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
2020-10-21 - Satellites image methane across the planet:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54597764
http://www.yahoo.com/news/satellites-picture-methane-across-globe-123149799.html
http://www.envirolink.org/2020/10/21/satellites-picture-methane-across-the-globe/
http://pulse.ghgsat.com/
Quote: "Just like carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4) is increasing in the atmosphere. The globally averaged monthly trend is now above 1,876 parts per billion. Quite why methane is climbing as rapidly as it is, though, is not fully understood."
2020-10-21 - Trash fire erupts at trash processing facility on Victory Boulevard in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/trash-inside-shredder-catches-fire-at-portsmouth-trash-processing-facility
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/portsmouth/fire-breaks-out-at-portsmouth-trash-processing-facility/291-fe66813b-772b-4667-98df-9aed82150340
2020-10-21 - Auto salvage yard goes up in flames at 4:23 AM in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/emergenciesScrap-yard-gutted-in-massive-Sharjah-fire-1
http://menafn.com/1100988298/UAE-Cars-gutted-in-Sharjah-scrap-yard-fire-on-Tuesday-morning
2020-10-21 - RV trailer bursts into flame while being towed on I-40 in Knoxville (Tennessee), man has cardiac event:
http://www.wvlt.tv/2020/10/21/camper-fire-briefly-shuts-down-i-40/
http://www.wate.com/news/traffic/watch-fifth-wheel-camper-catches-fire-at-i-40-pellissippi-parkway/
http://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/watch-fifth-wheel-camper-catches-fire-on-i-40/
http://www.newsbreak.com/tennessee/knoxville/news/2087113793833/camper-fire-briefly-shuts-down-i-40
http://www.wvlt.tv/2020/10/22/utpd-officer-saves-mans-life-in-i-40-camper-trailer-fire/
Quote: "According to the Knoxville Police Department a truck pulling a fifth-wheel trailer pulled over on the shoulder with an apparent brake fire in the trailer. With the help of a bystander, the driver was able to separate the truck from the trailer. The male bystander then suffered an 'apparent cardiac event,' according to the KPD."
2020-10-21 - Cases of deadly flesh-eating bacteria are exploding in parts of the US as the planet warms:
http://meaww.com/what-vibrio-study-deadly-flesh-eating-bacteria-america-climate-change
http://www.insider.com/flesh-eating-bacteria-cases-rise-across-us-2020-10
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/10/deadly-bacteria-in-coastal-waters-causes-a-flesh-eating-disease-climate-change-is-making-it-worse/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/cases-deadly-flesh-eating-bacteria-192800855.html
2020-10-21 - Three volcanoes erupt on the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia):
http://strangesounds.org/2020/10/kamchatka-volcanic-eruption-iceland-seismic-swarm.html
http://watchers.news/2020/10/22/bezymianny-eruption-october-21-2020/
2020-10-21 - Church collapses in Akim Oda (Ghana), 9 killed:
http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/regional/9-confirmed-dead-in-collapsed-church-building-in-eastern-region/
http://starrfm.com.gh/2020/10/e-r-many-feared-dead-in-church-building-collapse-at-akyem-batabi/
http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/social/202010/430465.php
http://newscentral.africa/seven-die-in-ghana-church-building-collapse/
2020-10-21 - Home destroyed by explosion and fire at 1:25 AM on North New Albany Street in Sellersburg (Indiana):
http://www.wave3.com/2020/10/21/home-explodes-southern-indiana/
http://www.wlky.com/article/no-injuries-following-home-explosion-in-sellersburg/34433955
http://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/sellersburg-indiana-house-explosion/417-85a69542-d759-40b3-b7cb-f3fad049b300
http://www.wdrb.com/news/sellersburg-home-destroyed-after-reported-explosion/article_78b7cc80-136e-11eb-b402-6b160630e797.html
Note: This is the 96th residential explosion in 2020...
