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
2020-10-03 - Mysterious explosions shake homes across wide area in coastal Escambia County (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/did-you-feel-it-ground-shaking-loud-sound-reported-across-the-area
Quote: "Heard it in Barrineau Park, a series of explosions and the house shook."
Quote: "I was doing yard work and definitely felt this today so did my daughter who was swinging on her play set called my mother at 2:02 to see if she felt it at her home in McDavid Very unusual booms I’d say maybe three to four consecutive assumed it was a wreck or someone clearing land close by you can never tell anymore"
Note: Multiple explosions so not a sonic boom and not a meteor and USGS says no earthquakes...
2020-10-03 - Megafire grows to 136,840 acres after spreading from Wyoming into Colorado, 29 homes destroyed:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/10/03/mullen-fire-wyoming-cameron-peak/
Quote: "The Mullen Fire overgrew the Cameron Peak Fire on Friday. Fire officials say the fire is now 136,840 acres in size and 6% contained. The fire has destroyed 29 homes and 31 other structures since it started Sept. 17 in the Savage Run Wilderness in Wyoming. The cause is under investigation."
2020-10-03 - Wildfire grows to 63,450 acres in Sonoma County and Napa County (California), 800 buildings destroyed:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/north-bay-glass-fire-friday-update/2374128/
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Containment-Up-To-10-Percent-On-Glass-Fire-15618886.php
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/03/glass-fire-update-burn-zone-grows-to-62360-acres-winds-calm-red-flag-fire-warning-expires-chance-of-rain-next-weekend/
http://www.kcra.com/article/california-glass-fire-october-3/34259018
Quote: "The destructive Glass Fire, which has been burning in Napa and Sonoma counties for nearly a week, has charred at least 63,450 acres and is only 15% contained, Cal Fire said Saturday. Firefighters continue to face high heat, gusty winds, low humidities and rugged terrain. Thick smoke has also largely grounded the air attack. The flames have destroyed at least 800 structures and damaged around 100 others, according to Cal Fire."
2020-10-03 - Wildfire burns along Oaky Creek Road and threatens coastal Cooktown (Australia), Australian wildfires starting a month early:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20201003-71452-AUS
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/03/far-north-queensland-bushfire-threatens-lives-and-homes-as-residents-told-leave-now
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/queenslanders-evacuated-as-big-bushfire-threatens-cooktown/news-story/4ceff1fad067f6b43202ceb10a9b4b14
http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/queenslanders-evacuated-as-big-bushfire-threatens-cooktown/news-story/4ceff1fad067f6b43202ceb10a9b4b14
http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/cairns-tablelands-bushfire-burns-close-to-gillies-range-rd-high-fire-danger-across-fnq/news-story/6ac72cc29d687df3126fe732d43be571
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-03/queensland-emergency-bushfire-evacuation-alert-cooktown/12729430
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/10/california-has-suffered-its-worse.html
Quote: "An emergency warning has been issued for a large, dangerous and uncontrolled bushfire threatening Cooktown in Far North Queensland. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advised at 6pm the blaze was travelling on both sides of Oaky Creek Road, saying leaving immediately was the safest option as it would soon be too dangerous to drive."
Note: That's the same trend as in the US: the fires are starting earlier and ending later. Once the end overlaps with the start, it will be an endless series of fires that just burn on and on. They'll still be burning long after the last human being on the planet has died...
