org/2020/01/east-tennessee-earthquake-january-20-2020-loud-booms.html
2020-01-20 - Historic blizzard sets new all-time daily snowfall record in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada):
http://watchers.news/2020/01/20/historic-blizzard-sets-new-all-time-daily-snowfall-record-newfoundland-and-labrador-canada/
2020-01-20 - SARS-like virus continues spreading:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/chinese-mystery-disease-update-no-3-139.html
2020-01-20 - If everyone ate an American diet 'we would need another planet':
http://www.yahoo.com/news/western-diet-climate-change-destroying-planet-183103326.html
2020-01-20 - Mainstream media admits we're in an 'auto recession', and it continues to get worse:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-mainstream-media-admits-we-are-in-an-auto-recession-and-it-just-continues-to-get-worse
2020-01-20 - Bees absolutely love cannabis and it could help restore their populations:
http://themindunleashed.com/2020/01/bees-absolutely-love-cannabis-and-it-could-help-restore-their-populations.html
http://www.sott.net/article/427649-Bees-absolutely-love-cannabis-and-it-could-help-restore-their-populations
Good Humpday morning, Jonny, everyone reading JJFH.
ReplyDeleteThose events in your vicinity are too close for comfort! If it was me, i'd-a donned the oxygen mask and grabbed the fire extinguisher! How the &@#( does a car wash explode, and a sports medicine clinic shouldn't even have a reason to explode and burn . . (more evidence of JJFH!)
The big news today, and i've been waiting for this from the msm, is the exponential spread of the nCoV disease out of China.
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Chinese Mystery Disease Update No 5: WORLD IN PANIC! 440 confirmed cases equal almost 20,000, unconfirmed cases according to Prof Neil Ferguson's table: MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/chinese-mystery-disease-update-no-5.html
According to Prof Neil Ferguson's table, (see below) of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, 440 confirmed cases is the equivalent of almost 20,000 unconfirmed cases. [more]
A State Of Panic Hits The Globe As Cases Of China’s New Mystery Virus Rise Exponentially
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/a-state-of-panic-hits-the-globe-as-cases-of-chinas-new-mystery-virus-rise-exponentially
This is already becoming the worst public health scare that we have seen in many years, and experts are warning that we are still in the very early chapters of this crisis. Officials are fairly certain that the spread of this mysterious new coronavirus began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and as you will see below, measures are now being implemented to try to isolate that city from the rest of China. But it is already too late, because cases have already been reported in other major Chinese cities, and the virus has also already traveled to a whole bunch of foreign countries via airplane. Cases have been reported in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia and now there has even been one case in the United States. It is being estimated that this virus has an incubation period of about a week, and so the truth is that countless others could be spreading it around right now without even realizing it. [more]
[READ THIS ARTICLE - info, maps, prevention measures]
11 million people in Wuhan, China have been quaranteened over coronavirus
CHINA IMPOSES VOLUNTARY QUARANTINE OF WUHAN - 11 MILLION PEOPLE - OVER CORONAVIRUS SPREAD
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/11-million-people-in-wuhan-china-have.html
The Chinese government has imposed a QUARANTINE of the city of Wuhan, over the outbreak and spread of a new and deadly coronavirus.
Official records say more than three-hundred (300) have become infected since the outbreak started on 31 December, but hospital staff claim more than one-thousand, seven-hundred (1700) are hospitalized with serious symptoms.
Official records say six (6) people have died from this disease, but hospital sources claim "hundreds" are already dead!
Anyone ever remember a city of 11 million placed in quarantine before? [more; expect it to get a lot worse]
[2nd part next]
China virus spreads to U.S., curbing travel plans and spooking markets
ReplyDeletehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-deaths/china-coronavirus-claims-sixth-victim-as-holiday-travel-heightens-infection-risks-idUSKBN1ZJ2D2
the first case was reported in the United States, sending markets tumbling on fears of economic damage as tourists canceled travel plans and airports stepped up screening. [more]
[humanity, just tryin' a help . ..]
