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
2020-05-27 - Car goes up in flames at shopping center and burns man to death in Lutz (Florida):
http://patch.com/florida/lutz/man-found-dead-burning-car-lutz
http://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/man-dies-in-car-fire-at-lutz-shopping-plaza/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2020/05/27/bystanders-cant-save-man-from-burning-car-in-lutz-death-investigation-underway/
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/body-found-in-burning-car-kohls-dale-mabry-lutz/67-faa8c091-912c-4f06-8b0c-51a2ca6d9174
http://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/ab5d51c8-1181-48fc-ba00-2f9d440641e5/20-135
http://twitter.com/HillsFireRescue/status/1265730773090545664
Quote: "The incident took place at about noon in a parking lot of a shopping center in the 3900 block of Van Dyke Road, near the intersection of N Dale Mabry Highway. Bystanders called 911 and tried to rescue the man, officials said. Firefighters arrived, extinguished the fire and found the man dead inside."
2020-05-27 - Man found dead in burning SUV at 5:30 AM near 13th Avenue and Embury Street in Regina (Canada):
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/police-investigating-after-man-found-dead-in-burned-vehicle-1.4956861
http://www.620ckrm.com/2020/05/28/regina-police-say-the-death-of-a-man-in-wednesday-mornings-car-fire-not-suspicious/
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/death-of-man-found-in-burning-vehicle-not-believed-to-be-suspicious-police-say-1.4959268
Quote: "Regina police and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating after they say a man was found dead inside a burning vehicle on Wednesday morning. Officers found a burning vehicle in the area of 13th Avenue and Embury Street around 5:30 a.m. The Regina Fire Department was also called to the scene. Police say there was a person inside the vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene."
Quote: "Regina Police say the death of a man in a burning vehicle Wednesday morning does not appear to be suspicious or criminal in nature."
2020-05-27 - Series of underground electrical explosions rocks Bluefield (West Virginia):
http://wchstv.com/news/local/firefighters-respond-to-underground-explosions-in-bluefield
http://wvva.com/2020/05/27/breaking-explosion-on-bland-st-in-bluefield/
http://wvva.com/2020/05/27/update-explosion-on-bland-st-in-bluefield/
http://wvmetronews.com/2020/05/27/underground-explosions-fire-in-downtown-bluefield/
2020-05-27 - Transformer bursts into flame and causes blackouts in Lowell (Massachusetts):
http://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kent/transformer-fire-knocks-out-power-to-parts-of-lowell
http://www.newsbreak.com/michigan/lowell/news/0P9uVsN7/transformer-fire-knocks-out-power-to-parts-of-lowell
2020-05-27 - Landfill fire breaks out in Carson City (Nevada):
http://carsonnow.org/story/05/27/2020/carson-city-fire-department-called-brush-fire-landfill
2020-05-27 - Permafrost in the Arctic can thaw faster than presumed:
http://phys.org/news/2020-05-permafrost-arctic-faster-presumed.html
http://titan.uio.no/energi-og-miljo-english/2020/permafrost-arctic-can-thaw-faster-presumed
2020-05-27 - Temperature hits 50C (122F) in India:
http://phys.org/news/2020-05-india-wilts-heatwave-temperature-degrees.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/india-heatwave-temeprature-hits-50-degrees-12774816
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/664082-temperature-hits-50-degrees-celsius-india-wilts
Note: And it's still not summer yet!
2020-05-27 - Coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 in the United States, first country to reach that level:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/27/coronavirus-death-toll-100000-285043
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-live-updates-news-bay-area-15237940.php
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8363385/US-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-100-000-just-four-months-case-confirmed.html
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/us-virus-updates-poll-half-americans-get-vaccine-rubio-conspiracy-theories/2433885/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2020/05/27/coronavirus-updates-100-000-deaths-cdc-surface-spread-brazil/5263058002/
http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLgACXoI0kI
Note: We've now passed the death toll from the 1968 Hong Kong Flu pandemic, in just four months. The Hong Kong Flu had a mortality rate of 0.5%, so either COVID-19 has a substantially higher mortality rate than that or it has infected many more people in a much shorter period of time, or some combination. We're averaging around 900 deaths per day so far. If that rate persists, we'd pass the death toll from the 1918 Spanish Flu in 21 months. Seeing as many pandemics last a couple of years (even 4 years in the case of the 1968 Hong Kong Flu, which returned for its final wave in 1972), that's not out of the question...
2020-05-27 - Boat, RV trailer, ammunition plant and home destroyed by fire on Gross Avenue in Canton (Ohio):
http://www.whbc.com/cfd-ammunition-plant-owner-claims-fire-loss-at-a-million-dollars/
http://www.cleveland19.com/2020/05/27/fire-canton-destroys-ammo-supply-plant-video/
Quote: "A neighboring house, a boat and a camper were also destroyed in the fire."
2020-05-27 - Boat, RV and car go up in flames in coastal Sandbridge (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/car-boat-burned-after-rv-catches-fire-in-sandbridge/
Note: These are the 469th and 470th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020, and this is the 158th RV to burn in 2020...
2020-05-27 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on High Street in Banstead (Britain):
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/18478591.bus-fire-banstead-high-street/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/local_news/18478591.bus-fire-banstead-high-street/
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/18478591.bus-fire-banstead-high-street/
Note: This is the 141st bus to burn in 2020...
2020-05-27 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-55 near the Mississippi River in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/news/tractor-trailer-fire-closes-lanes-of-i-55-south-of-downtown/
2020-05-27 - Tractor, SUV, pickup truck, car, RV trailer and garage destroyed by fire at 6:45 AM at home on Shagri-La Drive in Moultonborough (New Hampshire):
http://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/fire-on-shagri-la-drive-in-moultonborough/article_6a2ba40a-a052-11ea-b40e-a3703c711686.html
Quote: "The garage, on the other hand, was a total loss. So were its contents, which included a full-size pickup, an SUV, a tractor, and a low-mileage 1978 Corvette. A camper, which was parked near the garage, was also destroyed."
