tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post5740362188457871492..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-09-12Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-73122041570060893212020-09-14T18:47:20.103-05:002020-09-14T18:47:20.103-05:00The above was a test post, Time Tough by Toots and...The above was a test post, Time Tough by Toots and The Maytals<br /><br />Eye of Hurricane "Paulette" moves directly over Bermuda<br />https://watchers.news/2020/09/14/eye-of-hurricane-paulette-moves-directly-over-bermuda/<br /><br />The northern eyewall of Category 1 Hurricane "Paulette" started moving over Bermuda at around 06:00 UTC on Monday, September 14, 2020. At the time, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) and was moving NW at 20 km/h (13 mph). Its minimum central pressure was 973 hPa.<br />[more]<br /><br />"Indian Summer" Arrives in Western Europe and will bring temperatures of mid-30s C, 95F in many areas this week; Italy, France, Spain and Eastern Europe can expect much higher temperatures.<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/09/indian-summer-arrives-in-western-europe.html<br /><br />Summer is continuing well into September with temperatures to reach the mid-30s C, 95F and will be even warmer tomorrow and Wednesday, the heatwave is expected to last well into next week although the heat will cool off a little after Wednesday for most places, here in sleepy Holland, Belgium and Germany are expected to see temperatures above 32 deg C, 90F + but Italy, France, Spain and Eastern Europe can expect much higher temperatures.<br />[more]<br /><br />[Jonny's 1st comment, above]<br />Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden: A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far northeast Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change.<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/09/nioghalvfjerdsfjorden-big-chunk-of.html<br /><br />A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far northeast Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change. The glacier section broke off the fjord called Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, which is roughly 80 kilometres (50 miles) long and 20 kilometres (12 miles) wide, the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland said Monday. [more]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-29161220077817858172020-09-14T18:14:31.758-05:002020-09-14T18:14:31.758-05:00https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mXtO2b2ktxghttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mXtO2b2ktxgTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-52432297442121259072020-09-14T08:31:58.610-05:002020-09-14T08:31:58.610-05:00[some Monday headlines from RF]
News Links, Septem...[some Monday headlines from RF]<br />News Links, September 14, 2020<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />US budget deficit soars to $3tn record<br /><br />Russia defies US Sanctions, presses Syria on Long Term Trade, Investment deal for Energy<br /><br />Russia Warns of Hostile Actions as US Flies Nuclear Bombers Near NE Coast<br /><br />The US Is Doing Far Worse Than What It Accuses China Of Doing To The Uighurs<br /><br />Chinese military calls US biggest threat to world peace<br /><br />French 'yellow vests' tussle with police as Paris protests resume [they're b a a a c k]<br /><br />The High Cost Of Decommissioning Oil Platforms In The North Sea<br /><br />Oil producers evacuate U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms as storm brews<br /><br />Famines as a Military Weapon: Is Europe in Danger?<br /><br />Heatwaves are becoming more deadly as nights warm faster than days<br /><br />The Net Zero Emissions Lie<br /><br />Earth barreling toward 'Hothouse' state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows<br /><br />ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Lawyer's Covid-19 Test is Negative; Trial Resumes on Monday Morning<br /><br />How a Senate Inquiry Revealed the Israeli Surveillance Industry's Role in Orchestrating Russiagate<br /><br />Why is the US Government Using Stolen Cash To Pay Doctors in Venezuela?<br /><br />The Idea Behind WikiLeaks: Julian Assange as a Physics Student<br /><br />Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman Infects Readers With 9/11 Dementia<br /><br />'A scary number' of retail companies are facing bankruptcy amid the coronavirus pandemic<br /><br />The U.S. is Borrowing Its Way to Fascism<br /><br />Century 21 Files for Bankruptcy, to Close All 13 Stores<br />The coming wave of defaults<br /><br />Western leaders blame climate change as wildfires burn 4.6M acres<br /><br />The United States & Its Constitution Have Two Months Left (Paul Craig Roberts)<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-2837646073266033462020-09-14T08:22:24.387-05:002020-09-14T08:22:24.387-05:00Burned jaguars, fire tornadoes: Blazes in Brazil w...Burned jaguars, fire tornadoes: Blazes in Brazil wetland deliver climate warning<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/burned-jaguars-fire-tornadoes-blazes-100231944.html<br /><br />"We've seen a lot of dead animals, mainly reptiles, serpents, caimans," he said. "We've seen a lot of dead deer, dead tapirs, dead monkeys, dead coati," a cousin of North American raccoons. [more]<br /><br />Climate change denier hired for top position at NOAA<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-denier-hired-top-040000339.html<br /><br />David Legates, a professor of climatology at the University of Delaware who has spent years rejecting the scientific consensus that human activity is causing climate change, confirmed with NPR this weekend that he was hired as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's deputy assistant secretary of commerce for observation and prediction. [more]<br /><br />Western US pattern change to bring wildfire and smoke relief for some, high fire danger for others<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/western-us-pattern-change-bring-075838588.html<br /><br />As the death toll from the wildfires that have charred millions of acres and created apocalyptic scenes across the West continues to climb, forecasters say that a pattern change is imminent -- but it might not be good news for all.