2020-10-03 - Wildfire breaks out and destroys homes near Lake Ohau (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12370102
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20201003-71465-NZL
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122975420/all-residents-accounted-for-at-least-20-homes-damaged-in-massive-fire-at-lake-ohau
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/10/houses-reportedly-destroyed-in-major-mackenzie-basin-forest-fire.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122975420/high-winds-to-remain-a-problem-in-devastating-lake-ohau-firefight
2020-10-03 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame near Pocklington (Britain):
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/scrap-yard-fire-pocklington-a1079-4572066
2020-10-03 - First live Asian giant hornet caught in Washington:
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/watch-first-live-asian-giant-hornet-caught-washington/7LXVCYPLENCGTIBENXBB366UJY/
http://komonews.com/news/local/watch-agents-capture-live-murder-hornet-near-blaine-but-tagging-attempt-fails
2020-10-03 - Boat bursts into flame in the Houston Ship Channel in coastal Galveston (Texas):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Erin-T-643870.html
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-responds-to-vessel-fire-in-galveston-texas/2020/10/03/
http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/boat-fire-houston-ship-channel-coast-guard/285-05c8239e-9b53-4cec-b4d3-612ed4ec61ae
http://www.fox26houston.com/news/coast-guard-rescues-three-passengers-from-vessel-on-fire-near-houston-ship-channel
http://www.dvidshub.net/image/6379245/coast-guard-responds-vessel-fire-galveston-texas
http://www.marinelog.com/news/uscg-responds-to-galveston-osv-fire/
http://www.marinelink.com/news/osv-helps-put-boat-fire-texas-482163
2020-10-03 - Boat bursts into flame, fire spreads to 3 more boats, at Harbor Point in coastal Stamford (Connecticut):
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Burning-boat-drifts-sparks-blaze-on-docks-other-15620147.php
http://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Burning-boat-drifts-sparks-blaze-on-docks-other-15620154.php
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Stamford-firefighters-responding-to-boat-fire-15619213.php
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Stamford-firefighters-responding-to-boat-fire-15619213.php
http://www.ctinsider.com/local/article/Stamford-firefighters-responding-to-boat-fire-15619213.php
http://www.newsbreak.com/connecticut/stamford/news/2075347080171/stamford-firefighters-responding-to-boat-fire
http://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/stamford/news/new-photos-videos-boat-fire-rapidly-spreads-at-stamford-harbor/795447/
Quote: "The drifting boat carried its fire to a dock behind Beacon Apartments, where flames spread to the dock, three other boats and a floating tiki bar, the department said. Firefighters along Pacific Street and in the water attacked the fire."
2020-10-03 - Yacht destroyed by fire near the island of Hiddensee (Germany):
http://www.en24.news/2020/10/dramatic-sea-rescue-burning-sailing-yacht-sunk-ndr-de-news.html
Quote: "Status: 03.10.2020 13:58 South of the island of Hiddensee there was a dramatic rescue operation during the night. A fire broke out on board a yacht and the flames eventually spread across the entire boat."
Note: These are the 847th, 848th, 849th, 850th, 851st and 852nd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-03 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Uvwie (Nigeria):
http://gistvile.com/driver-escapes-death-as-fire-razes-bus-in-delta/
http://thenationonlineng.net/driver-escapes-death-as-fire-razes-bus-in-delta/
http://thestreetjournal.org/2020/10/driver-escapes-death-as-fire-razes-bus-in-delta/
Note: This is the 295th bus to burn in 2020...
2020-10-03 - Tanker truck bursts into flame near Cedar Avenue and Jurupa Avenue in Bloomington (California), 1 injured:
http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/person-is-hospitalized-after-being-burned-in-gasoline-tanker-fire/article_4f794a22-065f-11eb-b1ec-e752fff151fd.html
Note: This is the 1422nd tractor/tanker/semi to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-03 - RV bursts into flame at 5:11 AM while parked at property, fire spreads to two vehicles and outbuilding, in San Miguel (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article246204160.html
Quote: "A recreational vehicle caught fire and destroyed an outbuilding and two other vehicles early Saturday, according to San Miguel Fire Chief Rob Roberson."
2020-10-03 - RV bursts into flame at 7 AM while parked at home, fire spreads, home heavily damaged, in St-Anne-de-Prescott (Canada):
http://thereview.ca/2020/10/03/fire-in-camper-spreads-to-home-in-st-anne-de-prescott/
Quote: "Luker said that the fire began in a recreational vehicle (RV) parked next to the house which spread to garage and attic area."
Note: These are the 320th and 321st RVs to burn in 2020...
2020-10-03 - Van and car destroyed by fire at 11:49 PM while parked at home on Seven Mile Lane in East Peckham (Britain):
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=25388
2020-10-03 - Van bursts into flame at 5:27 AM on Topcliffe Garth (street) in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Topcliffe Garth, Hull. Sat 3 Oct 2020 05:27 (No:018713) Transit van on fire. One hose reel and one BA in use."
