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
2020-05-08 - Pallet fire erupts at 3:30 AM in Bordentown (New Jersey):
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/chopper-3-over-pallet-fire-in-bordentown/vp-BB13MO6v
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/4543205-chopper-3-over-pallet-fire-in-bordentown/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/05/08/crews-battle-pallet-fire-in-bordentown/
http://cwphilly.cbslocal.com/video/4543205-chopper-3-over-pallet-fire-in-bordentown/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O7P3IHQ7No
2020-05-08 - Wildfires continue raging on the Florida Panhandle along the Emerald Coast near coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/firefighters-battle-to-contain-fire-in-floridas-panhandle
http://local21news.com/news/nation-world/firefighters-continue-battling-fires-in-florida-panhandle-05-08-2020
http://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2020/05/08/firefighters-continue-battling-fires-in-florida-panhandle/
http://wcti12.com/news/nation-world/firefighters-continue-battling-fires-in-florida-panhandle
http://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/firefighters-continue-battling-fires-in-florida-panhandle
2020-05-08 - Marsh fire breaks out and burns barn and home in coastal Revere (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/brush-fire-damages-house-barn-in-revere/
2020-05-08 - Mulch fire breaks out and ignites palm trees near La Quinta (California):
http://kesq.com/news/top-stories/2020/05/08/mulch-fire-near-la-quinta-shuts-down-roadway/
2020-05-08 - Dozens of children sicken with rare COVID-related inflammatory illness in New York, 2nd death possibly linked:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-5-year-old-dies-new-york-severe-illness-linked-to-covid-19/
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/boy-5-dies-covid-19-linked-inflammatory-syndrome-n1203076
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/least-85-kids-across-u-s-have-developed-rare-mysterious-n1202186
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/coronavirus/73-ny-children-sick-with-rare-covid-related-illness-state-finds-with-one-death/2389701/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/73-ny-children-sick-with-rare-covid-related-illness-state-finds-with-one-death/2408285/
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/new-york/news/0P01OabJ/73-ny-children-sick-with-rare-covid-related-inflammatory-illness-2nd-death-possibly-linked
http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/us/cuomo-child-nyc-dies-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
2020-05-08 - Severe vitamin D deficiency appears to be related to COVID-19 mortality rates:
http://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/05/vitamin-d-appears-to-play-role-in-covid-19-mortality-rates/
http://www.sott.net/article/434105-Vitamin-D-deficiency-linked-to-COVID-19-deaths
Quote: "After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates."
2020-05-08 - Apartment building heavily damaged by septic tank explosion at 6 AM in Narayanganj (Bangladesh), 3 killed:
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2020/05/08/woman-children-die-in-septic-tank-explosion-in-narayanganj
http://tbsnews.net/bangladesh/septic-tank-explosion-kills-three-narayanganj-78745
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2020/05/08/pregnant-mother-children-killed-in-septic-tank-explosion-in-narayanganj
http://www.uniindia.com/bangladesh-three-killed-in-septic-tank-explosion/world/news/1986791.html
http://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/woman-two-kids-die-in-narayanganj-septic-tank-explosion/51289
Note: This is the 38th residential explosion in 2020...
2020-05-08 - Philippine Navy patrol ship 'BRP Ramon Alcaraz' bursts into flame near coastal Cochin (India), 2 injured:
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/29601/philippine-navy-patrol-ship-damaged-fire-two-crew-/
http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/08/philippine-navy-patrol-ship-damaged-by-fire-two-crew-injured/
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/187565/ph-navy-ship-catches-fire-delays-return-from-india
http://www.cnn.ph/news/2020/5/8/PH-Navy-ship-fire-COVID-19-mission.html
http://news.mb.com.ph/2020/05/08/2-sailors-hurt-as-ph-navy-ship-hit-by-fire-at-sea/
Quote: "Fire erupted in engine room of Philippine Navy patrol ship BRP RAMON ALCARAZ at night May 6, shortly the ship left Cochin India, together with patrol ship BRP Davao del Sur (LD602), with cargo of donated personal protective equipment."
Note: This is the 425th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-05-08 - Tractor bursts into flame inside barn at business near Yellow Springs (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/crews-called-small-fire-young-jersey-dairy/D1Ve8Z1ml3c6J9ldrYEkwI/
Quote: "A tractor in a barn caught fire, and was quickly spotted and did not spread to the barn or anything else, a staff member who answered the phone at the dairy said."
