tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post6606281880376021651..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2018-01-23Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-36822219562642999572018-01-25T15:15:56.022-06:002018-01-25T15:15:56.022-06:00By the way that's "cited" not "...By the way that's "cited" not "sited" - geez.<br /><br />Yeah, that scientist is just narrowing her focus enough that the deniers will find the funds for her research, the way it's written (no consequences). She "jes' tryin' a eat."<br /><br />[i'll stick with mega-precip events for $400, Alex]<br />Storm dumps foot of snow in northern California - Heavenly Ski Resort receives 18 inches - More to come (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375310-Storm-dumps-foot-of-snow-in-northern-California-Heavenly-Ski-Resort-receives-18-inches-More-to-come-PHOTOS-VIDEOS<br /><br />Ski resorts such as Tahoe Donner, Sugar Bowl and Kirkwood all reported at least a foot of snow from the storm that began passing through Northern California on Wednesday morning, and up to an additional 12 inches is expected before conditions dry out Friday. [more]<br /><br />Arctic bird species, seen for the first time in Romania<br />https://www.sott.net/article/375302-Arctic-bird-species-seen-for-the-first-time-in-Romania<br /><br />The yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii), an arctic bird species, was spotted on the country's Olt river, the Romanian Ornithological Society (SOR) announced. It is the first time the species is identified in Romania. [more]<br /><br />Tokyo hit with lowest recorded temperature in 48 years <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375280-Tokyo-hit-with-lowest-recorded-temperature-in-48-years<br /><br />Puerto Rico to sell off crippled power utility PREPA – “This will produce a maximum amount of corruption and a minimal amount of electricity” <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/01/puerto-rico-to-sell-off-crippled-power.html<br /><br />Very shallow M5.8 earthquake followed by M5.0 aftershock hit off Northern California coast on January 25 2018<br />http://strangesounds.org/2018/01/california-earthquake-aftershock-january252018.html<br /><br />A very shallow M5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California at 08:39 PST on January 25, 2018 at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles). EMSC is reporting the quake’s epicenter at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). The epicenter was located 164.2 km (102 miles) W of Capetown, 182.5 km (113.4 miles) W of Fortuna (population 11 926), and 185.1 km (115 miles) WSW of Eureka (population 27 191), California. The quake was followed by another very shallow M5.0 aftershock at 09:24 PST. Some 2,033,000 people are estimated to have felt weak shaking. A tsunami is not expected. [more]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-56344717638523273132018-01-25T14:27:40.480-06:002018-01-25T14:27:40.480-06:00Just the fracking operations alone are releasing t...Just the fracking operations alone are releasing tons of methane and now, due to Trump, they don't even have to monitor it and shut down for awhile if it exceeds the now meaningless EPA imposed "safety" levels. All these morons who keep getting high on hopium, and then keep trying to get others high on it too never cease to amaze me. False hope is still false. Mike Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-82399635883846434532018-01-25T13:19:44.974-06:002018-01-25T13:19:44.974-06:00That's right, that methane doesn't even ha...That's right, that methane doesn't even have to reach the atmosphere to be a huge problem, since some of the ancient anaerobic bacteria and archaea that produce hydrogen sulfide eat biomatter AND METHANE. More food for them if it doesn't reach the atmosphere.<br /><br />Also, there's a crapload of methane entering the atmosphere, so they're missing something somewhere. Maybe it's not reaching the atmosphere from the shallow hydrates but maybe it is from the deep ocean, or maybe it's coming from shallow lakes as mentioned in that recent science article. Doesn't really matter where it's coming from - just that there's more of it entering the atmosphere. Like being killed by a rain of bullets. 'Well, we thought the bullets were coming from the south, not the east!' Hey, you're still dead from the rain of bullets, so does the direction they came from really matter that much?!Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-87834629465740913482018-01-25T12:37:40.914-06:002018-01-25T12:37:40.914-06:00Well this house fire is once again in that area in...Well this house fire is once again in that area in which I'm now calling the "JJFH Hot Zone", which is Williamson and Bell counties in Texas, and the nearby counties of course. Austin is in Travis county which is borders Williamson to the south. <br /><br />3 Women die in Central Texas house fire. Nolanville (Texas)<br />http://kxan.com/2018/01/25/3-women-die-in-central-texas-house-fire/Mike Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-68770023556877985452018-01-25T11:23:35.226-06:002018-01-25T11:23:35.226-06:00No one seems to want to run Trump's EPA in Cal...No one seems to want to run Trump's EPA in California <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/no-one-seems-to-want-to-run-trumps-epa-in-california/ar-AAv9iQ8<br /><br />This was at least the second time the Trump administration had an oil industry executive bow out of the running for the Region 9 job in a late stage of vetting. In other cases, candidates had been approached, but took a pass before talks got that far. [more]<br /><br />Flu Season Has Closed Schools In At Least 12 States <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/flu-season-has-closed-schools-in-at-least-12-states/ar-AAv81Wf<br /><br />Drivers Claim That Waze GPS App Instructed Them To Drive Into A Lake <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/drivers-claim-that-waze-gps-app-instructed-them-to-drive-into-a-lake/ar-AAv89Lx<br /><br />When a salvage team pulled a Jeep from the bottom of a lake Monday, it had been there for more than a week. All the owner did was lend it to friends for a sight-seeing trip in Vermont, who, according to USA Today, said Google’s Waze GPS app instructed them to drive of a boat launch and into Lake Champlain. [BWAH-HAAA-HAAAAAAAAAA!! Blame it on the app!]<br /><br />USA Today reports that the driver and two passengers didn’t realize what was happening until they’d slid onto the frozen lake. All of the Jeep’s passengers got out safely.<br /><br />Apparently, it was rainy and dark outside, along with a heavy fog and a poorly lit boat launch. [more; sure . .]<br /><br />Off the hook: Temp spending bill relieves intel agencies from oversight<br />https://www.sott.net/article/375267-Off-the-hook-Temp-spending-bill-relieves-intel-agencies-from-oversight<br /><br />[they already ARE unaccountable!]<br /><br />Say what? John Kerry tells Palestinian Authority officials that "Trump will not remain in office long" <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375266-Say-what-John-Kerry-tells-Palestinian-Authority-officials-that-Trump-will-not-remain-in-office-long<br /><br />Former Secretary of State John Kerry met with a top Palestinian officials in London, where the former Obama White House official told those in attendance to "stay strong" because POTUS Trump will not be in office much longer. <br /><br />Kerry later hinted that he may run for the White House in 2020. <br />[more]<br /><br />[from our HOLY SHIT! desk]<br />Well water levels changed in Florida after Alaska earthquake <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375262-Well-water-levels-changed-in-Florida-after-Alaska-earthquake<br /><br />Tuesday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska sent vibrations through the earth that caused water to rise and fall in wells in Florida, thousands of miles away. [more; daaaamn]<br /><br />Animals are frozen solid as temperatures drop to -56 Celsius in Kazakhstan <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375234-Animals-are-frozen-solid-as-temperatures-drop-to-56-Celsius-in-Kazakhstan<br /><br />[and for our OMG moment today we present]<br />Animals have been frozen solid after temperatures dropped to minus 56C in Kazakhstan. <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375234-Animals-are-frozen-solid-as-temperatures-drop-to-56-Celsius-in-Kazakhstan<br /><br />Videos show both a hare and a dog frozen to death amid bitter conditions sweeping across the vast Central Asian nation. <br />[more]<br /><br />31 year old lover of exotic animals killed by his pet python <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375241-31-year-old-lover-of-exotic-animals-killed-by-his-pet-python<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-69914462006223138102018-01-25T11:23:29.673-06:002018-01-25T11:23:29.673-06:00The article I sited in my last comment was written...The article I sited in my last comment was written by a Scott (K) Johnson. Now i'm not sure, but this could be the same Scott Johnson I remember from the old NBL days, where a same named (not sure of the middle initial, but I WILL check) dude disparaged Guy all over the place on his own (bullshit "sciencey") blog. <br /><br />Meanwhile, in other news:<br /><br />Earthquake: 4.1 quake strikes near Temescal <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/earthquake-41-quake-strikes-near-temescal/ar-AAv9fcb<br /><br />According to the USGS, the epicenter was nine miles from Home Gardens, nine miles from Rancho Santa Margarita and 10 miles from Corona [CA].