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
2020-10-26 - 'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/27/sleeping-giant-arctic-methane-deposits-starting-to-release-scientists-find
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2090522064310/sleeping-giant-arctic-methane-deposits-starting-to-release-scientists-find
http://www.realclearscience.com/2020/10/28/sleeping_giant_arctic_methane_deposits_starting_to_release_292809.html
Quote: "Scientists have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean – known as the 'sleeping giants of the carbon cycle' – have started to be released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, the Guardian can reveal."
Quote: "The international team onboard the Russian research ship R/V Akademik Keldysh said most of the bubbles were currently dissolving in the water but methane levels at the surface were four to eight times what would normally be expected and this was venting into the atmosphere."
Quote: "At one location on the Laptev Sea slope at a depth of about 300 metres they found methane concentrations of up to 1,600 nanomoles per litre, which is 400 times higher than would be expected if the sea and the atmosphere were in equilibrium."
Quote: "The latest discovery potentially marks the third source of methane emissions from the region. Semiletov, who has been studying this area for two decades, has previously reported the gas is being released from the shelf of the Arctic – the biggest of any sea. For the second year in a row, his team have found crater-like pockmarks in the shallower parts of the Laptev Sea and East Siberian Sea that are discharging bubble jets of methane, which is reaching the sea surface at levels tens to hundreds of times higher than normal. This is similar to the craters and sinkholes reported from inland Siberian tundra earlier this autumn."
Note: It was just a matter of time before this sleeping giant woke up. Once that happens - and it's obviously happening - that's game over for the human race. We're all just waiting our turn for our name to scroll across the closing credits for the Humanity Show now. Well, we had a good run. Hopefully the next intelligent species to evolve will be smarter than us. And we're not gone yet. We still have lots of horrifying apocalyptic stuff to endure before the last human being dies, so we've got that to look forward to before we go extinct!
2020-10-26 - Arctic Sea ice not freezing in October for the first time since measurements began:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CC-20201027-71693-ARC
http://www.severe-weather.eu/news/arctic-ocean-sea-ice-2020-jet-stream-effect-winter-fa/
Note: The sea ice minimum this year was the second-lowest, after 2012. But the sea ice extent NOW is the lowest it's ever been measured. The ice is not replenishing normally, due to aberrant warm water and warm air temperatures. Check out some of the charts in the second link to see how unusual this is compared to any other year...
2020-10-26 - Wildfire breaks out at dawn and sends people fleeing near Irvine (California):
http://wdef.com/2020/10/26/60000-southern-california-evacuate-wildfire-grows/
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/big-power-shutoffs-california-winds-boost-fire-danger-73834704
http://www.wsls.com/news/national/2020/10/26/power-shut-off-in-california-as-winds-fire-danger-increase/
http://www.fox9.com/news/fast-moving-wildfire-forces-evacuation-of-60000-in-southern-california
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/26/california-wildfires-60-000-evacuated-irvine-silverado-fire/6042915002/
http://www.ocregister.com/2020/10/26/irvine-tustin-schools-to-close-on-tuesday-because-of-silverado-fire/
http://strangesounds.org/2020/10/silverado-fire-evacuation-irvine-orange-county-video.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54694971
2020-10-26 - RV trailer goes up in flames and kills man while parked at home on Nichols Avenue in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2020/10/26/man-discovered-dead-after-fire-nichols-avenue-jackson/6047471002/
Quote: "A man was found dead after a fire broke out inside a camper parked outside of a Nichols Avenue home Monday morning."
2020-10-26 - An accounting of the damage from the Trump Administration's systematic attacks on data, data collection and science:
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/article/disappearing-data/index.html
Quote: "Data is the lifeblood of a functioning government. Over the past four years, the Trump Administration has destroyed, disappeared or distorted vast swathes of the information the state needs to protect the vulnerable, safeguard our health and alert us to emerging crises."
2020-10-26 - Tug boat 'Grigoriy Lintzov' bursts into flame in the Sea of Azov near coastal Golubitskaya (Russia):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Grigoriy-Lintzov-8724690.html
Quote: "The 'Grigoriy Lintzov' reported a fire on board in the evening of Oct 18, 2020. The crew issued a distress call and asked for help in extinguishing the fire and evacuating the crew. Vessels carrying emergency rescue equipment in the area of the port of Kavkaz were immediately dispatched to the vessel which was located north of Golubitskaya in the southern Sea of Azov, in vicinity 45 24 00 N, 037 15 00 E."
