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
2020-10-24 - Unknown foul odor regularly hitting coastal Yokohama (Japan):
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201024/p2a/00m/0na/021000c
Quote: "Tokai University professor Yoshihiko Yamada, who specializes in ocean policy, says a blue tide could be behind the smell. Blue tide is a phenomenon in which dead plankton that collects at the bottom of the ocean breaks down and oxygen levels reduce, causing water containing sulfide to rise to the surface, which in turn makes the ocean look pale blue. The hydrogen sulfide produced in blue tides are said to smell like rotten eggs or gasoline."
2020-10-24 - Our oceans have gotten much more stable, which sounds great, but isn't:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oceans-gotten-much-more-stable-150000502.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a34345907/stable-oceans-climate-change/
2020-10-24 - Just how much is the Earth heating up?
http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/earth-global-warming-nasa-natural-disasters/
2020-10-24 - 75 ways Trump made America dirtier and the planet warmer:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/oct/20/trump-us-dirtier-planet-warmer-75-ways
Note: Damn, he's really been revving the engine hard in the race to extinction!
2020-10-24 - Several states see massive die-off of migratory birds:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/several-states-see-massive-die-120009029.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/several-states-see-massive-die-off-of-migratory-birds/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/several-states-see-massive-die-off-of-migratory-birds/vp-BB1am3yf
2020-10-24 - Man, 51, has heart problems on fishing boat near the coastal Farallon Islands (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Man-Rescued-From-Fishing-Boat-After-Displaying-15673279.php
Quote: "A man suffering from heart attack symptoms was rescued Saturday from a boat in the water near the Farallon Islands, U.S. Coast Guard officials said."
2020-10-24 - In separate incidents, two cars burst into flame on the A3, in Clanfield and near Ripley (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/transport/car-destroyed-blaze-a3-hampshire-3014078
2020-10-24 - US Republican Party rapidly moving away from democracy toward autocracy:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/republican-party-autocratic-hungary-turkey-study-trump
Quote: "Swedish university finds 'dramatic shift' in GOP under Trump, shunning democratic norms and encouraging violence..."
2020-10-24 - Tanker ship 'General Azi Aslanov' rocked by explosion in the Sea of Azov near coastal Rostov-on-Don (Russia), 3 crew missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20201024-71677-RUS
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/31357/tanker-explosion-azov-sea-3-crew-missing/
http://www.thehour.com/news/article/Russian-oil-tanker-suffers-explosion-fire-in-Sea-15672446.php
http://wqow.com/2020/10/24/russian-oil-tanker-suffers-explosion-fire-in-sea-of-azov/
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-oil-tanker-suffers-explosion-fire-sea-azov-73807177
http://roanoke.com/news/world/russian-oil-tanker-suffers-explosion-fire-in-sea-of-azov/article_768f023c-42b2-5315-9c72-fb699be69a5d.html
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Russian-oil-tanker-suffers-explosion-fire-in-Sea-15672446.php
http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/10/25/tanker-explosion-in-azov-sea-3-crew-missing/
Note: This is the 1038th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-24 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 in Sevier County (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/article/traffic/tdot-i-40-west-closed-after-tractor-trailer-fire-saturday-afternoon-by-snyder-road/51-90944f58-1859-4eca-9b49-ea7c1f0736e6
http://www.wvlt.tv/2020/10/24/cargo-fire-on-i-40-west-closes-lanes-near-exit-407/
http://twitter.com/MarkNagiTDOT/status/1320110592171085825
Note: This is the 1511th tractor/tanker/semi to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-24 - Van bursts into flame while parked near city hall in coastal Vancouver (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/7420021/vancouver-city-hall-vehicle-fire/
http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/no-damage-to-vancouver-city-hall-following-car-fire-saturday-afternoon
http://rock101.com/news/7420021/vancouver-city-hall-vehicle-fire/
http://dailyhive.com/vancouver/fire-city-hall-vancouver
2020-10-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in parking lot in Newhall (California):
http://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/scv-emergency/santa-clarita-fire/truck-catches-fire-in-vallarta-parking-lot-in-newhall-351617
2020-10-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Shoreline (Washington):
http://www.shorelineareanews.com/2020/10/dramatic-truck-fire-in-north-city-friday.html
2020-10-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on street in Chesapeake (Ohio):
http://www.wsaz.com/2020/10/24/pickup-truck-catches-fire-in-chesapeake-ohio/
2020-10-24 - Car bursts into flame on I-25 near Fountain (Colorado):
http://krdo.com/news/local-news/2020/10/24/car-fire-causes-backup-on-i-25-at-mesa-ridge-parkway/
2020-10-24 - Car bursts into flame on Corporation Road in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Corporation Road, Grimsby. Sat 24 Oct 2020 15:47 (No:020094) Fire involving one car, extinguished by Fire Service using one hose reel and one breathing apparatus."