2020-10-03 - SUV bursts into flame on US 101 in coastal Orick (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/chpwatch/2020/oct/3/201003HM00160/
2020-10-03 - Car bursts into flame on Allerton Drive in Burnley (Britain):
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/vehicle-fire-in-burnley-22/
http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/firefighters-tackle-car-fire-burnley-2992126
2020-10-03 - Vehicle bursts into flame on College Street in coastal Stratford (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2020/10/tonights-vehicle-fire-139/
2020-10-03 - Three RV trailers destroyed by fire while parked at business in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/clay-county/jfrd-is-responding-large-fire-travel-camp-orange-park/LDXO2VYCGFAHJEF4PINDSA3YOI/
http://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/03/fire-destroys-multiple-recreational-vehicles-jacksonville-site/3612311001/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/10/04/multiple-rvs-destroyed-by-fire-at-orange-park-lot/
http://spotonflorida.com/northeast-florida/1973754/rv-park-fire-in-orange-park-video.html
2020-10-03 - Buildings destroyed by massive fire at 4 AM on State Highway 59 near Palmyra (Wisconsin):
http://www.wisn.com/article/fire-crews-battle-5-alarm-fire-near-palmyra-egg-farm/34259562
http://wkow.com/2020/10/03/egg-farm-buildings-lost-to-5-alarm-fire-near-palmyra/
2020-10-03 - School destroyed by huge fire at 5:24 AM in Darley Abbey (Britain):
http://www.largsandmillportnews.com/news/national-news/18768559.devastating-fire-destroys-school-building-derbyshire/
2020-10-03 - Garage destroyed by fire at home on Glen Street in Janesville (Wisconsin):
http://www.wclo.com/2020/10/03/janesville-fire-department-responds-to-garage-fire-on-near-east-side/
2020-10-03 - Mobile home destroyed by fire on Single Oak Drive in Lakeside (California), 3 pets killed, nobody there:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-10-02/fire-rips-through-lakeside-mobile-home-killing-2-cats-pet-snake
2020-10-03 - Home heavily damaged by garage fire on Morning Glory Drive in the Town of West Bend (Wisconsin):
http://www.washingtoncountyinsider.com/garage-fire/
2020-10-03 - Home destroyed by fire near the Truckee River in Storey County (Nevada), nobody there:
http://www.kolotv.com/2020/10/04/storey-county-home-lost-to-fire/
2020-10-03 - Home destroyed by fire at 5:07 AM on Brocktown Road in Colleton County (South Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.live5news.com/2020/10/03/firefighters-home-destroyed-colleton-county-fire/
2020-10-03 - Home destroyed by fire at 12:45 AM on 47th Street in Moline (Illinois):
http://www.kwqc.com/2020/10/03/home-total-loss-after-moline-fire-saturday-morning/
2020-10-03 - Home destroyed by fire just before midnight in American Fork (Utah):
http://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/3/21500362/fire-destroys-small-family-home-in-american-fork
http://kutv.com/news/local/american-fork-home-total-loss-after-multiple-crews-respond-to-fire
2020-10-03 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on South 31st Street in Temple (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/2020/10/04/fire-crews-respond-to-fire-at-local-apartment-complex/
2020-10-03 - Townhome complex damaged by fire on Stratford Lakes Drive in Durham (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/news/nearly-50-firefighters-battle-fire-at-nc-townhouse/
2020-10-03 - Deadly fire burns apartment building shortly before 1:30 AM on South Homan Avenue in the Lawndale area in Chicago (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/03/lawndale-fire-kills-one-man/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/man-found-dead-after-lawndale-fire-saturday/2348727/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/3/21499797/lawndale-fire-man-dead-homan
2020-10-03 - Fish dying, again, in coastal Biscayne Bay (Florida):
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dead-fish-have-been-reported-northern-biscayne-bay-miami-waterkeeper-is-investigating/ar-BB19FLtJ
http://twitter.com/MiamiWaterkpr/status/1312422767371997186
Quote: "Miami Waterkeeper is investigating reports of dead fish washed ashore in North Miami, Haulover Park and North Bay Village."