<br /><br />Over 4.6 million acres of land are actively burning across the West, with most of these blazes ongoing in California, Washington and Oregon, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Many of these blazes exploded in size during a high wind event around the Labor Day holiday.<br /><br />At least 35 people have been killed along the West coast as a result of the blazes, and tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate [more]<br /><br />Plant Thieves Scour Forests to Satisfy Foliage-Starved Filipinos<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/plant-thieves-scour-forests-satisfy-230000920.html<br /><br />The pandemic has set off a wave of theft in the Philippines. The target? Plants.<br /><br />The government has stepped up monitoring of social media and patrolling of protected natural areas amid reports of traders scouring mountains and forests for plants, including endangered species, to meet a sudden spike in demand from locked-down Filipinos who are craving some greenery in their homes.<br /><br />“Illegal gatherers and collectors are having a fiesta because the market is bigger and prices are more attractive,” said Rogelio Demallete, an ecosystem specialist at the nation’s Biodiversity Management Bureau. “People are buying and raising plants because of boredom from the quarantine.” [more]<br /><br />A top disease expert is warning of 'another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us,' and says the US has no national plan to stop it<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-disease-expert-warning-another-165313827.html<br /><br />"What is our national plan?" Osterholm asked. "We don't have one." [more]<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-11806270419041973312020-09-14T08:22:19.083-05:002020-09-14T08:22:19.083-05:00Lightning bolt kills 3 in Uttar Pradesh, India
htt...Lightning bolt kills 3 in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441311-Lightning-bolt-kills-3-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India<br /><br />A 20-year-old man and two boys were killed after being struck by lightning in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on Saturday afternoon, police said. <br /><br />[SOTT]Comment: On the same day strikes caused the death of 2 individuals in West Bengal while another was also fatally hit in Pakistan. [more]<br /><br />Death toll from rains, floods in Pakistan reaches 310<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441303-Death-toll-from-rains-floods-in-Pakistan-reaches-310<br /><br />The NDMA said the countrywide death toll stood at 310 - 135 men, 107 children and 70 women.<br /><br />The NDMA said that 239 people - 6 women and 142 men and 41 children - were injured in the rain-related incidents, while 78,521 houses were destroyed and another 139,102 were damaged. Rains also damaged 13 roads, 10 bridges, 3 hotels, 3 shops, 5 mosques and 7 powerhouses. [more; 4 videos]<br /><br />Mysterious lights in South Carolina sky spark UFO debate<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441333-Mysterious-lights-in-South-Carolina-sky-spark-UFO-debate<br /><br />Sharing the video, the user wrote that the result is not doing justice to what they saw. It read, "We could very clearly see 20+ sources of light at a constant glow far beyond the clouds." <br /><br />The post added that the light would flash and then get back to glowing constantly. This glow cannot be seen in the video. "At times, they even appeared to move at lightning speeds, then back to being still within an instant," it said. [more]<br /><br />[6th section to come]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-76851338793828388622020-09-14T08:21:10.351-05:002020-09-14T08:21:10.351-05:00[off topic]
Dark matter might be even stranger tha...[off topic]<br />Dark matter might be even stranger than we thought, according to Hubble<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441337-Dark-matter-might-be-even-stranger-than-we-thought-according-to-Hubble<br /><br />A new study using the Hubble Space Telescope suggests that we understand dark matter even less than we thought previously. The hypothesized matter is thought to exist based on the mass of galaxies, but has never been directly observed. Now, new research suggests that our predictions about how dark matter affects space-time might be way off.<br /><br />Hubble researchers used a technique called gravitational lensing, in which distant objects are observed by looking at the way light is bent by the gravity of closer objects, with the closer objects acting like a magnifying glass. This allowed them to spot areas that likely contain dark matter, which can be seen affecting the distortion of space-time even if it can't be seen directly.<br /><br />The finding that surprised the researchers was that even small amounts of dark matter in clusters created a gravitational lensing effect that was 10 times stronger than they had expected.