2015 - MAY - Other Stories

2015-05-01 - Volcano Bulusan erupts in the Philippine Islands:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20150501-48025-PHL
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/479946/weather/no-immediate-threat-seen-from-bulusan-explosion-quake-on-friday
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/54-philippines-bulusan-volcano-erupts-ejecting-steam-and-ash-cloud/
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/05/01/15/steam-ash-explosion-recorded-mt-bulusan
http://www.businessnewsasia.com/201505025231310-mount-bulusan-philippines-spews-ashes-possible-explosion/
http://www.sott.net/article/295978-Bulusan-volcano-in-Philippines-explodes-ejecting-steam-and-ash

Quote: "A five-minute steam-and-ash explosion followed by 40 volcanic quakes occurred at Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon Friday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said."

2015-05-01 - More than 70 people sicken on cruise ship 'Maasdam', ship returns to coastal Port Everglades (Florida):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Maasdam-8919257.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article20008743.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/05/01/crews-passengers-taken-off-ship-over-virus/
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/fl-hal-maasdam-sick-cruise-20150501-story.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/report-dozens-fall-ill-cruise-ship-out-port-evergl/nk7Rb/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Dozens-of-Cruise-Passengers-Become-Ill-Ship-Returns-to-Port-Everglades-302136671.html

2015-05-01 - Eleven inches of rain in three hours hits Caboolture (Australia), 5+ killed:
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/01/three-die-queensland-floods-downpours-caboolture
http://www.sott.net/article/295931-3-die-in-floods-after-off-the-scale-downpours-in-Caboolture-Australia-Nearly-11-inches-of-rain-in-3-hours

2015-05-01 - Storm dumps seven inches of rain in one day on Havana (Cuba):
http://floodlist.com/america/cuba-2-killed-havana-floods
http://www.sott.net/article/295913-Storm-dumps-7-inches-of-rain-in-a-day-on-Havana-Cuba

2015-05-01 - Tornadoes destroy homes and crops in North Cotabato (Philippine Islands):
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/688638/tornadoes-ruin-houses-crops-in-parts-of-north-cotabato
http://www.sott.net/article/295966-Tornadoes-ruin-houses-and-destroy-crops-in-North-Cotabato

2015-05-01 - Fireball seen in the sky over Eatontown (New Jersey):
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/2015/05/02/jersey-meteor-sighting/26766565/
http://www.sott.net/article/295960-Fireball-seen-in-Eatontown-New-Jersey

2015-05-01 - Spectacular 'sun halo' photographed in Wirral (Britain):
http://www.sott.net/article/295976-Spectacular-sun-halo-captured-over-Wirral-UK

2015-05-01 - DARPA develops guided bullets:
http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2015/04/27.aspx

Quote: "DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program, which developed a self-steering bullet to increase hit rates for difficult, long-distance shots, completed in February its most successful round of live-fire tests to date. An experienced shooter using the technology demonstration system repeatedly hit moving and evading targets. Additionally, a novice shooter using the system for the first time hit a moving target."

2015-05-01 - Researchers find way to alter blood types:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113382722/we-soon-may-be-able-to-change-blood-types-050115/
http://www.sott.net/article/295947-Researchers-have-found-a-way-to-modify-blood-types

2015-05-02 - Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near the island of Hachijo-jima (Japan):
http://rt.com/news/255145-earthquake-southeastern-japan-usgs/
http://www.sott.net/article/295979-5-7-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Japans-Hachijo-jima-island

2015-05-02 - Rare magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes in southern Michigan:
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/05/kids_describe_michigan_earthqu.html
http://wtvr.com/2015/05/02/rare-earthquake-shakes-western-michigan-registers-magnitude-of-4-2/
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/05/michigan_earthquake_the_whole.html
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2015/05/02/michigan-earthquake/26773069/
http://www.sott.net/article/295980-Rare-earthquake-strikes-Michigan-4-2-magnitude
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/03/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-michigan-and-shakes-midwest-strongest-quake-ever-to-hit-the-state/

2015-05-02 - Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius indadequate, scientists say:
http://news.yahoo.com/limiting-global-warming-2-degrees-inadequate-scientists-151246523.html

Quote: "Holding global warming to a 2-degree Celsius temperature rise – the cornerstone of an expected new global climate agreement in December – will fail to prevent many of climate change's worst impacts, a group of scientists and other experts warned Friday."