Note: This is the 1042nd boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame in the wee hours on Route 6 in coastal Bourne (Massachusetts):
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-cape-cod-highway/2218363/
http://www.necn.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-cape-cod-highway/2339660/
http://www.masslive.com/traffic/2020/10/truck-fire-near-sagamore-bridge-on-cape-cod-shuts-down-lanes-causes-traffic-delays-on-route-6.html
http://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/truck-fire-shuts-down-portion-of-route-6-near-sagamore-bridge/article_f0305e2e-8dcf-5869-8225-636cc67e1916.html
http://www.wcvb.com/article/truck-fire-shuts-down-section-of-route-6-in-bourne/34478037
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/truck-fire-shuts-down-route-6/vp-BB1aoAda
http://www.wcvb.com/article/truck-fire-shuts-down-route-6/34478084
2020-10-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 near Sidney (Nebraska):
http://rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com/story/42819153/overheated-brakes-blamed-for-morning-truck-fire-along-interstate-80
2020-10-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Sandy Lane in Aveley (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i8467/
http://www.time1075.net/163383-2-lorry-fire-sandy-lane-aveley/
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2020/10/27/lorry-fire-on-sandy-lane-in-aveley/
2020-10-26 - Tractor bursts into flame inside barn in Cheswardine (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/88468
2020-10-26 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame near Waterside Crossing in Humberside (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Junc 7 To 6 Southbound, Langham Interchange To Waterside Crossing. Mon 26 Oct 2020 12:10 (No:020205) Fire involving rear trailer of HGV, two hose reels and one BA for comfort, incident left with highways agency."
Note: These are the 1516th, 1517th, 1518th, 1519th and 1520th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-10-26 - Dump truck bursts into flame on street in coastal Bintulu (Malaysia):
http://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/10-tonne-lorry-catches-fire/
http://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post/20201027/281784221590149
2020-10-26 - Truck bursts into flame on Peterborough Gate (street) in Willen Park (Britain):
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/firefighters-called-lorry-fire-milton-keynes-3015718
2020-10-26 - RV bursts into flame on East Moreno Avenue near Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs (Colorado), home burns separately:
http://www.kktv.com/2020/10/27/crews-respond-to-a-house-fire-on-the-southeast-side-of-colorado-springs-monday-night/
Quote: "The second fire was reported at about 8:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of E. Moreno Avenue just to the west of Prospect Lake. An RV was on fire. Last time this article was updated at 8:25 p.m., the fire was still active."
Note: This is the 337th RV to burn in 2020...
2020-10-26 - SUV bursts into flame while parked at home on South Road in coastal North Hampton (New Hampshire):
http://patch.com/new-hampshire/hampton-northhampton/north-hampton-firefighters-respond-car-fire-fully-engulfed
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-hampshire/north-hampton/news/2089752186486/north-hampton-firefighters-respond-to-car-fire-fully-engulfed
2020-10-26 - SUV bursts into flame on Hardy Bay Road in coastal Port Hardy (Canada):
http://www.northislandgazette.com/news/fire-rescue-car-catches-fire-on-hardy-bay-road/
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/update-no-injuries-cause-of-vehicle-fire-on-hardy-bay-road-unknown-at-this-time/
2020-10-26 - SUV bursts into flame, ignites brush fire, near Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.cjwwradio.com/2020/10/26/vehicle-fire-ramps-up-to-grass-fire/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-fire-department-cathedral-bluffs-1.5777809
http://www.iheartradio.ca/kfun-99-5/vehicle-blaze-sparks-grassfire-northeast-of-saskatoon-1.13803672
Quote: "The Saskatoon Fire Department says a vehicle fire spread to nearby grassland and turned into a wildfire this morning."
2020-10-26 - Car bursts into flame near West 19th Street and Center Street in Sioux City (Iowa):
http://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-fire-rescue-respond-to-burning-vehicle/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGtQAQZUdSg
2020-10-26 - Car bursts into flame on the Broken Arrow Expressway in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.news9.com/story/5f96f5bd0ff6530c34397721/car-catches-fire-on-broken-arrow-expressway-no-injuries-reported
2020-10-26 - Car bursts into flame on the A31 in Ferndown (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-ferndown-2/
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18823074.a31-closed-vehicle-fire-spillage-leaves-road-unsafe/
2020-10-26 - Four cars go up in flames at 4:04 AM on St. James Street in coastal Hull (Britain), 900 feet from the coast:
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "St James Street, Hull. Mon 26 Oct 2020 04:04 (No:020187) Fire involving four cars, Fire Service extinguished using two hose reels and one breathing apparatus. Incident left with Police."