2020-10-21 - Boat bursts into flame, burns and sinks, on the James River in Chesterfield County (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/news/local-news/chesterfield-county/charred-boat-sinks-in-james-river-at-dutch-gap-boat-ramp/
2020-10-21 - Boat explodes into flame while docked in coastal Queensborough on the Isle of Sheppey (Britain):
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=25475
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/boat-engulfed-in-flames-after-explosion-235989/
Note: These are the 1032nd and 1033rd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-21 - Transit bus bursts into flame on street in Luqa on the island of Malta:
http://newsbook.com.mt/en/no-one-injured-in-luqa-bus-incident/
http://lovinmalta.com/news/bus-catches-fire-in-luqa/
Note: This is the 312th bus to burn in 2020...
2020-10-21 - Tractor trailer hauling batteries bursts into flame at 5 AM on I-35 near Waco (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/2020/10/21/local-fire-departments-respond-to-hazmat-situation-along-i-35/
http://www.kxxv.com/hometown/mclennan-county/fire-crews-responding-to-18-wheeler-on-fire-on-southbound-ih-35-near-robinson
http://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/18-wheeler-carrying-batteries-catches-fire-along-i-35/500-2b84468f-7987-45e3-a595-e5c02e896091
http://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/robinson-and-waco-fire-units-respond-to-truck-fire-on-interstate/
2020-10-21 - Tractor bursts into flame inside hog confinement building near Brighton (Iowa):
http://www.kciiradio.com/2020/10/21/tractor-catches-fire-inside-hog-confinement/
2020-10-21 - Tractor bursts into flame inside barn in St Columb Major (Britain):
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/farmer/18810387.tractor-catches-fire-barn-st-columb-major/
http://www.southwestfarmer.co.uk/news/18810387.tractor-catches-fire-barn-st-columb-major/
Note: These are the 1500th, 1501st and 1502nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-21 - Flatbed truck bursts into flame on highway in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/truck-fire-sydney-eastern-distributor-bondi-randwick-traffic-delays/2d8445b1-5e95-4947-b216-65bfc6ae5814
http://7news.com.au/travel/nsw-traffic/eastern-distributor-truck-fire-causes-major-delays-for-sydney-drivers-c-1434047
http://www.smh.com.au/national/truck-fire-in-sydneys-eastern-distributor-20201022-p567ff.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/truck-fire-in-sydneys-eastern-distributor-20201022-p567ff.html
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/truck-fire-causing-major-delays-on-sydneys-eastern-distributor/ar-BB1agCiW
2020-10-21 - SUV bursts into flame at intersection in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/2020/10/21/crews-respond-car-fire-near-intersection-gentry-baldwin-tyler/
2020-10-21 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Black Rock Parkway near Mountain City (Georgia):
http://www.theclaytontribune.com/local-news/truck-fire-black-rock
2020-10-21 - Car bursts into flame at 3:12 AM while parked in garage at home, fire spreads, home destroyed, on St. James Street in Monroe (New Jersey):
http://centraljersey.com/2020/10/21/fire-caused-by-electric-vehicle-damages-home-on-st-james-street-residents-escape-safely/
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/2020/10/electric-car-charging-in-garage-sparks-fire-that-destroys-home-officials-say.html
2020-10-21 - Car bursts into flame at 6:30 AM while parked in garage at home on Liberty Hall Circle in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/news/incredible-video-shows-flames-erupting-after-vehicle-catches-fire-inside-garage-in-winston-salem/
http://myfox8.com/video/video-shows-fire-after-vehicle-catches-fire-inside-garage-in-winston-salem/5957182/
http://www.wxii12.com/article/car-fire-causes-massive-flames-at-winston-salem-home/34436237
2020-10-21 - Car bursts into flame while parked at store in Bad Axe (Michigan):
http://thumbnet.net/wire/headlines/08468_Car_Fire_in_Bad_Axe_Meijer_Parking_Lot_202957.php
2020-10-21 - Car bursts into flame at 6:20 AM on Higuera Street offramp in San Luis Obispo (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/car-fire-near-northbound-higuerra-st-offramp
2020-10-21 - Car bursts into flame on Templeton Street in Cook (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-cook-act-489457.traffic
2020-10-21 - Vehicle bursts into flame at store on Dorcan Way in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/fire-vehicle-small-5/
2020-10-21 - Moped bursts into flame on 2nd Avenue in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "2nd Avenue, Hull. Wed 21 Oct 2020 19:19 (No:019917) Moped involved in fire. One hose reel in use."