<br /><br />This suggests there is something missing from our understanding of dark matter. "There's a feature of the real universe that we are simply not capturing in our current theoretical models," team members Priyamvada Natarajan of Yale University said in a statement. "This could signal a gap in our current understanding of the nature of dark matter and its properties, as these exquisite data have permitted us to probe the detailed distribution of dark matter on the smallest scales." [more; Dark Matter Matters . ..]<br /><br />Floods leave 6 dead after days of heavy rain in Tunisia<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441340-Floods-leave-6-dead-after-days-of-heavy-rain-in-Tunisia<br /><br />At least 6 people have died in floods after days of heavy rainfall in Tunisia. [more; video]<br /><br />Over 30 dead or missing after floods and landslides in Bahrabise, Nepal<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441329-Over-30-dead-or-missing-after-floods-and-landslides-in-Bahrabise-Nepal<br /><br />According to the latest reports, 11 people have lost their lives and 20 are still missing. Five people have been injured. NDRRMA said that 17 families have been affected and 11 houses buried or swept away. [more; video]<br />Lightning bolt kills 3 children and 7 goats in Uttar Pradesh, India<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441315-Lightning-bolt-kills-3-children-and-7-goats-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India<br /><br />The incident took place in Chilimal village when the children had gone to the jungle to graze their goats, they said.<br /><br />A man, identified as Dharmendra alias Suraj, got injured while seven goats also died in the incident, the SP said. [more]<br /><br />[5th installment below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-27739756696906514242020-09-14T08:20:38.561-05:002020-09-14T08:20:38.561-05:00How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plast...How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled<br />https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled<br /><br />Laura Leebrick, a manager at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon, is standing on the end of its landfill watching an avalanche of plastic trash pour out of a semitrailer: containers, bags, packaging, strawberry containers, yogurt cups.<br /><br />None of this plastic will be turned into new plastic things. All of it is buried.<br /><br />"To me that felt like it was a betrayal of the public trust," she said. "I had been lying to people ... unwittingly."<br /><br />Rogue, like most recycling companies, had been sending plastic trash to China, but when China shut its doors two years ago, Leebrick scoured the U.S. for buyers. She could find only someone who wanted white milk jugs. She sends the soda bottles to the state.<br /><br />But when Leebrick tried to tell people the truth about burying all the other plastic, she says people didn't want to hear it.<br />[more; yep, most would rather believe their delusions]<br /><br />Tropical Storm "Sally" strengthening, hurricane and storm surge warnings issued for portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast<br />https://watchers.news/2020/09/13/tropical-storm-sally-2020-gulf-coast/<br /><br />Tropical Storm "Sally" formed at 18:00 UTC on September 12, 2020, as the earliest 18th named Atlantic storm, beating the previous record set by Stan on September 22, 2005. At the time it formed, Sally's center was located about 60 km (35 miles) SSE of Naples, Florida.<br /><br />Before it was officially named, Sally was known as Tropical Depression 19 -- TD19 made landfall at 06:00 UTC on September 12 just south of Miami, Florida with winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) and a pressure of 1 007 hPa. [more]<br /><br />Hurricane "Paulette" intensifying on its way toward Bermuda<br />https://watchers.news/2020/09/13/hurricane-paulette-landfall-forecast-bermuda/<br /><br />Tropical Storm "Paulette" formed at 15:00 UTC on September 7 as the earliest 16th named Atlantic storm, breaking the previous record set by Philippe on September 17, 2005. The storm intensified into a hurricane at 03:00 UTC on September 13 -- the 6th of the 2020 Atlantic season to date. The average full Atlantic hurricane season has 6 hurricanes. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Bermuda. [more]<br /><br />With newly formed Tropical Storm Teddy, NHC tracking five named systems at once<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/tropical-storm-teddy-formed-forecast-104124615.html<br /><br />Tropical Storm Teddy was about 1,110 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and about 1,405 miles east of the Lesser Antilles early Monday. Its moving west-northwest near 14 mph with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph with higher gusts. The forecast shows Teddy making a turn toward the mid-west by mid-week. [more]<br /><br />[4th part follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-34591396698050371462020-09-14T08:20:10.623-05:002020-09-14T08:20:10.623-05:00If They Will Loot Homes During These Wildfires, Wh...If They Will Loot Homes During These Wildfires, What Will They Do To You And Your Family When They Have No More Food?