2020-10-26 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Mountain Ash Drive in Brainerd (Minnesota):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/fires/6735694-Firefighters-respond-to-vehicle-fire-carbon-monoxide-alarms
2020-10-26 - Home damaged by fire just before 1 AM in Kanawha County (West Virginia):
http://www.wowktv.com/news/family-escapes-house-fire-in-kanawha-county-2/
2020-10-26 - Deadly fire burns home at 1:39 AM on Vermont Avenue in Bristol (Virginia), 1 killed:
http://heraldcourier.com/news/one-dead-in-bristol-virginia-house-fire/article_d9c97da2-17ba-11eb-8579-fb1a8ae5e41f.html
2020-10-26 - Deadly fire burns home on Daly Avenue in Wisconsin Rapids (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/2020/10/26/wisconsin-rapids-fatal-fire-person-found-dead-burning-home-daly/6038919002/
2020-10-26 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on East 153rd Street in coastal Bronx (New York), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://abc7ny.com/5-year-old-boy-dead-adult-woman-critical-in-nyc-apartment-fire/7359686/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fatal-bronx-fire-20201026-g5t75elfn5crzl6kccpbtw3kma-story.html
http://nypost.com/2020/10/26/7-year-old-girl-killed-in-bronx-apartment-fire/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/10/26/child-killed-in-bronx-fire/
2020-10-26 - Insect-eating birds dying off in the remote parts of the Amazon, far from human interference:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/26/nine-insect-eating-bird-species-in-amazon-in-sharp-decline-scientists-find
Quote: "Bird species are in decline even in the remote parts of the Amazon, far from human interference, a study shows. Scientists have found a sharp decline in nine insect-eating bird species in the lowlands of the central jungle in the space of a few decades. No equivalent decline was found among fruit-eating birds. This, they said, indicated that the climate crisis and its effect on insect populations may be to blame."
Note: No pesticides or anything in use there, and yet the insects are dying off anyway, resulting in die-offs further up the food chain...
2020-10-26 - Brothers, 10 and 11, die in pond in Suryapet (India):
http://telanganatoday.com/brothers-drown-in-pond-in-suryapet
2020-10-26 - Infant suddenly dies at home on Pinckney Street in Chester County (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/26/authorities-investigating-death-month-old-child-chester-co/
http://www.wvlt.tv/2020/10/27/four-month-old-found-dead-in-south-carolina-officials-investigating/
2020-10-26 - Police officer, man, 26, has 'medical issue' and drops dead in Lake County (Ohio):
http://www.cleveland19.com/2020/10/27/lake-county-sheriffs-office-mourns-sudden-death-year-old-corrections-officer/
Quote: "The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that Corrections Officer Luis Castrillon died suddenly from a medical issue on Monday."
2020-10-26 - Woman, 40, has 'medical emergency' at jail and dies in Lexington (Kentucky):
http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article246747341.html
Quote: "A 40-year-old woman died Monday night after suffering a medical emergency at the Fayette County jail."
2020-10-26 - Man slumps over dead in pickup truck in Lafayette (Indiana):
http://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/26/police-investigate-body-found-monday-inside-truck-lafayette/6040243002/
2020-10-26 - Woman, 21, found dead in coastal Christchurch (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123223487/summit-rd-unexplained-death-21yearold-woman-was-gorgeous-vibrant-and-fun-to-be-around
2020-10-26 - Man, 50, found dead in canal near Indupur (India):
http://sambadenglish.com/man-found-dead-in-canal-in-odishas-dhenkanal/
http://www.htsyndication.com/sambad-english/article/man-found-dead-in-canal-in-odisha-s-dhenkanal/46345604
2020-10-26 - Man, 79, found dead in pond in Ilam (Iran):
http://english.khabarhub.com/2020/26/137858/
2020-10-26 - Woman, 65, found dead in submerged car at pier on the island of Kos (Greece):
http://www.ekathimerini.com/258530/article/ekathimerini/news/irish-woman-killed-after-driving-car-into-kos-harbor
2020-10-26 - Woman has 'medical emergency' and dies at industrial estate in Letchworth Garden City (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/person-dies-after-medical-episode-4641699
Quote: "An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman added: 'An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer vehicle and the MAGPAS air ambulance were called to Works Road in Letchworth Garden City following reports of a woman with a medical emergency. Sadly, despite the best efforts of all involved, the patient died at the scene.'"