Note: These are the 735th and 736th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-05-27 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at 7 AM at gas station in coastal Bluffton (South Carolina):
http://fox28media.com/news/local/dump-truck-catches-fire-at-bluffton-gas-station
http://www.blufftontoday.com/news/20200527/firefighters-put-out-garbage-truck-fire-at-bluffton-gas-station
2020-05-27 - Box truck bursts into flame at business in coastal Arcata (California):
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2020/05/27/delivery-truck-fire-near-brio-breadworks
http://kiem-tv.com/2020/05/27/commercial-vehicle-fire-occurs-near-11th-and-n-street-in-arcata/
http://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/afd-05-27-2020
2020-05-27 - Truck bursts into flame in Bishopthorpe (Britain):
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/incident_summary_day_shift_wednesday_27th_may_2020
Quote: "Time: 08:34 Location: Bishopthorpe, York Crews from Acomb and York responded to reports of a lorry fire. The fire was extinguish using 1 hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera."
2020-05-27 - RV bursts into flame on I-81 in Greene County (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tdot-cargo-fire-causing-delays-on-interstate-81-south-in-greene-county/
2020-05-27 - RV bursts into flame at home in Estevan (Canada):
http://www.estevanmercury.ca/news/regional/fire-department-called-to-motorhome-fire-in-estevan-1.24141900
Note: These are the 159th and 160th RVs to burn in 2020...
2020-05-27 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked in carpark at Clear Water Bay Second Beach in coastal Sai Kung (China):
http://hongkongbuzz.hk/2020/05/seven-seat-van-catches-fire-in-clear-water-bay-car-park
2020-05-27 - Jeep and Model T car go up in flames at 6:48 AM while parked inside garage at home on Fairway Drive in Rohnert Park (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10991984-181/garage-fire-in-rohnert-park
Quote: "A Model T and an Army Jeep were seriously damaged Wednesday morning in a fire in Rohnert Park that may have started under the vintage car. A couple living at the house, in the 4500 block of Fairway Drive, got out of the house safely after an explosion rocked the garage, where the two vehicles were parked."
2020-05-27 - SUV bursts into flame on I-10 near the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge near Lafayette (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/news/around-acadiana/dotd-i-10-w-near-henderson-closed-due-to-vehicle-fire
http://www.klfy.com/local/vehicle-fire-cause-i-10-westbound-closure-at-foot-of-atchafalaya-basin-bridge/
2020-05-27 - SUV bursts into flame on the A505 between Baldock and Royston (Britain):
http://www.royston-crow.co.uk/news/a505-car-blaze-between-baldock-and-royston-1-6672651
http://www.thecomet.net/news/a505-car-blaze-between-baldock-and-royston-1-6672651
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/a505-baldock-car-fire-dramatic-4168393
2020-05-27 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home in Lexington (Nebraska):
http://krvn.com/regional-news/pickup-burned-in-wednesday-fire-in-lexington/
2020-05-27 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments in Maple Ridge (Canada):
http://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/one-rescued-from-balcony-after-a-car-catches-fire-by-building-in-maple-ridge/
2020-05-27 - Car bursts into flame at 3:06 AM on Grosvenor Road in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18478382.car-fire-grosvenor-road-southampton/
2020-05-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame near I-44 in Waynesville (Missouri):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/local-news-local-news/lanes-closed-on-i-44-in-waynesville-due-to-vehicle-fire/
2020-05-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Briercliffe Road in Burnley (Britain):
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/vehicle-fire-in-burnley-18/
2020-05-27 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Delph Road in Long Sutton (Britain):
http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-vehicle-blaze-9111075/
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/firefighters-tackle-vehicle-blaze-9111076/
2020-05-27 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire on Ormond Street North in Thorold (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/thorold-fire-1.5587213
http://www.cdnfirefighter.com/blaze-tears-through-thorold-auto-shop/
2020-05-27 - Barn destroyed by fire before 1 AM in Conestoga Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wgal.com/article/state-police-fire-marshal-investigating-cause-of-barn-fire-in-lancaster-county/32681336#
2020-05-27 - Big pile of railroad ties goes up in flames in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/_zapp/railroad-ties-catch-fire-at-csx-in-huntington/article_045c81e3-290d-5bc7-a799-a3fec98c2eb4.html
http://wchstv.com/news/local/railroad-tracks-shut-down-in-section-of-huntington-after-railroad-ties-catch-fire
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Railroad-tie-fire-closes-8th-Avenue-in-Huntington-570808381.html
2020-05-27 - Transit Authority building heavily damaged by fire in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/fire-erupts-at-metro-headquarters-in-dc-firefighters/2313727/
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/metro-headquarters-catches-fire-on-top-floor/65-523a6827-9c57-48c9-899e-f6962d745c85
http://wjla.com/news/local/cause-of-2-alarm-fire-at-metro-headquarters-under-investigation
2020-05-27 - Strip mall heavily damaged by fire at 5:15 AM on East 17th Avenue in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/27/denver-fire-logan-street-downtown/
2020-05-27 - Home damaged by fire on Rosefield Drive in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/family-of-three-displaced-following-norfolk-house-fire
2020-05-27 - Home damaged by fire on Delwood Road in coastal Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/two-adults-five-children-displaced-after-chesapeake-house-fire
2020-05-27 - Home damaged by fire before 3 AM on Clinton Street in Delaware City (Delaware), 2 injured:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/05/27/19-year-old-critically-injured-woman-suffers-smoke-inhalation-new-castle-county-fire/
http://www.wdel.com/news/2-injured-in-overnight-delaware-city-fire/article_a8eaa7ea-a011-11ea-a54a-c314b94d7b1c.html
2020-05-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire on East 153rd Street in Cleveland (Ohio), 3 injured:
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-firefighters-rescue-3-children-from-house-fire-on-east-side
2020-05-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire on South Carpenter Street in the Englewood area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/8-rescued-from-house-fire-in-englewood/
2020-05-27 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Oregon (Ohio):
http://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/oregon-family-escapes-house-fire/512-2bc1f3d4-a197-43e6-8e78-943ce03597a6
2020-05-27 - Home destroyed by fire on Dresden Drive in Brookhaven (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/house-goes-up-flames-near-peachtree-dekalb-airport/YMHX62CEYVG7TISNSUBGQKIFKY/
2020-05-27 - Hotel heavily damaged by fire along the oceanfront in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20200529-70922-IND
http://www.democraticaccent.com/major-fire-at-hotel-in-south-mumbai-25-rescued/
2020-05-27 - Deadly fire rips through coronavirus treatment tent at hospital in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 5 killed:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/killed-fire-bangladesh-coronavirus-treatment-tent-70909516
http://nypost.com/2020/05/27/five-coronavirus-patients-perish-in-bangladesh-hospital-fire/
http://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-international-news/5-killed-in-fire-at-bangladesh-coronavirus-treatment-tent/
http://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/5-killed-in-fire-at-Bangladesh-coronavirus-15298188.php
Quote: "The cause was under investigation, but the country's leading Bengali-language Prohom Alo newspaper said an air-conditioning system exploded."