2020-10-21 - Car dealership destroyed by fire shortly after 3 AM in Crawfordsville (Indiana):
http://www.journalreview.com/stories/fire-destroys-auto-dealership,134922
2020-10-21 - Dehumidifier bursts into flame at 3 AM in basement at bank on Main Street in Newark (Delaware):
http://www.wdel.com/news/update-fire-at-newark-bank-declared-accidental/article_d1935afc-13cf-11eb-b077-b3973a5d13dc.html
2020-10-21 - Home destroyed by fire on Academy Street in Salamanca (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/fire-destroys-salamanca-house-one-injury-reported/article_3196275c-5ec1-5a64-9742-02d9a05ff893.html
2020-10-21 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire just after midnight on 105th Avenue in coastal Oakland (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/two-story-oakland-apartment-building-catches-fire
2020-10-21 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Boynton Avenue in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/10/20/san-jose-two-alarm-fire-at-apartment-building-displaces-30/
2020-10-21 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on South Liberty Avenue in Independence (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/1-injured-in-independence-apartment-fire
2020-10-21 - Deadly fire burns home at 12:40 AM on Pierce Street in the Point Breeze area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/mother-teen-son-die-in-philadelphia-row-home-fire/2569382/
2020-10-21 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on South Central Avenue in Paris (Illinois), 1 killed:
http://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/man-dead-after-apartment-fire/
2020-10-21 - Vacant home burns on Sun Valley Drive in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://news3lv.com/news/local/fire-torches-vacant-home-in-east-las-vegas-valley
http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/east-valley/no-injuries-reported-in-southeast-las-vegas-house-fire-2156694/
2020-10-21 - Whale washes ashore dead at beach in coastal Praia da Rocha (Portugal):
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/10-meter-dead-dwarf-whale-washes-up-on-praia-da-rocha-beach/56281
2020-10-21 - Two brothers die in lake in Maharashtra (India):
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/maha-two-siblings-drown-in-swimming-accident-in-latur/1959710
2020-10-21 - Two sisters die in the Agra Canal in Delhi (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/sisters-drown-in-agra-canal-near-kalindi-kunj/article32912418.ece
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/siblings-drown-in-agra-canal-in-south-delhi-s-sarita-vihar/story-vbVSCnylvEouEK9ivNzuYJ.html
2020-10-21 - Three boys die in pond in Rajasthan (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/three-boys-drown-in-pond-in-rajasthans-churu/articleshow/78793932.cms
2020-10-21 - Man found dead with blood dripping from his nose in pickup truck at charging station in Paso Robles (California):
http://calcoasttimes.com/2020/10/21/mans-body-found-in-paso-robles-parking-lot/
Quote: "Paso Robles police arrived to find the body of a man in his 40s with blood dripping from his nose and his eyes swollen shut."
Quote: "This is the fifth body found in SLO County in less than two weeks."
2020-10-21 - Man, 40, falls off second story deck and dies at building on North Shore Drive in coastal Surf City (North Carolina), 350 feet from the ocean:
http://www.jdnews.com/story/news/2020/10/20/surf-city-man-dead-after-fall-building/5989244002/
2020-10-21 - Man, 35, falls off watercraft and dies in Lake Arlington (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-drowns-in-lake-arlington-after-falling-off-personal-watercraft/2464670/
2020-10-21 - Person found dead in creek on coastal Johns Island (South Carolina):
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/deputies-investigating-body-found-in-johns-island-creek
http://www.live5news.com/2020/10/21/deputies-investigating-body-found-johns-island/
2020-10-21 - Man, 56, postmaster, has 'medical incident' while driving, pulls over and dies, in Bucyrus (Ohio):
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2020/10/22/crash-claims-life-bucyrus-postmaster-mike-willacker/3725601001/
http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2020/10/22/crash-claims-life-bucyrus-postmaster-mike-willacker/3725601001/
http://crawfordcountynow.com/local/bucyrus-postmaster-passes-away/
Quote: "Reportedly had a medical incident while driving..."