2020-10-26 - School bus driver has 'medical episode', bus crashes off road, in Homosassa (Florida):
http://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/bus-driver-has-medical-emergency-crashes-into-power-pole-fence/article_a517fd62-17de-11eb-938b-2fbdf062500c.html
http://spotonflorida.com/west-central-florida/2056640/bus-driver-has-medical-emergency-crashes.html
http://www.navbug.com/article925914831/bus_driver_has_medical_emergency_crashes_into_power_pole_fence.htm
Quote: "Kristina Booth’s son, Luis, was one of four Renaissance Center students aboard a Citrus County School District bus Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, when the driver had a medical episode, causing the bus to veer off the road."
2020-10-26 - Small plane crashes near Cordes Lakes (Arizona), 2 killed:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/missing-plane-crashes-southeast-of-cordes-lakes-2-people-dead/article_ab921270-17d1-11eb-bbd5-ff6b2c23a4c5.html
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2020/10/26/authorities-investigate-small-plane-found-crashed-south-cottonwood/6047569002/
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/plane-crash-reported-near-interstate-17-in-cordes-lakes-area
http://www.kold.com/2020/10/26/two-killed-plane-crash-yavapai-county/
2020-10-26 - Small plane crashes in Lubbock (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.kcbd.com/2020/10/26/lubbock-police-plane-crash-reported-th-ave/
http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-reported-near-37th-near-avenue-a/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/1-killed-when-small-plane-crashes-in-lubbock-neighborhood/2467322/
http://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/26/lubbock-emergency-crews-responding-plane-crash-east-lubbock/6047627002/
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/texas/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-37th-and-avenue-a/
http://www.texomashomepage.com/news/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-37th-and-avenue-a/
http://kfyo.com/small-plane-crashes-in-east-lubbock/
2020-10-26 - Two school buses crash near Jaguar Boulevard and Eisenhower Boulevard in Lehigh Acres (Florida):
http://abc-7.com/news/local/2020/10/26/no-injuries-after-double-school-bus-crash-in-lehigh-acres/
2020-10-26 - Tractor trailer veers off road, crashes into tree, on I-86 in Bath (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/local/tractor-trailer-accident-on-i-86-in-bath/
http://www.eveningtribune.com/story/news/2020/10/26/tractor-leaves-86-strikes-tree/6050535002/
http://www.the-leader.com/story/news/2020/10/26/tractor-leaves-86-strikes-tree/6050535002/
2020-10-26 - Tractor trailer overturns on street in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://www.wsmv.com/news/overturned-semi-truck-blocking-intersection-in-clarksville/article_c4f37954-1789-11eb-a408-278a12be7699.html
2020-10-26 - Van veers off road, crashes into parked tractor trailer, on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township (Pennsylvania), 2 killed:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/traffic/2020/10/woman-6-year-old-child-die-after-van-drifts-off-i-78-and-slams-into-parked-tractor-trailer-police-say.html
2020-10-26 - Car veers off road and overturns, on I-75 near Bonita Beach Road, in coastal Bonita Springs (Florida), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.winknews.com/2020/10/26/one-killed-one-seriously-injured-in-bonita-springs-vehicle-crash/
2020-10-26 - Shark attacks two people, one loses leg and one loses arm, off Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt):
http://apnews.com/article/egypt-tourist-lose-limbs-shark-attack-48cd3221925e6700c2b6b40b0b551cbe
http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2020-10-27/ukrainian-tourist-egyptian-guide-lose-limbs-in-shark-attack
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/middleeast/2020/10/27/ukrainian-tourist-egyptian-guide-lose-limbs-in-shark-attack.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/egypt-shark-attack-young-tourist-and-guide-lose-limbs/OTV7ZGWVLJWBZ75Y7A7HCRKRWM/
http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201027-12-year-old-boy-loses-his-arm-after-shark-attack-in-egypt/
Quote: "A young Ukrainian tourist lost an arm and an Egyptian tour guide a leg in a rare shark attack over the weekend off Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, officials said Tuesday."