2020-10-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 near coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/st-johns-county/all-lanes-blocked-due-vehicle-fire-i-95-s/KBGROMPHEFD75J22V3W7QZ3J2E/
2020-10-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-64 at the High Rise Bridge over the Elizabeth River in coastal Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/vehicle-fire-on-i-64-at-high-rise-bridge-closes-eastbound-lanes/
2020-10-24 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Milford (Connecticut), separate crash too:
http://www.nhregister.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-closes-Interstate-95-lanes-in-Milford-15672189.php
http://www.ncadvertiser.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-closes-Interstate-95-lanes-in-Milford-15672189.php
http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-closes-Interstate-95-lanes-in-Milford-15672189.php
http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Vehicle-fire-closes-Interstate-95-lanes-in-Milford-15672189.php
2020-10-24 - Two cars and garage destroyed by fire at home in Cedar City (Utah):
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2020/10/25/jmr-fire-destroys-2-vehicles-garage-of-home-in-cedar-city/
2020-10-24 - Barn and hay destroyed by fire in Barford St Martin (Britain):
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/18819586.dwfrs-deals-large-barn-fire-near-wilton/
http://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/salisbury/news/huge-barn-fire-near-wilton/
2020-10-24 - Home damaged by fire on Governors Drive in Huntsville (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/news/crews-respond-to-structure-fire-on-governors-drive-in-huntsville/
2020-10-24 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 4:30 AM on Columbus Avenue in Masontown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/fire-causes-heavy-damage-to-masontown-home/34470408
2020-10-24 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 6:30 AM on Tyler Street in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/10/24/crews-battle-three-alarm-blaze-after-flames-erupt-in-trenton-rowhome/
2020-10-24 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 4:40 AM on Patterson Street in Ogden (Utah):
http://gephardtdaily.com/local/ogden-house-fire-causes-150k-in-damage/
2020-10-24 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Black Bear Court in coastal Chesapeake (Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.wtkr.com/news/fire-damages-chesapeake-home-while-family-out-of-town
2020-10-24 - Home destroyed by fire at 1:15 AM on Ozias Road East in Twin Township (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/local/twin-twp-home-expected-be-total-loss-after-fire-saturday-morning/KUVRF6W4VRGCHHQPYDFPQY6BMQ/
2020-10-24 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on West Main Street in Danville (Virginia):
http://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/10/24/several-apartments-in-danville-damaged-in-building-fire/
http://www.nbc12.com/2020/10/24/house-fire-damages-danville-apartments/
2020-10-24 - Vacant home destroyed by fire on West Earle Avenue in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/fire-crews-keep-fire-under-control-as-vacant-house-burns-down-in-youngstown/
2020-10-24 - Vacant commercial building destroyed by fire at 5:18 AM on North Main Street in Rockford (Illinois), near the Rock River:
http://www.wifr.com/2020/10/24/massive-fire-destroys-vacant-former-atwood-building-in-rockford/
http://twitter.com/RockfordFire/status/1319958569937195008
2020-10-24 - Two children, 12 and 16, die in dam reservoirs in coastal Port Elizabeth (South Africa):
http://www.enca.com/news/two-children-drown-port-elizabeth
2020-10-24 - Two boys, 13 and 14, die in canal in Delhi (India):
http://www.socialnews.xyz/2020/10/24/2-minor-boys-drown-in-east-delhi-canal/
2020-10-24 - Woman found dead in body of water that connects to the DuPage River in Woodridge (Illinois):
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/body-of-missing-suburban-chicago-woman-found
http://abc7chicago.com/missing-woman-woodridge-julie-lee-body-found/7315132/
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/21/missing-woodridge-woman-found-dead-in-water-near-east-branch-of-dupage-river/a8av32f/
2020-10-24 - Woman has 'medical episode' and drops dead while walking down in coastal Berkeley Township (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/toms-river-area/berkeley/2020/10/24/berkeley-human-remains-found-pine-barrens-near-manchester-boundary/6027168002/
Quote: "Foul play is not suspected. Investigators believe that the woman may have suffered a medical episode while walking her dog on a series of trails in the woods at the end of Township Line Road."