2020-10-03 - Female lion cub found dead in forest in coastal Gujarat (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/03/lion-cub-found-dead-in-gujarats-gir-forest-2205297.html
2020-10-03 - Three boys die in the Gaurang River in Patharghat (India):
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/assam-3-boys-drown-while-bathing-in-river/1948130
http://www.republicworld.com/india-news/city-news/assam-3-boys-drown-while-bathing-in-river.html
2020-10-03 - Middle-aged woman found dead at Eastbluff Park in coastal Newport Beach (California):
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-10-03/newport-beach-police-find-dead-body-at-eastbluff-park
2020-10-03 - Person dies in Lake Travis in Leander (Texas):
http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/swimmer-goes-missing-lake-travis
2020-10-03 - Teen, 15 dies in retention pond in Conroe (Texas):
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Teen-drowns-in-Conroe-retention-pond-15619661.php
2020-10-03 - Woman found dead in canal in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/body-pulled-from-border-canal/
http://kvia.com/news/border/2020/10/03/body-found-in-south-el-paso-canal-near-the-border/
2020-10-03 - College student, woman, 19, found dead in Minto-Brown Park along the Willamette River in Salem (Oregon):
http://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/hikers-find-body-of-teen-at-south-salem-park/
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2020/10/03/salem-body-woman-found-minto-brown-park/3611210001/
http://katu.com/news/local/woman-found-dead-in-salem-park-police-investigating
http://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/482920-389472-wood-village-teenager-found-dead-in-salem-park-
http://www.kptv.com/news/hikers-find-dead-body-in-south-salem-park/article_3d4dd970-05e3-11eb-b2fb-b731b248eb88.html
2020-10-03 - Man, 31, found dead in submerged vehicle in pond in Miami County (Kansas):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/1-dead-in-miami-county-after-vehicle-found-in-pond
http://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/miami-county-sheriff-s-office-investigating-after-body-found-in-vehicle-that-was-in-a/article_e09c3988-056f-11eb-bb8b-034b8dde2751.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/kansas/osawatomie/news/2075190872096/miami-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-after-body-found-in-vehicle-that-was-in-a-pond
2020-10-03 - Person found dead in marsh off the Atlantic City Expressway in coastal Atlantic City (New Jersey):
http://breakingac.com/2020/10/body-found-in-marsh-off-atlantic-city-expressway/
2020-10-03 - Man, 21, dies in the water at Lake of the Ozarks (Missouri):
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2020-10-04/nebraska-man-drowns-in-missouris-lake-of-the-ozarks
http://nptelegraph.com/news/state/nebraska-man-drowns-in-missouris-lake-of-the-ozarks/article_014852d8-dd50-5055-8136-b805e5641f04.html
http://www.lakeexpo.com/boating/boat_crashes/21-year-old-drowns-while-swimming-at-lake-of-the-ozarks/article_14fee87c-05ef-11eb-92fc-a3fb3925c6cf.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/nebraska-man-drowns-in-missouris-lake-of-the-ozarks/article_c109dfde-b757-5bc1-bbb0-72fc56a384e3.html
http://krcgtv.com/news/local/man-drowned-at-lake-of-the-ozarks
2020-10-03 - Man, 55, found dead near Valentina Lake (Canada):
http://www.mycariboonow.com/66212/rcmp-searching-for-missing-man-near-valentine-lake/
2020-10-03 - Man, 45, slumps over dead in car in Mani Majra (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/vagabond-found-dead-in-an-auto-at-mani-majra-150758
2020-10-03 - Man, 60, found dead in Choppington (Britain):
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/body-found-search-missing-northumberland-19043707
2020-10-03 - Man, 75, has 'medical episode', car crashes into vehicles, in coastal Bronx (New York), 1 killed:
http://bronx.com/roland-tate-75-deceased/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-bronx-crash-medical-episode-20201004-cn3yqylwffegdfpbbmv7jfjkju-story.html
Quote: "A preliminary investigation determined that the male was operating a 2008 Toyota Avalon, traveling southbound on East Tremont and approaching the intersection at Schley Avenue, when he suffered an apparent medical episode and rear ended the vehicle in front of him, a 2003 Hyundai Elantra, which was then pushed into two additional vehicles, a 2016 Honda CRV and a 2011 Subaru Legacy."
