"The wrath... of nature... is not wrong... nor is it unjust... that man... should bear its brunt." -- Swamp Thing
Monday, October 19, 2020
Event Update For 2020-10-18
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
2020-10-18 - RV trailer goes up in flames and kills woman on Roper Circle in Love Valley (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/18/fire-love-valley-camper-kills/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/body-found-after-camper-caught-fire-iredell-county-officials-say/WDXIHAPMZVHUFPXB2L3NNTMXRU/
http://statesville.com/news/statesville-woman-dies-in-camper-fire/article_2a03908c-1225-11eb-a8eb-53991a228a11.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/north-carolina/statesville/accident/2085293746590/statesville-woman-dies-in-camper-fire
2020-10-18 - Boat crashes into shore just before 11 PM and bursts into flame on Norris Lake (Tennessee), 1 killed:
http://www.wate.com/news/twra-search-underway-for-boater-after-fully-engulfed-boat-collides-with-shore/
http://www.wvlt.tv/2020/10/18/tennessee-man-missing-after-overnight-boating-accident-on-norris-lake/
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/norris-man-missing-after-norris-lake-boat-crash/51-bd46990b-b4ae-41d4-817f-fe6bb6d95ac6
http://wreg.com/news/twra-victims-body-recovered-after-fully-engulfed-boat-crashes-on-shore-in-norris-lake/
http://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/man-missing-following-norris-lake-boating-accident/
http://www.1450wlaf.com/2020/10/18/norris-lake-boating-accident-victim-recovered/
Quote: "The boating accident happened Saturday night just before 11 p.m. A resident in the Big Creek area of Norris Lake called 911 after hearing an explosion and seeing a fire on the lake. TWRA officers arrived on the scene where a boat had crashed into the shoreline and was fully engulfed in flames. Members of the Campbell Co Rural Fire Service put out the fire. However, the boat was a total loss and there was no sign of the occupant."
Quote: "The body of the victim of a boating crash in Norris Lake has been recovered. The body was recovered around 5 p.m. His body was located 60 feet underwater and was found hundreds of yards away from the boat was found."
2020-10-18 - Megafire, largest wildfire in state history, grows to 203,253 acres and burns within 4 miles of Loveland (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/10/18/cameron-peak-200000-acres/
http://www.reporterherald.com/2020/10/18/cameron-peak-fire-surpassed-200000-acres-burned-within-4-miles-of-loveland/
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/wildfire/more-evacuations-issued-for-cameron-peak-fire-as-wind-picks-up-friday-afternoon
http://www.denverpost.com/2020/10/18/cameron-peak-fire-update-october-18/
2020-10-18 - Wildfire breaks out, grows to 8,788 acres and destroys 26 homes, near Jamestown (Colorado):
http://www.ktvq.com/news/national/thousands-evacuated-as-wildfires-ravage-parts-of-colorado-26-homes-lost
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/10/19/calwood-fire-homes-destroyed-boulder-county-wildfire-foothills/
http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/crews-respond-wildfire-in-boulder-county/73-0915eda6-84a9-4ad4-93a7-b329249b915d
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/new-arial-footage-shows-multiple-homes-destroyed-by-the-calwood-fire-near-boulder/vp-BB1abjXt
2020-10-18 - Landfill fire breaks out in Tontitown (Arkansas):
http://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/debris-catches-fire-in-tontitown-landfill/527-3bf5468e-0325-4a08-900e-72f57a9a2d8f
2020-10-18 - Shopping mall heavily damaged by massive fire at 6 AM in Lahore (Pakistan):
http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/731270-in-pictures-lahore-hafeez-centre-fire
http://www.dawn.com/news/1585733/massive-fire-at-lahores-hafeez-centre-yet-to-be-put-out-completely
http://www.geo.tv/latest/313824-fire-breaks-out-in-plaza-at-lahores-gulberg-spreads-to-4th-floor
http://tribune.com.pk/story/2268915/fire-rages-on-in-lahores-hafeez-centre
2020-10-18 - Great white shark death toll in Australia at highest level in 86 years after dad killed:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/great-white-shark-death-toll-22848549
http://www.sott.net/article/443083-Great-white-shark-death-toll-in-Australia-at-highest-level-in-86-years-after-dad-killed
2020-10-18 - Utility pole bursts into flame and causes blackouts in Lebanon (Missouri):
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/power-outage-in-lebanon-caused-by-pole-that-caught-fire/
2020-10-18 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Ilfracombe (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52588&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
Note: This is the 1028th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-18 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at 5 AM on street in Vijayawada (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/private-bus-catches-fire-passengers-safe/article32888155.ece
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2020/oct/19/35-escape-unhurt-after-private-bus-catches-fire-2212113.html
Note: This is the 308th bus to burn in 2020...
