tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post2107105551946719908..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-01-06Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-5469112362027471722020-01-08T16:02:08.579-06:002020-01-08T16:02:08.579-06:00[Let's Go Skiing!]
Idaho resort looks for skie...[Let's Go Skiing!]<br />Idaho resort looks for skier after avalanche; 2 others die<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/2nd-skier-found-dead-avalanche-151615574.html<br /><br />Officials were searching Wednesday for a missing skier at an Idaho resort where a series of avalanches killed two skiers and injured five others the day before.<br /><br />The Silver Mountain Resort was closed Wednesday "to focus all available resources on the search,'' the resort said on Facebook.<br /><br />The resort said it received a telephone call Wednesday morning from a concerned family member of the missing skier.<br /><br />“This person has been confirmed to be skiing yesterday at Silver during the time of the avalanche,'' the resort posted on Facebook. "An intense search is currently underway with Silver Mountain Ski Patrol as well as multiple teams and dog units from various agencies." [more]<br /><br />[from News You Won't See @ SOTT]<br />2019 second hottest year on record: EU<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/2019-second-hottest-record-eu-110819886.html<br /><br /> 2019 was the second hottest year on record and ended the hottest decade in history, the European Union's climate monitoring service said Wednesday.<br /><br />Data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) showed that worldwide temperatures last year were second only to 2016, in which temperatures were boosted by an exceptionally strong El Nino weather event. [more]<br /><br />[from our occasional Hey, Why Not? dept.]<br />Louisiana greenlights huge pollution-causing plastics facility in 'Cancer Alley'<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-issues-permits-proposed-complex-234404736.html<br /><br />The state of Louisiana has issued a series of key air quality permits for a gargantuan proposed petrochemical complex that would roughly double toxic emissions in its local area and, according to environmentalists, become one of the largest plastics pollution-causing facilities in the world. [more]<br /><br />Australia’s Wildfire Crisis: Key Numbers Behind the Disaster<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/australia-wildfire-crisis-key-numbers-223235908.html<br /><br /><br /><br />Fire-Ravaged Australia Sees Only Mild Relief After Hot, Dry Year<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/fire-ravaged-australia-sees-only-130100592.html<br /><br />Australia’s fire-ravaged east isn’t expected to see immediate relief after the nation suffered the hottest and driest year on record.<br /><br />Rainfall in the nation’s most-populous region is expected to be average or less for the coming months, while above-normal temperatures will continue to sear the world’s driest inhabited continent, the Bureau of Meteorology said Thursday in its annual climate statement. It also confirmed that 2019 was the hottest year in temperature records since 1910 and the driest in data going back to 1900. [more; also not @ SOTT]<br /><br />Why the rain in Australia makes it harder to fight wildfires<br />https://www.yahoo.com/gma/why-rain-australia-makes-harder-fight-wildfires-162100075--abc-news-topstories.html<br /><br />With more than 100 fires still burning in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia, rain would seem like a welcome relief.<br /><br />But for firefighters battling the blazes, the wetness makes it nearly impossible for them to properly put the flames out -- leaving little solace in an already devastating situation.<br /><br />The spotty rain hitting the region does not allow firefighters to back burn, which is the essential process of setting fires to control the progress of the bushfire and, in turn, putting a stop to them entirely, Inspector Ben Shepherd with New South Wales Rural Fire Service told ABC News' chief meteorologist Ginger Zee on Tuesday. [more]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-47749015508949053422020-01-08T16:02:02.253-06:002020-01-08T16:02:02.253-06:00Rooftop cameras capture another meteor fireball ov...Rooftop cameras capture another meteor fireball over Madison, Wisconsin<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427035-Rooftop-cameras-capture-another-meteor-fireball-over-Madison-Wisconsin<br /><br />Major quake strikes near Iranian