2020-10-03 - Small plane crashes into field in Northfield (New Hampshire), engine failure:
http://www.wmur.com/article/nobody-injured-after-experimental-plane-crashes-in-field-in-northfield/34259589
2020-10-03 - Passenger bus and car crash in coastal Dublin (Ireland), 8 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20201003-71453-IRL
http://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1003/1169134-dublin-traffic-accident/
2020-10-03 - Tractor trailer blows tire, crashes off road and overturns, on I-15 near Pintura (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2020/10/03/jmr-semi-blows-tire-crashes-off-i-15-near-pintura/
2020-10-03 - Car and pickup truck crash, fire erupts, in Coe Township (Michigan), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.wnem.com/news/vehicle-caught-fire-man-killed-in-isabella-county-crash/article_b9779a08-05a8-11eb-8992-bffc43cf724a.html
http://www.themorningsun.com/news/two-vehicle-crash-results-in-fatality-for-a-man-from-st-louis/article_280d67b8-05a9-11eb-af96-13c7e31c9caa.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2020/10/man-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash-in-isabella-county.html
2020-10-03 - Car veers off road, crashes into wall, on I-80 westbound at the San Pablo Dam Road overcrossing in Contra Costa County (California), 2 killed:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/2-men-die-in-fiery-crash-despite-good-samaritan-efforts-to-save-them/2374584/
2020-10-03 - Car veers off road in the wee hours, crashes into pole, in Turners Falls (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/franklin-county/car-hits-utility-pole-house-in-turners-falls/
2020-10-03 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Italy, 1 killed, 11 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20201003-71459-ITA
2020-10-03 - Heavy rain and flooding hit the Congo, 15+ killed:
http://leadership.ng/2020/10/02/flood-kills-15-in-congo/
http://www.sott.net/article/442298-Flood-kills-15-in-Congo
2020-10-03 - More than 860,000 women dropped out of the labor force in the US in September:
http://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/865000-women-dropped-out-of-the-labor-force-in-september-2020.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2074814268577/more-than-860000-women-dropped-out-of-the-labor-force-in-september-according-to-new-report
http://www.lvb.com/report-860000-women-dropped-labor-force-september/
2020-10-03 - Millions of Americans may not be able to pay the rent in October:
http://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/millions-of-americans-may-not-be-able-to-pay-rent-in-october.html
2020-10-03 - Why this space age airplane could change flying forever:
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airbus-zero-emissions-concept-plane/index.html
http://kesq.com/entertainment/2020/10/03/why-this-space-age-airplane-could-change-flying-forever/
Hey Jonny, all - these global wildfires are combining with flooding and lack of fish in the oceans to really hit the food supply hard. It won't be long now before it all goes to shit.
ReplyDeletePredictions of a dystopian landscape awaiting us in the near future may be incorrect due to the up-coming food shortages. i assume the powers that be will take action before hand to lock us all down and administer their deadly vaccines laced with micro-chips so they can keep track of everyone (who's left), but once the food is gone (and by that i mean that no body is able to grow enough to export) it will be chaos and death for most. Whoever is left will be fighting for the scraps. People in bunkers are only prolonging the agony. When ya can't grow anything to eat and supplies are dwindling, there comes a time when one can see the end rapidly approaching.
Our former life-styles will be a distant fond memory as holidays and vacations vanish along with pets, warmth, peace and lack of hunger, safety and medicine.
15 Signs That America’s Economic Depression Is Accelerating As We Head Toward The Holiday Season
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/15-signs-that-americas-economic-depression-is-accelerating-as-we-head-toward-the-holiday-season
#1 All 546 Regal Cinema theaters in the United States are being shut down, and right now there is no timetable for reopening them.
#2 It is being reported that AMC Entertainment (the largest movie theater chain in the U.S.) will “run out of liquidity” in 6 months.
#3 Over the weekend, I was told by someone that works in the industry that he expects most movie theaters in the country to eventually close down permanently because of this pandemic.
#4 The average rent on a one bedroom apartment in San Francisco is 20.3 percent lower than it was one year ago.
#5 During the 3rd quarter, the number of vehicles delivered by General Motors was down about 10 percent from a year ago.
#6 It is being reported that Anheuser-Busch will be laying off 400 employees in Loveland, Denver, Littleton and Colorado Springs.
#7 Allstate has just announced that they will be laying off 3,800 workers.
#8 JCPenney says that it will be cutting approximately 15,000 jobs as we approach the holiday shopping season.
#9 At least one-fourth of the 28,000 layoffs that Disney will be conducting will happen in Florida.
#10 Collectively, American Airlines and United Airlines let 32,000 employees go last week.
#11 On Thursday, we learned that another 787,000 Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits during the previous week.
#12 Overall, more than 60 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits so far in 2020. That number is far higher than anything we have ever seen before in all of U.S. history.
#13 Retail store closings in the United States continue to surge along at a pace that is absolutely unprecedented.
#14 Bankruptcy filings in New York City have risen 40 percent so far in 2020.
#15 This number is hard to believe, but it is being reported that almost 90 percent of New York City bar and restaurant owners couldn’t pay their full rent for the month of August.
None of this was supposed to happen. [more]
[part 2 below]
Monday, 5 October 2020
ReplyDeleteHistory Repeating! Thousands of short-tailed shearwaters fail to arrive at Victorian breeding ground for second year running as experts fear the little migratory shorebird colony have died during their 16,000km journey due to lack of fish in the Pacific
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/10/history-repeating-thousands-of-short.html
Bird experts are concerned after a migratory shorebird colony failed to arrive in south-east Australia in time for the start of the breeding season for the second straight year. The short-tailed shearwater, or muttonbird, is one of Australia's most common and hardy birds.