2020-10-26 - Family dog attacks and kills infant at home in coastal Hampton (Virginia):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending/police-investigate-after-dog-attacks-kills-infant-sleeping-with-parents/DZ32GWBRZREEXGYEWDGF2X77DY/
2020-10-26 - Woman, 64, collapses on sidewalk near the Mississippi River, man steals her phone, in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.850wftl.com/man-steals-phone-from-woman-having-medical-emergency-and-leaves-her-to-die/
Quote: "A 35-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a phone from a jogger who collapsed on the sidewalk and left her to die. The incident occurred around 1:00 pm on Oct. 18th in the Soulard neighborhood in St. Louis."
2020-10-26 - More than 2 million lightning strikes (!) recorded in just 48 hours in the eastern states of Australia:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/wild-winds-up-to-100kmh-bring-down-trees-along-australias-east-coast/news-story/116442bf46b4e04a7ae303111403fdc0
http://www.sott.net/article/443402-2-24-million-lightning-strikes-in-just-48-hours-hit-the-eastern-states-of-Australia
2020-10-26 - COVID-19 spiking in the sewage in Boston:
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/covid-appears-to-be-spiking-in-boston-area-sewage-and-it-has-experts-worried/2217974/
Good Wednesday morning Jonny, and everyone.
ReplyDeleteAs per the last article in today's post, Covid-19 is SHITTY! Not only that, it STINKS and the perpetrators are all full of it! You can use the test to wipe your ass and it'll have the same result. The stats smell funny, the data are stained and the conclusions are in the toilet.
The methane monster has arrived and it will be hard to keep it out of the news. We should start to see a warmer winter this year (global avg. temp rise from Dec. to Mar. in the northern hemisphere). Last year we had no significant snow and only a handful of truly cold days (and nights) here in s/e PA. [your results may vary due to geography]
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Global warming due to loss of large ice masses and Arctic summer sea ice
https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/10/global-warming-due-to-loss-of-large-ice.html [Nature]
Abstract
Several large-scale cryosphere elements such as the Arctic summer sea ice, the mountain glaciers, the Greenland and West Antarctic Ice Sheet have changed substantially during the last century due to anthropogenic global warming. However, the impacts of their possible future disintegration on global mean temperature (GMT) and climate feedbacks have not yet been comprehensively evaluated. Here, we quantify this response using an Earth system model of intermediate complexity. Overall, we find a median additional global warming of 0.43 °C (interquartile range: 0.39−0.46 °C) at a CO2 concentration of 400 ppm. Most of this response (55%) is caused by albedo changes, but lapse rate together with water vapour (30%) and cloud feedbacks (15%) also contribute significantly. While a decay of the ice sheets would occur on centennial to millennial time scales, the Arctic might become ice-free during summer within the 21st century. Our findings imply an additional increase of the GMT on intermediate to long time scales. [more]
Media ADMITS to methane deposits starting to release
'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find
https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/10/media-admits-to-methane-deposits.html [The Guardian]
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
Scientists have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean – known as the “sleeping giants of the carbon cycle” – have started to be released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, the Guardian can reveal.
High levels of the potent greenhouse gas have been detected down to a depth of 350 metres in the Laptev Sea near Russia, prompting concern among researchers that a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered that could accelerate the pace of global heating. [more]
[and the usual push back from PAID climate scientists]
Climate scientists throw cold water on 'Arctic methane bomb' report
https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-scientists-throw-cold-water-213900012.html
Gavin Schmidt, a climatologist and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, argued there is no evidence Arctic methane had a "big effect" even in earlier periods when the region was warmer than it is now.
The scientists who made the discovery, meanwhile, have acknowledged their work is preliminary, and said the scale of methane releases will not be confirmed until they return and analyze the data. Either way, "there is unlikely to be any major" climate effect "at this moment," Swedish scientist Örjan Gustafsson, told The Guardian from the research vessel. But he did maintain his stance that "the process has now been triggered." [more; Mann has a dismissive tweet about it here]
[2nd part follows]
[in Pollution news]
ReplyDeleteL.A.’s coast was once a DDT dumping ground. No one could see it — until now [LA Times]
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/10/25/l-a-s-coast-was-once-a-ddt-dumping-ground-no-one-could-see-it-until-now/
Barrels filled with toxic chemicals banned decades ago.
Leaking.
And littered across the ocean floor.
“Holy crap. This is real,” Valentine said. “This stuff really is down there.
“It has been sitting here this whole time, right off our shore.”