2020-05-27 - Deadly fire burns home at 6 AM in the Dutchtown area near the Mississippi River in St. Louis (Missouri), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20200527/1-dead-after-fire-engulfs-house-in-st-louis
http://www.kmov.com/news/one-dead-another-in-critical-condition-in-house-fire-in-south-st-louis/article_a74ce52a-a010-11ea-891f-1ba9c4efb10b.html
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/house-fire-dutchtown/63-c35b5a17-e817-4e79-b176-27089996ebb5
http://fox2now.com/news/south-city-fire-leaves-1-person-dead-another-critically-injured/
Note: That's very close to the same area as the tractor trailer that burst into flame on I-55 on this same day...
2020-05-27 - Deadly fire destroys home just before 1 AM on Ravine Street in Munhall (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/05/27/munhall-ravine-street-fatal-fire/
http://www.wtae.com/article/elderly-woman-killed-firefighter-taken-to-hospital-following-munhall-fire/32681435
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/1-person-taken-hospital-after-house-fire-munhall/ZXOPIGZFBVHBHBJQLP3L5QV7KA/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2020/05/27/Woman-pulled-from-home-during-early-morning-fire-in-Munhall/stories/202005270075
2020-05-27 - Three men, 19, 20 and 21, die one after another after entering reservoir in Alipura (India):
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/three-drown-in-reservoir-in-rajasthan/1847479
Quote: "The three men had gone to take a bath in the reservoir in Alipura on Tuesday and drowned one after the other, Station House Officer (SHO), Karauli Sadar police station, Vijay Singh said."
2020-05-27 - Girl, 15, has seizure at midnight and dies in Tiffin (Ohio):
http://go.tiffinohio.net/2020/05/tiffin-police-department-investigating-death-of-15-year-old-girl/
Quote: "On Wednesday at midnight, Tiffin Fire & Rescue were dispatched to the first block of Teakwood Dr. for a 15 year old female having a seizure. Once the paramedics arrived, the female juvenile was transported to Tiffin Mercy where she passed away."
2020-05-27 - College student, man, 18, football player, dies in lake at Chewacla State Park in Lee County (Alabama):
http://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-star-athlete-18-year-old-jamari-chop-smith-dies-in-accidental-drowning
http://247sports.com/Article/Jamari-Smith-UAB-football-signee-dies-drowning-Montgomery-Alabama-Robert-E-Lee-high-school-147579377/
http://www.theplainsman.com/article/2020/05/montgomery-teenager-dies-by-accidental-drowning-at-chewacla-state-park
2020-05-27 - Man, 29, police recruit, has 'medical issue' and dies at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill (Massachusetts):
http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/regional_news/sheriffs-recruit-dies-during-necc-academy-training/article_412f1f50-dcd7-58af-b303-615375619722.html
Quote: "A 29-year-old man died suddenly Tuesday after suffering a medical issue while attending the training academy for the Essex County Sheriff’s Department at Northern Essex Community College."
2020-05-27 - Man, 66, has 'medical condition' and slumps over dead while driving tractor trailer, truck veers off road, in Cedar County (Iowa):
http://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/nebraska-man-dies-after-suffering-medical-issue-while-driving-along-i-80
Quote: "A Nebraska man died in Iowa Wednesday night after suffering from a medical condition while driving a semi, according to the Iowa State Patrol. A crash report says James Feyerherm, 66 of Norfolk, Nebraska, was heading eastbound on Interstate 80 in Cedar County when the semi left the roadway and came to rest near trees on the south side of the highway."