2020-10-21 - Man, 53, has 'medical event' and drops dead at home in Pinedale (Wyoming):
http://buckrail.com/pinedale-man-found-dead-in-home/
2020-10-21 - Man, 70, found dead in Sycamore Pool at One-Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park (California):
http://www.chicoer.com/2020/10/21/man-drowns-in-sycamore-pool-at-one-mile-recreation-area/
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/Dead-Man-found-in-Sycamore-Pool-572828791.html
2020-10-21 - Man in his 30s found dead in semi at Walmart on Allen Road in Peoria (Illinois):
http://www.933thedrive.com/2020/10/21/man-found-dead-in-semi-at-walmart/
http://week.com/2020/10/21/coroner-man-found-dead-in-peoria-walmart-parking-lot/
2020-10-21 - Woman, 32, found dead near Tappan Lake (Ohio):
http://wtov9.com/news/local/us-250-closed-near-tappan-lake-for-police-investigation
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2086726807890/30-year-old-body-found-near-tappan-lake
http://wtuz.com/body-found-near-tappan-lake-identified/
2020-10-21 - Man, 39, found dead in Lopez Lake in San Luis Obispo County (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/slo-county-sheriff-identifies-body-found-in-lopez-lake
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/search-teams-locate-body-at-lopez-lake
2020-10-21 - Man in his 40s found dead in Kolshet Creek in Thane (India):
http://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-dead-body-found-in-kolshet-creek-third-in-just-one-week-in-the-city
2020-10-21 - Driver has 'medical episode', tractor trailer hydroplanes, on US 59 in Victoria (Texas):
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/crime/semi-truck-hydroplanes-on-wet-highway-driver-experiences-medical-episode/article_b64ea364-1497-11eb-bb2d-b32d0f07faff.html
Quote: "A semi truck traveling east on U.S. 59 hydroplaned early Tuesday afternoon after the driver had a medical episode, said Ernesto Paiz, district coordinator for the Texas Department of Public Safety."
2020-10-21 - Driver has 'medical problem', van crashes into car, in Bakersfield (California), 2 injured:
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/medical-emergency-leads-to-wreck-on-e-california-ave
Quote: "The driver of the Astro Van experienced a medical problem while driving and lost control of the vehicle. The van hit a water main and a Lexus."
2020-10-21 - Man has 'medical event', van plunges into Beebee Pond, in Hubbardton (Vermont), 1 injured:
http://suncommunitynews.com/news/84023/man-exits-car-before-it-plunges-into-pond/
Quote: "The driver appeared to have suffered a medical event prior to the crash."
2020-10-21 - Driver has 'medical issue', SUV crashes into home, on Leo Street in Dayton (Ohio), 2 injured:
http://www.whio.com/news/local/vehicle-crashes-into-home-leo-street-dayton/OGK5YMEF3RGO5EZQNI4NQCTOQA/
Quote: "Investigators say the crash was caused by an apparent medical issue."
2020-10-21 - Driver has 'medical incident', car crashes into store, in Hermiston (Oregon):
http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-hermiston-at-t/article_fb00e748-13f6-11eb-9d9f-b3afbcb8977e.html
Quote: "According to the Hermiston Police Department, the driver of the vehicle 'experienced a medical incident' and was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital for treatment."
2020-10-21 - Woman, 50, has 'medical episode' just after midnight, car crashes into pole, in Scarborough (Canada), 1 killed:
http://www.cp24.com/news/medical-episode-suspected-after-woman-50-dies-in-scarborough-crash-1.5153874
Quote: "Police believe a woman who died in a single-vehicle crash in Scarborough overnight suffered a medical episode behind the wheel before striking a light standard."
