tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post5649769178509459724..comments2024-02-29T00:24:50.268-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2017-12-21Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-19478087745247890242017-12-23T19:01:11.907-06:002017-12-23T19:01:11.907-06:00Thousands of dead fish without eyes found on beach...Thousands of dead fish without eyes found on beach in Pinetamare, Italy <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372155-Thousands-of-dead-fish-without-eyes-found-on-beach-in-Pinetamare-Italy<br /><br />However, the fisherman have struggled to determine their cause of death [more]<br /><br />Meteor fireball flashes across Finnish skies; more than 200 sightings <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372135-Meteor-fireball-flashes-across-Finnish-skies-more-than-200-sightings<br /><br />Thomas fire becomes largest wildfire on record in California <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/12/thomas-fire-becomes-largest-wildfire-on.html<br /><br />Jordan Feldstein, Jonah Hill's Brother and Maroon 5's Manager, Dead at 40<br />https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jordan-feldstein-jonah-hill-apos-173018365.html<br /><br />“Unfortunately, last night Jordan called 911 for shortness of breath, when paramedics arrived it was determined he went into full cardiac arrest and passed away shortly thereafter" [more]<br /><br />Crocodile eats man as tropical storm Tembin engulfs the Philippines triggering flash floods and landslides leaving at least 133 dead<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/crocodile-eats-man-tembin-philippines-133-dead-pictures-video.html<br /><br />A man tying up his boat in the Philippines during Tropical Storm Tembin was eaten by a crocodile as the death toll from floods and landslides caused by the storm rises to 113. Villagers found their communities facing an onslaught of water and mud as they desperately tried to make it to safety. Elsewhere villagers waded through flood water with what belongings they could carry. Police said some villages have been completely swept away. [more]<br /><br />More than 200 killed, 100 missing as Tropical Cyclone "Tembin" (Vinta) hits the Philippines<br />https://watchers.news/2017/12/23/more-than-200-killed-100-missing-as-tropical-cyclone-tembin-vinta-hits-the-philippines/<br /><br />The death toll caused by Tropical Cyclone "Tembin," locally known as Vinta, rose to over 200 late Saturday (local time), December 23, 2017. There are still more than 100 people missing, authorities said. The storm hit the Philippines on Friday, December 22 but most of the reports came in mid-Saturday. The death toll is expected to rise as responders reach storm-hit areas. [more]<br /><br />Natural disasters loss in 2017 at US$ 306 billion, almost double 2016 loss<br />https://watchers.news/2017/12/23/natural-disasters-loss-in-2017-at-us-306-billion-almost-double-2016-loss/<br /><br />The total economic losses resulting from natural and man-made disasters in 2017 soared to US$ 306 billion from US$ 188 billion in 2016, according to a preliminary estimate by insurance company Swiss Re. Preliminary sigma estimates for insured global losses resulting from natural and man-made disasters in 2017 are around US$ 136 billion, well-above the annual average of the previous 10 years, and the third highest since sigma records began in 1970. <br />[more]<br /><br />Reggae night at Sprout Music Collective in West Chester, so the Mrs and I are stepping out (she finally feels well enough).<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-17584227303096370852017-12-23T08:29:18.570-06:002017-12-23T08:29:18.570-06:00The paranoia of EPA chief Scott Pruitt
http://www....The paranoia of EPA chief Scott Pruitt<br />http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-paranoia-of-epa-chief-scott-pruitt-1121203779875<br /><br />The man leading the EPA has long cast himself as its enemy. And he's acting like a man behind enemy lines [more]<br /><br />Interior Department orders halt to study of agency overseeing offshore oil safety<br />http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/12/interior_orders_halt_to_study.html<br /><br />The U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to halt a study aimed at improving the way the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement conducts inspections of offshore oil and gas operations, the National Academies announced Thursday (Dec. 21).<br />[more; Merry Christmas, fellas!]<br /><br />The Republican Tax Bill Will Devastate Science<br />https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-republican-tax-bill-will-devastate-science/<br /><br />By adding at least $1.5 trillion to the debt, we are hamstringing our ability to invest in the programs, researchers, and ideas to keep our country innovative and competitive [more]<br /><br />[to continue his list > 'to keep our country innovative and competitive, sane and functioning, transparent and open with PUBLIC information, healthy and happy, enriched and renewed for another year']<br /><br />[please ruminate on obvious (and otherwise) collateral damage all these policies will inflict, and other ideas and likely trends regarding the coming year's "progress"]<br /><br />[for those interested]<br />On Climate sensitivity and nonsense claims about an "IPCC model"<br />https://moyhu.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/on-climate-sensitivity-and-nonsense.html<br /><br />I have been arguing recently in threads where people insist that there is an "IPCC model" that says that the change in temperature is linearly related to change in forcing, on a short term basis. They are of course mangling the definition of equilibrium sensitivity, which defines the parameter ECS as the ratio of the equilibrium change in temperature to a sustained (step-function) rise in forcing. So in this post I would like to explain some of the interesting mathematics involved in ECS, and why you can't just apply its value to relate just any forcing change to any temperature change. And why extra notions like Transient Climate Sensitivity are needed to express century scale changes. [more]<br /><br />'Am I going to get out of here alive?' In one of Africa's most dangerous corners, a fight to the death for the elephants<br />http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-environmental-activists-congo-20171222-htmlstory.html<br /><br />All of Southern California thought they saw a UFO — and the photos are eerie<br />https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/southern-california-thought-saw-ufo-035547261.html<br /><br />Turtle Found by U.S. Coast