2020-10-24 - Man in his 40s dies after being pulled from the water at coastal Thornhill Broome Beach (California):
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/county/2020/10/24/ocean-rescue-thornhill-broome-beach-south-mugu-rock-brings-helicopter-pch/6025867002/
2020-10-24 - Man, 57, found dead in his vehicle on Ridgeview Drive near canal in Yuma (Arizona):
http://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/missing-yuma-man-found-dead-in-his-vehicle/75-d56d8cfb-dbea-4019-80e6-967333451092
2020-10-24 - Writer, man, 55, found dead in coastal New Brunswick (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/7419190/missing-n-b-writer-richard-vaughan-found-dead/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/n-b-writer-richard-vaughan-found-dead-by-police-1.5775764
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-writer-rm-vaughan-found-dead-10-days-after-going-missing-fredericton/
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/fredericton-police-say-writer-rm-vaughan-found-dead-days-after-going-missing-1.5159303
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2020/10/24/canadian-press-newsalert-fredericton-police-say-write-rm-vaughan-found-dead.html
2020-10-24 - Man drops dead in jail cell in Calgary (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/asirt-calgary-1.5776125
2020-10-24 - Man, 23, found dead on bank in Badarpur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/missing-youth-found-dead/article32938068.ece
2020-10-24 - Man, 48, found dead at home on Mountskip Road in Brechin (Scotland):
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/6197203/police-mystery-death-man-body-brechin-home/
2020-10-24 - Man found dead in the River Orwell in coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-man-body-ipswich-orwell-bridge-a4572851.html
http://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/orwell-bridge-mans-body-found-4638181
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/ipswich-a14-orwell-bridge-today-19160778
2020-10-24 - Woman has 'medical emergency', car crashes into home, in Upper Yoder Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.tribdem.com/news/vehicle-crashes-into-home/article_ff8e86f4-4d8d-11e7-8e99-87cf20a0c039.html
Quote: "Tim Reitz, chief of Upper Yoder Township Volunteer Fire Company, said the woman appeared to have suffered a medical emergency that led to the accident."
2020-10-24 - Small plane crashes in Johnston County (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/news/local/single-engine-airplane-crashes-in-johnston-county/
2020-10-24 - Small plane crash-lands on on Airport Road in Longmont (Colorado), 1 injured:
http://www.denverpost.com/2020/10/24/small-airplane-crash-lands-on-airport-road-in-longmont/
http://www.timescall.com/2020/10/24/small-airplane-crash-lands-on-airport-road-in-longmont/
2020-10-24 - Small plane crashes in Hilton (South Africa), 2 killed:
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/266780746/investigation-launched-after-two-people-die-in-plane-crash-in-kzn
http://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/invesitgation-launched-after-two-people-die-in-plane-crash-in-kzn-20201024
http://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/two-people-killed-hilton-plane-crash/
2020-10-24 - Tanker truck and motorcycle crash, fire erupts, on I-80 in San Pablo (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/I-80-tanker-fire-traffic-San-Pablo-Richmond-smoke-15672529.php
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/24/tanker-fire-interstate-80-hilltop-emergency/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/tanker-fire-shuts-i-80-in-richmond-prompts-nearby-evacuations
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/4818039-tanker-truck-fire-shuts-i-80-and-prompts-shelter-in-place-in-richmond/
2020-10-24 - Van veers over centerline at 5 AM on Thompson River bridge, hits tractor trailer head-on, fire erupts, in Val-d’Or (Canada), 2 killed:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/10/24/head-on-collision-on-bridge-leaves-two-dead-in-val-dor.html
http://montreal.citynews.ca/2020/10/24/head-on-collision-on-bridge-leaves-two-dead-in-val-dor/
http://www.sudbury.com/ontario-news/head-on-collision-on-bridge-leaves-two-dead-in-val-dor-2819557
http://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/news/two-people-have-died-after-a-van-collided-head-on-with-tractor-trailer-on-a-quebec-bridge-1.13787831
2020-10-24 - Tractor trailer overturns and spills animal guts on the M62 outside Bradford (Britain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8875329/OFFAL-mess-Lorry-laden-animal-guts-spills-load.html
2020-10-24 - Pickup truck veers off road, crashes into home, in Youngstown (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/truck-crashes-into-home-in-youngstown/
Quote: "According to the neighbor, Michelle Watkins, who called 911, the driver looked passed out in the vehicle."