nuclear power plant on crucial day<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427032-Major-quake-strikes-near-Iranian-nuclear-power-plant-on-crucial-day<br /><br />The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck 10km southeast of Borazjan in Iran with a magnitude of 4.9. [6 is the threshold for "major" category]<br /><br />Lightning bolt kills 1 person, 20 cattle in Zimbabwe<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427007-Lightning-bolt-kills-1-person-20-cattle-in-Zimbabwe<br /><br />One person was killed while several homesteads were gutted by fire when a "mysterious" bolt of lightning struck a village under Chief Njelele in Gokwe South last Tuesday evening.<br /><br />At least 20 head of cattle belonging to three families were killed in the incident that witnesses said occurred at about 6 pm.<br /><br />"It was just hot and some dark clouds gathered and the next thing, lightning struck and killed a woman. There were also about 20 beasts which were killed," said Chief Njelele.<br /><br />He said the lightning bolt left many with questions.<br /><br />"Insignificant showers fell soon after the lightning strike but everyone was left shell-shocked. I have visited the affected people and everyone was still in shock," he said.<br /><br />One of the affected villagers, Mr Timothy Mlambo said he was inside his kitchen hut when it suddenly caught fire.<br /><br />"There was a huge bang and the next thing I realised that my hut was on fire. When I dashed out, I discovered that three or four houses belonging to my neighbours were also on fire but it was not even raining," he said. [more]<br /><br />The Flu Season May Yet Turn Ugly, CDC Warns<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/flu-season-may-yet-turn-195356495.html<br /><br />The United States may be headed into a bad flu season, according to figures recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<br /><br />As of the last week of December, “widespread” flu activity was reported by health departments in 46 states. More ominously, a second measure — the percentage of patients with flu symptoms visiting medical clinics — shot up almost to the peak reached at the height of the 2017-18 flu season, which was the most severe in a decade.<br /><br />This year’s flu vaccine may not be particularly effective against the strain of the virus now widespread in the United States, experts said. But even so, it’s worth getting the shot: People who are vaccinated fare better if struck by the flu than those who are not. [more; bullshit, how could they know that, when they just admitted it doesn't work?]<br /><br />[another way to ward off flu besides iffy vaccine inoculation]<br />Elderberry compounds directly inhibit flu virus entry and replication in human cells<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427046-Elderberry-compounds-directly-inhibit-flu-virus-entry-and-replication-in-human-cells<br /><br />In their new paper, Australian scientists describe how elderberry compounds directly inhibit the flu virus's entry and replication in human cells, while also strengthening the body's immune response to influenza. [more; 2 - 3 great tasting gummies a day]<br /><br />[2nd half below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-91516650894884210662020-01-08T09:44:54.211-06:002020-01-08T09:44:54.211-06:00[some headlines from Rice Farmer]
News Links, Jan...[some headlines from Rice Farmer]<br /><br />News Links, January 8, 2020<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />The Concept of a U.S Dollar Collapse Goes Mainstream<br /><br />Hallmark cutting about 400 jobs, mostly in Missouri<br /><br />Pier 1 cuts staff and weighs bankruptcy plan; stock plunges<br /><br />SunPower to Cut 3% of Global Workforce<br /><br />Macy's is reportedly closing more than a dozen stores. Is your location on the list?<br /><br />America Escalates Its "Democratic" Oil War in the Near East (Michael Hudson)<br /><br />US eyes sanctions over growing Russian support for Venezuela<br /><br />Israeli minister says too early to say if Iran on path toward nuclear weapon<br />What irony! Here's the dude with the huge nuclear arsenal talking. -- RF<br /><br />Sanctions threat against Iraq 'not very helpful', German minister says<br /><br />Iraq could become 'very dangerous' as US-Iran tensions ramp up, says former ambassador<br /><br />Pompeo: US May Attack More Iranian Leaders<br /><br />Trump Repeats Threat to Commit War Crimes<br /><br />Iran's New Top Military Commander Vows To "Remove America From The Region" As Vengeance For Soleimani<br /><br />Iran, energy and war<br /><br />Thousands of Marines with 26th MEU end exercise, head to Mediterranean Sea amid rising Middle East tensions<br /><br />Russia Proposes To Secure Iraqi Airspace With S-400 Air Defense<br /><br />Global 5G Protest Day<br /><br />Extinction Rebellion protesters occupy Shell gas rig to stop it heading out to North Sea<br /><br />Massive Strikes In France Block Exxon Oil Refinery<br /><br />Anti-War Conservatives Join Protests Against Trump's Iran Confrontation<br /><br />Trump's Soleimani Assassination: It's All about the Oil<br /><br />U.S. Shale Struggles To Ride Out The Storm<br /><br />Droughts, floods hinder U.S. wheat production<br /><br />Closing coal plants saves lives, boosts crop yields<br /><br />Trump to Exclude Climate Crisis Impacts From Infrastructure Planning<br /><br />India suffers hottest decade on record<br /><br />66 Dead After Rapidly-Sinking Jakarta Pummeled By Worst Monsoons This Century<br /><br />War With Iran (Chris Hedges)<br /><br />Soleimani Was in Baghdad on Mission for Saudi Peace<br /><br />Iranian Revenge Will Be a Dish Best Served Cold (Scott Ritter)<br /><br />The Axis Of Resistance Announces The Project That Will Avenge Qassem Soleimani (MoA)<br /><br />Fake Noose? '60 Minutes' Shreds Epstein Suicide Theory<br />Lies, the Bethlehem Doctrine, and the Illegal Murder of Soleimani (Craig Murray)<br /><br />Pompeo tiptoes away from talk of 'imminent' attack planned by Iran's Soleimani<br /><br />Financial N-option will settle Trump's oil war (Pepe Escobar)<br />On foreign soil, as a guest nation, US has assassinated a diplomatic envoy whose mission the US had requested<br /><br />Blowback From The Soleimani Assassination Increases As Iraq Reveals How Trump Tried To Steal Its Oil<br /><br />Pompeo's Falsehood-Laden Briefing Echoed Uncritically by Media Outlets<br /><br />Chinese Paddlefish Extinct, Scientists Say<br /><br />Pier 1 to close nearly half its stores as losses widen and bankruptcy rumors persist<br /><br />US firms and consumers, not China, paying for Trump's tariffs<br /><br />2019 was one of the decade's worst years for job cuts in the US<br /><br />Trump handed big business a massive tax cut, and all he got in return was embarrassment<br />The undisputed winners here are big corporations. After the cut passed, the number of companies paying zero in taxes has roughly doubled, according to research from the Center for Public Integrity.<br />It's called the art of the deal. -- RF<br /><br />US New Car & Truck Sales in 2019 Fell Below Year 2000 Level, 3rd Year in a Row Below 2016 Peak<br /><br />Corporate Social Responsibility Is a Scam<br /><br />A lasting US-Iran conflict would cause 'broad economic, financial shock,' Moody's says<br /><br />Out-of-pocket childbirth costs in U.S. jump by 50 percent<br /><br />Another Stupid WarTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-62351065643776667852020-01-08T08:17:06.960-06:002020-01-08T08:17:06.960-06:00[news about mercenary piece of shit Guaido]
Guaido...[news about mercenary piece of shit Guaido]<br />Guaido Bursts In to Reclaim Venezuela’s National Assembly<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/juan-guaido-reclaims-venezuela-national-165539458.html<br /><br />Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday reclaimed the National Assembly that he heads, pushing past armed guards two days after President Nicolas Maduro’s loyalists blocked him from attending his own re-election. [more]<br /><br />Stowaway found dead at Paris airport after Ivory Coast flight: airline<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/stowaway-found-dead-paris-airport-113712102.html<br /><br /> The body of a stowaway has been found in the landing gear of an aircraft that landed in Paris after a flight from the Ivory Coast in West Africa, carrier Air France said on Wednesday. <br />[more; no details]<br /><br />No U.S. Casualties in Iranian Strike on Iraq Base: Iran Update<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/airlines-change-mideast-route-attacks-064845010.html<br /><br />(Bloomberg) -- Iran on Wednesday fired missiles at airbases jointly used by the U.S. and Iraq in retaliation for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, roiling financial markets and disrupting air traffic but causing no casualties. [more]<br /><br />Wednesday, 8 January 2020<br />A second wave of missile attacks <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-second-wave-of-missile-attacks.html [updates from Hal Turner]<br /><br />A second series of rockets have been launched toward US targets in Iraq, shortly after dozens of missiles struck US military facilities in the area earlier this morning, according to Iranian media reports.