Guard with $53 million Worth of Cocaine Attached to It<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/turtle-found-u-coast-guard-222025727.html<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-76879974712403453152017-12-23T07:11:06.668-06:002017-12-23T07:11:06.668-06:00Now a new form of upper atmospheric lightning is b...Now a new form of upper atmospheric lightning is being seen: the Gigantic Jet, related buy more powerful than sprites<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/now-a-new-form-of-upper-atmospheric-lightning-is-being-seen-the-gigantic-jet-related-buy-more-powerful-than-sprites.html<br /><br />UFO visits Flagstaff, Arizona<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/ufo-visits-flagstaff-arizona-pictures.html<br /><br />[impressive lenticular cloud - 2nd pic looks like the mothership]<br /><br />Saturday, 23 December 2017<br />MUST-WATCH analysis from Russian television <br /><br />This is essential analysis from Russian television if you wantto understand what is really going on in the Middle East.<br /><br />WATCH: America's NEXT victim - Saudi Arabia?<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/12/must-watch-analysis-from-russian.html<br /><br />[~ 14.5 min. video]<br /><br />The Story of How Global Warming Turned California into Toast <br /><br />Toasted — California’s 2017 Foreshadowing of the Monster Fires to Come<br /><br />Part One: The Story of How Global Warming Turned California into Toast.<br />https://robertscribbler.com/2017/12/22/toasted-californias-2017-foreshadowing-of-the-monster-fires-to-come<br /><br />[caption under pic: the Thomas Fire . . is just 500 acres away from being the largest in California history]<br /><br />[at the rate it's burning, by the time Scribbler posted his piece, it became FACT]<br />It's been blazing away for the best part of a month the Thomas fire is now officially the biggest fire ever in California and it's not over yet <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/its-been-blazing-away-for-best-part-of.html<br /><br />It's been blazing now for 19 days and yesterday the Thomas wildfire officially became the largest on record in California.<br />The Thomas fire has gobbled up 273,400 acres (110,641 hectares) which surpasses the previous record of the 2003 Cedar fire in San Diego County that scorched 273,246 acres and killed 15 people, according to Reuters.<br />According to Cal Fire, the biggest fire in the state's history is now 65% contained. [more]<br /><br />Australia’s Hot Ocean Blob Fuels Record Heat, Extreme Weather, Risk to Coral Reefs<br />https://robertscribbler.com/2017/12/21/australias-hot-ocean-blob-fuels-record-heat-extreme-weather-risk-to-coral-reefs/<br /><br />Bad Santa <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/12/bad-santa.html<br /><br />It's revelation time. Time for the people at the top to realize what they are at the core...<br /><br />[these all have lines through them, like "crossed out"]<br />Crypto bubble<br />FANG bubble<br />Momentum internet bubble<br />Semiconductor bubble<br />China Tech bubble<br />Emerging markets bubble<br />Fake reflation bubble<br /><br />Two to go:<br />Low volatility bubble<br />Dow bubble [more; see especially Bitcoin graph]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-7705819729725235902017-12-23T07:11:01.501-06:002017-12-23T07:11:01.501-06:00Is it me, or is the list of vehicles burning up gr...Is it me, or is the list of vehicles burning up growing? <br /><br />Anyone paying attention can see that the state of the world is worsening as time goes by. It's not only environmental, but also is reflected (and amplified) in the human domain - economically, politically, and socially, not to mention in the health and safety sectors.<br /><br />Merry Christmas: Salvation Army bell ringer beaten for holiday cheer <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372112-Merry-Christmas-Salvation-Army-bell-ringer-beaten-for-holiday-cheer<br /><br />Wolfe Sr. suffered a few bumps and bruises in the scuffle, but he says nothing would take away his Christmas spirit. [more]<br /><br />Suspicious 'Russian diplomat' removed from UK House of Commons debate is actually American <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372115-Suspicious-Russian-diplomat-removed-from-UK-House-of-Commons-debate-is-actually-American<br /><br />The House of Commons has become the scene of another bizarre incident as Members of Parliament demanded that a suspicious "Russian diplomat" be ejected from the chamber. The man, however, turned out to be American. [more]<br /><br />Massive flooding hits Cagayan de Oro, Philippines following Storm Vinta (UPDATE: More than 130 dead) <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372030-Massive-flooding-hits-Cagayan-de-Oro-Philippines-following-Storm-Vinta-UPDATE-More-than-130-dead<br /><br />'Weird, strange trumpet sounds' heard in Queens, New York <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372079-Weird-strange-trumpet-sounds-heard-in-Queens-New-York<br /><br />Most terrifying sounds in the Canadian woods<br />http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/most-terrifying-sounds-in-the-canadian-woods.html<br /><br />[beautiful bizarre trumpeting noise]<br /><br />Meteor fireball with sonic boom reported over Townsville, Queensland <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372110-Meteor-fireball-with-sonic-boom-reported-over-Townsville-Queensland<br /><br />[sounds more like a wild animal]<br /><br />New study suggests that the lower your social class, the 'wiser' and better you are at conflict resolution <br />https://www.sott.net/article/372105-New-study-suggests-that-the-lower-your-social-class-the-wiser-and-better-you-are-at-conflict-resolution<br /><br />There's an apparent paradox in modern life: Society as a whole is getting smarter, yet we aren't any closer to figuring out how to all get along. "How is it possible that we have just as many, if not more, conflicts as before?" asks social psychologist Igor Grossmann at the University of Waterloo in Canada. <br /><br />The answer is that raw intelligence doesn't reduce conflict, he asserts. Wisdom does. Such wisdom-in effect, the ability to take the perspectives of others into account and aim for compromise - comes much more naturally to those who grow up poor or working class, according to a new study by Grossman and colleagues. <br /><br />"This work represents the cutting edge in wisdom research," says Eranda Jayawickreme, a social psychologist at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [more]<br /><br />[therefore I am Ghandi!]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com