2015-05-02 - Global decline of large herbivores could lead to 'empty landscape':
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150501151606.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/295957-Global-decline-of-large-herbivores-could-lead-to-an-empty-landscape

2015-05-02 - Snowstorm warning issued for parts of Scotland:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotland-s-weather-snow-hazard-warning-issued-1-3761330
http://www.sott.net/article/295982-Severe-weather-warning-for-snow-in-May-in-Scotland

Quote: "A severe weather warning for snow which could make higher roads hazardous was issued today by the Met Office. It said accumulations of up to 20cm (8in) were likely, mainly above 400m but possibly as low as 300m, with drifting caused by strong easterly winds."

2015-05-02 - Snowstorm hits the Irkutsk region in Russia:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/05/russia-heavy-snowfall-in-irkutsk-region/
http://www.sott.net/article/295983-Heavy-snowfall-in-the-Irkutsk-region-of-Russia

Quote: "The month of May began with hail and snow. Today, May 2, in some areas of Irkutsk was at one degree, with snow. Yesterday almost the entire territory of the Irkutsk region had heavy snowfall. Especially in the evening, snow fell abundantly in Slyudyanka area. On social networks, perturbed Irkutsk citizens have asked if they could return to April, because it was warmer than it is now."

2015-05-02 - Heat wave hits Puerto Rico, water supplies getting scarce:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CE-20150503-48038-PRI

2015-05-02 - Crops being grown with oilfield water in the Central Valley (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-drought-oil-water-20150503-story.html

2015-05-03 - Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Japan, small half-meter tsunami hits the Izu and Ogasawara island chains:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TS-20150503-48053-JPN

2015-05-03 - Shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakesa-earthquake-39-quake-strikes-near-view-park-windsor-hills-calif-onvisi-story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/295989-Shallow-magnitude-3-9-earthquake-reported-in-Los-Angeles-area

2015-05-03 - 12 million trees killed by drought last year in California:
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/may/04/california-drought-kills-12-million-forest-trees-l/
http://www.sott.net/article/296031-Drought-in-California-kills-12-million-trees-since-last-year
http://abc30.com/news/12-million-ca-trees-killed-by-drought-increasing-fire-danger/697008/

2015-05-03 - Large waves and swells pound the California coast, cruise ships forced to alter course:
http://news.yahoo.com/waves-along-california-force-cruise-ship-change-course-011528462.html

2015-05-03 - Devastating floods hit Java and Lombok (Indonesia), thousands displaced:
http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-1000s-displaced-floods-java-lombok
http://www.sott.net/article/296027-Thousands-displaced-by-floods-in-Java-and-Lombok-Indonesia

2015-05-03 - Storm and flooding hits eastern Australia, at least 6 killed:
http://www.sott.net/article/296029-Heavy-rains-bring-death-toll-to-6-along-Australias-east-coast
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=156620&sid=44389658&con_type=1

2015-05-03 - For those in the US, map shows what your state is #1 at:
http://distractify.com/matt-buco/we-are-shamefully-number-1/?ts_pid=2

Note: LMAO, my state is #1 in meth lab incidents, woohoo! They're not all bad. Pennsylvania, for example, is #1 for holiday music downloads, and Texas is #1 for pet tigers, and Illinois is #1 for people who tip...

2015-05-03 - Sun spits out huge burst of plasma:
http://rt.com/news/255497-nasa-solar-flare-video/
http://www.sott.net/article/296036-NASA-records-enormous-burst-of-plasma-erupting-from-the-sun

2015-05-04 - Volcano Kliuchevskoi erupts, blows gas and ash miles into the atmosphere, on the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20150504-48069-RUS
http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3771031&Itemid=1
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/the-most-powerful-volcano-in-kamchatka-releases-steam-and-ash/

Quote: "The Kliuchevskoi, the most powerful existing chain giants in the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka volcano, today launched clouds of gas-steam and ash to a height of seven thousand five hundred meters above the level the sea."