2020-05-27 - Man, 19, falls into pond and dies in Philadelphia (Missouri):
http://wgem.com/2020/05/27/chariton-county-man-drowns-in-philadelphia-missouri-pond/
http://www.hannibal.net/article/20200527/ARTICLE/200529955
2020-05-27 - Man, 18, dies in the Chenango River in Sherburne (New York):
http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2020/05/28/after-3-hour-chenango-river-search-police-recover-dead-body-sherburne-new-york/5272574002/
2020-05-27 - Man found dead in Ellicott Creek in Tonawanda (New York):
http://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/erie-county/tonawanda/man-found-dead-in-ellicott-creek/
http://buffalonews.com/2020/05/27/body-of-a-man-found-in-ellicott-creek-in-the-town-of-tonawanda/
2020-05-27 - Man, 19, found dead near Lake Texoma in Marshall County (Oklahoma):
http://www.kxii.com/content/news/Missing-19-year-old-found-dead-in-Marshall-County-570808391.html
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Texas-teenager-disappears-near-Lake-Texoma-570769771.html
http://www.news9.com/story/5ececf043e2b2c0b8b8f2247/body-of-missing-man-last-seen-at-lake-texoma-has-been-found
2020-05-27 - Man, 43, found dead in jail cell in Lehigh County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-inmate-dies-lehigh-county-jail-20200527-wvgj7k2fqvervkjk3ei27pd32y-story.html
2020-05-27 - Man, 49, drops dead at home in coastal Brisbane (Australia), two naked starving teens found locked in room too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8360867/Mystery-body-discovered-Brisbane-home-two-naked-starving-teenagers-locked-door.html
Quote: "A 49-year-old man's body was found in the home on Midson Street. He is understood to have died from a heart attack."
2020-05-27 - Driver has 'medical issue', pickup truck plows into car at car dealership, in Vernon (Canada):
http://vernonmatters.ca/2020/05/28/truck-swerves-off-road-and-hits-vehicle-at-dealership/
Quote: "Police say a medical issue was the cause of a crash at an auto dealership in Vernon."
2020-05-27 - Driver has 'medical event', car slams into truck, in Hastings (New Zealand), near the coast, 1 injured:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hawkes-bay/300022674/road-blocked-after-serious-crash-in-hastings
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=12335505
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=101674638161841&story_fbid=137253701270601
Quote: "A St John's ambulance spokeswoman said the person had a medical event, which led to the vehicle collision."
2020-05-27 - Woman, 69, has 'medical emergency', car crashes into fence and overturns, in Shullsburg (Wisconsin), 1 injured:
http://www.wglr.com/2020/05/28/one-vehicle-accident-due-to-medical-emergency/
http://www.x1071.com/2020/05/28/one-vehicle-accident-due-to-medical-emergency/
Quote: "69 year old Linda Dubler of Dubuque was traveling east on Highway 11 when she experienced a medical emergency causing her vehicle to leave the road, strike a fence, roll over and come to a stop on its wheels."
2020-05-27 - Man, 45, has 'medical episode', car crashes into railings, in Nottingham (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/one-person-taken-hospital-after-4167098
http://westbridgfordwire.com/man-seriously-injured-in-single-vehicle-collision-in-nottingham/
http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news-article/update-man-serious-condition-following-forest-road-east-collision
Quote: "It’s believed he suffered a medical episode."
2020-05-27 - Small plane crashes into woods in Guernsey County near Cambridge (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.10tv.com/article/pilot-seriously-injured-guernsey-county-plane-crash-2020-may
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/28/plane-crash-cambridge-ohio-paul-emaus/5273172002/
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/2020/05/27/airplane-crashes-field-outside-cambridge-pilot-seriously-injured/5269868002/
http://yourradioplace.com/local-news/small-plane-crashes-in-guernsey-county/
2020-05-27 - Small plane crashes at airport in Chobham (Britain):
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/emergency-services-called-after-plane-18318839
2020-05-27 - Tractor trailer overturns in the wee hours on I-95 in Florence County (South Carolina):
http://wpde.com/news/local/overturned-18-wheeler-blocks-northbound-lanes-on-i-95-in-florence-county
http://www.wbtw.com/news/pee-dee/18-wheeler-on-side-on-i-95-in-florence-co-roadway-blocked/
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/05/27/overturned-tractor-trailer-blocks-northbound-lanes-i-florence-county/
2020-05-27 - Pickup truck overturns at 6:30 AM on Highway 18 in Lucerne Valley (California), 1 killed:
http://www.vvng.com/man-killed-in-rollover-crash-on-highway-18-in-lucerne-valley/
Quote: "Officers from the California Highway Patrol described the driver as a heavy-set male in his 40’s and it’s possible he could have had a medical issue prior to the accident."
2020-05-27 - Car crashes into fence in coastal Nelson (New Zealand), 1 injured:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121651107/car-crashes-into-fence-in-central-nelson
Quote: "The incident may have been the result of a medical event, she said."
2020-05-27 - Naked distressed man found on I-84 in Southington (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/southington/ct-state-police-commander-rescues-naked-man-highway
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/CT-s-highest-ranking-state-cop-helps-naked-man-15299909.php
http://www.countytimes.com/news/ct-s-highest-ranking-state-cop-helps-naked-man-on-roadway/article_ec3354fa-efe0-5a7b-abd3-736bdfe5d486.html
http://www.shorelinetimes.com/news/ct-s-highest-ranking-state-cop-helps-naked-man-on-highway/article_93515d6f-8345-514e-bfe8-a849d1e052d4.html
2020-05-27 - Sinkhole opens and swallows car in Nuevo Laredo (Mexico):
http://www.kgns.tv/content/news/Vehicle-falls-into-massive-sinkhole-in-Nuevo-Laredo-570769831.html
http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mother-child-rescued-after-sinkhole-swallows-their-car/
2020-05-27 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Vanuatu:
http://sputniknews.com/asia/202005271079427264-powerful-61-earthquake-hits-off-vanuatu-coast---usgs/
http://www.sott.net/article/435202-Powerful-6-1-earthquake-hits-off-Vanuatu-Coast
2020-05-27 - Lightning strike kills 2 teenagers in Pangasinan (Philippine Islands):
http://news.mb.com.ph/2020/05/27/lightning-strike-kills-2-teenagers-in-pangasinan/
http://www.sott.net/article/435241-Lightning-strike-kills-2-teenagers-in-Pangasinan-Philippines
2020-05-27 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Estelí (Nicaragua):
http://www.sott.net/article/435243-Severe-flood-hits-Esteli-Nicaragua
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPuKdeAVTT0
2020-05-27 - Underwater tornado filmed off the coast of Cairns in Queensland (Australia):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8363879/Spectacular-underwater-tornado-captured-underwater-near-Australian-reef.html
http://www.sott.net/article/435272-Spectacular-underwater-tornado-captured-near-Australian-reef
2020-05-27 - Meteor explodes in the sky over Turkey:
http://www.sott.net/article/435278-Large-meteor-fireball-explodes-spectacularly-over-northern-Turkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nRCY1Wk0s0
2020-05-27 - Climate change in deep oceans could be seven times faster by middle of century:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/26/climate-change-in-deep-oceans-could-be-seven-times-faster-by-middle-of-century-report-says
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/05/25/climate-change-in-deep-oceans-could-be-seven-times-faster-by-middle-of-century/
TGIF Jonny, everyone. The Skully and Molder panel made me laugh!