2020-10-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-5 in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.q13fox.com/news/semi-truck-catches-fire-blocks-sb-i-5-express-lanes-in-seattle-for-hours
2020-10-18 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 12:50 AM on the M6 near Stoke-On-Trent (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/three-miles-delays-m6-after-4618475
Note: These are the 1487th and 1488th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-18 - Food truck bursts into flame along US 101 in Santa Maria (California):
http://keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/2020/10/18/guadalupe-food-truck-goes-up-in-flames-in-santa-maria/
2020-10-18 - Utility truck bursts into flame while parked at store in Casper (Wyoming):
http://oilcity.news/community/2020/10/18/dog-freed-from-burning-work-truck-in-west-casper-business-park-sunday/
2020-10-18 - RV bursts into flame on North Wilson Street in Casper (Wyoming):
http://oilcity.news/emergency/2020/10/18/fire-involving-unoccupied-rv-in-central-casper-sunday-under-investigation/
http://tlo.org/fire-ems/fire-involving-unoccupied-rv-in-central-casper-saturday-under-investigation-oil-city-news/
http://k2radio.com/look-photos-show-casper-fire-ems-battling-rv-fire/
2020-10-18 - RV bursts into flame at intersection in Las Cruces (New Mexico), AC bursts into flame separately:
http://kgrt.com/home-rv-and-restaurant-damaged-in-three-weekend-fires/
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-mexico/las-cruces/news/2085354808383/las-cruces-fires-home-rv-and-restaurant-damaged
Quote: "About 2:30 p.m. Sunday, firefighters were dispatched to a small recreational vehicle on fire near the intersection of Three Crosses Avenue and Alameda Boulevard. As firefighters arrived, they found the RV fully engulfed with fire threatening to spread to nearby mobile homes."
Quote: "About 9 p.m. Sunday, firefighters were called to a fire at a restaurant at 1495 S. Solano Dr. It appears a rooftop air-conditioning unit caught fire and spread into the building’s attic and interior of the restaurant."
Note: These are the 335th and 336th RVs to burn in 2020...