2015-05-04 - Volcano Turrialba erupts in Costa Rica, airport closed for 12 hours:
http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/05/04/costa-ricas-turrialba-volcano-erupts-ash-expected-in-san-jose

Quote: "As of this writing, a total of 13 inbound flights to Costa Rica were affected by the decision to close the airport because of ash that fell on the runway, according to Aeris spokeswoman Silvia Chaves. Ash on the runway can make landing dangerous and damage plane engines."

2015-05-04 - Shallow magnitude 5.8+ earthquake shakes Wanaka (New Zealand):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20150504-48062-NZL
http://www.sott.net/article/296014-New-Zealand-shaken-by-6-0-magnitude-earthquake
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3066866/New-Zealand-hit-severe-earthquake.html

2015-05-05 - NASA shows some pics of the volcanic island that formed late last year near Tonga:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/05/05/15/look-volcano-explosion-creates-new-pacific-island

Note: Volcanic activity continues. Not good. The subsurface oceanic volcanic eruptions, like the one that formed that island off Tonga, and the island off Pakistan, and the island near Japan, and the ones that have erupted off the coast of Oregon, are the ones to really worry about, since the ancient anaerobic bacteria and archaea that produce hydrogen sulfide love heat and lack of oxygen, conditions seen around subsurface volcanoes and crustal fractures. And of course all that extra heat will melt the methane clathrates in the area, and the H2S-producing microbes eat methane for food. This is the ancient extinction event that has once again reared its head...

2015-05-04 - Man, 20, loses consciousness in the bilge of cargo ship 'Am Krakow' near France:
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Am-Krakow-9624122.html

Quote: "On May 4, 2015, around 3: 30 p.m. a crew member of the 'Am Kraków' lost consciousness and had to be medevaced by the GRIMP from Fort-Mardyck. The 20 years old sailor was working in bilge in the afternoon, while the crew of the 'Am Krakow' was preparing the ship to sail for Baltimore, and lost consciousness."

2015-05-04 - Man, 47, has heart attack on cargo ship 'Ore China' near coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Ore-China-9522972.html

Quote: "On May 2, 2015, at 5 p.m. the NSRI ASR (Air Sea Rescue) was placed on alert by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to prepare to medevac a 47 year old Indian crewman, suffering a suspected heart attack..."

2015-05-04 - Person, 50, sickens on cruise ship 'Aidablu' near coastal Marseille (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Aidablu-9398888.html

Quote: "In the morning of May 3, 2015 the CROSS MED was alerted by the 'Aidablu' after a passenger of 50 years fell ill. A medical consultation was carried out between the ship and the centre of maritime medical consultation (CCMM) in Toulouse and an urgent medical evacuation to hospital was determined."

2015-05-04 - Huge waves pound the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Chile, hundreds evacuate, 3 killed, 1 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=GW-20150504-48064-MLC

2015-05-04 - Major storm surges dump saltwater onto Bangladesh:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=SE-20150504-48060-BGD

2015-05-05 - Shallow magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes near Kokopo (Papua New Guinea):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TS-20150506-48086-PNG
http://q13fox.com/2015/05/04/strong-earthquake-rocks-papua-new-guinea-on-pacific-ring-of-fire/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/7-5-magnitude-strikes-the-new-britain-region-of-papua-new-guinea-3rd-large-quake-in-two-months/

2015-05-05 - More than 80 volcanic earthquakes shake Volcano Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20150505-48077-JPN
http://rt.com/news/255737-japan-volcano-quakes-warning/
http://www.sott.net/article/296088-Possible-threat-of-eruption-at-Hakone-volcano-as-100-volcanic-earthquakes-recorded
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/volcanic-earthquakes-surge-near-japans-hakone-volcano-volcano-hasnt-erupted-in-800-years/