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
CRIME against Nature east of the Mississipi
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/crime-against-nature-east-of-mississipi.html
[pick-up truck loads of dead foxes]
Australian TV on water theft in Australia
Corporate investors making huge profits from water, while farmers go broke
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/australian-tv-on-water-theft-in.html [2.6 min. news spot]
The US Navy site is back up
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-us-navy-site-is-back-up.html [79 sec. Robin Westenra video]
BLACK BEAR NEWS: The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning With Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7W8oWVKHms [~ 24 min. video]
Google critic, 66, who testified that the tech giant's 2016 'election meddling gave 2.6m votes to Hillary Clinton' now suggests his wife's fatal car crash was NOT an accident
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7908435/Google-critic-66-suggests-wifes-fatal-car-crash-not-accident.html
Glenn Greenwald has been charged by the Bolsonaro government in Brazil
The Empire’s War On Oppositional Journalism Continues To Escalate
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/glenn-greenwald-has-been-charged-by.html
Journalist Glenn Greenwald has been charged by the Bolsonaro government in Brazil with the same prosecutorial angle used by the US to target WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. [more]
[3rd (last) piece follows]
Some say we’ve seen bushfires worse than this before. But they’re ignoring a few key facts.
ReplyDeletehttps://desdemonadespair.net/2020/01/some-say-weve-seen-bushfires-worse-than-this-before-but-theyre-ignoring-a-few-key-facts.html
Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s – “2020 is off to a horrifying climate start, and I fear what the rest of the year will bring to our doorsteps”
https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/01/earth-had-its-hottest-decade-on-record-in-2010s-2020-is-off-to-a-horrifying-climate-start-and-i-fear-what-the-rest-of-the-year-will-bring-to-our-doorsteps.html
The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records.
“If you think you’ve heard this story before, you haven’t seen anything yet,” Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said at the close of a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity.
Schmidt said Earth as a whole is probably the hottest it has been during the Holocene — the past 11,500 years or so — meaning this could be the warmest period since the dawn of civilization. But scientists’ estimates of ancient global temperatures, based on tree rings, ice cores and other telltale signs, are not precise enough to say that with certainty. [more]
As Trump lashes out at “prophets of doom” in Davos, Greta Thunberg calls for climate action – “I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.”
https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/01/as-trump-lashes-out-at-prophets-of-doom-in-davos-greta-thunberg-calls-for-climate-action-i-want-you-to-feel-the-fear-i-feel-every-day-and-then-i-want-you-to-act.html
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and President Trump offered two opposing visions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, with Trump lashing out at what he said were “perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse” as Thunberg inveighed against the sowers of “climate chaos.”
“We will never let radical socialists destroy our economy, wreck our country or eradicate our liberty,” Trump said at the conference.
Even though Trump said he was a “big believer in the environment” and did not explicitly name climate change as he lashed out at “alarmists,” his remarks stood in stark contrast to the 17-year old Thunberg’s renewed call to “start listening to the science” on climate change. The world, she said on Tuesday, needs to “treat this crisis with the importance it deserves.”