2020-10-18 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Sonic near Chickamauga (Georgia):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/42781225/car-parked-at-walker-co-sonic-drivein-catches-fire
2020-10-18 - Car bursts into flame at 5 AM on I-65 service road in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/car-fire-reported-on-i-65-service-road-sunday-morning/
http://www.newsbreak.com/alabama/mobile/news/2084596984220/car-fire-reported-on-i-65-service-road-sunday-morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkijC9ycYmk
2020-10-18 - Car bursts into flame on I-81 near Buchanan (Virginia):
http://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/roanoke-valley-news/vehicle-fire-shuts-down-i-81-north-near-buchanan/
2020-10-18 - Car bursts into flame at the Brass Mill Center mall in Waterbury (Connecticut):
http://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/car-bursts-into-flames-at-waterbury-mall-share61/520-b6f9178a-5a1c-466b-8b10-44ad93dfa201
2020-10-18 - Car bursts into flame on street in the Half Way Tree area in coastal Kingston on the island of Jamaica:
http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/watch-motor-vehicle-destroyed-fire-half-way-tree
2020-10-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 5:37 AM on US 30 in Lancaster County (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/vehicle-fire-closes-all-lanes-on-us-route-30-in-lancaster-county.html
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/route-30-reopens-after-vehicle-fire.html
2020-10-18 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/news/all-westbound-lanes-on-hrbt-closed-following-vehicle-fire/
http://www.newsbreak.com/virginia/hampton/news/2084938623686/all-westbound-lanes-on-hrbt-closed-following-vehicle-fire
http://twitter.com/511hamptonroads/status/1318032915847106560
2020-10-18 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at home on Legion Street in Wilburton (Pennsylvania):
http://www.newsitem.com/news/local/fire-heavily-damages-rv-in-wilburton-no-2/article_c90c0d56-0422-5e79-9924-cd7a855dc883.html
2020-10-18 - Four-wheeler and barn destroyed by fire in Centralia (Washington):
http://www.chronline.com/crime/barn-on-teitzel-road-is-a-total-loss-after-fire-sunday/article_57f49ce0-1237-11eb-9cb8-2bade6cdbc0f.html
Quote: "Riverside still has not determined a cause of the fire, though they suspect it stemmed from a 'four-wheeler' that was inside the barn at the time of the fire."
2020-10-18 - Barn destroyed by fire at 11:45 PM on Forest Preserve Road in Rockton (Illinois):
http://www.wifr.com/2020/10/18/fully-engulfed-barn-fire-in-rockton-saturday-night/
2020-10-18 - Home heavily damaged by fire shortly before 1 AM on South Bucknell Street in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/10/18/officials-firefighter-injured-after-flames-rip-through-south-philadelphia-rowhome/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/firefighter-burned-battling-south-philadelphia-house-fire/2566728/
2020-10-18 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Winchester Avenue in Middlesboro (Kentucky), 2 injured:
http://www.wymt.com/2020/10/18/two-airlifted-to-vanderbilt-after-fire-in-middlesboro-saturday-morning/
2020-10-18 - Home destroyed by fire at 3:04 AM on Other House Road in coastal Chilmark (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://vineyardgazette.com/news/2020/10/18/early-morning-fire-completely-destroys-unoccupied-chilmark-home
http://www.mvtimes.com/2020/10/18/fire-destroys-chilmark-house-2/
2020-10-18 - Home destroyed by garage fire at 3:40 AM on Willow Road in coastal Punta Gorda (Florida):
http://www.yoursun.com/puntagorda/news/no-injuries-in-early-morning-punta-gorda-house-fire/article_ee636dd0-1176-11eb-9dd6-d717fda18601.html
http://nbc-2.com/news/local/2020/10/18/fire-sparks-inside-charlotte-county-home/
http://www.facebook.com/CCFEMS/posts/3522811537778284
2020-10-18 - Home destroyed by fire just before 3 AM on Fisher Road in Holden (Maine):
http://www.wabi.tv/2020/10/18/multiple-crews-respond-to-house-fire-in-holden/
2020-10-18 - Home destroyed by fire on Fleming Road in Woodleaf (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/18/woodleaf-home-destroyed-by-fire/
2020-10-18 - Home destroyed by fire on Burning Tree Circle in McHenry (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/18/strong-winds-spark-house-fire-in-mchenry/
2020-10-18 - Home destroyed by fire on State Road in North Royalton (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.cleveland19.com/2020/10/18/people-dog-rescued-house-fire-north-royalton-fire-department-says/
2020-10-18 - Multi-family home damaged by fire on Charmont Court in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/two-displaced-following-virginia-beach-house-fire