2020-10-24 - Two cars crash in the wee hours in coastal Burton (South Carolina), 5 injured:
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/traffic/article246689237.html
2020-10-24 - Car veers off road shortly after 5 AM, overturns, bursts into flame, in Grady County (Kentucky), 1 killed:
http://www.koco.com/article/deadly-crash-shuts-down-highway-in-grady-county-for-several-hours/34470036
2020-10-24 - Car crashes off road, bursts into flame, on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Beltsville (Maryland), 1 killed:
http://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2020/10/man-dead-in-bw-parkway-car-fire-following-crash/
2020-10-24 - Car veers off road at midnight, crashes into fire station, in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 2 injured:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/10/25/driver-passenger-transported-to-hospital-after-vehicle-crashes-into-pittsburgh-fire-station/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/10/25/Pittsburgh-crash-fire-station-Elliott-Steuben-Street-two-injured/stories/202010250173
http://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-police-car-crashes-into-elliott-fire-station/
2020-10-24 - Dog attacks and injures 3 people in apartment on Linden Avenue North in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-police-officer-shoots-kills-dog-in-north-seattle-after-attack/281-31c48028-342e-4b8e-afd5-bb98c2d7fbf4
http://katu.com/news/local/dog-shot-and-killed-after-attacking-three-people-in-north-seattle
2020-10-24 - Sinkhole opens and swallows man in coastal Bronx (New York), 1 injured:
http://nypost.com/2020/10/24/man-injured-after-sinkhole-opens-on-nyc-sidewalk/
2020-10-24 - Sinkhole closes road near coastal Folkestone (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/sinkhole-closes-road-236143/
2020-10-24 - Floods and droughts are destroying crops and sparking food inflation:
http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/international/2020/10/23/300118.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/443313-Floods-drought-are-destroying-crops-and-sparking-food-inflation
2020-10-24 - Snowiest October on record hits Wisconsin and Minnesota:
http://www.iceagenow.info/snowiest-oct-on-record-in-wisconsin-and-minnesota/
http://www.sott.net/article/443357-Snowiest-October-on-record-in-both-Wisconsin-and-Minnesota
2020-10-24 - Four months of tear gas in Portland raises concerns for environment:
http://www.opb.org/article/2020/10/23/tear-gas-environment-impact-portland/
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/10/23/4-months-of-tear-gas-in-portland-raises-concerns-for-environment/
2020-10-24 - College-age Americans face permanent hit with few job prospects:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-23/college-age-americans-face-permanent-hit-with-few-job-prospects
Good Monday morning to ye, Jonny (and everyone).
ReplyDeleteIn my comment yesterday, i forgot to mention how funny that Fight Club reference was to the Mitch McConnell bruising!
You've been highlighting the noxious gases pouring in to shore towns all over the globe. It's getting worse - as you predicted - and seems to be from H2S (as you suspected). It's becoming ever more evident that we're on unstable ground that could collapse at any moment, taking civilization down. What was once a long ways off is now on the horizon and approaching rapidly.
Monday, 26 October 2020
Arctic update - 25 October, 2020
Methane, Arctic Sea Ice & Climate Update with Margo (Oct. 25, 2020)
https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/10/arctic-update-25-october-2020.html [74 min.]
Geoengineering report - 24 October, 2020
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, October 24, 2020, #272 (Dane Wigington)
https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/10/geoengineering-report-24-october-2020.html [~ 56 min.]
[new Pie video ~ 4.3 min.]
School Dinners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Rzyql7IYU
Difficult to know why anyone would vote against giving hungry children food.