ReplyDeleteThree guys go into a river, one at a time and drown . .. wtf?
How does that even happen? First guy goes in, drowns. So the next guy goes in too? Seriously? The THIRD guy was out of his effing mind.
Friday, 22 May 2020
A magnitude, 6.1 rocks the west coast of Mexico, the 44th major quake, (Mag 6 or higher) of 2020 meanwhile 2,500 aftershocks have hit western Nevada after the mag 6.5 struck last week
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/05/a-magnitude-61-rocks-west-coast-of.html
As the world watches Covid-19, massive swarms of locust are exploding due excessive rains, the largest plague in almost 100 years have reached numbers that are unfathomable and continue to grow
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/05/as-world-watches-covid-19-massive.html
While the eyes of the world are on the novel coronavirus, an enormous stretch of the globe from East Africa all the way to India, countries, among them some of the poorest in the world continues to struggle with another crisis, growing swarms of ravenous locusts on a Biblical scale. The swarms are the largest in almost 100 years. Both crises are extraordinary in size, and both foes multiply so quickly that governments are struggling to contain them. [more]
[2nd section below]
Catherine Austin Fitts: The injection fraud - it's not a vaccine
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/435333-Catherine-Austin-Fitts-The-injection-fraud-its-not-a-vaccine
Many of my clients and their children had been devastated and drained by health care failures and corruption — and the most common catalyst for this devastation was vaccine death and injury. After their lengthy and horrendous experiences with the health care establishment, they would invariably ask, "If the corruption is this bad in medicine, food, and health, what is going on in the financial world?" Chilled by the thought, they would search out a financial professional who was schooled in U.S. government and financial corruption. And they would find me.
The result of this flow of bright, educated people blessed with the resources to pay for my time was that, for ten years, I got quite an education about the disabilities and death inflicted on our children by what I now call "the great poisoning." I had the opportunity to repeatedly price out the human damage to all concerned — not just the affected children but their parents, siblings, and future generations — mapping the financial costs of vaccine injury again and again and again. These cases were not as unusual as you might expect. Studies indicate that 54% of American children have one or more chronic diseases. Doctors who I trust tell me that number is actually much higher, as many children and their families cannot afford the care and testing necessary to properly diagnose what ails them.
One of the mothers featured in VAXXED — a must-watch documentary for any awake citizen, as is its sequel VAXXED II: The People's Truth — estimated that a heavily autistic child would cost present value $5MM to raise and care for over a lifetime. When my clients who were grandparents insisted that they would not interfere with their children's vaccine choices because it was "none of their business," I would say, "Really? Who has the $5MM? You or your kids? When your kids need the $5MM to raise their vaccine-injured child, are you going to refuse them? You are the banker, and it is your money that is at risk here, so it is your business. Do you want to spend that $5MM on growing a strong family through the generations or on managing a disabled child who did not have to be disabled?" Often, that $5MM in expenditures also translates into divorce, depression, and lost opportunities for siblings.
Of all the questions that I had, the one that I spent the most time researching and thinking about was why. Why was the medical establishment intentionally poisoning generations of children?
Writings by Forrest Maready, Jon Rappoport, Dr. Suzanne Humphries and Arthur Firstenberg have helped me understand the role of vaccines in the con man trick of saving money for insurance companies and the legally liable.
Call a drug or biotech cocktail a "vaccine," and pharmaceutical and biotech companies are free from any liabilities — the taxpayer pays. [more]
[3rd part follows]
There Will Be A Lot More Rioting, Looting And Civil Unrest As The U.S. Economy Continues To Crumble
ReplyDeletehttp://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/there-will-be-a-lot-more-rioting-looting-and-civil-unrest-as-the-u-s-economy-continues-to-crumble
What we have been witnessing on the streets of Minneapolis is just the beginning. Our nation is so deeply divided, and a large portion of the population is losing faith in the basic institutions that govern our society. Personally, I don’t know how anyone can watch the video of what happened to George Floyd without having an emotional reaction. Police brutality has been a massive problem in the United States for many years, and it has gotten to the point where most of the country no longer has faith in the police. Of course the rioters are not helping their cause by burning down the communities that they are supposedly defending. And after causing so much chaos on Wednesday night, protesters were back in the streets of Minneapolis on Thursday…
Sadly, this is just a small preview of what is coming to major cities all over America.
If you think that these riots about police brutality are intense, just wait until the economic riots start.
