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
2020-10-25 - Can California’s top wine region survive the era of megafires?
http://www.yahoo.com/news/california-top-wine-region-survive-100005641.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2089335614543/can-californias-top-wine-region-survive-the-era-of-megafire
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1162758970/climate-countdown-can-california-s-top-wine-region-survive-the-era-of-megafire-
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame just after 4 AM while parked at home on Northwest 67th Way in Lauderhill (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-outside-lauderhill-home/
http://us.newschant.com/us-news/miami/firefighters-extinguish-vehicle-fire-outside-lauderhill-home-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports/
2020-10-25 - Car and home destroyed by fire just before 6:30 AM in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/fire-rips-through-northwest-side-home-resulting-in-total-loss/273-00f42c4f-1012-49e3-bbaf-bf491a173920
Quote: "Fire officials say the initial reports of explosions originated from gun ammunition inside a car in the garage."
2020-10-25 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at 4:42 AM at home on Alice Avenue in Greenville (Illinois):
http://wgel.com/news/2020/10/garage-car-a-total-loss-adjacent-property-damaged-in-alice-st-fire/
2020-10-25 - Vehicles and home go up in flames at 11 PM on Kenwood Avenue in Glenmont (New York):
http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/fire-destroys-glenmont-home
2020-10-25 - Outdoor adventure guide has heart attack in coastal Kataway Bay (Australia):
http://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/6986004/update-heart-attack-victim-rescued-in-remote-location/
Quote: "An outdoor adventure guide and a group of students and schoolteachers he was leading were rescued in remote Kataway Bay on Sunday, October 25 after the guide suffered what is suspected to have been a heart attack."
2020-10-25 - COVID-19 deaths are rising again in the US, as feared:
http://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-michael-pence-idaho-52978c2d2646bc190bd577cb132662b3
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-deaths-are-rising-again-in-the-us-as-feared/2350769/
http://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-10-26/coronavirus-deaths-are-rising-again-in-the-us-as-feared
http://www.startribune.com/coronavirus-deaths-are-rising-again-in-the-us-as-feared/572873051/
2020-10-25 - Grocery stores are preparing for a second wave of panic buying — you should too:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/grocery-stores-preparing-second-wave-160000506.html
2020-10-25 - Shark attacks and seriously injures man at Britomart Reef near Queensland (Australia):
http://news.sky.com/story/man-in-critical-condition-after-shark-attack-off-australian-coast-12114161
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/25/man-in-critical-condition-after-shark-attack-on-great-barrier-reef-north-of-townsville
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-shark/man-critical-after-shark-attack-at-australias-great-barrier-reef-idUSKBN27A09G
http://nypost.com/2020/10/26/man-fighting-for-life-after-shark-attack-at-australias-great-barrier-reef/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/shark-attack-australia-great-barrier-reef
2020-10-25 - Boat bursts into flame on coastal Kent Island (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/25/5-boaters-escape-after-boat-catches-fire-off-bloody-point-in-chesapeake-bay/
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-boat-fire-in-queens-annes-20201025-o6w4kewqgfaldc3en6qqznzlzi-story.html
http://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/anne-arundel/ac-cn-boat-fire-in-queens-annes-20201025-o6w4kewqgfaldc3en6qqznzlzi-story.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2089564290878/5-boaters-escape-after-boat-catches-fire-off-bloody-point-in-chesapeake-bay
http://www.wboc.com/story/42816004/5-escape-saturday-afternoon-kent-island-boat-fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDXmH_vTFDw
2020-10-25 - Boat and jet ski go up in flames while docked near West Hopetown Lane in coastal Ocean City (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/10/25/boat-jet-ski-fire-breaks-out-in-ocean-city-maryland/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/boat-jet-ski-fire-breaks-out-in-ocean-city-maryland/vi-BB1apfGd
http://news.yahoo.com/video/boat-jet-ski-fire-breaks-145842442.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq69MS3WzFs
2020-10-25 - Boat bursts into flame at 3:30 AM off coastal Shell Island (Philippine Islands), 2 injured:
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/26/20/vessel-catches-fire-off-cebu-city-2-crew-members-suffer-burns