2015-05-05 - Nepal earthquake's body count tops 7500, more than 14,000 injured:
http://www.ibtimes.com/nepal-earthquake-2015-death-toll-update-more-7500-dead-earthquake-14500-injured-1909038
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-surges-past-7500-victims-with-14500-reportedly-injured/

2015-05-05 - Dust storm hits Victoria and NSW (Australia):
http://www.stockjournal.com.au/news/agriculture/general/weather/dust-storm-shrouds-nsw-victoria/2731407.aspx
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/dust-storm-engulfs-country-towns-as-severe-winds-lash-victoria-and-nsw/

2015-05-05 - Cuba struck by second round of flooding in a week as storm unloads 14 inches of rain in one day:
http://floodlist.com/america/barocoa-cuba-second-severe-floods-week
http://www.sott.net/article/296099-Cuba-struck-by-second-severe-flood-in-a-week-14-inches-of-rain-in-a-day

2015-05-05 - Scientists say the Sun is capable of producing superflares 1000 times stronger than any flare ever seen:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/05/05/scientists-spot-evidence-for-superflares-blowing-away-anything-weve-ever-seen/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/scientists-say-sun-capable-of-producing-superflares-1000-times-stronger-than-any-flare-ever-witnessed/

2015-05-05 - Fish found with cancer in the Susquehanna River (Pennsylvania):
http://www.witf.org/news/2015/05/state-official-was-on-boat-as-cancerous-fish-was-hauled-in.php
http://news.yahoo.com/video/fish-caught-pennsylvania-tests-positive-121050837.html
http://wnep.com/2015/05/06/anglers-concerned-after-bass-caught-in-susquehanna-river-tests-positive-for-cancer/

2015-05-05 - Fracking chemicals contaminating well water in Pennsylvania:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150504163512.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/296073-Scientists-document-fracking-chemical-contamination-of-Pennsylvania-drinking-water-wells

2015-05-05 - Mysterious glowing orbs rotate across the sky over Cordoba (Argentina):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/watch-mysterious-glowing-ufo-move-5641780
http://www.sott.net/article/296104-Rotating-UFO-filmed-moving-slowly-across-the-sky-above-Cordoba-Argentina

2015-05-05 - NASA tests 10-engine helicopter-plane hybrid drone:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nasa-new-10-engine-airplane-helicopter-article-1.2211190
http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0505/NASA-drone-takes-off-like-a-helicopter-flies-like-a-plane

2015-05-05 - Doughnut delivery vehicle stolen at 2:45 AM in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/story/28978462/doughnut-delivery-vehicle-stolen-overnight-in-st-louis-county

Quote: "A doughnut delivery vehicle was stolen overnight in St. Louis County, police said, wiping traces of doughnut residue off their faces."

Note: Heh, okay, I added the last part...

2015-05-06 - Volcano Bulusan erupts again in the Philippine Islands, 1100 people evacuated:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/689803/1100-evacuated-in-sorsogon-due-to-bulusan-explosion
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/554407/philippines-issues-volcano-alert-after-steam-explosion
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/05/07/an-ash-explosion-occurred-on-mount-bulusan-a-volcano-in-sorsogon-at-9-46-last-night-some-residents-in-irosin-were-affected-but-no-evacuation-was-ordered-phivolcs-says-no-magma-is-rising-inside-the-vol/

2015-05-06 - Mount Hakone showing signs of possible imminent eruption, popular hot springs closed in Hakone (Japan):
http://news.yahoo.com/volcanic-activity-closes-part-popular-japan-hot-springs-082948557.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296160-Volcanic-activity-shuts-part-of-popular-Japan-hot-springs

2015-05-06 - Three earthquakes strike along the Concord fault in 30 minutes in California:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/05/06/3-2-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-concord/
http://www.sott.net/article/296124-Three-earthquakes-in-30-minutes-strike-Concord-Fault-in-California
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakes-magnitude-32-quake-strikes-near-concord-calif-20150506-story.html

2015-05-06 - Tornado hits zoological park in Tuttle (Oklahoma), tigers and other animals escape, recaptured:
http://kfor.com/2015/05/06/exotic-animals-from-tiger-safari-on-the-loose-in-tuttle/
http://www.newsweek.com/lions-tigers-and-other-exotic-animals-loose-oklahoma-after-tornado-hits-329250