<br /><br />[we can have a field day with this next one]<br />The Doomsday Clock just moved: It’s now 2 minutes to ‘midnight,’ the symbolic hour of the apocalypse <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-doomsday-clock-just-moved-it’s-now-2-minutes-to-‘midnight’-the-symbolic-hour-of-the-apocalypse/ar-AAv9usQ<br /><br /><br />In moving the clock 30 seconds closer to the hour of the apocalypse, the group cited “the failure of President Trump and other world leaders to deal with looming threats of nuclear war and climate change.” [more]<br /><br />[That clock stopped working YEARS ago and that it suddenly moved is completely meaningless, since by all accounts we're well on our way to extinction. It should read 12:15 by now - and it's "borrowed time" in a sense.]<br /><br />Very Good Pit Bull Heroically Saves Her Humans from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning <br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/very-good-pit-bull-heroically-saves-her-humans-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/ar-AAv7NS1<br /><br />[poorly installed propane heater]<br /><br />[here's another]<br />Dog a 'hometown hero' for helping save man who fell into water at California marina<br />https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/dog-a-hometown-hero-for-helping-save-man-who-fell-into-water-at-california-marina/ar-AAva5pR<br /><br />A pooch in Northern California is being hailed as a hometown hero after helping to rescue a man who fell into the water at a marina on Wednesday. [more; alerted humans to trouble]<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-57613804483162776012018-01-25T10:30:17.371-06:002018-01-25T10:30:17.371-06:00Hey, i'm all for "good news," but I ...Hey, i'm all for "good news," but I think they're holding something back here.<br />Submerged permafrost releasing methane, but not into the atmosphere<br />https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/microbes-chomp-on-seafloor-methane-before-it-reaches-the-atmosphere/<br />A group of researchers led by Kathryn Sparrow headed to the Beaufort Sea in the Canadian Arctic to bring an improved measurement technique to bear on an important question: how much of the methane in the sea floor is ending up in our atmosphere?<br /><br />A different group of scientists working offshore of Siberia has sounded alarms about plumes of methane it observed [link] bubbling up from the seafloor there. Researchers are trying to work out how warming is affecting that bubbling methane and what it will do in the future.<br /><br />Studies off Svalbard have found that methane bubble plumes there pre-date human-caused climate change. And, counterintuitively, those plumes have been shown to actually cause a net removal of atmospheric greenhouse gas by stimulating the growth of plankton that consume CO2. <br /><br />The surface water measurements are another story, though. Closer to shore, the team found a fair portion of ancient methane at the surface. But once the water got around 30 meters deep, the ancient methane all but disappeared from surface waters, accounting for 10 percent or less of the total methane dissolved in the water.<br /><br />That indicates that things like hungry microbes are effectively preventing the methane that's being released on the seafloor from reaching the atmosphere once the water is deep enough. Since most of the Beaufort Sea is more than 30 meters deep, that means Beaufort seafloor methane isn’t being directly dumped into the atmosphere, even if warmer water is causing the seafloor to produce more.<br /><br />In other words, the news is good, assuming other areas of the Arctic Ocean are behaving similarly. [more]<br /><br />[Okay, stop right there. What I feel they're leaving out of this supposed "good news" is that the "microbes" they speak of are the same ones Jonny refers to in his full JJF Hypothesis - that these little buggers eat the methane, BUT PRODUCE HYDROGEN SULFIDE! So if a bunch of it is being taken up by microbes, they're making more and more H2S in the process. Notice they didn't measure THAT, and probably aren't even thinking about it.<br /><br />Another thing is that they're dealing with the SUNKEN permafrost that is covered by (now) warming waters. They fail to mention the VAST STORES of permafrost ON LAND that's also thawing - and releasing its methane contribution directly to the atmosphere.<br /><br />Waddya say, Jonny? Am I on the right track here?]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-3153319418577389382018-01-25T07:07:10.006-06:002018-01-25T07:07:10.006-06:00[this is on-going]