2020-05-08 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame near Harmony Road in Belleville (Canada):
http://www.intelligencer.ca/news/local-news/combine-destroyed-by-fire
http://www.quintenews.com/2020/05/07/farm-combine-burns-up/
http://inquinte.ca/story/fire-destroys-combine-causing-250k-in-damages
http://www.facebook.com/InQuinte/posts/2813136182088124
2020-05-08 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 3:13 AM on Fairbairn Road in Sunshine West (Australia):
http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/News/Fire-consumes-truck-in-Sunshine-West.html
Quote: "MFB firefighters were called to Fairbairn Rd at 3:13am this morning following reports of a B double truck fire. The first MFB crew arrived on scene within five minutes to find the truck cabin and first trailer fully alight."
Note: These are the 643rd, 644th and 645th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-05-08 - Heavy truck bursts into flame shortly after 4 AM on SW 9th Avenue in coastal Cape Coral (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/42106159/officer-calls-in-fire-after-truck-bursts-into-flames-in-cape-coral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVzGG7zZmc
2020-05-08 - RV bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, on I-5 near Canyonville (Oregon):
http://www.kdrv.com/content/news/I-5-closed-in-both-directions-due-to-vehicle-fire-spreading-into-brush-570319661.html
http://kval.com/news/local/rv-fire-ignites-three-quarters-of-an-acre-of-brush-on-fire-near-i-5-in-douglas-county
http://kpic.com/news/local/rv-fire-ignites-three-quarters-of-an-acre-of-brush-on-fire-near-i-5-in-douglas-county
http://www.nrtoday.com/news/public_safety/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-interstate-5-friday-afternoon/article_34d48349-8617-5662-8085-74b1b5b5be56.html
http://www.kezi.com/content/news/I-5-lane-closed-near-Canyonville-after-vehicle-fire-spreads-into-brush-570324981.html
Quote: "Firefighters rushed to the scene of a flaming motorhome along I-5 near Canyonville on Friday, as flames began to spread into the surrounding wildlands."
2020-05-08 - RV bursts into flame at 6:30 AM on South 3rd Avenue in coastal Everett (Washington):
http://twitter.com/EverettFire/status/1258822768272896001
Quote: "Around 6:30 a.m., an RV Fire in the 3800 Blk of S 3 Ave, generated several calls to 911. E1 arrived to find a fully involved RV on fire."
Note: These are the 137th and 138th RVs to burn in 2020...
2020-05-08 - Van bursts into flame on Stour Road in Christchurch (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/van-fire-christchurch-2/
2020-05-08 - Minivan bursts into flame at car dealership in Logan (Utah):
http://www.hjnews.com/news/accidents_disaster/van-catches-fire-in-parking-lot-extinguished-in-seconds/article_495d7b5e-76a4-528b-adc1-7b9a2753d25e.html
2020-05-08 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home on Demko Road in Lexington Park (Maryland):
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/473679/firefighters-extinguish-vehicle-fire-in-lexington-park/
2020-05-08 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Route 3 in Braintree (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/firefighters-battle-roaring-truck-fire-on-route-3-in-braintree/
2020-05-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked in parking garage at high-rise on East Randolph Street in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2020/05/vehicle-fire-in-a-high-rise-self-park-on-randolph-st-near-and-state-st-chicago/
2020-05-08 - Car bursts into flame while parked at shopping center in California (Maryland):
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/473689/firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire-in-california-shopping-center/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xARagnsPmM4
2020-05-08 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 6 near Brashear (Missouri):
http://ktvo.com/news/local/car-burned-from-front-to-back-in-morning-fire
http://khqa.com/newsletter-daily/car-burned-from-front-to-back-in-morning-fire
http://www.facebook.com/ktvotv/posts/10158656929929683
2020-05-08 - Car bursts into flame on the A303 in Winterbourne Stoke (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-a303-winterbourne-stoke/
2020-05-08 - Car bursts into flame on the M5 near Blackbrook (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51990&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/firefighters-called-blazing-car-fire-4118918
2020-05-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on US 460 in Bedford County (Virginia):
http://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-causes-delays-on-us-460-in-bedford-co/
http://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/05/08/car-fire-closes-all-us-460-lanes-in-bedford-county/
2020-05-08 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in White Marsh (Maryland):
http://www.nottinghammd.com/2020/05/08/vehicle-fire-reported-on-i-95-in-white-marsh/
http://www.newsbreak.com/maryland/white-marsh/news/0P0GpVCf/vehicle-fire-reported-on-i-95-in-white-marsh
2020-05-08 - Scooter bursts into flame on Everest Road in Scunthorpe (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Everest Road, Scunthorpe. Fri 8 May 2020 17:51 (No: 008382) Motor scooter on fire. One hose reel in use."