2020-10-18 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Community Circle in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/18/apartment-units-impacted-by-large-fire-east-charlotte/
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/charlotte-fire-department-structure-fire-links-citiside-apartments/275-df7e28c8-2009-4f6a-82d3-f775546fb5ca
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/several-families-displaced-after-huge-fire-breaks-out-east-charlotte-apartments/KBI4GT7UCVG5BJXPCDNR4PS4NY/
2020-10-18 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on One Center Boulevard in Altamonte Springs (Florida), several injured:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/10/18/apartment-fire-in-seminole-county-injures-7-sends-2-to-hospital/
http://www.wftv.com/news/dozens-left-homeless-after-fire-rips-through-altamonte-springs-apartment-building/TETUGKRDEVHYNNKSV5PGHPMXIM/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-central-park-fire-altamonte-springs-20201019-zpkq5m37rfdujlkl5hbfqqneoi-story.html
2020-10-18 - Deadly fire burns home just before 6 AM in Radisson (Canada), 1 killed:
http://globalnews.ca/news/7404439/body-found-house-fire-radisson/
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/radisson-man-found-dead-in-house-fire
2020-10-18 - Deadly fire destroys home on Old East Philadelphia Road near North East (Maryland), 1 killed:
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/18/anita-rowland-dog-killed-in-cecil-county-house-fire/
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/cecil-county-anita-june-rowland-dog-die-in-house-fire/34406095
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/71-year-old-woman-dog-killed-in-cecil-county-house-fire
2020-10-18 - Vacant home burns on North Hazelwood Avenue in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/firefighters-put-out-vacant-house-fire-on-youngstowns-north-side/
2020-10-18 - Vacant water business burns in Cranbrook (Canada):
http://www.myeastkootenaynow.com/12103/fire-at-old-kootenay-springs-water-building-in-cranbrook-under-investigation/
2020-10-18 - Police sergeant, man, has 'medical emergency' and dies in Riverside County (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/10/19/riverside-county-sheriffs-sergeant-dies-heart-attack-training-k9-team/
http://www.pe.com/2020/10/19/riverside-county-sheriffs-sergeant-dies-on-duty/
http://www.sbsun.com/2020/10/19/riverside-county-sheriffs-sergeant-dies-on-duty/
Quote: "The department announced late Sunday night on Twitter that a sergeant had suffered a medical emergency and died while on duty."
2020-10-18 - Man, 55, dies on the Anderson Truck Trail east of El Capitan Reservoir near Alpine (California):
http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/10/18/man-dies-on-remote-trail-near-alpine/
2020-10-18 - Woman, 38, found dead in Beaverdam Reservoir in Ashburn (Virginia):
http://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2020/10/womans-body-found-in-loudoun-co-believed-to-be-missing-paddle-boarder/
2020-10-18 - Man in his 30s found dead in the water at coastal Tybee Island (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/2020/10/18/tybee-island-interim-fire-chief-confirms-drowning-near-th-street/
http://www.wjcl.com/article/body-recovered-following-sunday-afternoon-drowning-on-tybee-island/34407598#
http://www.wsav.com/news/tybees-mayor-confirms-drowning-near-19th-street/
http://fox28media.com/news/local/drowning-reported-on-tybee-island
2020-10-18 - Child suddenly dies in Dargaville (New Zealand), near the coast:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300135768/emergency-services-responding-to-sudden-death-of-child-in-northland
http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/emergency-services-race-to-childs-sudden-death-in-dargaville/ar-BB1a8vdI
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/10/emergency-services-race-to-child-s-sudden-death-in-dargaville.html
2020-10-18 - Woman found dead in the Panchanai River near Dagapur, Siliguri (India):
http://siliguritimes.com/young-woman-drowned-to-death-in-siliguris-panchnai-river/
2020-10-18 - Ship's master, man, 47, loses consciousness on ship, dies shortly later, in coastal Lavrio (Greece):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/31297/master-bulk-carrier-died-arrival-greek-port/
Quote: "Bulk carrier KINGFISHER D in the evening Oct 18 requested medical assistance to 47-year old Master of the ship, who lost conscience, on arrival from Bejaia Algeria to Lavrio port anchorage, southeast Attica, Greece. Master was medevaced to Lavrio Port, but regretfully, he was found to be dead on arrival."