Flood alerts in 30 departments ...[this is on-going]<br />Flood alerts in 30 departments of France as rivers burst banks <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375141-Flood-alerts-in-30-departments-of-France-as-rivers-burst-banks<br /><br />Seine and Rhine among rivers that have flooded, and while current drier conditions have offered respite, more rain is forecast from Thursday [more; expect levels ~ 20' over normal]<br /><br />[more here]<br />Exceptionally high rainfall, Paris on flood alert in second-wettest winter on record<br />https://watchers.news/2018/01/24/exceptionally-high-rainfall-paris-on-flood-alert-in-second-wettest-winter-on-record/<br /><br />France has seen exceptionally high rainfall this month with several places already above all-time record and others 4 - 5 times above average for the month. With 7 days still left, the December - January period in Paris is already the second-wettest on record since data started being collected in 1900, according to data provided by Meteo France. [more]<br /><br />String of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions hits Ring of Fire - at least five events in two days <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375140-String-of-earthquakes-and-volcanic-eruptions-hits-Ring-of-Fire-at-least-five-events-in-two-days<br /><br />[bad idea]<br />Thursday, 25 January 2018<br />Is the US preparing preemptive strikes aganst North Korea <br /><br />US May Be Preparing Preemptive Strike Against North Korean Nuclear Sites<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/01/is-us-preparong-preemptive-strikes.html<br /><br />The Peril of Privatizing Prepa<br />https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/puerto-rico-will-privatize-prepa/551342/<br /><br />Reversal Of Fortune <br />http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2018/01/bueller.html<br /><br />Republicans just assume that the rest of the World is an ATM machine to fund their free tax cuts. They will be surprised to learn, for the third time, that's not the case. Some people don't learn too good.<br /><br />After this, the frat boys will be flunked, by history [more]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-90477386662005712132018-01-25T07:07:05.461-06:002018-01-25T07:07:05.461-06:00Busy today, Jonny. Probably light commenting from...Busy today, Jonny. Probably light commenting from me until later this afternoon.<br /><br />I've driven by Mugu Rock along the Pacific Coast Highway, when my son lived in Ventura a few years back. Impressive sight.<br /><br />Here's a few things to start the day:<br /><br />That’s surreal: Watch a river suddenly disappear underground!<br />http://strangesounds.org/2018/01/river-suddenly-disappears-underground-video.html<br /><br />[I'd call it a stream, but it IS strange - take a look]<br /><br />Strong storm wreaks havoc in Santa Catarina, Brazil – Cars destroyed, homes damaged and 160,000 without power<br />http://strangesounds.org/2018/01/brazil-storm-santa-catarina-brusque-photo-video.html<br /><br />A strong storm with heavy rain and powerful winds swept across Brusque and Sao Francisco do Sul, situated in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, damaging houses, uprooting trees and electrical poles. In downtown San Francisco del Sur, Barão do Rio Branco Street was blocked after gusts of wind tore tiles and demolished an electric power pole in the middle of the road. About 5,170 homes were without electricity at 7:30 p.m. in Sao Francisco do Sul and more than 160,000 across the State. At this time, there are no injured. [more]<br /><br /><br />At least 2 killed, dozens injured as train derails near Milan, Italy <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375210-At-least-2-killed-dozens-injured-as-train-derails-near-Milan-Italy<br /><br />Shallow magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off Russia's east coast <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375227-Shallow-magnitude-6-4-earthquake-strikes-off-Russias-east-coast<br /><br />Diver attacked by shark off New Caledonia <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375225-Diver-attacked-by-shark-off-New-Caledonia<br /><br />Dead whale discovered in Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, second for the area in 4 months <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375223-Dead-whale-discovered-in-Marlborough-Sounds-New-Zealand-second-for-the-area-in-4-months<br /><br />Mayon volcano erupts again in the Philippines (UPDATE) https://www.sott.net/article/374882-Mayon-volcano-erupts-again-in-the-Philippines-UPDATE<br /><br />The alert level for Mayon remains four on a scale of five, indicating a violent eruption may be imminent. [more]<br /><br />[mega-precip incident of the day]<br />Snowstorm smacks parts of Minnesota with up to 17 inches of snow in 24 hours (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) <br />https://www.sott.net/article/375142-Snowstorm-smacks-parts-of-Minnesota-with-up-to-17-inches-of-snow-in-24-hours-PHOTOS-VIDEOS<br /><br />[more below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com