Known for their endurance and accuracy, the birds usually arrive along Victoria's south-east coast to breed within 48 hours of September 22, however, for the first time ever they failed to show last year and it's happened again this year.
[more]
Le Show for Sunday, Oct. 4
https://harryshearer.com/le-shows/october-04-2020/ [~ 1 hr]
Waterspout filmed off Vladivostok, Russia
https://www.sott.net/article/442388-Waterspout-filmed-off-Vladivostok-Russia [~ 3 min. video]
Tomato production fell 20% due to the intense heat in July in Extremadura, Spain
https://www.sott.net/article/442356-Tomato-production-fell-20-due-to-the-intense-heat-in-July-in-Extremadura-Spain
The president of Acopaex, Domingo Fernandez, said that 2.1 million tons had been contracted but that they would collect 500,000 fewer tons.
After the last few years of good harvests, the production has suffered; not only in Extremadura, but also in other producing territories such as Andalusia, Portugal, or Italy. Producers are worried about this situation, especially because they won't have enough tomatoes to be profitable, as prices have been very tight for years. [more]
Wildfires tear through drought-racked Paraguay amid record heat
https://www.sott.net/article/442349-Wildfires-tear-through-drought-racked-Paraguay-amid-record-heat
A total of 5,231 individual wildfires broke out across the country on 1 October - up 3,000 on the previous day. Most of were concentrated in the arid Chaco region in the west of the country, but thick yellow smoke had reached as far as the capital, Asunción.
Paraguay's outbreak came as the southern hemisphere heads into summer and neighbouring countries also face unprecedented wildfires. The Brazilian Amazon is recording its worst blazes in a decade, with numbers up 61% on the widely reported fires of last year, and separate fires in the southern Pantanal region. [more; videos]
Mysterious Meteor Falls From Space - "Ancient Intelligence"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkMtAh-_Oag [~ 6 min.]
Monday, 5 October 2020
Americans DO fear a pending civil war
POLL: 62% of Americans Fear Pending CIVIL WAR; 52% Stockpiling Food, Supplies, Weapons
https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/10/americans-do-fear-pending-civil-war.html
Hear what Dr. Li-Meng Yan has to say about China and Sars-Covid2
https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/10/hear-what-dr-li-meng-yan-has-to-say.html
Dr. Li-Meng Yan
CORONAVIRUS WHISTLEBLOWER - HOW THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT COVERED UP THE EMERGENCE OF THE SARS COV-2 VIRUS [~ 82 min. interview]
Millions of locusts devastate fields, crops and pastures in Chile
https://strangesounds.org/2020/10/locust-plague-chile-combarbala-video.html
Inhabitants and small farmers of Agua Amarilla and the Huacho in Combarbalá, Chile are facing the invasion of millions of locusts, devastating crops, trees and pastures.
Heavy damage has already been reported in both communities, with people starting to worry for their livelihoods and asking officials to eradicate the insect plague. [more; video]
[3rd section follows]
Tropical Storm "Gamma" claims 6 lives, stalls near the coast of Yucatan
ReplyDeletehttps://watchers.news/2020/10/05/tropical-storm-gamma-hits-yucatan-mexico/
Tropical Storm "Gamma" made landfall near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico over the weekend with near-hurricane force winds and very heavy rain, claiming the lives of at least 6 people and forcing thousands to evacuate. [more]
Disturbance expected to grow into Gulf hurricane, while tropical storm hovers off Mexico
https://www.yahoo.com/news/disturbance-expected-grow-gulf-hurricane-231725167.html
While Tropical Storm Gamma is nearly stationary just north of the Yucatan Peninsula, there is one more disturbance quickly growing in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
None are currently an immediate threat to South Florida. But one of the disturbances, Potential Tropical Cyclone Twenty-Six, is growing fast and could turn into a hurricane as it approaches the northern Gulf Coast later this week. [more]
[more damage from the Covid-19 clusterfuck]
Special Report: Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream
https://www.yahoo.com/news/special-report-plastic-pandemic-covid-111315407.html
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rush for plastic.
From Wuhan to New York, demand for face shields, gloves, takeaway food containers and bubble wrap for online shopping has surged. Since most of that cannot be recycled, so has the waste.