2020-10-18 - Person found dead in the water near coastal Swanage (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/18802938.body-found-sea-off-dorset-coast/
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18802927.body-found-sea-near-old-harry-rocks/
2020-10-18 - Woman, 26, found dead at Debdale Park on Gorton Upper Reservoir in Manchester (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/body-found-park-during-search-22867906
2020-10-18 - Man, 60, has 'medical episode' at 2:22 AM, car crashes into two parked cars, in coastal Port Richmond (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.amny.com/new-york/staten-island/staten-island-man-medical-episode-behind-wheel-crash/
http://www.silive.com/news/2020/10/victim-in-fatal-port-richmond-crash-identified-by-police.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/staten-island/accident/2084716567334/staten-island-man-suffers-fatal-medical-episode-while-crashing-nypd
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-staten-island-fatal-crash-20201018-ynbyhe36afaexe7cdkghty73wq-story.html
Quote: "A 60-year-old man who died in a Staten Island crash early on Sunday morning had a 'medical episode' behind the wheel, law enforcement sources said."
2020-10-18 - Woman has 'medical emergency', car crashes into pole, in Plainville (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/woman-dies-in-single-car-crash-in-plainville/article_0f7278d9-65b9-5bea-93e3-ed9c31ace1f1.html
Quote: "The sole occupant of the vehicle was a woman that had experienced a medical emergency, police said."
2020-10-18 - Twin-engine plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/10/19/small-planes-landing-gear-collapses-on-touchdown-at-miami-executive-airport/
2020-10-18 - Small plane crashes into wooded area in Cumberland County (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://local21news.com/news/local/plane-crash-at-carlisle-airport
http://arffwg.org/news/two-transported-to-hospital-after-plane-crash-at-carlisle-airport-sunday/
http://www.abc27.com/news/local/carlisle-west-shore/what-we-know-about-the-small-plane-crash-near-the-carlisle-airport/
2020-10-18 - Helicopter crashes on Washington Island in Lake Michigan in Door County (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/helicopter-pilot-escapes-injury-in-door-county-crash/
2020-10-18 - SUV hits car head-on, fire erupts, on Highway 31 in Little River (South Carolina), 3 killed:
http://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/multiple-people-injured-after-vehicle-catches-fire-on-hwy-31-in-little-river/
http://www.counton2.com/news/breaking-update-3-dead-after-vehicle-catches-fire-in-wreck-on-hwy-31-in-little-river/
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2020/10/18/three-people-dead-after-car-crash-highway/
2020-10-18 - Car crashes on North Kings Highway in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), 1 killed:
http://www.wbtw.com/local-news/person-dies-after-sunday-morning-crash-in-myrtle-beach/
http://wpde.com/news/local/one-dead-after-crash-along-n-kings-hwy-in-myrtle-beach
2020-10-18 - Car crashes into bridge, bursts into flame, on Hoyle Bryars Road in Baldwin County (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/alea-one-dead-in-baldwin-county-crash-after-car-goes-airborne-catches-fire/
2020-10-18 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures three people in Agartala (India):
http://nenow.in/north-east-news/tripura/nagaland-bypolls-8-candidates-in-fray.html
2020-10-18 - Landslide buries minibus near Skardu (Pakistan), 16 killed:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Landslide-in-northern-Pakistan-buries-bus-with-15-15656170.php
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20201018-71648-PAK
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2020-10-17/landslide-in-northern-pakistan-buries-bus-with-15-onboard
2020-10-18 - Landslide hits Quang Tri (Vietnam), 22 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20201018-71647-VNM
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/10/19/vietnam-landslide-hits-army-camp-buries-22-personnel/
http://money.yahoo.com/5-soldiers-dead-17-missing-065200891.html
2020-10-18 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Caracas (Venezuela):
http://www.sott.net/article/443089-Heavy-rainfall-floods-the-streets-of-Caracas-Venezuela
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9p14vmaT8
2020-10-18 - Bright meteor fireball recorded over Puerto Rico:
http://www.sott.net/article/443086-Bright-meteor-fireball-recorded-over-Puerto-Rico
2020-10-18 - Pair of solar flares create shortwave radio brownouts over South America:
http://strangesounds.org/2020/10/pair-of-solar-flares-create-shortwave-radio-brownouts-over-south-america.html
2020-10-18 - Schoolgirl in Texas awarded $25,000 for developing potential Covid-19 treatment:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/schoolgirl-awarded-25-000-developing-195458906.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/covid-19-coronavirus-schoolgirl-treatment-prize-b1108585.html
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/schoolgirl-awarded-dollar25000-for-developing-potential-covid-19-treatment/ar-BB1a86jx
2020-10-18 - Zeptoseconds, a new world record in time measurement:
http://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/englisch/physics-zeptoseconds-new-world-record-in-short-time-measurement/
http://www.sott.net/article/443101-Zeptoseconds-New-world-record-in-time-measurement
Quote: "A zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second."