<br /><br />Reports coming in now say between 70 and 123 US Troops have been KILLED so far. [more]<br /><br />Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-state-tv-says-ukrainian-034157630.html<br /><br />A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board.<br /><br />Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the 3½-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Ukrainian officials initially agreed, but later backed away and declined to offer a cause while the investigation is ongoing. [more; incl. ~ 2.25 min. news report]<br /><br />Another major US dairy, Borden, seeks bankruptcy protection<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/borden-files-bankruptcy-amid-drop-161901049.html<br /><br />The U.S. dairy industry, the largest in the world, is under severe pressure as the consumption habits of Americans shift.<br /><br />Borden Dairy Co. filed for bankruptcy protection, the second major U.S. dairy to do so in as many months. Borden produces nearly 500 million gallons of milk each year for groceries, schools and others. It employs 3,300 people and runs 12 plants across the U.S. [more]<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-91402677494953125362020-01-08T08:17:01.496-06:002020-01-08T08:17:01.496-06:00The sad truth about our boldest climate target – L...The sad truth about our boldest climate target – Limiting global warming to 1.5˚C is almost certainly not going to happen. Admitting this need not end hope.<br />https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/01/the-sad-truth-about-our-boldest-climate-target-limiting-global-warming-to-1-5%cb%9ac-is-almost-certainly-not-going-to-happen-admitting-this-need-not-end-hope.html<br /><br />No graphic I’ve ever seen better captures humanity’s climate situation. If we had peaked and begun steadily reducing emissions 20 years ago, the necessary pace of reductions would have been around 3 percent a year, which is … well, “realistic” is too strong — it still would have required rapid, coordinated action of a kind never seen before in human history — but it was at least possible to envision.<br /><br />We didn’t, though. We knew about climate change, there were scientists yelling themselves blue in the face, but we didn’tturn the wheel. Global emissions have only risen since then. Humanity has put more CO2 in the atmosphere since 1988, when climate scientist James Hansen first testified to Congress about the danger of climate change, than it did in all of history prior. [more; and now "we're FUCKED!"]<br /><br />Damage bill soars as Australian firefighters prepare for more scorching conditions<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/damage-bill-soars-australian-firefighters-051435803.html<br /><br />The Insurance Council of Australia said the estimated damage bill had doubled in two days, with insurance claims reaching $700 million ($485 million). <br /><br />In New South Wales (NSW), 130 fires were still burning on Tuesday, around 50 of which were uncontrolled. [more]<br /><br />[America: winning hearts and minds]<br />France and EU ready to respond to US threat of new tariffs<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/france-eu-ready-respond-us-101548595.html<br /><br />France has warned it will retaliate with the full backing of the European Union if the United States imposes tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French products, including Champagne, Roquefort cheese, handbags, and lipstick.<br /><br />The U.S. is considering 100% tariffs on some French goods in response to France's decision to tax the local digital business of major tech companies like Google and Facebook. With a decision on the tariffs expected in coming days, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire met Tuesday with EU trade chief Phil Hogan in Paris.<br /><br />“We believe that the American project of sanctions against the French digital tax is unfriendly, inappropriate and illegitimate," Le Maire said.<br /><br />If U.S. tariffs were to be imposed, “we would bring the case to the World Trade Organization and we would be ready to react," Le Maire said. [more]<br /><br />Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-disability-benefits-190610077.html<br /><br />[just don't tax the mega-rich!]