2020-05-08 - Pickup truck and outbuilding destroyed by fire in Bangor Township (Michigan):
http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/crews-respond-to-fire-in-bangor-township/69-fe76aaeb-8b72-49e5-93c4-ed5243efbca5
http://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/friday-morning-south-haven-fire-destroys-building-and-nearby-vehicle
http://wwmt.com/news/local/fire-destroys-a-barn-nearby-vehicle-in-bangor-township
Quote: "The fire was located on 38th Avenue near 69th street and destroyed an out-building and a nearby vehicle, according to SHAES."
2020-05-08 - Two vehicles and barn destroyed by fire at home in Croswell (Michigan):
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2020/05/08/croswell-barn-total-loss-following-fire/3096818001/
Quote: "The barn was a total loss, as well as two vehicles and miscellaneous tools inside, Bales said."
2020-05-08 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire at 5:26 AM on Sandy Hill Lane in Moulton (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/fire-moulton-sandy-hill-garage-4116547
2020-05-08 - Barn destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM in the Town of Wilson (Wisconsin):
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/2020/05/08/sheboygan-county-fire-town-wilson-barn-destroyed/3094293001/
http://fox6now.com/2020/05/08/total-loss-early-morning-fire-destroys-barn-in-town-of-wilson-cause-under-investigation/
2020-05-08 - Bark dust bursts into flame outside store, fire spreads to store, in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/05/fire-guts-se-portland-store-after-spreading-from-outside.html
2020-05-08 - AC unit bursts into flame at business in Santa Clarita (California):
http://signalscv.com/2020/05/firefighters-extinguish-ac-unit-fire-in-valencia-rescue-person-on-san-francisquito-canyon-road/
2020-05-08 - Factory heavily damaged by huge fire in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12330692
2020-05-08 - Garage destroyed by fire at 3:18 AM at home on Bermuda Beach Drive in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/fire-destroys-garage-displaces-3-in-northwest-las-vegas-2023755/
http://news3lv.com/news/local/3-people-displaced-after-garage-fire-damages-house-in-northwest-las-vegas
http://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/northwest-house-fire-displaces-3-people/
2020-05-08 - Home heavily damaged by fire before 2 AM on 4th Street in Braddock (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/05/08/braddock-heavy-smoke-house-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/article/fire-marshal-investigating-after-flames-break-out-inside-braddock-home/32412797
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2020/05/08/Firefighters-battle-2-alarm-fire-in-Braddock-4th-Street/stories/202005080068
2020-05-08 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
https://www.wesh.com/article/this-virus-can-be-beat-coronavirus-survivor-stories/32419223
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/05/08/residents-dog-escape-daytona-beach-house-fire-uninjured/
2020-05-08 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Twin Lane Road in Sun Prairie (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/crews-extinguish-house-fire-in-sun-prairie/
2020-05-08 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3:45 AM on East Plateau Drive in Cornville (Arizona):
http://www.verdenews.com/news/2020/may/08/cornville-home-heavily-damaged-fire/
2020-05-08 - Home heavily damaged by fire just after 6:30 AM on Brookhaven Drive in Champaign (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/one-person-critically-injured-from-champaign-house-fire
2020-05-08 - Home destroyed by fire near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix (Arizona), nobody there:
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/fire-sparks-at-west-phoenix-home-explosions-reported
2020-05-08 - Multi-family home heavily damaged by fire on Orchard Street in Northampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampshire-county/fire-at-multi-family-home-in-northampton/
2020-05-08 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on South Wabash Avenue in Bronzeville area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/05/07/fire-rips-through-bronzeville-apartment-building/
2020-05-08 - Apartment building devastated by massive fire in Antioch (Tennessee):
http://www.kake.com/story/42109425/20-homes-destroyed-after-fire-rips-through-apartment-complex