2020-10-21 - Small plane crashes in Slidell (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.wdsu.com/article/video-davis-california-police-officer-pulls-woman-fiery-crash/34442807
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/northshore/plane-crashes-at-slidell-airport-police-report/289-0043c5ac-131c-4f99-b448-81742a916887
http://www.fox8live.com/2020/10/21/spd-police-investigating-plane-crash-slidell-municipal-airport/
http://www.nola.com/news/northshore/article_1178c734-13fc-11eb-9840-5ff41b785acb.html
2020-10-21 - Small plane makes emergency landing along US 60 near Show Low (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/news/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-highway-south-of-show-low/article_5fd0dc76-13d1-11eb-978b-cfc8ecdaff3e.html
2020-10-21 - Helicopter makes emergency landing in marshy area off coastal Jones Beach (New York):
http://nypost.com/2020/10/21/helicopter-makes-emergency-water-landing-off-jones-beach/
http://abc7ny.com/chopper-lands-in-3-feet-of-water-near-jones-beach-police/7223268/
http://www.wtkr.com/news/national/helicopter-pilot-injured-in-emergency-landing-off-long-island
2020-10-21 - Passenger bus crashes into gorge in Maharashtra (India), 5 killed, 35 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20201021-71657-IND
http://www.republicworld.com/india-news/accidents-and-disasters/5-dead-35-injured-after-bus-falls-into-a-gorge-in-mahas-nandurbar.html
2020-10-21 - Tanker truck overturns, massive fire erupts, on I-26 in Polk County (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/all-lanes-of-i-26-in-polk-county-are-closed-after-a-crash
http://www.foxcarolina.com/gas-tanker-fire-shuts-down-i-26/video_1773a818-d92f-50f4-8241-3306e576b38e.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/north-carolina/columbus/news/2086975839848/crews-respond-to-gas-tanker-fire-on-i-26-in-polk-co-detour-in-place
http://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2020/10/21/tanker-fire-closes-26-polk-county/3719443001/
http://iongreenville.net/tanker-fire-in-polk-county-nc-closes-i-26/
2020-10-21 - Tractor trailer veers off road at 1:05 AM, crashes into restaurant, in Newtown (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Tractor-trailer-crashes-into-Newtown-restaurant-15664154.php
http://www.newmilfordspectrum.com/policereports/article/Tractor-trailer-crashes-into-Newtown-restaurant-15664154.php
http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Tractor-trailer-crashes-into-Newtown-restaurant-15664154.php
http://www.nhregister.com/policereports/article/Tractor-trailer-crashes-into-Newtown-restaurant-15664154.php
2020-10-21 - Minibus taxi and truck crash on the R66 near Melmoth (South Africa), 13 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20201021-71659-ZAF
2020-10-21 - Car veers off road, crashes into building, on Packers Avenue in Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/car-crashes-into-east-side-building-dane-county-dispatch-says/
2020-10-21 - Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes on the coast on the Reykjanes Peninsula (Iceland):
http://watchers.news/2020/10/21/m5-6-earthquake-reykjanes-peninsula-october-2020-largest-since-2003/
2020-10-21 - Lightning strikes kill 9 people and 47 sheep in Karnataka (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-9-killed-in-lightning-strikes-904778.html
http://www.sott.net/article/443209-Lightning-strikes-kill-9-people-47-sheep-in-Karnataka-India
2020-10-21 - Epsilon rapidly intensifies from tropical storm to Category 3 hurricane in a day:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/epsilon-continues-track-approach-bermuda-110402854.html
2020-10-21 - Flooding death toll rises to 155 with 25,000 people displaced in Nigeria:
http://floodlist.com/africa/nigeria-floods-october-2020
http://www.sott.net/article/443148-155-dead-25000-displaced-after-weeks-of-flooding-in-Nigeria
2020-10-21 - Somalia and Kenya face devastating drought, food security threatened for millions of people:
http://strangesounds.org/2020/10/east-africa-drought-forecast-maps.html
2020-10-21 - Devastating fungal pathogen wheat blast arrives in Zambia, first time detected in Africa:
http://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/wheat-blast-arrives-in-zambia-first-time-in-africa-68055
http://www.sott.net/article/443246-Devastating-fungal-pathogen-wheat-blast-arrives-in-Zambia-first-time-detected-in-Africa
Here we are at another Friday, Jonny (and all your fans). i trust that we're all still upright and functioning. Let me know if you're dead, please ( . . . ).