2015-05-06 - Tornado destroys home in Mount Hope (Kansas):
http://www.kansas.com/news/weather/article20378679.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296139-Tornado-destroys-homes-in-Mount-Hope-Kansas

2015-05-06 - Severe storms and tornado rip through Hamburg and Buetzow (Germany), trees torn up, cars overturned, roofs blown away:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/06/tornado-hits-germany-leaving-extensive-damage
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11586284/Dramatic-moment-tornado-hits-northern-Germany.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296105-1-dead-after-severe-storms-ravage-Hamburg-and-Buetzow-Germany
http://www.sott.net/article/296144-Tornado-and-severe-storms-hit-northern-Germany

2015-05-06 - Storm dumps 7 inches of rain in one day on Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), flooding ensues:
http://floodlist.com/america/usa/flash-flood-emergency-oklahoma-city
http://www.sott.net/article/296149-Flash-flood-emergency-issued-for-Oklahoma-City-following-7-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours

Quote: "The US National Weather Service yesterday evening issued an unprecedented 'flash flood emergency' for Oklahoma City after storms dumped record amounts of rain on Wednesday 06 May 2015."

2015-05-06 - World's first self-driving tractor trailer hits the road in Nevada:
http://rt.com/news/255981-self-driving-truck-nevada/
http://time.com/3848456/self-driving-freightliner-truck/
http://wtop.com/tech/2015/05/self-driving-semi-truck-makes-debut-on-hoover-dam/
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/28991023/freightliner-to-test-self-driving-semi-trucks
http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-trucks-are-alive-freightliner-gets-license-to-run-autonomous-semi-truck/
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/business/ci_28058596/self-driving-semi-truck-makes-debut-hoover-dam
http://myinforms.com/en/a/12831651-freightliner-unveils-worlds-first-self-driving-semi-truck/

Quote: "If you hanker to be a driver of a brand-new Daimler truck, there's bad news for you: the job doesn't exist anymore. The Freightliner Inspiration, the world's first self-driving semi-truck, is now undergoing testing under real road conditions in Nevada. It's not yet on sale, however. The US state has certified two Freightliner Inspiration trucks to mix with regular traffic on public roads."

Note: Good idea. Humans are the weakest link, since it takes soooo little hydrogen sulfide to disable or kill a human being. So, turn trucks into robots or drones and we might just be able to survive at least a little longer...

2015-05-06 - Cost of fighting fires could top $1 billion:
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Cost-of-Fighting-Wildfires-Could-Top-1-Billion-302748151.html

2015-05-06 - Man and dog injured by manhole explosion sue ConEd in New York City (New York):
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/05/dog-injured-in-manhole-explosion-sues-coned.html
http://fnews.com/dog-is-plantiff-in-lawsuit-against-con-ed-over-manhole-explosion-q98z

Quote: "But he's also named Abby as a complainant in the suit, since she suffered singed paws and fur as a result of the incident."

2015-05-06 - Off-duty cop, man, gets into fight, bites man's testicles, in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://nypost.com/2015/05/07/off-duty-cop-bit-mans-testicles-during-fight-outside-bar-police/

2014-05-07 - Volcano Concepcion on the island of Ometepe (Nicaragua) belches out gas in 60 small eruptions:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20150507-48113-NIC

Quote: "Nicaragua's Concepcion volcano has experienced more than 60 small eruptions since early Wednesday. 'The volcano has spewed gases but no ash,' said the coordinator of the Council on Communication and Citizenry, Rosario Murillo."

Quote: "The 1,610 meter high active volcano is located on the picturesque island of Ometepe, with 36,000 inhabitants."

2015-05-07 - Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Papua New Guinea:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002das#general_summary
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/05/07/earthquake-papua-new-guinea/70933090/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/strong-7-1-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-papua-new-guinea-no-tsunami-threat/
http://www.sott.net/article/296134-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-7-1-149km-SW-of-Panguna-Papua-New-Guinea
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/strong-quake-rocks-papua-new-guinea-local-tsunami-possible/2015/05/07/da512006-f48c-11e4-bca5-21b51bbdf93e_story.html

Quote: "A powerful earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the fourth strong quake to hit the South Pacific island nation in a week."