http://www.wsmv.com/news/20-homes-destroyed-after-fire-rips-through-antioch-apartment-complex/article_5a384126-90de-11ea-a3e4-876182bd2c17.html
http://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/antioch-apartment-complex-heavily-damaged-in-fire/
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/units-destroyed-in-antioch-apartment-fire
2020-05-08 - Motel heavily damaged by fire on West Pine Street in Baraboo (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/crews-respond-to-motel-fire-in-sauk-county/
2020-05-08 - Deadly fire burns home in Bryan (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kbtx.com/video?vid=570326132
2020-05-08 - Deadly fire burns home at 1 AM on Lovell Lane in the Snow Creek area in Martinsville (Virginia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://wset.com/news/local/one-dead-one-flown-to-hospital-after-early-morning-fire-in-martinsville
2020-05-08 - Deadly fire burns home near Queen Street West and Main Street South in Brampton (Canada), 2 killed:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/08/at-least-two-dead-after-house-fire-in-brampton.html
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/two-people-found-dead-after-fire-tears-through-brampton-home-1.4930411
2020-05-08 - Deadly fire destroys home at 3:44 AM on Sherr Avenue SE in Canton Township (Ohio), 2 killed:
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200508/two-people-killed-in-canton-township-house-fire
http://www.whbc.com/two-dead-in-canton-township-house-fire-earlier-this-morning/
http://www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/two-people-dog-killed-when-fire-roars-through-canton-twp-home/
2020-05-08 - Ten children die in ponds and canals in Sukkur (Pakistan):
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/656233-10-children-drown-in-ponds-canals-in-sukkur-region
2020-05-08 - Person found dead in creek near Buccaneer Beach Park in coastal Oceanside (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-05-08/body-found-in-creek-near-buccaneer-beach-in-oceanside
http://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/body-found-in-creek-near-buccaneer-beach/
Note: About 35 miles as the gas blows from the hydrogen sulfide being spewed by rotting red tide in coastal San Diego, mentioned in the 2020-05-04 update...
2020-05-08 - Man drops dead in Garrison Park in Modesto (California):
http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article242594916.html
2020-05-08 - Man drops dead near business on Whittier Boulevard in Pico Rivera (California):
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/2020/05/08/body-found-near-pico-rivera-eatery/
2020-05-08 - Man, 67, found dead in the Woods Mill Swamp area near his home in Gloucester County (Virginia):
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nw-missing-gloucester-man-dead-20200508-kt2nmjshdjgk7c3nfpnsesgzy4-story.html
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/gloucester/deceased-male-found-in-wooded-area-of-gloucester/
2020-05-08 - Man, 64, found dead at hydroelectric plant in Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan):
http://www.upmatters.com/local-news-2/body-found-of-missing-sault-ste-marie-man/
2020-05-08 - Man, 45, found dead in hole at Rock Creek High School near Manhattan (Kansas):
http://www.cjonline.com/news/20200508/pottawatomie-county-sheriffs-office-identify-man-found-dead-at-rock-creek-high-school
2020-05-08 - Person found dead on path near mall in Homewood (Alabama):
http://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/homewood-police-investigating-body-found-behind-brookwood-mall/
2020-05-08 - Man found dead in the water in coastal St Anns Bay off the island of Jamaica:
http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20200508/body-found-sea-st-ann
2020-05-08 - Man found dead in cemetery in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18437449.police-probe-man-found-dead-cemetery-glasgows-east-end/
2020-05-08 - Man, 50, drops dead near the Glazert Water (river) in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-probe-unexplained-death-after-21996844
2020-05-08 - Man found dead on Seaview Avenue in coastal West Mersea (Britain):
http://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/body-been-found-essex-coast-4116198
2020-05-08 - Driver has 'medical event', car crashes off highway, in coastal Aongatete (New Zealand), 1 injured:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12330748
Quote: "A police spokeswoman said the crash happened about 8.55am today after it appeared the driver suffered some kind of medical event."