Thunberg’s remarks echoed her prior warning in Davos last year, when she told world leaders: “I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.” [more]
[some mid-week headlines from Rice Farmer]
ReplyDeleteNews Links, January 22, 2020
Rice Farmer
https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts
Nearly half billion people lack decent jobs: UN
Leaders at Davos doubt China and US will reach a phase 2 trade deal by end of Trump's term
Big Brother Australia aims to ban cash spending
Peter Schiff Says He's Lost His Bitcoin After Wallet Freeze-Out
Virgin Australia flight diverts after 'chunk' of wing comes loose
Boeing seeks to borrow $10 billion or more amid 737 MAX crisis: source
737 Max "Fix" Causes Entire Computer System to Crash
After Blowing $43 Bn on Share-Buybacks in 6 Years, Boeing Scrambles to Borrow $10 Bn, on Top of a $9.5 Bn Credit Line in Oct, to Fund its 737 MAX Fiasco
CDC expanding coronavirus screening to two more airports: Atlanta and Chicago O'Hare
Cathay Pacific cabin crew warn of 'catastrophic' consequences of not guarding against Wuhan virus as they demand right to wear masks on all flights [need full body suits]
Taliban Negotiator: End of War Means US Withdrawal
Pompeo says more U.S. action coming to support Venezuelan opposition leader
But don't call it meddling. -- RF
Mexico Murders Rise to Record in AMLO's First Year in Office
South Korea sending troops to Strait of Hormuz
8 European states back naval force to patrol Strait of Hormuz
Sweden suffers surge in bomb attacks as gang violence rises
North Korea abandons nuclear freeze pledge, blames 'brutal' U.S. sanctions
Today's US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
Iran Counters EU Threat Of Snapback Sanctions
US Officials Admit Covert Tech Program Is Fueling Iran Protests
Is Mass Civil Disobedience Our Future?
4.5 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Kansas
Alberta's Oil And Gas Company Tax Debt Balloons To Double The Size
10 Critical Water Scarcity Facts We Must Not Ignore
I lived without heat for an entire winter—here are my top tips for staying warm [coming soon]
6 dead of coronavirus; WHO calls emergency meeting
Here's Who Got Paid for the Amazon to Burn
Global Day of Protest Against 5G, January 25, 2020 (press release; PDF)
Snipers, security guards and soldiers: Keeping the elite safe at Davos is not cheap
The Garbage Crisis in Venezuela: Sanitation Issues When the SHTF
Venezuela is a bellwether. Smart people will take good notice of what happens as socioeconomic collapse proceeds. It will be more or less the same everywhere no matter what the political and economic system. -- RF
Think the Government Will Save You? Puerto Ricans Find Warehouse FULL of Emergency Supplies Stashed Since Hurricane Maria
After collapse proceeds past a certain point, there is little that governments will be able to do, even to save themselves. Get what you can while the getting is good, but plan to be on your own (if you're lucky, you'll be part of a mutually supportive community). -- RF
India's Half-Finished "Ghost Towns" Leave Middle Class In Crisis
Climate change could [could?!, IS DAMAGING] damage thousands of U.S. bridges, engineers say
Wipe out: Japan's ski slopes suffering worst winter in decades
Trump promises farmers that China trade deal to be good for them
Are Consumers Nearing the End of Their Road of Debt?
The Latest & Most Reckless US Imperial Act
Following the U.S. assassination of Soleimani, the Trump administration is leading American conduct abroad into a zone of probably unprecedented lawlessness.
U.S. new housing supply falls about 4 million homes short of demand
Deputies: Worker fatally stabs Trump-loving boss in fight
The Federal Reserve is stuck in quantitative-easing hell
Monty Python Star Terry Jones Dies at 77
ReplyDeletehttps://time.com/5769399/monty-python-terry-jones-dies-dementia/
He was 77 and had been suffering from dementia. [more]
Galaxy Song - Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=buqtdpuZxvk&feature=emb_logo
[RIP Terry Jones]
Sore loser Killary STILL slagging Bernie three years later: 'Divisive', 'nobody likes him'
https://www.sott.net/article/427770-Sore-loser-Killary-STILL-slagging-Bernie-three-years-later-Divisive-nobody-likes-him
Two-time presidential also-ran Hillary Clinton hasn't dropped her grudge against erstwhile opponent and current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders, and her comments on his 'likability' have triggered a backlash from all sides.
Clinton excoriated her former competitor as unlikeable and ineffective, telling the Hollywood Reporter that "nobody wants to work with [Sanders]" in the Senate in an interview published Tuesday ahead of a four-part documentary due to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. [more]
Tulsi Gabbard announces defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
https://www.sott.net/article/427796-Tulsi-Gabbard-announces-defamation-lawsuit-against-Hillary-Clinton
"Gabbard, a U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, asserts in her complaint that Clinton deliberately and maliciously made false statements in an attempt to derail Rep. Gabbard's campaign, by alleging that Gabbard is a 'Russian asset.' [more; now Bernie can join in too!]