[with a LOT of help from Mother Nature]
Firefighters stop East Troublesome Fire outside Estes Park, Colorado
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/25/firefighters-stop-east-troublesome-fire-outside-estes-park-colorado/
Saturday evening rain followed by snow put at least a pause on the fire activity. Six to twelve inches are in the forecast through Monday. The final status of the fire will depend on the weather over the next several weeks. If it continues to be wet, it could be the demise of the fire; however, fires can sometimes survive for months under a blanket of snow. If the humidity continues to be very low with no additional precipitation much of the snow could evaporate (or sublimate) reducing how much water moves into the vegetation and the soil. [more]
Very high to extreme fire danger in store for parts of California Sunday through Tuesday
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/24/very-high-to-extreme-fire-danger-in-store-for-parts-of-california-sunday-through-tuesday/
A major weather event that will affect wildland fire danger begins in California Sunday morning. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center does not often predict extreme fire weather, but they have done just that to warn of a wind event with very low humidities for parts of California Sunday through Tuesday. At times the wind will be very strong and the relative humidity will drop below five percent in some locations. [more]
[2nd part awaits]
Coal magnate Robert Murray dead at 80, days after retiring
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/coal-magnate-robert-murray-dead-045747589.html
Coal magnate Robert Murray died at his home in Ohio less than a week after announcing his retirement as board chairman of a major U.S. coal operator.
Michael Shaheen, an attorney who had recently been representing Murray, confirmed the Sunday morning death of the 80-year-old in St. Clairsville to The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register.
Mon, October 26, 2020, 12:57 AM EDT
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Coal magnate Robert Murray died at his home in Ohio less than a week after announcing his retirement as board chairman of a major U.S. coal operator.
Michael Shaheen, an attorney who had recently been representing Murray, confirmed the Sunday morning death of the 80-year-old in St. Clairsville to The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register.
Murray had announced his retirement Monday, Oct. 19, from American Consolidated Natural Resource Holdings Inc. The company is the largest privately owned U.S. coal operator with active mines in Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Utah. Murray was the founder, president and CEO of the company's predecessor, Murray Energy.
Murray Energy was launched in 1988. The company recently emerged from federal bankruptcy protection, with its Chapter 11 plan becoming effective last month.
No official cause of death was given. Public reports recently stated Murray applied for black lung benefits with the U.S. Department of Labor. The application said Murray was heavily dependent on oxygen. [more]
Singapore halts use of flu vaccines after 48 die in South Korea
https://www.yahoo.com/news/singapore-halts-flu-vaccines-48-011440204.html
Singapore has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution after some people who received them in South Korea died, becoming among the first countries to publicly announce a halt of the vaccines' usage. [more]
[some SERIOUS lightning here!]
2.24 million lightning strikes in just 48 hours hit the eastern states of Australia
https://www.sott.net/article/443402-2-24-million-lightning-strikes-in-just-48-hours-hit-the-eastern-states-of-Australia
The weather bureau said most of the 2.24 million lightning strikes were recorded in Queensland, NSW and the Northern Territory, with more storms expected this week.
Victorian State Emergency Service volunteers have responded to more than 330 requests for assistance in the past 24 hours for trees fallen onto buildings, roads and powerlines. [video]
About 2000 houses, mostly in the eastern suburbs, are also still with power on Monday morning. [more; see comment]
Residents of 6 homes near 30 feet deep sinkhole in Gainesville, Florida asked to evacuate
https://www.sott.net/article/443403-Residents-of-6-homes-near-30-feet-deep-sinkhole-in-Gainesville-Florida-asked-to-evacuate
The sinkhole appeared to be about 50 feet (15-meters) wide and about 30 feet (9 meters) deep, said JoAnne Rice, interim chief at Gainesville Fire Rescue. [more]
[3rd piece below]
Bird flu fears: Dutch farms ordered to keep poultry indoors after 6 wild swans found dead
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/443397-Bird-flu-fears-Dutch-farms-ordered-to-keep-poultry-indoors-after-6-wild-swans-found-dead
experts believe the H5N8 strain of avian influenza likely was brought to the Netherlands by birds migrating from Russia and Kazakhstan because the same strain circulated there over the summer. [more]
Major early-season winter storm brings heavy snow and record cold temperatures to U.S.
https://watchers.news/2020/10/26/early-season-winter-storm-snow-cold-united-states/
Widespread heavy snow falling across the central Rockies and central Plains is forecast to shift further south and develop into another major winter storm for the southern High Plains Monday into Tuesday, October 26 into 27, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The station in Potomac, Montana, recorded -33 °C (-29 °F) on Sunday morning, October 25 -- the lowest temperature at an official climate site in the U.S. this early in the season. [more]
Supposedly retired, F-117 stealth fighter seen flying in San Diego
https://www.airway1.com/supposedly-retired-f-117-stealth-fighter-seen-flying-in-san-diego/
[is that Cruise in the pilot's seat?]