2020-05-08 - Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashes and burns near Chuhrpur (India), pilot ejects:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/mig-29-aircraft-crashes-in-punjabs-nawanshahr-pilot-ejects-safely-82115
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-forces-mig-29-crashes-in-punjabs-nawanshahr-pilot-ejects-safely-2225712
2020-05-08 - Twin-engine plane lands at airport, runs off runway, in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Small-plane-slid-off-the-S-A-International-15258915.php
http://woai.iheart.com/content/2020-05-09-twin-engine-plane-slides-off-runway-at-san-antonio-international/
2020-05-08 - Tractor trailer veers over centerline, hits pickup truck head-on, near Moro (Oregon), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://kval.com/news/local/oregon-man-killed-in-collision-with-truck-hauling-potatoes
http://kcby.com/news/local/oregon-man-killed-in-collision-with-truck-hauling-potatoes
http://kpic.com/news/local/oregon-man-killed-in-collision-with-truck-hauling-potatoes
2020-05-08 - Tractor trailer overturns just after 4:15 AM on Highway 36 in Lawrence County (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/news/overturned-tractor-trailer-closes-highway-36-in-lawrence-county/
2020-05-08 - Tractor trailer overturns on US 84 in Franklin County (Mississippi):
http://www.wjtv.com/news/18-wheeler-overturns-on-u-s-84-in-franklin-county/
2020-05-08 - SUV veers off road, crashes into market, on Arlington Boulevard in West Falls Church (Virginia), 1 injured:
http://patch.com/virginia/fallschurch/car-crashes-building-west-falls-church-fire-department
2020-05-08 - Car crashes into concrete wall, bursts into flame, in coastal Bintulu (Malaysia), 2 killed:
http://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/05/09/two-men-burnt-to-death-after-car-catches-fire-following-crash-in-bintulu/1864557
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/05/09/two-men-die-after-car-crashes-and-catches-fire-in-bintulu
http://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1839965
2020-05-08 - US unemployment rate soars from 4.4 percent to 14.7 percent, highest since the Great Depression:
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/economy/april-jobs-report-2020-coronavirus/index.html
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/08/april-unemployment-rate-coronavirus-244280
http://desdemonadespair.net/2020/05/u-s-unemployment-rate-soars-to-14-7-percent-the-worst-since-the-great-depression-this-is-a-catastrophe-when-things-go-over-a-cliff-they-usually-they-dont-recover-quickl.html
2020-05-08 - Home under construction collapses onto cars in the Point Breeze area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/house-under-construction-collapses-in-point-breeze-damages-cars/2390410/
2020-05-08 - Magnitude 4.6+ earthquake strikes near volcano near Damavand (Iran), 1+ killed:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/earthquake-jolts-irans-capital-tehran-sparks-panic-among-people-2225158
http://www.sott.net/article/434072-Iranians-spill-into-the-streets-after-5-1-earthquake-centering-on-sleeping-volcano-hits-Tehran
http://www.rt.com/news/488086-quake-volcano-panic-iran/
2020-05-08 - Fast Radio Burst detected coming from within the Milky Way:
http://earthsky.org/space/fast-radio-burst-detected-within-milky-way
http://www.sott.net/article/434128-A-mystery-solved-Fast-Radio-Burst-detected-within-Milky-Way
2020-05-08 - Flaming ball of fire seen over Liverpool (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/woman-spots-fireball-ufo-streaking-18215103
http://www.sott.net/article/434088-Woman-spots-ball-of-fire-streaking-across-sky-over-her-garden-in-Liverpool-UK
"Shit happens" - that was pithy, Jonny!
ReplyDeleteAround here (s/e PA) we had 2 nights where temps got to freezing or below, but it's supposed to finally start warming up and staying there this week (though with the meandering jet stream, there's no guarantee).
i trust everyone is doing as well as you can.
Mulch being mainly ground up wood mixed with dirt, has the tendency to degrade and put off CH4 in the process. So a random lit cigarette butt or even intense sunlight may cause it to burst into flame (like a lot of tree stumps). Once insurance companies start pushing back, the mulch business may finally die.
i'm still trying to wrap up the semester (it was supposed to end on May 1st with Final Exams this week, but the school is giving students until the 15th to complete work; but - if the student decides they need more time, they can elect to take a T grade, meaning they have til JUNE to complete coursework. The college has said nothing about paying us for the extended time we have to work.)
Feel Bad? Now Look at This Fisherman Sailing Through a River of Dead Fish (Video)
https://strangesounds.org/2020/05/river-dead-fish-paraguay.html [~ 2.5 min. video]
Sonic boom reported as daylight fireball explodes over Washington state, U.S.
https://watchers.news/2020/05/09/sonic-boom-reported-as-daylight-fireball-explodes-over-washington-state-u-s/
A fireball exploded over Washington state, U.S. at around 01:57 UTC on May 7, 2020 (18:57 PDT, May 6), with a dozen eyewitness reports submitted to the American Meteor Society (AMS). A loud and deep boom was reported during the event, which startled many people in the area. [more]
[2nd piece below]
[bad math consequences]
ReplyDeleteIs the chilling truth that the decision to impose lockdown was based on crude mathematical guesswork?
https://www.sott.net/article/434192-Is-the-chilling-truth-that-the-decision-to-impose-lockdown-was-based-on-crude-mathematical-guesswork
Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College "stepped back" from the Sage group advising ministers when his lockdown-busting romantic trysts were exposed. Perhaps he should have been dropped for a more consequential misstep. Details of the model his team built to predict the epidemic are emerging and they are not pretty. In the respective words of four experienced modellers, the code is "deeply riddled" with bugs, "a fairly arbitrary Heath Robinson machine", has "huge blocks of code - bad practice" and is "quite possibly the worst production code I have ever seen".