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1352479/coast-guard-rescues-crewmen-as-fire-hits-vessel-off-cebu
http://mb.com.ph/2020/10/26/vessel-catches-fire-off-cebu-city-all-crew-members-rescued/
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1874703/Manila/Local-News/Fire-hits-vessel-in-Cebu-2-hurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9hhl-AGNs
Note: These are the 1039th, 1040th and 1041st boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in Thousand Palms (California):
http://kesq.com/news/news-headlines/2020/10/24/big-rig-catches-fire-on-interstate-10-in-thousand-palms/
2020-10-25 - Tractor bursts into flame inside machine shed near Rock Rapids (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/lightssirens/rural-rock-rapids-machine-shed-tractor-sustain-substantial-damage-in-fire/
2020-10-25 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at toll plaza in Telangana (India):
http://www.socialnews.xyz/2020/10/25/ntv-lorry-catches-fire-in-toll-plaza-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLq7Q2vSET8
2020-10-25 - Tractor (excavator) bursts into flame at Caldew Wood in Penrith (Britain):
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/cumbriafire/recent-incidents/
Quote: "Vehicle Fire, Penrith(Eden) 25 Oct 2020 At 14:17 on the 25th October 2020, two fire engines and a water bowser attended a report of a large vehicle on fire at Caldew Wood, Penrith. This was a fire involving one excavator, the fire was extinguished using two dry powder extinguishers and one main jet. Fire crews were in attendance for approximately one hour and thirty minutes."
Note: These are the 1512th, 1513th, 1514th and 1515th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-25 - Garbage truck bursts into flame on King Vaughan Road in Vaughan (Canada):
http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/10231015-firefighters-take-out-garbage-truck-fire-in-vaughan/
2020-10-25 - Box truck bursts into flame at Lakeview Heights Baptist Church on Hudson Road in West Kelowna (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/314470/Truck-fire-extinguished-by-West-Kelowna-Fire-Department
2020-10-25 - Van bursts into flame on West Road near coastal Weston-super-Mare (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52606&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/burnham-on-sea-fire-crew-tackles-van-blaze-in-lympsham/
http://www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/18821566.van-damaged-fire-country-lane-neat-lympsham/
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/18821565.van-damaged-fire-country-lane-neat-lympsham/
2020-10-25 - Van bursts into flame near coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52608&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2020-10-25 - SUV bursts into flame on Bishop Road in Delhi Township (Michigan):
http://www.wilx.com/2020/10/25/no-one-injured-in-delhi-township-car-fire/
http://www.fox47news.com/news/local-news/no-one-injured-in-delhi-township-car-fire
2020-10-25 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at gas station in Greenbush (Maine):
http://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/truck-catches-fire-near-gas-pumps-at-greenbush-town-store/97-8862b129-fffe-494b-b9cc-276df11808cf
http://www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/greenbush-car-fire/97-c680d0ac-6bdc-4d96-b57b-6a95a7cc75af
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame on I-70 near New Florence (Missouri):
http://krcgtv.com/news/local/car-fully-engulfed-in-flames-on-side-of-the-highway
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame at convenience store in Port Hope (Canada), near Lake Ontario:
http://todaysnorthumberland.ca/2020/10/25/video-vehicle-destroyed-by-fire-at-gas-station-in-port-hope-2/
http://globalnews.ca/video/7422063/new-car-catches-fire-outside-port-hope-convenience-store
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame at 1:02 AM on Antill Street in Dickson (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-dickson-act-489710.traffic
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame on the M6 between Samlesbury and Blacow (Britain):
http://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/m6-vehicle-fire-closes-part-19162762
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame on Kenyon Lane in Warrington (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-warrington_26-10-2020_8-18-36
http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2020/10/26/fire-crew-deals-with-blazing-car-at-culcheth/
2020-10-25 - Car bursts into flame at 1:57 AM on Morpeth Street in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Morpeth Street, Hull. Sun 25 Oct 2020 01:57 (No:020114) Fire involving front seat of mercedes benz car. Crews extinguished using one hose reel and one breathing apparatus."