<br />http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/if-they-will-loot-homes-during-these-wildfires-what-will-they-do-to-you-and-your-family-when-they-have-no-more-food<br /><br />When disaster strikes, the first instinct that some people have is to go out and loot homes that have been evacuated. I wish that this wasn’t the case, but it seems to happen every time that we see a huge natural disaster. You have to be quite sick to want to take advantage of people that have left their homes during a great tragedy, but we have seen it happen over and over the last several years. Twisted individuals that have had their consciences completely seared think that undefended homes are an easy target, and a lot of times they get away with it. Fortunately, authorities were able to catch two degenerates that were just looting evacuated homes in Oregon, but only after they led the police on a high speed chase…[more]<br /><br />California’s wildfire smoke plumes are unlike anything previously seen – California fire carbon emissions in 2020 exceed previous record by nearly 2 times<br />https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/09/californias-wildfire-smoke-plumes-are-unlike-anything-previously-seen-california-fire-carbon-emissions-in-2020-exceed-previous-record-by-nearly-2-times.html<br /><br />More than 3.1 million acres have burned in California this year, part of a record fire season that still has four months to go. A suffocating cloud of smoke has veiled the West Coast for days, extending more than a thousand miles above the Pacific. And the extreme fire behavior that’s been witnessed this year hasn’t just been wild — it’s virtually unprecedented in scope and scale. [more]<br /><br />All of the bad news in 2020 Is causing a shockingly high number of Americans to "seriously consider" suicide<br />https://www.sott.net/article/441346-All-of-the-bad-news-in-2020-Is-causing-a-shockingly-high-number-of-Americans-to-seriously-consider-suicide [Michael Snyder, End of the American Dream]<br /><br />Almost 11 percent of all respondents to that survey said they had "seriously considered" suicide in the past 30 days. For those ages 18 to 24, the number was 1 in 4 — more than twice as high. [more]<br /><br />Africa’s record flooding stretches resources already struggling with COVID-19 and conflict – “Sudan is experiencing the worst flooding in 100 years”<br />https://desdemonadespair.net/2020/09/africas-record-flooding-stretches-resources-already-struggling-with-covid-19-and-conflict-sudan-is-experiencing-the-worst-flooding-in-100-years.html<br /><br />Record rainfall across parts of Africa is stretching the resources of government officials and aid workers already struggling with COVID-19 outbreaks, regional conflicts, and other health-related emergencies.<br /><br />In Sudan, a three-month state of emergency has been declared after weeks of heavy rain caused the White and Blue Nile rivers to burst their banks. Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed and vast tracts of agricultural land now lie under water.<br /><br />According to authorities, more than 100 people have lost their lives. [more]<br /><br />[3rd section next]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-27267453380330430602020-09-14T08:19:37.666-05:002020-09-14T08:19:37.666-05:00Yep, it's all fadin' away, Jonny. Good Mo...Yep, it's all fadin' away, Jonny. Good Monday mornin' to y'all.<br /><br />Birds, insects, marine life all disappearing - and we're on that list somewhere.<br /><br />Le Show for Sunday, Sept. 13<br />https://harryshearer.com/le-shows/september-13-2020/ [~ 1 hr]<br /><br />BBN: Oregon Can't Fight Fires Because Helicopters Are In Afghanistan<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVp3gIT9AHw [20.5 min.]<br /><br />Evacuations Ordered as Bobcat Fire Burns in Los Angeles County<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/evacuations-ordered-bobcat-fire-burns-185958388.html [looped short videos]<br /><br />Evacuations were ordered in Los Angeles County, California, as the Bobcat Fire burned downhill and threatened communities in the area on Sunday, September 13, according to local media reports.“Dangerous wildfire conditions” prompted evacuations for some residents in the city of Arcadia on Sunday, according to reports. Evacuation warnings have also been issued for a number of communities in the area.The blaze had burned approximately 31,991 acres and was six percent contained as of Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The Bobcat Fire reportedly sparked on September 6 in the Angeles National Forest.This timelapse footage, posted on Sunday by the Angeles National Forest, shows smoke and flames rising from a forested area. The fire was most active near Big Santa Anita Canyon in Los Angeles County, the Angeles National Forest said. [more]<br /><br />What to know about how wildfire smoke impacts your health<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-wildfire-smoke-impacts-health-003314007.html [~ 2.25 min. video & text]<br /><br />As Northern California sits under a thick blanket of wildfire smoke for days, many people are left wondering what the air quality means for their health. “It is really bad,” said Dr. Vanessa Walker. As a pulmonary physician with Sutter Health and Pulmonary Medicine Associates, Walker has treated COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic. Recently, she has seen an uptick in smoke-related hospital visits. [more]<br /><br />[2nd piece awaits]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-44175858102168655852020-09-14T06:59:03.361-05:002020-09-14T06:59:03.361-05:00Breaking: Another gigantic chunk of Greenland'...Breaking: Another gigantic chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off:<br /><br />https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/big-chunk-greenlands-ice-cap-broken-off-72995623Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.com