In this case, that phrase "the science" effectively means the Imperial College model, forecasting potentially hundreds of thousands of deaths, on the output of which the Government instituted the lockdown in March. Sage's advice has a huge impact on the lives of millions. Yet the committee meets in private, publishes no minutes, and until it was put under pressure did not even release the names of its members. We were making decisions based on the output of a black box, and a locked one at that.
It has become commonplace among financial forecasters, the Treasury, climate scientists, and epidemiologists to cite the output of mathematical models as if it was "evidence". The proper use of models is to test theories of complex systems against facts. If instead we are going to use models for forecasting and policy, we must be able to check that they are accurate, particularly when they drive life and death decisions. This has not been the case with the Imperial College model.
At the time of the lockdown, the model had not been released to the scientific community. When Ferguson finally released his code last week, it was a reorganised program different from the version run on March 16.
Worse, the code does not allow for large variations among groups of people with respect to their susceptibility to the virus and their social connections. An infected nurse in a hospital is likely to transmit the virus to many more people than an asymptomatic child. Introducing such heterogeneity shows that the threshold to achieve herd immunity with modest social distancing is much lower than the 50-60 per cent implied by the Ferguson model. One experienced modeller tells us that "my own modelling suggests that somewhere between 10 per cent and 30 per cent would suffice, depending on what assumptions one makes." [more]
The U.S. economy may be in for a ‘square root’–shaped recovery — and you won’t like it any more than algebra class
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-us-economy-may-be-in-for-a-square-root-shaped-recoveryand-you-wont-like-it-any-more-than-algebra-class-2020-05-08
Some strategists expect the shape of the recovery to resemble a “V”: growth rocketing straight up and to the right after months of pent-up energy. Others more cautiously propose a gradual curve, like a “U.” Alternately, a “W” might suggest a double-dip recession.
Now add to that alphabet soup a square root, which is what analysts at Ned Davis Research are forecasting. If you thought math class was a slog, the economy visualized by a square-root symbol won’t warm your heart.
The Ned Davis analysts, Pat Tschosik and Rob Anderson, didn’t coin the phrase. Famed investor George Soros may have been the first to use it. [more]
[3rd part follows]
Birx said 'there is nothing from the CDC that I can trust' in a White House coronavirus task force meeting
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/birx-said-nothing-cdc-trust-044212374.html [yeah, well we don't trust you either!]
The White House's coronavirus task force response coordinator, Deborah Birx, said in a recent meeting that "there is nothing from the CDC that I can trust," The Washington Post reported.
Birx and others reportedly feared that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was using inflated data on coronavirus death and case rates.
One internal Trump administration model recently projected that coronavirus deaths would reach a whopping 3,000 deaths per day by June 1, which is double the current rate. [more]
In Italy, opponent of lockdown thrown into psychiatric hospital
https://www.sott.net/article/434189-In-Italy-opponent-of-lockdown-thrown-into-psychiatric-hospital
All witnesses claim that he was perfectly sane, simply outraged.
He was arrested by the Carabinieri (one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies) and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where he was bound to a bed for 4 days, drip fed and sedated.
[more; "that's a little harsh . . "]
This is not just another crash...
https://www.sott.net/article/434164-This-is-not-just-another-crash
there is no analogous situation in the past to the present, and so all the predictions based on past performance will be misleading. The chartists and analysts claim that all markets act on the same patterns, which are reflections of human nature, and so seeking correlations of volatility and valuation that "worked" in the past will work in 2020.
Does anyone really believe the correlations of the past decade or two are high-probability predictors of the future as the entire brittle construct of fictional capital and extremes of globalization and financialization all unravel at once? [more]
"Abnormally dry conditions" fuel Florida wildfires, thousands forced to evacuate, satellite captures billowing smoke plumes
https://www.sott.net/article/434195-Abnormally-dry-conditions-fuel-Florida-wildfires-thousands-forced-to-evacuate-satellite-captures-billowing-smoke-plumes
The blazes have since forced over 1,500 residents to evacuate into unfamiliar areas and contend with all new social distancing requirements. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said the blazes have destroyed 33 total structures thus far.