2020-10-25 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-264 in coastal Portsmouth (Virginia):
http://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/vehicle-fire-closes-eastbound-lanes-on-i-264-at-downtown-tunnel-sunday-morning/
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/portsmouth/vehicle-fire-closes-all-eastbound-lanes-on-i-264-at-downtown-tunnel/
2020-10-25 - RV trailer bursts into flame at Park and Burn on North Ocean Avenue in Farmingville on coastal Long Island (New York):
http://stringernews.com/fire/rv-engulfed-in-flames-in-farmingville/
2020-10-25 - Car dealership damaged by deadly fire in Fall Creek (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://wqow.com/2020/10/25/one-dead-in-fall-creek-fire/
http://www.weau.com/2020/10/26/1-person-dead-after-fire-in-outside-garage/
2020-10-25 - Car dealership heavily damaged by fire in Gateshead (Australia):
http://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6983774/more-than-50-firefighters-and-14-trucks-fight-blaze-at-car-dealership/
http://www.myhuntervalley.com/news/mg-motors-goes-up-in-flames/
http://newcastleweekly.com.au/massive-fire-damages-car-dealership/
2020-10-25 - Barn destroyed by fire near Allegre (Kentucky):
http://www.wkdzradio.com/2020/10/25/todd-county-barn-destroyed-in-fire/
http://whopam.com/2020/10/25/fire-destroys-tobacco-barn-near-allegre/
http://www.whvoradio.com/2020/10/25/todd-county-barn-destroyed-in-fire/amp/
2020-10-25 - Home heavily damaged by fire on 19th Street NE in coastal Washington DC, 2 dogs killed, 1 injured:
http://wjla.com/news/local/2-dogs-dead-a-third-injured-in-house-fire-in-northeast-dc-fire-officials-say
2020-10-25 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Spring Street in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.wtnh.com/news/crews-battle-two-alarm-residential-fire-on-spring-street-in-new-haven/
2020-10-25 - Home destroyed by fire in Decatur (Illinois):
http://www.wandtv.com/news/fire-destroys-home-in-decatur-sunday-morning/article_8544e94a-16d6-11eb-8c28-47f7749ebfda.html
2020-10-25 - Home destroyed by fire on 20th Street in Grinnell (Iowa), 2 injured:
http://www.kcci.com/article/2-injured-in-fire-that-destroyed-grinnell-iowa-home/34480055
2020-10-25 - Deadly fire burns garage at home on Caledonia Street in La Crosse (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-dead-after-caledonia-street-fire-in-la-crosse/article_ee4f3b4a-7e15-5450-a6d4-f5d49bdf01b0.html
http://www.wizmnews.com/2020/10/25/body-found-in-burning-la-crosse-garage/
2020-10-25 - Deadly fire burns home on Oakwood Avenue in Grand Rapids (Michigan), 2 killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2020/10/one-dead-in-grand-rapids-house-fire.html
2020-10-25 - Deadly fire burns home on Clifton Avenue in Jennings (Missouri), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/jennings-fatal-fire-sunday-2-dead/63-1aa4801f-7c8b-4c69-b2e8-349efdf76f39
http://www.kmov.com/news/2-dead-including-86-year-old-woman-in-jennings-house-fire/article_89d36420-170b-11eb-802b-7f7830d92077.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-killed-in-jennings-house-fire/article_acf0f181-0c6b-5ffa-b3a1-6e4333f87dd8.html
http://fox2now.com/news/two-dead-one-injured-in-house-fire-in-jennings/
2020-10-25 - Deadly fire burns multi-family home on Conroy Trail East in Inver Grove Heights (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://kstp.com/news/investigation-underway-cause-fatal-inver-grove-heights-fire-conroy-trail-east/5905718/
http://www.fox9.com/news/1-dead-after-condo-fire-in-inver-grove-heights-minnesota
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/10/26/1-dead-following-fire-in-inver-grove-heights/
2020-10-25 - Deadly fire burns apartment building at 3:15 AM on Cramer Street in Camden (New Jersey), 2 killed, 7 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20201025-71681-USA
http://abc7ny.com/2-dead-at-least-7-injured-in-new-jersey-apartment-fire/7328935/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/at-least-2-dead-7-hurt-as-fire-rips-through-camden-apartments/2573255/
2020-10-25 - Deadly fire burns high-rise apartment building on Pine Street in Scranton (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/man-dies-after-fire-at-scranton-high-rise/523-162c8475-9430-4764-bc03-05179a0b070e
2020-10-25 - Man, 26, found dead in Chickamauga Creek in East Ridge (Tennessee):
http://wdef.com/2020/10/25/missing-kayakers-body-found-extensive-search/
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/east-ridge-police-searching-for-25-year-old-missing-person
2020-10-25 - Man, 20, found dead in ravine at Sluice Boxes State Park (Montana):
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/10/25/authorities-searching-missing-man-sluice-boxes-state-park/6034183002/
http://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/body-of-young-hiker-recovered-from-sluice-boxes-state-park
http://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/body-of-lost-hiker-found-in-the-sluice-boxes
2020-10-25 - Man, 47, found dead in coastal Devonport (Australia):