As many as half a million of these barrels could still be underwater right now, according to interviews and a Times review of historical records, manifests and undigitized research. From 1947 to 1982, the nation’s largest manufacturer of DDT — a pesticide so powerful that it poisoned birds and fish — was based in Los Angeles.
An epic Superfund battle later exposed the company’s disposal of toxic waste through sewage pipes that poured into the ocean — but all the DDT that was barged out to sea drew comparatively little attention.
Shipping logs show that every month in the years after World War II, thousands of barrels of acid sludge laced with this synthetic chemical were boated out to a site near Catalina and dumped into the deep ocean — so vast that, according to common wisdom at the time, it would dilute even the most dangerous poisons. [WRONG!]
DDT is so stable it can take generations to break down. It doesn’t really dissolve in water but stores easily in fat. Compounding these problems is what scientists today call “biomagnification”: the toxin accumulating in the tissues of animals in greater and greater concentrations as it moves up the food chain. [more]
Millions affected as Typhoon "Molave" hits central Vietnam - the country's worst storm in 20 years
https://watchers.news/2020/10/28/typhoon-molave-vietnam-landfall-2020/
Typhoon "Molave" made landfall over Quang Nam and Quang Tri provinces in Vietnam's central region at 04:00 UTC (11:00 LT) on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h (103 mph) -- a Category 2 hurricane equivalent. At least 2 people have been killed, 26 others are missing, and more than 1.7 million families were affected. The storm, which was described as the most powerful to hit Vietnam in the last 20 years, is worsening the current situation in the country as it is still suffering from major floods and landslides that took the lives of more than 150 people over the past weeks.
[more]
[Fran - have you been affected by this?]
Rare October ice storm hits Oklahoma, leaving more than 300 000 customers without power
https://watchers.news/2020/10/27/oklahoma-ice-storm-damage-october-2020/
A rare October ice storm hit Oklahoma on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, causing traffic chaos and leaving more than 300 000 customers without power. A state of emergency was declared for 47 counties. NWS offices in Norman and Tulsa have issued their first-ever ice storm warnings in October. [more]
More than 100 000 urged to evacuate, 2 firemen injured as new wildfires rapidly spread in Southern California
https://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]
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Blue Ridge Fire grows to 15,200 acres near Yorba Linda, California
ReplyDeletehttps://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/26/blue-ridge-fire-spreads-toward-yorba-linda-california/
In a briefing late Tuesday afternoon Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said the Blue Ridge Fire had burned 15,200 acres, and 2,500 homes have been evacuated; 10 homes have been damaged. Some of those evacuated areas will be repopulated soon, the Chief said. [more]
Silverado Fire in Orange County, Southern California threatens structures
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/10/26/ilverado-fire-in-orange-county-southern-california-threatens-structures/
In a briefing late Tuesday afternoon Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said the Silverado Fire had burned 12,600 acres, and 78,000 homes have been evacuated. [more]
[Martinson video]
Vitamin D Reduces Mortality Risk by 89%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIb_wX3Y1AE [~ 19.3 min.]
Flood death toll rises to 43 in Cambodia, 369,208 hectares of crops submerged
https://www.sott.net/article/443475-Flood-death-toll-rises-to-43-in-Cambodia-369208-hectares-of-crops-submerged [videos]
Seasonal rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have caused floods in 19 of the kingdom's 25 cities and provinces since the beginning of the month, the report said, adding that 594,388 people have also been affected.
"As of Monday evening, the floods have killed 43 people, including 26 in Banteay Meanchey province," it said.
The worst-hit provinces included Banteay Meanchey, Pursat, Battambang and Kampong Thom as well as southwestern suburb of Phnom Penh, the report said, adding that the floods have also submerged 133,203 houses and 369,208 hectares of rice and other crops. [more; more rain on the way]
Severe flooding affects 800,000 people in South Sudan
https://www.sott.net/article/443477-Severe-flooding-affects-800000-people-in-South-Sudan
Severe flooding in South Sudan is affecting the lives of roughly 800,000 people, leaving them without adequate food, water or shelter, Medecins Sans Frontieres said Tuesday.[more]
US corn crops are becoming increasingly sensitive to drought
https://www.sott.net/article/443508-US-corn-crops-are-becoming-increasingly-sensitive-to-drought
A new Stanford study reveals that while yields have increased overall — likely due to new technologies and management approaches — the staple crop has become significantly more sensitive to drought conditions.