To further complicate matters, thick smoke forced a portion of Interstate 10 to close due to the blazes. That same thick smoke could be seen by satellites spreading over the Gulf Coast.
the official cause of the fire is said to be the burning of illegal materials. [more]
[4th segment next]
26-year-old surfer killed in California shark attack
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/434191-26-year-old-surfer-killed-in-California-shark-attack
A 26-year-old man was killed in a shark attack while surfing Saturday at a beach in Northern California, officials said.
The man was attacked around 1:30 p.m. at Manresa State Beach, the California Department of Parks and Recreation said in a statement. The incident took place on Sand Dollar Beach within 100 yards of the shore, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department said in a Facebook post.
The victim was pronounced dead on scene and the next of kin was notified . The species of shark was not known, according to the parks department. [more]
Tornado hits Apodaca, Mexico on May 8
https://www.sott.net/article/434159-Tornado-hits-Apodaca-Mexico-on-May-8 [~ 4.75 min. video]
Over 123,000 affected as floods ravage Kasese, Uganda
https://www.sott.net/article/434157-Over-123000-affected-as-floods-ravage-Kasese-Uganda
More than 100,000 people have been affected by floods that hit Kasese District on Thursday destroying gardens, bridges, schools, houses and other properties. [more; 3 videos]
Hailstorms and unusual heavy downpours damage fruit orchards and other crops in Hazara, Pakistan
https://www.sott.net/article/434155-Hailstorms-and-unusual-heavy-downpours-damage-fruit-orchards-and-other-crops-in-Hazara-Pakistan
Heavy downpour and hailstorm has damaged vast swathes of ready crops of wheat and tobacco. Hailstones damaged tomato crop, however the worst hit were orchards of apricot, plum, walnut, apple, peach and grapes in the Pakhal Valley of the district.
Growers across Hazara division were narrating tales of colossal losses owing to the heavy rainfall during the last two weeks. Unusual rains in May has damaged ripened wheat grain, fruits on trees and exacerbated chances of flash foods.
[more; ~ 3 min. video]
Double sun halo surprises residents in Cuba
https://www.sott.net/article/434142-Double-sun-halo-surprises-residents-in-Cuba
The phenomenon is usually seen simply as a white ring, but sometimes there is such a clear refraction that a separation of colors is generated, as seen in Havana. [more]
[6th installment awaits]
John Rao: Pandemic reaction is a 'horrifying illustration' of the 'diabolical disorientation' accompanying ravages of modernity
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/434190-John-Rao-Pandemic-reaction-is-a-horrifying-illustration-of-the-diabolical-disorientation-accompanying-ravages-of-modernity
But what I do believe an educator needs to stress is the way in which a controllable pandemic has been transformed into a totally unnecessary pandemonium; a horrifying illustration of the diabolical disorientation accompanying all of the ravages of modernity, and one that has allowed a painfully hollow modern society to titillate itself with the "feel" of living through the Bubonic Plague without actually doing so.
when they tell young or otherwise healthy persons that they are in the same condition as the weakest of the elderly or the already ill; when they say that in order to protect itself the vast mass of the population has to abandon its livelihood, the well-being of its country, the cultural life of its civilization, and the tools required for its eternal salvation they must be dismissed for what they actually are: quacks.
We find ourselves today at the mercy of well educated, possibly well meaning, but ultimately highly dangerous and arrogant guides of this sort. These Masters of Them That Know are pressing us to destroy everything that we hold dear for the sake of creating an antiseptic, barren, soulless world unfit for human beings to live in — and die in — with dignity. It will take calm study when and if this pandemonium ends to determine the full genesis and complexity of the quackery involved, but it certainly is clear that all of the destructive forces that play a role in the modern world, along with all of those who have voluntarily succumbed to them, have had their unfortunate part in it.
These include the media, which have far surpassed their traditional display of criminal irresponsibility by whipping the world into a state of mass hysteria and terrorized paralysis. The media have been accompanied in their work of diabolical disorientation by a political establishment that permits the cowed masses to venture forth from their cells only under the condition of donning the current yellow Star of David: the face mask. Both serve the cause of vaccine mad ideologues who smell a profit to be made from the panicked mob begging for its supposed physical salvation at any cost. So effectively has this work of unleashing a pandemonium been accomplished that it is now hard to determine whether it is the terrorized masses themselves or the actual purveyors of the great dread who are most vigorously encouraging the chaining of men and women to the dark, back wall of Plato's cave. [more]
[so much for re-opening the beaches; people are slobs]
Returning beachgoers left 13,000 pounds of trash on Florida's Cocoa Beach, prompting crackdown
As coronavirus restrictions begin to ease, people and their trash have been inundating Brevard's beaches.