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/6983574/missing-ulverstone-man-found-dead/
http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6983548/missing-ulverstone-man-found-dead/
2020-10-25 - Person found dead at intersection in Taupo (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123203640/body-found-in-taup-on-sunday-morning
2020-10-25 - Man found dead in coastal Corozal Bay (Belize):
http://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/10/25/body-found-in-corozal-bay/
2020-10-25 - Man, 26, found dead in car in coastal Perak (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/10/25/man-found-dead-in-car-at-tapah-rr
2020-10-25 - Man, 35, drops dead in park in Baltana (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/palampur-man-found-dead-in-baltana/story-RVBWREyZ5VxuA1KeFM9bBP.html
2020-10-25 - Man, 30, found dead in lake in Hyderabad (India):
http://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-man-found-dead-in-lotus-pond-lake-in-jubilee-hills-653020
http://www.siasat.com/floating-dead-body-creates-panic-at-lotus-pond-banjara-hills-2007547/
2020-10-25 - Man, 58, drops dead at home on Cedar Street in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/tragedy-after-body-man-found-19162725
2020-10-25 - Man has 'medical emergency', car crashes into four cars, in Pasadena (California):
http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/medical-emergency-blamed-in-series-of-car-crashes-in-pasadena/
Quote: "They managed to pull the driver out of his car and found he appeared to be suffering from a medical emergency and had lost consciousness, officials said. He was taken to a hospital for treatment."
2020-10-25 - Man has 'medical episode', car crashes into parked vehicles, in Manchester (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.wfsb.com/news/man-hospitalized-after-driving-into-parked-vehicles-at-manchester-car-dealership/article_306c01a4-1714-11eb-a77f-2f5c37df0f7a.html
Quote: "Manchester Police say the crash happened on Tolland Turnpike after the driver experienced a medical episode around 5:25 Sunday evening."
2020-10-25 - Passenger plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, in coastal Freeport (Bahamas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20201025-71678-BHS
http://avherald.com/h?article=4de46ae7&opt=0
http://simpleflying.com/american-eagle-runway-overrun/
2020-10-25 - Small plane crashes into trees in Woodbranch in Montgomery County (Texas), 2 killed:
http://abc13.com/2-dead-after-plane-crashes-into-montgomery-co-neighborhood/7333694/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/10/25/2-dead-small-plane-crash-texas-neighborhood/
http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/two-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-in-montgomery-county/285-babd4110-fe34-4522-9602-d99d9906b42e
http://delrionewsherald.com/news_ap/texas/article_4e7d128e-77d7-5936-b419-7a5edbc3270f.html
2020-10-25 - Small plane crashes in Dunnellon (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.wesh.com/article/ocala-police-chief-greg-graham-killed-place-crash/34474030
http://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-police-chief-remembered-as-friend-and-mentor-dies-in-plane-crash
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/10/25/ocala-police-chief-killed-in-marion-county-plane-crash/
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/marion-county/ocala-police-chief-dies-plane-crash-marion-county-deputies-say/6WKRCCTMPREJNHRUBOLF32AK6E/
2020-10-25 - Car veers off road, crashes into pole, in Garden Grove (California), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.ocregister.com/2020/10/25/single-vehicle-crash-leaves-1-dead-1-hurt-in-garden-grove/
2020-10-25 - Car veers off road, crashes into tree, bursts into flame, in Carmichael (California), 1 killed:
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/4819276-woman-dead-after-car-catches-fire-in-collision-with-tree-in-carmichael/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sIhSnlOX98
2020-10-25 - Car veers off road, crashes into tree, on Route 221 in Floyd County (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://www.wdbj7.com/2020/10/25/woman-ejected-from-car-dies-following-floyd-co-crash/
2020-10-25 - Car veers off road, crashes through church, in Pomeroy (Ohio):
http://www.wtap.com/2020/10/26/no-one-hurt-after-car-crashes-through-church/
2020-10-25 - Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Tonga:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/25/c_139466314.htm
2020-10-25 - Tropical Storm Zeta expected to become hurricane and threaten Mexico and the US Gulf Coast:
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/tropical-storm-zeta-forecast-to-intensify-into-hurricane/2573270/
Quote: "Newly formed Tropical Storm Zeta gradually strengthened Sunday in the western Caribbean and forecasters said it would likely become a hurricane before hitting Mexico's resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and the U.S. Gulf Coast in coming days. Zeta was the earliest named 27th Atlantic storm recorded in an already historic hurricane season."