We are moving into a time when millions upon millions of Americans will become increasingly desperate as we plunge even deeper into a new economic depression. On Thursday, we learned that another 2.1 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week…
This was the 10th week in a row when the number of new claims for unemployment benefits has been above 2 million. [more]
A slip-of-the -tongue from a NZ vaccinologist
“SARS & MERS WERE SET UP TO KILL A LOT MORE PEOPLE” SAID THE NZ VACCINOLOGIST … WAS THAT A FREUDIAN SLIP?
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-slip-of-tongue-from-nz-vaccinologist.html
[it's becoming clear that the powers that be are INTENTIONALLY killing the populace by multiple means: starvation, disease, bankruptcy, medical and drug vectors, police brutality, climate change, and more]
Interviewer: How bad is this. I mean, how evil is this one?
Dr Petousis-Harris:
It’s not the most evil that we’ve had … SAARS and MERS coronaviruses (?) were much more severe, they killed, ah were set up to kill a lot more people.
This will doubtless be explained as a slip of sorts … however keep in mind those of you who are joining dots on the steady flow of mysterious viruses set to send us all into panic mode… keep in mind that the evidence that AIDS was produced in a laboratory is very compelling. (You can hear a lecture on that by Dr Robert Strecker at this link). Even though the ‘fact checkers’ (Soros, Gates & ‘friends’) are calling it a hoax, a conspiracy, have featured it on snopes & debunked it so many times as you will see if you search it online, it is total over-kill if you could pardon the pun.
Remember also former PM John Key’s Freudian (?) ‘slip’ (go to 1.22 in the video) when he called the 2011 Christchurch earthquake a ‘manmade disaster’. And of course the not-so-Freudian statement by Hillary and her …‘right on cue’ with that one. [more; links provided]
The Arctic Ocean is above freezing
The entire Arctic ocean reached above freezing yesterday
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-arctic-ocean-is-above-freezing.html
[4th part awaits]
The Killing of George Floyd and riots in Minneapolis and around the US
ReplyDeletehttp://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-killing-of-george-floyd-and-riots.html [3 videos and articles]
There is A LOT MORE to this than we are being told. This is not just the story of a rogue cop murdering a black man
In 2006 Amy Klobuchar Failed to Charge Police Officer Derek Chauvin After Shooting Death of Native American – On Monday that Same Officer Killed George Floyd
[and . . Let's Start A Race War!]
Suspicious Man Breaks Window & Starts Minneapolis Riots
[these same two men WORKED TOGETHER last year!]
Minneapolis Cop at Center of George Floyd’s Street Murder Has Gone Missing; Neighbors Say They Didn’t Even Know He Was a Cop
[this just in: off-duty cop shot in South Philly (among others) in deadly night of violence - 9 hurt in 6 shootings]
Bizarre Sky Phenomenon In Wisconsin Confuses Meteorologists
https://www.disclose.tv/bizarre-sky-phenomenon-in-wisconsin-confuses-meteorologists-402160
This cloud formation over Wisconsin though is one that no one has ever seen before nor did they expect. [more; like an upside-down funnel cloud, really weird]
Flash floods in the United Arab Emirates kill 4
https://www.sott.net/article/435325-Flash-floods-in-the-United-Arab-Emirates-kill-4
Flash floods in the United Arab Emirates have left 4 dead and several injured.
Several people were reported missing on 26 May after at least 3 vehicles were swept away by flash floods in Sharjah Emirate.
The country's National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC) later found 4 bodies in the of Wadi Al Helo area. Sharjah Police said 8 others survived, some with severe injuries. [more]
Mother, child rescued after sinkhole swallows their car in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
https://www.sott.net/article/435347-Mother-child-rescued-after-sinkhole-swallows-their-car-in-Nuevo-Laredo-Mexico
A mother and daughter were rescued unharmed after their car was swallowed by a sinkhole caused by intense rains in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, early Tuesday morning. [more]
Heavy rain triggers deadly landslide in south Ethiopia - at least 10 killed
https://www.sott.net/article/435349-Heavy-rain-triggers-deadly-landslide-in-south-Ethiopia-at-least-10-killed
At least 10 people died in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in southern Ethiopia.
The landslide occurred early on 28 May in the Gamo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR).
[more]
Floods kill 285, affect more than 800 000 in Kenya -- crop loss may lead to food insecurity
https://watchers.news/2020/05/28/floods-kill-285-affect-more-than-800-000-in-kenya-crop-loss-may-lead-to-food-insecurity/
The death toll from floods that have been pounding Kenya since April has risen to 285 and the number of people affected to 810 655, the government reported in a nationwide briefing on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. [more]
[5th installment next]
Severe flooding hits Nicaragua, life-threatening flash floods expected across Central America into the next week
ReplyDeletehttps://watchers.news/2020/05/28/severe-flooding-hits-nicaragua-life-threatening-flash-floods-expected-across-central-america-into-the-next-week/
Heavy rains caused major flooding in several sectors of Esteli, Nicaragua, on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2020. Rivers and streams overflowed, damaging streets and submerging buildings.
Heavy rain and life-threatening flash floods are expected across Central America over the weekend and into the new week. Be ready -- check forecast models at the end of the article.
[more]
Temperature extremes: India wilts under heatwave as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius
https://www.sott.net/article/435348-Temperature-extremes-India-wilts-under-heatwave-as-temperature-hits-50-degrees-Celsius
Met officials said Churu in the northern state of Rajasthan was the hottest place on record on Tuesday, at 50 Celsius, while parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh sweltered in the high 40s.
The country of 1.3 billion people suffers from severe water shortages with tens of millions lacking running water. [more]
2 dead after more severe weather in Honduras
https://www.sott.net/article/435323-2-dead-after-more-severe-weather-in-Honduras
Further severe weather has affected parts of Honduras, where media report at least 2 people have died in the last 2 days as a result.