ReplyDeleteThe symmetry of people dying in India is fascinating.
Medical events are becoming ubiquitous, like plastic in the environment.
Big oil’s answer to melting Arctic: cooling the ground so it can keep drilling
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/10/19/big-oils-answer-to-melting-arctic-cooling-the-ground-so-it-can-keep-drilling/
A recent environmental review of the project describes the company’s solution: cooling devices that will chill the ground beneath its structures, insulating them from the effects of the climate crisis.
The oil development that is fueling climate change continues to expand in the far north, with companies moving into new areas even as they are paying for special measures to protect equipment from the dangers of thawing permafrost and increasing rainfall – both expected outcomes as Arctic temperatures rise three times as fast as those elsewhere.[more]
California Braces for Most Dangerous Fire Weather of 2020
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/california-braces-most-dangerous-fire-222518020.html
California is bracing for the most powerful gusts of the 2020 fire season, raising the threat of more blazes and blackouts in a region that’s already seen a record 4.1 million acres scorched this year.
A storm coming off the Pacific into Oregon and Washington will push winds over the Sierra Nevada, where gusts could reach up to 70 miles (112 kilometers) per hour in some isolated canyons, said Eric Kurth, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Sacramento.
“It looks likely to be the strongest event of the year,” Kurth said by telephone. “It looks stronger than any of those ones we have seen.” [more]
Tough fire season takes toll on firefighters’ mental health
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/23/tough-fire-season-takes-toll-on-firefighters-mental-health/
Now state and federal officials and mental health experts are bracing for firefighters to come home and start processing what they’ve been through. It’s not uncommon for wildland firefighters, even in a less-intense year, to develop depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, unhealthy substance use or suicidal thoughts.
“When you almost die on a wildfire, away from your family and kids — that doesn’t go away,” said a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal from his employer. “I know people who wake up in the middle of the night, and in their dreams they’re getting burned over by a fire, because they almost did.”
This year feels like a breaking point for many firefighters, said Mike West, who resigned as a fire dispatcher for the U.S. Forest Service this summer after 17 years working various fire-related jobs for the agency. His resignation letter, which detailed his struggles with post-traumatic stress, has been widely shared online.
“People are burned out,” West said. “They’re incredibly tired. And I think it’s been building for several years, and this is the year people are finally being more open [about mental health].” [more]
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Strange Election “Coincidences”: 1 Blue Moon, 2 Asteroids And 3 Simultaneous Lightning Strikes
ReplyDeletehttps://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/strange-election-coincidences-1-blue-moon-2-asteroids-and-3-simultaneous-lightning-strikes
For example, there will be a “blue moon” on the Saturday before the election, and of course Halloween just also happens to fall on that particular Saturday. [and it's the day we turn the clocks back 1 hour]
What makes this even more unusual is the fact that this will be the very first Halloween blue moon to occur in all global time zones since 1944
On Thursday, an asteroid that is the “size of London’s Big Ben clock tower” zoomed past the Earth just minutes after the final presidential debate ended…
Perhaps that is just a “coincidence”, but another asteroid is scheduled to make an extremely close pass to Earth literally the day before the election.