First US case of potentially deadly Chinese coronavirus confirmed in Washington state
https://www.sott.net/article/427782-First-US-case-of-potentially-deadly-Chinese-coronavirus-confirmed-in-Washington-state
Washington state health officials said the man, a resident of Snohomish County, Wash., returned Wednesday from a trip to the region where he was visiting relatives in Wuhan, where the outbreak began. Shortly after arriving at Seattle's international airport, he began feeling ill and reached out to his health-care provider on Sunday. Local, state and federal officials quickly collected samples and sent them to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. His case was confirmed Monday as the coronavirus that has sickened close to 300 people in China and others in Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. [more]
China's coronavirus has 'the same death rate as the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50m people'
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-coronavirus-has-the-same-death-rate-as-the-spanish-flu-pandemic-that-killed-50-m-people-151608803.html
Chinese officials have confirmed 440 cases of the new coronavirus strain - 2019-nCoV - so far, with 17 deaths.
Based on existing data, it is said to have a 2% death rate.
This means that for every 50 people who catch the infection, one will statistically die.
To put this into context, around one in every 1,000 who develop flu die, giving it a death rate of 0.1%.
“This [2019-nCoV’s death rate] could be 2%, similar to Spanish flu,” Professor Neil Ferguson, from Imperial College London, said. [more]
[Geology 101 fact of the day]
ReplyDeleteThe Oldest Known Impact Crater Is in Australia and Named Yarrabubba
https://strangesounds.org/2020/01/yarrabubba-oldest-known-impact-crater-earth-australia.html
The Yarrabubba Crater is our planet’s oldest asteroid impact site.
It measures 70-kilometer (44 miles) in diameter and was triggered by a giant asteroid that smashed into what is now Australia over 2.2 billion years ago. [more]
Strong and Shallow Earthquake Hits Turkey – People Seen Running in the Streets on Videos
https://strangesounds.org/2020/01/turkey-strong-earthquake-felt-istanbul-video.html
A very shallow M5.6 earthquake hit 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) east of Kirkagac, Turkey, at a depth of about 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles) on January 22, 2020, 7:22 p.m. (UTC). [more]
Spanish Town Submerged in Meters of Sea Foam (Videos)
https://strangesounds.org/2020/01/spanish-town-submerged-in-meters-of-sea-foam-videos.html
The massive storm cell Gloria that caused havoc across Spain this weekend has generated so much sea foam that it submerged parts of the Spanish town of Tossa de Mar in coastal Catalonia. In some places, meters of sea froth accumulated.
[more]
[from our Nyaaah-aaaaaah-aaaaaaaah! desk]
That Fish Jumped Out of the Water and Stuck its Sword in a Teens’ Neck
https://strangesounds.org/2020/01/fish-jumps-out-water-stuck-in-teen-neck-pictures-surgery.html
The fish’s long snout sliced through the 16-year-old’s neck and pierced the back of his skull. Doing so, it created a large gaping hole that went straight through to the other side of the boy’s neck – from under his chin right through to the back of his skull. [more; pics]
It’s so Cold in Florida Right Now That Iguanas Are falling Out of Trees (Video)
https://strangesounds.org/2020/01/florida-iguanas-falls-from-trees-video-cold-temperature-wind-chill.html
Even Florida’s iguanas can’t handle below 30-40°F. [more]
[2nd part next]
IMF warns of new 'Great Depression', Russia ahead of the curve due to increased cash & gold reserves
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/427822-IMF-warns-of-new-Great-Depression-Russia-ahead-of-the-curve-due-to-increased-cash-gold-reserves
Last week, the IMF issued a stark warning about the global economy. While most large Western states are vulnerable to a new crisis, Russia has prepared its defenses.