2020-10-25 - New fast radio bursts from inside the Milky Way may solve more than one major cosmic mystery:
http://strangesounds.org/2020/10/new-fast-radio-bursts-from-inside-the-milky-way-may-solve-more-than-one-major-cosmic-mystery.html
Hey Jonny, everyone. Sliding into fall weather as it's been foggy, dreary, damp and cold around here the last couple of days (nights especially). Homemade chicken & vegetable soup to the rescue.
ReplyDeleteWeather gettin' ugly all around the world. 2nd or 3rd wave of Covid cases (whatever that means), more lock downs, protests regarding lock downs, political strife, supply chain breakdown, crop failures and more await us before year's end.
We have large scale evictions, businesses going belly-up, job losses continuing (no stimulus for them though), schools closed, education stifled, and more social unrest. In the background we have all these medical event-caused accidents and sudden deaths, building fires and explosions, infrastructure troubles and more.
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Record-Breaking 2020: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency ahead of hurricane Zeta's landfall: Hurricane Zeta is the 27th named storm, this is the seventh time Louisiana has faced the threat of tropical storms or hurricanes this season.
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/10/record-breaking-2020-louisiana-governor.html
More than 1 million Vietnam residents to evacuate ahead of Typhoon Molave
https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-1-million-vietnam-residents-185135898.html
Typhoon Molave displaced more than 100,000 in the Philippines over the weekend as it lashed the country with fierce winds and torrential rain. Now, the storm is following a path that has been forged by numerous storms before and is tracking toward areas in Vietnam that have faced three named tropical systems already this month.
Officials are preparing to evacuate 1.3 million residents along the coast of central Vietnam, according to Reuters. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also urged provinces in the typhoon's path to prepare by bringing boats ashore. [more]
Landslides and roads – recent examples
https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/
The recent extreme rainfall in Vietnam has triggered a large number of damaging landslides, with high levels of loss of life. Less well reported is the impact of these landslides on the road network of the country. VNExpress has a nice article today with a gallery of images of the damage caused by these landslides. [$15 million in damage so far]
Bitter cold obliterates records in western US as storm dumps snow, ice
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bitter-cold-obliterates-records-western-204458435.html
For scores of people living in states across the Rockies and middle of the country, late October is looking more like late January with record-breaking snowfall blanketing states from Montana to New Mexico.
Through Wednesday morning, 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible in areas from northern New Mexico to Iowa. In areas of higher elevation in central Colorado and Nebraska, those totals could even climb to 12 inches. [more]
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Silverado Fire in Southern California forces up to 60,000 to evacuate – Power cut to 1 million due to fire danger
ReplyDeletehttps://strangesounds.org/2020/10/silverado-fire-evacuation-irvine-orange-county-video.html
A new blaze, the Silverado Fire, prompted evacuations for about 60,000 residents – also affected about 10 schools – Monday in the Orchard Hills neighborhood of Irvine, Orange County, California.
The fire, which began Monday morning at 6:47 a.m. PDT, quickly exploded to 500 acres during some of the season’s most extreme fire conditions. [more]
Fracking Has [ALWAYS HAD] a Radioactive Problem
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/fracking-radioactive-problem-183700254.html
Scientists say the areas around fracking sites have up to 40 percent more airborne radioactive particles.
As an unorthodox way to extract materials, fracking has presented research challenges.
Researchers suggest not living within 12 miles of a fracking location.
Harvard scientists have found that fracking is associated with greatly increased radioactive particulate in the air, especially in West Virginia’s dependent petrochemical economy. People who live within about 12 miles of fracking sites are at the highest risk, with ambient radiation as high as 40 percent over the background level.