Severe weather in the country from 26 to 28 May caused 2 fatalities. One person died after a lightning strike in Tegucigalpa. The second fatality occurred after heavy rain caused a house to collapse in Esquías, Comayagua Department.
[more]
Noctilucent clouds are intensifying
https://www.sott.net/article/435297-Noctilucent-clouds-are-intensifying
Meteor fireball caught on camera over Armenia
https://www.sott.net/article/435324-Meteor-fireball-caught-on-camera-over-Armenia
Videos of the suspected meteor's fall appear to suggest that it went down somewhere in the vicinity of the Armenian town of Hrazdan. [more]
One Of The First California Counties To Reopen Is Closing Again
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/california-county-reopen-close-again-232617636.html
Lassen County, a county of 30,000 people in the far reaches of Northern California, was one of the first places in the state to reopen in early May. But this week, it became the first to reverse course because of a resulting coronavirus outbreak.
[more]
[see 6th segment]
Authorities Come to the Rescue of Woman Whose Car Can't Stop on Ohio Highway
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/authorities-come-rescue-woman-whose-184110681.html
The dispatcher tells Emma to pull her emergency break, and the footage shows the car slowing down and coming to a stop.
[more; why didn't she just turn it off and coast?]
Every Single Worker Has Covid at One U.S. Farm on Eve of Harvest
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/every-single-worker-covid-one-100000688.html
All of the roughly 200 employees on a produce farm in Tennessee tested positive for Covid-19 this month. In New Jersey, more than 50 workers had the virus at a farm in Gloucester County, adding to nearly 60 who fell ill in neighboring Salem County. Almost 170 were reported to get the disease at a tomato and strawberry greenhouse complex in Oneida, New York. [more]
Trump administration helps wind and solar projects delayed by pandemic
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-administration-helps-wind-solar-174803423.html
The Trump administration is giving solar and wind energy projects more time to qualify for generous federal tax credits, delivering a reprieve to renewable energy developers struggling with delays caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. [more]
Exclusive: U.S. taxpayers' virus relief went to firms that avoided U.S. taxes
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/exclusive-u-taxpayers-virus-relief-124047124.html
The company's situation is one of several that reveal a previously unreported aspect of the government relief program: The fund is giving millions of dollars in American taxpayer money to a number of firms that have avoided paying U.S. tax, a Reuters examination found.
In all, Reuters' analysis of public data found around 110 publicly traded companies have each received $4 million or more in emergency aid from the program.
Of those subject to taxes, 12 of the companies recently used offshore havens to cut their tax bills, the analysis found. All together, these 12 received more than $104 million in loans from U.S. taxpayers. Seven of them paid no U.S. tax at all for the past year. [more; oh, but if I try it . . IRS trouble!]
Senate GOP Has No Plan To Help Millions Of Americans Losing Health Insurance During Pandemic
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/coronavirus-unemployment-health-insurance-loss-151729154.html
As millions of Americans slip into unemployment and lose their health insurance during a public health crisis, Senate Republicans still see no need to act on health care. [more]
These airlines are cutting workforce despite $25 billion bailout promise
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/these-airlines-are-cutting-workforce-despite-25-billion-bailout-promise-205805187.html
A month after receiving a $25 billion industry bailout, major U.S. airlines are cutting worker hours and encouraging employees to take voluntary leave or early retirement.
And some Democratic lawmakers say these moves are violating the conditions for accepting billions of dollars in government bailout money. [more; corruption and neglect - biz as usual]
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Platforms: “They’ve Had Unchecked Power”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trump-signs-executive-order-203228504.html
President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting social media companies, claiming that sites like Twitter and Facebook have “unchecked power” to censor and restrict points of view. [more; GREAT!]
[some Friday headlines from RF]
ReplyDeleteNews Links, May 29, 2020
Rice Farmer
https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
U.S. core capital goods orders, shipments tumble in April
Rabobank: Free Speech And Free Markets Go Hand In Hand; We Have Neither
Week 10 of the U.S. Labor Market Collapse: Still Getting Worse at Gut-Wrenching Pace, But Signs of Bottom Appear
Chevron Plans Massive Workforce Reduction
American Airlines says to cut management and support staff by 30%
Trump seeking new arms deal with Saudi Arabia, says key senator
United States ends Iran nuclear deal waivers
U.N. warns 14M in Latin America could go hungry due to pandemic
Pandemic worsening existing food crises across the Middle East, UN agencies warn
COVID-19 infects more than 3,000 U.S. meatpacking workers: union
Trump Rollback Allows Hunters to Kill Bears and Wolves in Their Dens
The new rule, remarkable in its cruelty, will allow hunters to shoot bears, wolves, along with their cubs and pups while the animals are in their dens in the popular Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
Antarctic ice sheets can retreat as fast 165 feet per day
Climate change is driving widespread forest death and creating shorter, younger trees
U.S. Declares a Vaccine War on the World
40% of COVID-19 patients may be asymptomatic as disease progresses
More than 80% of coronavirus patients on a cruise ship did not have any symptoms, new study says
How Cluster Cases Drive The Covid Pandemic
US Media Failed to Factcheck Sweden's Herd Immunity Hoax
Commercial Real Estate in the Plague Year: The Office Tower Landscape is About to Be Remade
Long-time readers will recall that I have said tall buildings will be useless in the future. -- RF
UK infrastructure 'under threat from climate breakdown'
Nearly half shuttered UK firms don't know when they will reopen - ONS
J.C. Penney store closing sales to begin within weeks: 242 permanent store closures planned in bankruptcy
Nordstrom sales plunge nearly 40% on pandemic-led store closures
Great Plains Indian reservations report 17% spike in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Surge: The Impact of Wisconsin's In-person Primary Vote
Coming my way:
ReplyDeleteFirst Alert: Severe Storms Threaten Suburbs, Berks County, Lehigh Valley
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/weather/stories-weather/first-alert-severe-storms-threaten-suburbs-berks-county-lehigh-valley/2411862/
Got a whole lotta rain all of a sudden, lasted about 30 min. Windy too. No damage (whew).