Over 13,000 pounds of trash picked up at Cocoa Beach last weekend – less than a month after it reopened on April 21. As a result, officials are cracking down on littering, increasing fines and enforcement. [more]
As world shelters, scientists raise alarm on another threat: An active hurricane season
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world-shelters-scientists-raise-alarm-205000298.html
Hurricane season is still weeks away but experts are already anticipating that this year could be more active than normal — a forecast that emergency officials may find troubling as much of the country remains in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. [more]
Mike Rowe: I have a front row seat to the greatest self-inflicted economic disaster in history
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mike-rowe-front-row-seat-004533406.html [~ 6.5 min. video]
I gotta start remembering which comment is what number, Jeezoo!
ReplyDeleteRussia breaks 200,000 mark on total Covid-19 cases with over 11,000 newly registered infections
https://www.rt.com/russia/488306-russia-covid-cases-increase/
A total of 11,012 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Russia on Sunday afternoon. Officials in Moscow say the surge in the numbers there is due to increased testing.
The country has now seen the daily number of newly-recorded coronavirus infections exceed 10,000 for eight consecutive days. Overall, there are 209,688 patients who have tested positive for the deadly disease.
Almost two thirds of the new cases reported on Sunday were registered in Moscow area, which remains the country’s worst infection hotspot.
[more]
[Lookin' forward to another week!]
ReplyDeleteA wave of bankruptcies, surging taxes, and Americans harboring lasting scars from coronavirus lockdowns — the head of world’s largest asset manager warns of grim outlook
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-wave-of-bankruptcies-surging-taxes-and-americans-harboring-lasting-scars-from-coronavirus-lockdowns-the-head-of-worlds-largest-asset-manager-warns-of-grim-outlook-2020-05-06
The era of coronavirus has already been hard on the American psyche, but the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager cautions that everyone should brace for even rougher days ahead, as the U.S. attempts to emerge from the worst public-health crisis in more than a century.
BlackRock’s Chief Executive Larry Fink forecast a dour near-term outlook for the economy as states and businesses grapple with reopening from COVID-19 lockdowns that have likely driven the U.S., and the rest of the world, into a deep recession, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
The news organization reported that Fink, speaking privately with clients of a wealth advisory firm, outlined an unattractive future in which the economy continues to weaken, bankruptcies soar and American consumers — the lifeblood of economic vitality in America — remain psychologically scarred from the impact of the deadly pathogen that has infected more than 3.7 million people (1.2 million in the U.S. alone) and claimed more than 260,000 lives globally, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Adding insult to injury, Fink warned that even as that brutal scenario plays out, taxes on corporations and individuals would eventually need to be raised to finance the trillions of dollars in economic aid that has been doled out by the government and the Federal Reserve to dampen the immediate financial harm wrought by efforts to mitigate the viral outbreak. [more]
[ok, i guess not.]
Surfer escapes with minor injuries in Bells Beach shark attack
https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/surfer-escapes-with-minor-injuries-in-bells-beach-shark-attack/news-story/7fda6568f3420d57271d82a0cb5e6c21
A French surfer has survived a shark attack in Australia with only minor leg injuries by punching it twice.
Indonesia – Rain Triggers Deadly Landslide in West Sulawesi Province
https://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-west-sulawesi-polewali-mandar-may-2020
The disaster in West Sulawesi follows floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall on the islands of Java and Sumatra over the last few days. [more]
Stargazer Spotted Intriguing Meteorite Explosion Over Oregon
https://www.webbyfeed.com/stargazer-spotted-intriguing-meteorite-explosion-over-oregon/8345/
An amateur stargazer was lucky enough to spot the exact moment a fireball hit the sky, discharging a fantastic bright aura. Wade Earl from Oregon captured a meteorite explosion during the Lyrid meteor shower.[more; ~ 3.75 min. video]
UFO special: The strangest unexplained sightings in Scotland’s skies
https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/18436635.ufo-special-strangest-unexplained-sightings-scotlands-skies/
Here, we reminisce about some of our favourite tales of strange sightings in the sky. [written accounts]