The data comes from 17 years of measurements at over 150 radiation monitoring sites. Scientists examined these measurements, combined with the location data on more than 120,000 fracking wells. While experts have known fracking can release chemicals into the groundwater in particular, this is the first study to analyze radiation levels. [more; yes, the 1st study of something they KNEW was happening when it began]
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Climate change poses growing threats to vulnerable Africa, UN says
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-poses-growing-threats-130000323.html
Floods, droughts, hotter weather and a desert locust invasion — the impacts of climate change are hitting Africa hard, and worse is ahead for the region’s food supplies, economy and health, the U.N. climate agency said on Monday.
Temperatures have been rising on the continent of 1.2 billion at a comparable rate to other regions, but Africa is exceptionally vulnerable to the shock, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Warming temperatures are slashing crop yields. Agriculture is the backbone of Africa's economy. [more]
GM and Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago, energy trade publication has uncovered
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gm-and-ford-knew-about-climate-change-50-years-ago-energy-trade-publication-has-uncovered-11603738820
A GM scientist in the 1960s presented her findings to at least three high-level executives at the company, E&E News reports [more]
Moms In Utah Develop 'Mom Code' To Not Test Kids For COVID
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/moms-utah-develop-mom-code-152612681.html
Some mothers in Utah have responded to a worsening COVID-19 outbreak by creating a so-called “mom code,” an unwritten agreement to keep their kids from being tested even if they’re displaying symptoms of the disease. Their goal, apparently, is to artificially depress statistics and keep schools open.
One mom told the local ABC station that she first heard about the concept last month and that the so-called “mom code” is spreading on Facebook parent groups in communities in and around Salt Lake City with posts like “Stay home, don’t get tested!” and “If your child shows COVID symptoms please keep them home but do not test.”
This, to be clear, is wretched advice. “Frequent testing allows rapid identification of children with COVID and their restriction from school and sports activities, and this containment actually reduces the rapid spread,” virologist Dr. Larry Corey said. “Frequent testing can actually start to contain outbreaks and move to opening more schools and keeping them open.” [more]
'I will be put out of my house': Some Americans who struggled early in crisis are on brink, others find jobs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/put-house-americans-struggled-early-040109358.html
Overall, the nation has recovered slightly more than half the 22.2 million jobs shed in March and April as businesses restarted and brought back many furloughed workers. But job growth has slowed substantially in the past few months. Some businesses have closed for good. And recouping the remaining 10.8 million lost jobs is expected to take far longer. [more]
BBN: Floods, Drought Are Destroying Crops Around The World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_oOWEa7j8w [~ 30.75 min.]
BBN: Has Roger Hallam Gone Too Far? [~ 28.5 min.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KZve9NSvQ&t=1239s
More than 100 000 urged to evacuate, 2 firemen injured as new wildfires rapidly spread in Southern California
ReplyDeletehttps://watchers.news/2020/10/27/southern-california-wildfires-october-2020/
About 100 000 residents in Southern California were ordered to evacuate on Monday, October 26, 2020, as two rapidly spreading wildfires exploded in Orange County-- the Silverado and Blue Ridge fires. Two firefighters sustained second and third-degree burns while battling the flames. [more]
Hurricane "Zeta" makes landfall in Yucatan, heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast
https://watchers.news/2020/10/27/hurricane-zeta-yucatan-landfall-gulf-coast-landfall-forecast/
Hurricane "Zeta" made landfall along the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico near Ciudad Chemuyil around 04:00 UTC on October 27, 2020. The storm had estimated maximum winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), making it a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. [more]
Wave of anti-lockdown protests sweeps across Europe: Thousands of furious demonstrators clash with police in cities in Italy and Spain as they urge their governments to abandon new restrictions on their freedom
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8882647/Furious-anti-lockdown-protests-erupt-Europe.html
In Italy, violence was reported in at least two major northern cities, Milan and Turin, as vast crowds descended
Witnesses said a number of luxury stores, including a Gucci fashion shop, were ransacked in central Turin
Also were clashes in Milan, capital of Lombardy, area that has borne brunt of the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy
Meanwhile in Spain, authorities in the Catalonia region are considering imposing a lockdown on weekends
Comes after nighttime curfew came into effect across Spain under second nation-wide state of emergency