2015-05-07 - Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Venus (Texas):
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/4-0-magnitude-quake-in-venus-rattles-much-of-north-texas.html/
http://www.sott.net/article/296180-Rare-4-0-earthquake-rocks-north-Texas-amid-fracking-debate

2015-05-07 - Responders train for chemical explosion in coastal Wellington (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/68350904/wellington-emergency-staff-prepare-for-chemical-explosion

2015-05-07 - Atmospheric CO2 levels top 400 for the first time in 5 million years:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/07/climate-change-alert-global-carbon-dioxide-tops-400-ppm-for-first-time/

Quote: "This isn’t good. In fact, the last time it happened was up to 5 million years ago."

Note: And we're just getting going now. Once all the methane flooding into the atmosphere has its full effect, it'll be a repeat of the 'Great Dying', the Permian-Triassic extinction. No way can humans survive that, not on the surface of the Earth anyway...

2015-05-07 - Scientist accuses leading climate scientists of offering false hope:
http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/06/leading-scientists-accused-of-offering-false-hope-on-climate/

Note: No way, really?! Hah, just kidding, he's right. He doesn't even realize how bad things are either, nor is it likely that he can even begin to imagine how bad things are going to get...

2015-05-07 - Subtropical Storm Ana heads toward the US East Coast near Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://news.yahoo.com/subtropical-storm-ana-drifting-toward-us-southeastern-coast-090155260.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296187-Earliest-subtropical-cyclone-affecting-US-forms-off-coastal-Carolinas

2015-05-07 - Typhoon Noul strengthens, now Category 4 storm, heads toward the Philippine Islands, evacuations ensue:
http://www.sott.net/article/296185-Typhoon-and-active-volcano-force-evacuations-in-Philippines
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/08/us-philippines-typhoon-volcano-idUSKBN0NT0J220150508

2015-05-07 - Tornado leaves trail of destruction in Rhome (Texas):
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29015037/ef-1-tornado-leaves-behind-damage-in-town-of-rhome
http://www.sott.net/article/296210-Massive-tornado-hits-town-of-Rhome

2015-05-07 - Spiders ingest carbon nanotubes and graphene flakes and spin superstrong silk:
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/537301/spiders-ingest-nanotubes-then-weave-silk-reinforced-with-carbon/

2015-05-08 - Antarctica experiencing a net loss of about 92 billion tons of ice per year:
http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/07/scientists-warn-of-runaway-west-antarctic-ice-melt/

Note: Bad news there. All that mass heading toward the oceans and the thin crust at the bottom of the oceans will cause more quakes and volcanic eruptions, especially in the oceans and in coastal areas. And that will cause more methane and hydrogen sulfide to spew from the oceans, which will cause more fires and explosions, and more animals and people will drop dead. And so on and so on, until we're gone. It's probably best not to count too much on living as long as ten more years. One whiff of invisible hydrogen sulfide blowing by and you could be dead today...

2015-05-08 - Volcano Karangetang erupts violently, some homes flattened, in North Sulawesi (Indonesia), evacuations ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20150509-48139-IDN
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=281082
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/55-hundreds-evacuated-as-indonesias-karangetang-volcano-violently-erupts-in-n-sulawesi/

Quote: "Impact of the active volcano’s eruption has flattened several houses in Kora village in the region, BNPB Spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said, adding that in the afternoon the volcano was still erupting lava, rocks and hot materials as far as several kilometers from the crater of the volcano."