<br /><br />Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ― a change that could affect thousands of people but that has received little attention since it was first floated in November. <br /><br />Under the proposed change, the government would look more closely at whether certain disability insurance recipients still qualify as “disabled” after they’ve already been awarded those benefits. While recipients already have to demonstrate their continuing disability every few years, the proposal would ramp up the examinations, potentially running still-eligible beneficiaries out of the program. [more]<br /><br />[last part below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-20633592329240236242020-01-08T08:15:51.175-06:002020-01-08T08:15:51.175-06:00This year is beginning with a bang, Jonny. We hav...This year is beginning with a bang, Jonny. We have the threat of nuclear war (by us and maybe Israel on Iran, but who knows how it will escalate), a continent on fire (with large fires on others), and so far 5 days in a row of JJFH events in Hull, U.K.!<br /><br />Blake hits Western Australia, new tropical system forming near Northern Territory expected to make landfall between Maningrida and Croker Island<br />https://watchers.news/2020/01/08/tropical-cyclone-claudia-australia/<br /><br />Tropical Cyclone "Blake" made landfall near Wallal Downs, Western Australia on January 7, 2020 with winds up to 85 km/h (53 mph) and heavy rain. Blake is the first named storm of the 2019/20 Australian region cyclone season. Meanwhile, another tropical cyclone is brewing near the coast of Northern Territory. It is forecast to approach and most likely cross the north coast early on Friday between Maningrida and Croker Island, then continue towards the Darwin area or the Tiwi Islands while gradually weakening. [more]<br /><br />Wednesday, 8 January 2020<br />Shishaldin Volcano Alaska's colossus shot a cloud of ash more than 5 miles high for the second time this week and raining volcanic particles onto a nearby community <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/shishaldin-volcano-alaskas-colossus.html<br /><br />An Alaska volcano shot an ash cloud about 5 miles (8 km) into the sky on Tuesday, prompting flight delays and cancellations and raining volcanic particles onto at least one nearby community, officials said. It is the volcanoes second eruption this week. Last Friday Alaska's colossus shot a cloud of ash more than 5 miles high. Shishaldin Volcano is one of Alaska’s most active volcanoes, a towering ice-covered cone in the Aleutian Islands. [more]<br /><br />Aussie Bushfire Update No 21: Rain!: 10,000 camels to be slaughtered: Almost 10 million hectares consumed: Arson isn't climate change: Revised animal death toll now at one billion <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/aussie-bushfire-update-no-21-rain-10000.html<br /><br /> The revised animal death toll now at one billion with 8 hundred million in New South Wales (1News)<br /><br /> Professional shooters will hunt 10,000 feral camels from helicopters in drought-ravaged South Australia because the animals drink too much water. [oh, real smart, let's ADD to the billion animals killed, that'll help! Don't shut down your coal operations that use WAY more water . .]<br /><br /> Almost 10 million hectares consumed.<br /><br /> The Australia bush fires are generating vast areas of violent weather [more]<br /><br />Cyclone Blake Brings Heavy Rain to Broome in Western Australia<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/cyclone-blake-brings-heavy-rain-021754466.html<br /><br />More than 140 millimetres of rain fell in less than 24 hours as Tropical Cyclone Blake brought a deluge to Broome in Western Australia on January 6. [more]<br /><br />A mega-swarm of Biblical proportion: Yesterday's mag 6.5 in Puerto Rico was only 1 of 4,000 quakes in the area since January 2019 and almost 1,000 since Dec 28th <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/a-mega-swarm-of-biblical-proportion.html<br /><br />More than a hundred aftershocks have been recorded by USGS along the Southcoast of Puerto Rico since yesterday's powerfull mag 6.5 quake [more]<br /><br />[Boeing - the "can't do anything right" company]<br />NASA, Boeing probe software glitch that stopped astronaut capsule from reaching space station<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-boeing-probe-software-glitch-232646141.html<br /><br />NASA is opening an independent investigation with Boeing over a software glitch that prevented its unmanned astronaut capsule from reaching the International Space Station in December, the agency said on Tuesday. [more]<br /><br />[2nd part follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com