2020-10-18 - Woman reports another Mothman in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.singularfortean.com/news/2020/10/13/usps-employee-reports-seven-foot-tall-red-eyed-creature-at-ohare-international-airport
http://www.sott.net/article/443085-Another-Chicago-Mothman-sighting-USPS-employee-reports-seven-foot-tall-red-eyed-creature-at-O-Hare-International-Airport
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Good Tuesday morning Jonny, everyone.
ReplyDeleteYeah, we felt slighted by not having a lot of PA reports lately, so various state residents took it upon themselves to REPRESENT for PA in today's post! Way to get those numbers up, people!
Tropical Storm "Saudel" (Pepito) intensifies ahead of landfall over Aurora, Philippines
https://watchers.news/2020/10/20/tropical-storm-saudel-pepito/
Tropical Storm "Saudel" -- named Pepito in the Philippines -- is slowly intensifying before its expected landfall over Aurora Province, Philippines, between 10:00 and 14:00 UTC (18:00 to 22:00 LT) on October 20, 2020. Saudel is the 17th named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. [more]
New Climate Warnings in Old Permafrost: ‘It’s a Little Scary Because it’s Happening Under Our Feet.’
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/10/16/new-climate-warnings-in-old-permafrost-its-a-little-scary-because-its-happening-under-our-feet/
A dive deep into 27,000 years worth of muck piled up on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean has spurred researchers to renew warnings about a potential surge of greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost.
The study, published today in Science Advances, shows that only a few degrees of warming in the Arctic is enough “to abruptly activate large-scale permafrost thawing,” suggesting a “sensitive trigger” for greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost.
“If we consider the magnitude and the speed of anthropogenic climate warming, by 1 degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) globally and 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) in the Arctic, during the past 150 years, and compare this with the first abrupt temperature increase of about 1 degree Celsius at the Bölling-Alleröd, it appears likely that large-scale permafrost thawing and carbon release is going to happen again,” he said. “Our study indeed suggests that abrupt permafrost thawing represents a tipping point in the climate system.” [more]
Strong and shallow M7.5 earthquake hits south of Alaska, tsunami warning issued
https://watchers.news/2020/10/19/alaska-earthquake-october-19-2020-tsunami-warning/
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.5 hit south of Alaska at 20:54 UTC (12:54 LT) on October 19, 2020. The agency is reporting a depth of 40 km (25 miles). [more]
Yet another warning that makes it clear that we should all be bracing for a major seismic event along the west coast
https://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/yet-another-warning-that-makes-it-clear-that-we-should-all-be-bracing-for-a-major-seismic-event-along-the-west-coast
While most Americans remain completely fixated on the upcoming presidential election, large earthquakes continue to rattle the Ring of Fire at an alarming rate. On Monday, a magnitude 7.5 quake struck near the little town of Sand Point, Alaska, and it was felt over a very large area. In fact, it is being reported that shaking could be felt “as far away as Chugiak, Anchorage and Bethel”. Following the initial earthquake, there was a series of very large aftershocks. As I write this article, there have already been 19 aftershocks of at least magnitude 4.0 in the region. By the time most of you read this article, that number will almost certainly be higher. Sadly, even though we have been witnessing a lot of shaking along the southern coast of Alaska and the west coast of the continental United States in recent months, very few experts seem concerned about the possibility that a very large seismic event could be coming.