ReplyDeleteNew COVID-19 hot spots emerge across the U.S.: Here's what you need to know
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/new-hotspots-emerge-across-us-coronavirus-192302516.html
It’s easy to assume COVID-19 cases will go down after lockdown orders lift across the country, but, unfortunately, the data suggests otherwise. New hot spots of COVID-19 are emerging across the U.S.
Select areas in California, Wisconsin, Arkansas and more are seeing spikes in cases, and some areas are even reporting the highest numbers they’ve seen since the pandemic hit the U.S. Here are a few areas to keep an eye on and what to do if you live there. [more; rates of cases and deaths still going up in my county]
Abnormal warmth produces record-setting heat wave in Siberia
https://www.yahoo.com/news/abnormal-warmth-produces-record-setting-192931949.html
[i can almost hear the gas exploding out of the ground]
Scorching heat has roasted Siberia over the past week, sending temperatures well above normal and setting new record highs in a region that's not accustomed to dealing with stifling heat at this time of year.
High temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 C (77 to 95 F) have been common across parts of Russia this May, including in Siberia, according to The Sun.
However, temperatures this high are not common for this time of year for the vast region. Average high temperatures in Siberia, considered one of the coldest regions on Earth, are usually around 17.5 C (63.5 F) for the month of May. [more]
Approximately 2B people may lose their jobs in the near future due to fallout from the pandemic
https://www.sott.net/article/435360-Approximately-2B-people-may-lose-their-jobs-in-the-near-future-due-to-fallout-from-the-pandemic
More than half of the world's workforce (nearly two billion people) risk losing their jobs or moving to part-time work in 2020 as a result of the economic fallout from coronavirus outbreak. That's according to a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), seen by RIA Novosti.
"It's hard to overestimate the radical changes in the global workforce due to the crisis caused by the outbreak of COVID-19," said the report, citing estimates by the International Labor Organization that global labor income losses will reach $3.4 trillion this year. In the next two to three months, one out of six people in the world will lose their jobs, with the unemployment rate to exceed 17 percent, said the authors of the research.
The impact of the crisis on the labor market will vary greatly across industries, with those most directly affected by quarantine measures to be hit the hardest. According to BCG analysis, more than 80 percent of all the layoffs in the world are likely to occur in the non-food retail sector, manufacturing, hotel and restaurant business, tourism and construction. [more]
[2nd part below]
Arctic communities are living in a future nobody wants
ReplyDeletehttps://www.engadget.com/permafrost-slump-141540306.html
Warming permafrost causes what are called retrogressive thaw slumps—landslides caused by the melting of ground ice in the permafrost. These slumps often form with a semicircular headwall, receding into the stable permafrost. Inside the half ring of exposed permafrost cliff of the headwall runs a black, boggy mudflow. [more]
Sun's strongest solar flare since 2017, noctilucent clouds reach "rare" intensity over Sweden, cosmic rays up 18% since 2015
https://www.sott.net/article/435375-Suns-strongest-solar-flare-since-2017-noctilucent-clouds-reach-rare-intensity-over-Sweden-cosmic-rays-up-18-since-2015
For the first time in more than two years, the sun is really flaring. Today, May 29th, Earth-orbiting satellites detected an M1-class solar flare (0724 UT) followed by a C9-class flare (1046 UT). Both came from a likely sunspot hiding just behind the sun's northeastern limb. This image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows material thrown up by one of the blasts.
These are the strongest solar flares since Oct. 20, 2017--the last time the sun produced an M-class eruption. In fact, they might be even stronger they they seem. The explosions were partially eclipsed by the edge of the sun, reducing their apparent intensity.
So far the flares have not much affected Earth. The underlying sunspot is facing away from our planet. However, that could soon change. Solar rotation will bring the 'spot over the limb within the next 24 to 48 hours. Future flares could be geoeffective.
Technically, we don't know for sure that the active region *is* a sunspot. The underlying dark cores have not yet been sighted. Confirmation awaits better viewing geometry--probably tomorrow. Stay tuned! [more]
Severe flood hits Cintalapa, Mexico
https://www.sott.net/article/435373-Severe-flood-hits-Cintalapa-Mexico [2.5 min. video]
Heavy rainfall and flooding hits Oman
https://www.sott.net/article/435372-Heavy-rainfall-and-flooding-hits-Oman [77 sec. video and pics]
People in the Midwest might get 'antsy' if the weather doesn't cooperate soon
https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-midwest-might-antsy-weather-125510317.html
For farmers, there's a yin and yang relationship regarding sunny weather and rain, an interconnected, complementary need for each weather element in order to achieve an overall good. The sun is doing its part for many farmers in the United States, particularly in the Midwest, but it had better step aside at some point soon.
A window of mostly dry weather over the Midwest this weekend into early next week will favor planting efforts, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. But it's almost time for Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCC) to make their annual appearance.
An MCC is a large area of thunderstorms that typically bring 1 to 3 inches of rain. Overall, MCCs will provide roughly 50 to 60 percent of the summer rainfall for the Midwest.
"If you don't get those, then you usually start to run rainfall deficits" [more]
Crashed Pakistan plane hit runway three times on first approach, minister says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cockpit-voice-recorder-recovered-debris-094233345.html
The captain of a Pakistani airliner that crashed last week, killing 97 people on board, approached Karachi airport without announcing he couldn't open his landing gear and hit the runway three times, a government minister said on Thursday.
Search teams recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi last Friday, a spokesman for the airline said. Two people on board survived. [more]