2015-05-08 - Volcano Turrialba erupts, blows ash a mile high, in Costa Rica:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/costa-rica-volcano-turrialba-spews-black-ash-cloud-6000ft-into-air-video-1499937
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/costa-ricas-volcano-turrialba-spews-black-ash-cloud-6000ft-into-air/

2015-05-08 - Magnitude 4.3 earthquake shakes coastal Gujarat (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20150509-48140-IND

Note: MISA Theory keeps on chugging. The more ice that melts on this planet, the more volcanism that occurs. The more volcanism that occurs, the faster we end up extinct. And it's all speeding up, feedbacks reinforcing other feedbacks. It's unstoppable. Maybe it always was. In any case, we can either work on Plan B or we can keep doing whatever it is we're currently doing until we individually each burn to death or fall over dead or whatever. Seeing as people aren't waking up and facing the problem, it seems like people would actually prefer to die than they would prefer to deal with reality. The Earth is totally fine with us committing suicide by inaction...

2015-05-08 - 30 people sicken on cruise ship at the island of Maui (Hawaii):
http://kxan.com/2015/05/08/dozens-quarantined-after-norovirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship/
http://www.wsls.com/story/29012251/dozens-quarantined-after-norovirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship

2015-05-08 - Cat found infected with plague in Jerome (Arizona):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150508-48130-USA

Quote: "Yavapai County Community Health Service (YCCHS) officials are issuing a warning to residents and visitors of the Mingus Mountain area to take extra precautions following the discovery of plague in a sick cat from the town of Jerome Arizona."

2015-05-08 - Waterspouts and tornado threaten the Bahamas:
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/grand-bahama-bahamas/Huge_waterspout_touches_down_in_Freeport41779.shtml
http://www.sott.net/article/296197-Waterspout-and-tornado-threaten-Bahamas

2015-05-09 - Expert warns that Japan entering 'era of great quakes and eruptions':
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002137062
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/expert-warns-japan-has-entered-era-of-great-quakes-and-eruptions-volcanoes-stirring-across-japan/

Note: Not just Japan - it's planet-wide, not localized...

2015-05-09 - More than 60 small eruptions occur at Volcano Concepcion (Nicaragua):
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2386612&CategoryId=23558
http://www.sott.net/article/296255-More-than-60-small-eruptions-at-Nicaraguas-Concepcion-volcano

2015-05-09 - Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near the coast on the Big Island (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150509_45_magnitude_earthquake_recorded_north_of_Naalehu.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296250-Hawaii-rattled-by-two-earthquakes-volcanic-lake-hits-record-level

2015-05-09 - Kilauea lava lake hits record levels:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/us/hawaii-kilauea-lava-lake-eruption/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/hawaiis-big-island-shaken-by-twin-earthquakes-volcanic-lake-hit-record-levels/

2015-05-09 - Unknown illness kills 21 children ages 9-12 in just a few days in Angola:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150510-48147-AGO

Quote: "Health authorities in Luanda, Angola, are investigating a disease, still undiagnosed, that in just a few days killed 21 children between the ages of 9-12 years."

2015-05-09 - Man, 47, has kidney and heart problems on cruise ship near coastal Cape Hatteras (North Carolina), medevac'd off:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150509/NEWS/150509391/-1/rss01
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/05/09/coast-guard-airlifts-ailing-man-from-cruise-ship/
http://www.wcvb.com/news/coast-guard-evacuate-man-with-heart-failure-from-cruise-ship/32912172
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/coast-guard-medevacs-man-aboard-cruise-ship-nc-coast-2872613
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/north-carolina/2015/05/09/coast-guard-medevacs-man-aboard-cruise-ship-off-nccoast/27069531/

Quote: "The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a man with renal and heart failure symptoms from a cruise ship Saturday afternoon about 180 miles south of Nantucket..."

Note: Renal problems - e.g. kidney problems - have been mysteriously killing many people in Sri Lanka, mentioned in the 2015-01-18 update. From the full hypothesis: "Renal problems - e.g. problems with kidneys - will escalate, as is already happening with crop workers on the western coast of Central America."