Kristalina Georgieva isn't any sort of conspiracy theorist; she's the head of the International Monetary Fund. And when she warns that the global economy risks another "Great Depression," you would think everyone would listen.
But the Western reaction to her statement last week has been muted, with plenty of media outlets leaving it 'buried in the mainstream'. Or simply ignoring the story.
For instance, rudimentary Google searches suggest neither the Financial Times nor the Economist have covered her comments at all. If so, it's ethically questionable but also understandable, in a cynical sense, given their complete attachment to the doctrine of Neo-liberal economics. [more]
Consortium News sends libel notices to Canadian Intelligence Agency, major broadcaster Global News
https://www.sott.net/article/427823-Consortium-News-sends-libel-notices-to-Canadian-Intelligence-Agency-major-broadcaster-Global-News
Consortium News (CN) has sent libel notices to Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and the Global News broadcaster for their assertions that the independent publication was complicit in alleged Russian "online and cyber influence campaigns," the outlet said in a news release. [more]
[from our SURF'S UP!! desk]
Storm surge from Storm Gloria reaches at least 3km inland in Spain
https://www.sott.net/article/427819-Storm-surge-from-Storm-Gloria-reaches-at-least-3km-inland-in-Spain
A severe storm brought powerful winds, cold temperatures, snow and coastal flooding to wide areas of Spain from 20 January. Media blamed at least 4 deaths on the storm. Satellite images show storm surge swept 3km inland in Tarragona Province, resulting in severe damage to rice paddies and the ecosystem.
The storm, named "Gloria" by the State Meteorological Agency of Spain, AEMET, produced waves of over 8 metres [~ 26'] along the coastline of south-eastern Spain on 20 January. [more]
Wrong place, wrong time: Cape May warbler that normally winters in the West Indies turns up in Las Cruces, New Mexico
https://www.sott.net/article/427808-Wrong-place-wrong-time-Cape-May-warbler-that-normally-winters-in-the-West-Indies-turns-up-in-Las-Cruces-New-Mexico
They are extremely rare throughout the West. The great majority winters in the West Indies, with a few in southernmost Florida and along the Caribbean coast. Thus, for one to turn up in January most anywhere in the states but Florida, let alone a city park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is downright astonishing, but one indeed did, at Tellbrook Park just a couple of weeks ago.
Only once has a Cape May warbler been documented in neighboring El Paso County, that being in 1983, so this January 2020 occurrence, a definite first for Doña Ana County, was truly remarkable. [more; see map]
Ominous black ring-shaped 'evil-cloud' looming over Pakistan bewilders residents
https://www.sott.net/article/427799-Ominous-black-ring-shaped-evil-cloud-looming-over-Pakistan-bewilders-residents
A mysterious black O-shaped cloud spotted over a city in Pakistan has prompted a torrent of unusual theories from residents and netizens alike, with some suggesting the odd sight is a harbinger of an alien invasion. [more]
BLACK BEAR NEWS: UN Biodiversity Chief Humans Risk Living in an 'Empty World'
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjAV6uUA24. [~ 22.3 min.]
[topics discussed]
How the oil industry has spent billions to control the climate change conversation
UN Biodiversity Chief: Humans Risk Living in an 'Empty World' With 'Catastrophic' Consequences
New mud volcanoes form in Trinidad and Tobago
https://watchers.news/2020/01/21/new-mud-volcanoes-form-in-trinidad-and-tobago/
Six new mud volcanoes were spotted in southern Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, January 20, 2020. Geologist and researcher Xavier Moonan took to social media to share the new formations in Los Iros, as further geological activity was also discovered. [more]
Hunt for missing British man 'swept out to sea' in Ibiza as Storm Gloria batters Balearic Islands
https://www.yahoo.com/news/storm-gloria-missing-brit-ibiza-145529784.html
a search has been launched for a missing British man who may have been swept out to sea. [more]