[SOTT]Comment: Yield is one thing, quality of product is another. And YouTuber Ice Age farmer has reported that numerous farmers are also documenting increasingly poor quality yields that are only good for animal fodder, meaning less product available for consumers. Also bear in mind that what an animal eats will impact the nutritional quality of its meat and, in turn, will lead to a deterioration in the health of the consumer.
To better understand how climate impacts to corn are evolving over time, the researchers call for increased access to field-level yield data that are measured independently of weather data, such as government insurance data that were previously available to the public but no longer are. [more; via Trump]
I'm sure there will be no shortage of people to tell us everything is fine and that [fill in the blank] is nothing to be concerned about - as the world goes up in flames. Often it will be the very same people who are continually 'baffled' that things are progressing much faster than they had originally estimated.
ReplyDelete[yer sinkhole moment of the day]
ReplyDeleteMan Plummets Into Sinkhole As He Waits For Bus, Finds Horror Below
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/leonard-shoulders-sinkhole-153311481.html
Ron Dicker·General Assignment Reporter, HuffPost
Tue, October 27, 2020, 11:33 AM EDT
A New York City man was waiting for a bus recently when he fell into a sinkhole that held another horrific surprise for him ― a swarm of rats.
Leonard Shoulders, 33, suffered a broken arm and broken leg in the 12- to 15-foot plummet after the ground gave way on a Bronx sidewalk, his brother, Greg White, told the New York Daily News on Monday.
“He couldn’t move, and the rats were crawling all over him,” White said. “He didn’t scream, because he didn’t want the rats going into his mouth.” [more; dreams may be scary for a while]
[so Zeta is supposed to get picked up by the jet stream and hit here TOMORROW. i cleaned the gutters]
Hurricane Zeta gains strength as it approaches landfall
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-zeta-gains-strength-approaches-120237188.html [~ 1.5 min. weather spot]
[fun on the high seas today]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hurricane-zeta-gains-strength-approaches-120237188.html
Ship captain arrested after collision with Greek warship
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ship-captain-arrested-collision-greek-152534025.html
Greek authorities on Wednesday arrested the captain of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship that collided with a Greek navy minehunter outside the country’s main port of Piraeus.
The coast guard said the captain of the Maersk Launceston container vessel was arrested for alleged violations of the Greek penal code and of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea.
The Kallisto, a British-built vessel capable of sweeping and hunting mines, was cut in two in Tuesday’s collision, with much of its stern severed. [more; what's it made of, tin?]
U.S. FCC votes to maintain 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/fcc-votes-leave-2017-net-155043124.html
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, even after a federal court directed a review of some provisions of the repeal.
The 2015 net neutrality rules barred internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid "fast lanes." Under President Donald Trump, the 2017 FCC order granted ISPs sweeping powers to recast how Americans use the internet, as long as they disclose changes.
A federal appeals court in October 2019 largely upheld the FCC’s repeal of the rules, but ordered the agency to reconsider the repeal's impact on public safety; regulations on attachments to utility poles; and the FCC’s ability to provide subsidies for broadband service. The FCC majority opted to leave the order unchanged.
The net neutrality repeal was effective in June 2018. ISPs have not changed how users access the internet, but consumer groups fear that they could move to raise prices or slow speeds selectively for some customers.
"It is patently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neutrality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a sham," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Tuesday.
Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat, said "without net neutrality protections, it’s just a matter of time before big broadband providers start raising prices, slowing down internet speeds, and making it harder for families, small business, and students to access the opportunities to recover and rebuild from this pandemic." [more]
U.S. approves use of Bayer weed killer for five years
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-epa-approves-bayer-weed-205717315.html
[should be about all the time we need . . . to go extinct!]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer AG and other companies, after a U.S. appeals court blocked sales in June.
The decision is a boost for Bayer, which has been hammered by lawsuits over various chemicals in the United States since acquiring seed company Monsanto in 2018. Critics said it was another example of the Trump administration favoring business interests over regulations, just a week before the presidential election. [more; can we survive 4 more years of this shit?]
Tennis ball-sized hail and flash floods as storms lash Queensland, Australia with a month's worth of rain in an hour
https://www.sott.net/article/443524-Tennis-ball-sized-hail-and-flash-floods-as-storms-lash-Queensland-Australia-with-a-months-worth-of-rain-in-an-hour [2 videos and a tweet]
More severe thunderstorms are forecast for Wednesday. [more]