But there is another consequence. The pandemic has intensified a price war between recycled and new plastic, made by the oil industry. It's a war recyclers worldwide are losing, price data and interviews with more than two dozen businesses across five continents show. [more]
Boeing Confirms End of 787 Dreamliner Production in Washington State
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/10/04/boeing-confirms-end-of-787-dreamliner-production-i/
COVID-19 forces a rethink at Boeing [more]
[4th piece awaits]
[a little local news]
ReplyDeleteToomey won't run for Senate again, or governor, source says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/toomey-wont-run-u-senate-205410535.html [Y A Y!!!]
Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, a fiercely anti-tax and anti-regulation lawmaker who never entirely warmed to President Donald Trump, will not seek re-election in 2022, according to a person with direct knowledge of Toomey's plans. [more; bub-bye, Pat!]
Oil rebounds on Trump health update, Norway shutdowns
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oil-rises-more-1-upbeat-015124683.html
Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by comments from doctors for U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting he could be discharged from hospital as soon as Monday, just a few days after his positive coronavirus test sparked widespread alarm.
Brent was up $1.20, or 3.1%, to $40.47 a barrel by 0925 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was $1.26, or 3.4%, higher at $38.31 a barrel.
"This bout of strength is unlikely to have the legs to withstand the growing pile of unknowns. After all, the oil market is trapped in an unending cycle of uncertainty," said Stephen Brennock of oil broker PVM.
Prices slumped more than 4% on Friday following Trump's diagnosis. However, he made a surprise appearance on Sunday in a motorcade outside the hospital where he is being treated, which helped improve market sentiment. [more]
[the reason voting doesn't do anything]
Sen. Thom Tillis’ Opponent Confirms Extramarital Sexting
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-thom-tillis-opponent-confirms-142250844.html
The U.S. Senate race in North Carolina has been thrown into turmoil: The incumbent, Thom Tillis, has COVID-19 and his opponent, Cal Cunningham, has been caught sending extramarital texts.
The Democrat’s romantic messages to public relations strategist Arlene Guzman Todd were initially exposed by the National File, a right-wing website.
But in a statement to the Raleigh News & Observer, Cunningham confirmed their accuracy.
“I have hurt my family, disappointed my friends, and am deeply sorry. The first step in repairing those relationships is taking complete responsibility, which I do. I ask that my family’s privacy be respected in this personal matter,” he said. [more; yep, politicians are shit - let's go anarchy!]
[and why education is just about done here in the U.S.]
Yahoo Finance
America's education sector is facing job losses 'you do not want to see'
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jobs-report-education-sector-is-shedding-teachers-amid-state-and-local-budget-pain-140852985.html
The education sector is shedding jobs, and analysts worry that that they may never come back.
“You’re seeing state and local governments cutting back on teachers, you’re seeing seeing even in the private sector, the number of education workers cut back,” Greg Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, told Yahoo Finance’s First Trade (video above). “That’s a function of state and local budgets… state and local government budgets are really being strained and that is going to hurt teachers, health workers, safety workers.” [more]
Archie Lyndhurst's Girlfriend Pays Tribute to Late Actor: 'You Have My Heart Forever'
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/archie-lyndhursts-girlfriend-pays-tribute-153025756.html
Lyndhurst was the star of CBBC series So Awkward and the son of English actor Nicholas Lyndhurst. His death was confirmed by the network in a statement, which said the British star died “after a short illness.” [more]
[some Monday headlines from RF]
ReplyDeleteNews Links, October 5, 2020
Rice Farmer
https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/
Oil Companies Cut More Jobs As Demand Recovery Remains Uncertain
Airbus executive says aviation outlook worse than expected
Chevron Nigeria plans to cut 25% of staff after oil price drop
Iranian Fuel Stolen by US Discharges in New York
Texas Taxpayers Face $117 Billion Bill For Orphaned Oil Wells
Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions
Trump's Latest EPA Rollback Lets Polluters Spew More Lead, Arsenic, Mercury
New York City is 'on the edge of a precipice' as coronavirus cases grow, former CDC director says
'We're Out of Beds': Russia's Resurgent Coronavirus Outbreak Is Approaching First Peak
Covid: UK announces more than 10,000 new cases for first time
Irish health chiefs recommend return to full lockdown: sources
As cold weather arrives, U.S. states see record increases in COVID-19 cases
The Five Real Conspiracies You Need to Know About
All Russiagate Did Was Advance Pre-Existing Agendas Of The Same Spy Agencies Who Started It [yep, nobody does jail time]
Welcome To Easter Island — We're making the same mistakes with our essential resources [especially water]
Federal Debt Tops $27 Trillion for First Time
Half of Americans over 55 may retire poor
COVID is making it tough to govern and all three federal branches are feeling the pain
How Corruption is Becoming America's Operating System
Bigger than an airliner: Huge asteroid hurls towards Earth's orbit
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/442411-Bigger-than-an-airliner-Huge-asteroid-hurls-towards-Earths-orbit
With its size being somewhere between 36 and 83 meters in diameter, thus possibly rivaling that of a Boeing 747 airliner, the asteroid is expected to cross our planet's orbit on 7 October. [more; just to let you know it can happen]
Lightning bolt kills 3, seriously injures 7 in Tripura, India
https://www.sott.net/article/442410-Lightning-bolt-kills-3-seriously-injures-7-in-Tripura-India
At least three people were killed in lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Gomati district of Tripura on Monday, officials said.