Two USAF aircraft landed at Miramar Naval Base on Tuesday on an unknown mission [more]
The mysterious planes were F-117 Nighthawk fighters, the first jet invisible to radar in history. But what did the two US Air Force aircraft at the Marines base do anyway? What’s more, why do they keep flying despite being retired in 2008?
The official answer does not exist since the US government does not admit that Lockheed Martin planes are in fact active, but it has become increasingly evident that the Pentagon has used some units to conduct military tests and exercises. [more]
[this probably has more to do with JJFH than they let on]
The explosive problem of 'zombie' batteries
https://www.yahoo.com/news/explosive-problem-zombie-batteries-080701883.html
Small fires like that are surprisingly common at recycling centres. Somewhere in the UK there is one every day, on average.
As a result the industry has become good at extinguishing them, but they would rather not deal with them at all, particularly as recycling centres are full of combustible materials. [more]
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[i don't see any of this . . yet]
ReplyDeleteGrocery stores are preparing for a second wave of panic buying — you should, too
https://www.yahoo.com/news/grocery-stores-preparing-second-wave-160000506.html
With an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases this fall, panic buying could return as worries of a second lockdown spread. Retailers say they’re already seeing the signs and are hopeful they’ll be ready.
Here’s what stores are doing to prepare for a second wave and what you should do, too.
Following paper products, the LendingTree survey found that fresh produce, frozen food and canned goods saw the biggest jump in demand when the pandemic hit.
Shoppers and retailers are reporting that certain items are already running low, including liquid hand soap, disinfecting wipes and canning jars (especially lids). Some products have been difficult to find ever since the first wave. [more]
Philippines: Typhoon leaves 13 missing, displaces thousands
https://www.yahoo.com/news/typhoon-displaces-thousands-floods-villages-012843721.html
A fast-moving typhoon blew away from the Philippines on Monday after leaving at least 13 people missing, forcing thousands of villagers to flee to safety and flooding rural villages, disaster-response officials said.
The 13 people missing from Typhoon Molave included a dozen fishermen who ventured out to sea over the weekend despite a no-sail restriction due to very rough seas. There were no immediate reports of casualties. [more]
'An incredibly tragic day for Ocala': Florida police chief Greg Graham killed in plane crash
https://www.yahoo.com/news/incredibly-tragic-day-ocala-florida-221112204.html
A Florida police chief who had recently earned his pilot's license was killed in a small-plane crash on Sunday morning.
The plane crashed into an open field not far from the Marion County Airport [more; no other details given]
Navy identifies flying instructor and student killed in military plane crash
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/navy-identifies-flying-instructor-student-194848936.html
A Navy flying instructor and Coast Guard student were identified by officials on Sunday as the service members killed in a military plane crash in Alabama on Friday.
Officials have not confirmed the cause of Friday's crash, but say the incident is being investigated. [more]
Can California’s top wine region survive the era of megafire?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-top-wine-region-survive-100005641.html
Devastating wildfires have pummeled Napa and Sonoma over the last five years, most recently this summer’s Glass fire, which torched close to 67,500 acres and destroyed 1,555 structures, including damage to numerous wineries. Annual evacuations, smoke-filled skies and the existential threat posed by higher and drier temperatures have taken a toll. This year Covid-19 has compounded the impact on tourism, restaurants and labor, with losses from the crisis expected to total close to half a billion dollars.
Yet even with the risks, California’s wine industry is growing, with the market rising roughly 42% in retail value over the last decade. Napa has attracted a steady flow of newcomers who may not be willing to withstand the obstacles ahead. But many winemakers and growers, some with generational ties to the region and its industry, are counting on research, innovation and sheer determination in a race against the changing climate. [more; stubborn people don't get it]
Three missing after explosion on Russian tanker
https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-missing-explosion-russian-tanker-135437483.html [42 sec. video]
Three people were reported missing after an explosion on a Russian oil tanker travelling through the Kerch Strait towards the port of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday (October 24), the Russian federal maritime agency said. The tanker General Hazi Aslanov was not carrying oil, and the explosion was probably triggered by leftover fumes, the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport said. [more; ah, but what sparked it?]