WHOA: "Three Simultaneous Lightning Strikes on the Trump Hotel Chicago at 2:14am on Thursday." [more; this from a tweet]
Man dead after mauling by 3 pit bull terriers in west Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://www.sott.net/article/443272-Man-dead-after-mauling-by-3-pit-bull-terriers-in-west-Tulsa-Oklahoma
South Australia records 120,000 lightning strikes, leaving 15,000 without power
https://www.sott.net/article/443265-South-Australia-records-120000-lightning-strikes-leaving-15000-without-power
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
https://www.sott.net/article/443264-6-1-magnitude-earthquake-hits-south-of-the-Fiji-Islands
Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits West Chile Rise
https://www.sott.net/article/443259-Shallow-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-West-Chile-Rise
Suit: Feds ignore risk of huge spills to endangered species
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/suit-feds-ignore-risk-huge-164939800.html
Environmental groups asked a federal court Wednesday to throw out the Trump administration's assessment of oil and gas activity’s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it dismisses the chance of another disastrous blowout like the BP spill of 2010.
The National Marine Fisheries Service's 700-page analysis greatly underestimates both the likely number and size of oil spills, according to the suit filed by Earthjustice for the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity,Friends of the Earth, and Turtle Island Restoration Network. [more]
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Baker Hughes Shows Another 13 US Rigs
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/baker-hughes-shows-another-13-184824152.html
The total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States rose by 13 this week, Baker Hughes Co. (NYSE: BKR) reported Friday. [more; up to 282 now]
Finance PhD Warns: “Move your money before 2021”
https://investingoutlook.co/finance-phd-warns-move-your-money-before-2021-yahoo/?cid=MKT473164&eid=MKT496319
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud is one of the most widely-followed financial analysts in world, with over 500,000 people relying on his market predictions.
He told me,
“This is an event that will go down in financial history. Fortunes will be made – and lost. And it all comes down to knowing what’s coming, and positioning yourself, before 2020 comes to an end.” [more]
David Attenborough: Climate Change Must Not Be Ignored Even During A Pandemic
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/david-attenborough-greta-thunberg-climate-change-covid-19-224202019.html
Jeremy Blum
Jeremy Blum·Reporter, HuffPost
Thu, October 22, 2020, 6:42 PM EDT
In a frank panel discussion alongside teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg, legendary nature broadcaster David Attenborough said that he hoped the countries of the world would continue to keep the imminent threat of climate change in mind despite the pandemic that has dominated 2020.
“I am worried that people will take their eyes off the environmental issue because of the immediate problems they have on COVID,” Attenborough said on the panel, which was titled “David and Greta in Conversation: The Planetary Crisis” and part of Wildscreen Festival, a celebration of wildlife on film. “And of course it’s put off a series of conferences in which all the nations get together and talk.” [more]
Evacuations ordered as Colorado wildfire rages
https://www.yahoo.com/news/evacuations-ordered-colorado-wildfire-rages-060601842.html
EU says fossil fuel subsidies undermine its climate ambitions
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-says-fossil-fuel-subsidies-145947675.html
A senior European Union official on Thursday urged member nations to stop subsiding fossil fuels responsible for greenhouse gases which are undermining the bloc's policies to tackle climate change.
"The European Green Deal is clear: fossil fuel subsidies have to end," EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson told the European Parliament on Thursday, referring to the EU's plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
"They remain a major impediment to a cost-efficient energy and climate transition, but also to a functioning internal market." [more]
U.S. nuclear plants in S. Carolina, Missouri face the highest quake risks -report
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-nuclear-plants-carolina-missouri-151758303.html
The U.S. nuclear power reactors facing the highest risks of a meltdown from earthquakes are not in tremor-prone California, but states including South Carolina and Missouri, an analysis of government data published on Thursday said.
The U.S. reactor facing the highest risk is Duke Energy Corp's H.B. Robinson near Hartsville, South Carolina, according to the analysis ... by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Robinson faces a one in 7,700 chance annually that a quake would cause a meltdown, said the analysis, based on Duke's estimates submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Ameren Corp's Callaway reactor in Fulton, Missouri faces a one in 13,800 chance of a meltdown annually, the analysis said. Barry Cox, the site vice president at Callaway, said the plant invests millions of dollars on protections against earthquakes and other natural disasters. [more]