After from the three deceased, seven others were seriously injured in the lightning strike. [more; who translates this?]
We learn faster when we aren't told what choices to make says new study
https://www.sott.net/article/442413-We-learn-faster-when-we-arent-told-what-choices-to-make-says-new-study
[here's the lesson - ride out the hurricane or evacuate? Nobody tells you to evacuate because all communication is down. How fast do you want to learn? Hint, Ride it out = slow learner.]
Investigators probe 'possible ecological catastrophe' in Russia's far east
https://www.yahoo.com/news/investigators-probe-possible-ecological-catastrophe-160400123.html
Russian investigators said Saturday they were looking into “a possible ecological catastrophe” in the eastern Kamchatka region, after scores of dead sea creatures washed up in one of it bays and surfers reported burns to their eyes and throats.
Images of dead seals, octopi, starfish and urchins on the Khalaktyrsky Beach in the Avacha Bay have been shared on social media for several days.
Surfers in the area have also complained that the sea had an unnatural smell and color.
Local government in the region, which is known for its pristine beaches and volcanic black sand, shared a video of one surfer, Anton Morozov, on Sunday.
He said a number of surfers have suffered chemical burns to their eyes, adding that he had not seen anything like it in 15 years. [more; cue Tom Lehrer song, Pollution]
[2nd half below]
Want to Live Longer? Get Out Of These 30 Most Polluted Cities in the US
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/want-live-longer-30-most-141358111.html
The absolute pollution figures might point at the US being one of the top polluters in the world, with over 5,145.2 million tons of carbon emissions according to the 2019 BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
27. St. Louis, MO-IL
PM 2.5 - 10.5
PM 10 - 99
St. Louis’ pollution levels are slightly higher than the limits specified by WHO and therefore poses risks in the long-term. PM 2.5 and PM 10 are the main pollutants.
8. Pittsburgh, PA [glad i live on the other side of PA]
PM 2.5 – 12.1
PM 10 – 86
Pittsbugh has ranked among the worst regions for air quality by American Lung Association. Many areas in the region perform poorly in the annual daily soot and ozone levels.
1. Fairbanks, AK
PM 2.5 – 15.5
PM 10 – 200
Surprisingly even with lower ozone level, overall pollution levels are detrimentally high in the Fairbanks. The main cause of pollution in the region is due to high numbers of woodfire burning in the winters. The high levels of particle pollution unfortunately earns Fairbanks the no.1 spot for the most polluted cities in the US. [more]
[here comes that mini-Ice Age! Any day now . ..]
Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shrinking-glaciers-created-normal-greenlands-121013114.html
[from There Goes The Neighborhood]
A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US
https://www.yahoo.com/news/proposed-mine-threatens-minnesotas-boundary-121036841.html
President Trump has worked aggressively to dismantle the environmental legacy of his predecessor Barack Obama since taking office in 2017. The latest example is a mining project that could affect the most heavily visited wilderness area in the United States: the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which stretches over a million acres in the Superior National Forest in remote northern Minnesota. [more]
Weird Circles Keep Popping Up Around the World. Alan Turing Predicted Them in 1952.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/weird-circles-keep-popping-around-183300980.html
A pattern described by computer science icon and polymath Alan Turing continues to show up in new scientific research 70 years later. The “Turing pattern” is a widespread phenomenon where noisy systems form stable patterns after being stimulated. The latest example is in “symmetrically spaced” patches of desert grasses, which grow in naturally orderly equilibrium to maximize each patch’s access to limited water.
[more; ah, but WHY? read on, if interested]