But they should be. [more]
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Groundbreaking study finds 13.3 quadrillion plastic fibers in California’s environment
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/10/16/groundbreaking-study-finds-13-3-quadrillion-plastic-fibers-in-californias-environment/
The report, whose findings were revealed exclusively by the Guardian, found that in 2019 an estimated 4,000 metric tons – or 13.3 quadrillion fibers – were released into California’s natural environment. The plastic fibers, which are less than 5mm in length, are primarily shed when we wash our yoga pants, stretchy jeans and fleece jackets and can easily enter oceans and waterways.
“The findings were nothing short of shocking,” said Alexis Jackson, fisheries project director at the Nature Conservancy in California, which commissioned the study from a research team at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The study, which the authors describe as the first of its kind, has not yet been peer reviewed or published. [more]
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Photos of the Calwood Fire as it approached Hwy 36
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/19/photos-of-the-calwood-fire-as-it-approached-hwy-36/
Ben Nelson, a professional photographer at Envision Studio in Boulder, Colorado, took these photos as the Calwood Fire was spreading toward Highway 36 northwest of Boulder.
The Calwood Fire has burned 8,700 acres and destroyed over 20 homes. [more]
[from Way To Go news]
Range Fire at Orem, UT started from target shooting at police gun range
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/19/range-fire-at-orem-ut-started-from-target-shooting-at-police-gun-range/
Investigators have determined that the 3,450-acre Range Fire at Orem, Utah was started by target shooting at the police department’s gun range on the east side of the city. The police officer who was present is cooperating with investigators. [more; somebody call the co . . . oh]
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
CRISPR and a brave new world: CRISPR represents a new frontier in gene editing; in comparison to other currently available technologies, it is a less expensive, more specific and simpler-to-use gene-editing tool and could introduce "the mark of the beast."
http://www.thebigwobble.org/
The CRISPR technology works by coding for a specific gene sequence using guide RNA. When the appropriate DNA sequence is found, the Cas9 protein, working as a pair of scissors, cuts the DNA at the desired location. Once the cut has been made, the gene can be disabled, or missing genetic information can be inserted or replaced. [more; ethically, this should be banned]
Cyclops baby albino shark shocks Indonesian fishermen
https://strangesounds.org/2020/10/cyclops-shark-albino-baby-pictures.html
An incredibly rare baby albino shark with only one eye has been found by shocked fishermen in Indonesia.
The cyclops was found inside the belly of an adult shark that died after being caught in the nets while the fishermen were sailing across Maluku province. [more]
Woman killed by a pack of dogs in Nauvoo, Alabama
https://www.sott.net/article/443128-Woman-killed-by-a-pack-of-dogs-in-Nauvoo-Alabama
Woman mauled to death by family pit bull in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
https://www.sott.net/article/443127-Woman-mauled-to-death-by-family-pit-bull-in-Port-Elizabeth-South-Africa
Death toll due to floods, landslides rises to 102 in central Vietnam with 26 still missing
https://www.sott.net/article/443110-Death-toll-due-to-floods-landslides-rises-to-102-in-central-Vietnam-with-26-still-missing
As of 4 p.m. Monday, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces had 166,780 households submerged in floodwaters, and 28,900 households with 90,900 residents had been evacuated.
[more; 2 videos]
BBN: Hothouse Futures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr8EOQsvsxI [~ 43.5 min.]