2015-05-09 - More than 50 tornadoes hit Tornado Alley in the United States:
http://nypost.com/2015/05/07/victims-sift-through-rubble-after-51-twisters-rip-through-tornado-alley/
http://www.sott.net/article/296267-Fifty-one-tornados-rip-through-Tornado-Alley-Nebraska-Kansas-Oklahoma-and-north-Texas

2015-05-10 - Volcano Telica spews fiery rocks and gases in Nicaragua, nearby towns hit with ash:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20150511-48161-NIC
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/sthamerica/2015/05/11/nicaraguan-volcano-dusts-towns-in-ash.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296304-Telica-volcano-Nicaraguas-most-active-spews-fiery-rocks-gases-and-ash-30-eruptions-reported
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/56-nicaraguas-telica-volcano-dusts-town-with-ash-30-eruptions-reported-after-8-year-hiatus/

Quote: "Nicaragua’s Telica volcano, the country’s most active, spewed fiery rocks and gases Sunday, dusting nearby towns with ash and awing residents as incandescent material shot into the night sky. The volcano has registered 30 small eruptions since it rumbled to life on Thursday, the strongest yet occurring Sunday evening, according to the Nicaraguan Geological Institute. 'It spat hot rocks, gas and ash, reaching a height of 400 meters (1,312 feet),' the agency said in a statement. The flaming rocks caused vegetation on the volcano’s slopes to catch fire, and fiery balls of burning foliage created a spectacle for observers."

2015-05-10 - Volcano Turrialba erupts again in Costa Rica:
http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/05/10/as-turrialba-volcano-erupts-again-scientists-warn-of-increased-health-risks-economic-damage
http://www.sott.net/article/296303-Turrialba-Volcano-erupts-again-scientists-warn-of-economic-damage-increased-health-risks

2015-05-10 - Powerful EF-3 tornado rips through Van (Texas), 2 killed, 43 injured:
http://keranews.org/post/tornado-hit-van-east-texas-had-135-mph-winds-2-dead-43-hurt
http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Injuries-Damage-After-Storms-in-Van-Fire-Chief-303241361.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-marshal-dead-tornado-hit-east-texas-town-30958102
http://news.yahoo.com/official-over-20-injured-homes-destroyed-texas-storm-073758172.html

Quote: "Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety say everyone who had been previously reported missing in Van a day after an EF-3 tornado ravaged their small community has been accounted for Monday night. The tornado that struck the East Texas town Sunday killed two people and injured 43."

2015-05-10 - Video shows tornado tearing through Norman (Oklahoma):
http://www.sott.net/article/296314-Terrifying-video-reveals-the-view-from-inside-a-tornado-as-it-strikes-Norman-Oklahoma
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3076588/Inside-eye-storm-Terrifying-footage-reveals-view-inside-tornado-strikes-Oklahoma-town.html

2015-05-10 - Snowstorm dumps a foot of snow on the Black Hills (South Dakota), area may see another foot of snow too:
http://www.kttc.com/story/29024963/may-storm-dumps-foot-of-snow-on-sds-black-hills
http://www.sott.net/article/296264-May-snowstorm-dumps-over-a-foot-of-snow-on-South-Dakotas-Black-Hills

2015-05-10 - Strange noises in the skies around the world in 2015:
http://www.sott.net/article/296280-SOTT-Exclusive-More-strange-noises-in-the-sky-The-best-of-2015-so-far

2015-05-10 - Bird flu killing the crap out of poultry, may mean no turkey for Thanksgiving:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bird-flu-outbreak-may-mean-no-turkey-for-thanksgiving/article24252548/

2015-05-10 - Antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' strain of typhoid fever spreading globally:
http://news.yahoo.com/drug-resistant-superbug-strain-typhoid-spreads-worldwide-140421262.html

2015-05-10 - Seal found forty miles inland in Cambridgeshire (Britain):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11597127/Sunbathing-seal-spotted-40-miles-inland-in-Cambridgeshire.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296298-Seal-seen-40-miles-inland-in-Cambridgeshire-UK

2015-05-10 - Non-migratory citril finch from mainland Europe found on beach near Holkham (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/rare_citril_finch_bird_spotted_near_holkham_beach_1_4067972
http://www.sott.net/article/296272-Non-migratory-citril-finch-from-mountains-of-mainland-Europe-found-near-beach-in-Holkham-UK

2015-05-10 - Tropical slate-thwarted redstart warbler found at South Padre Island (Texas):
http://portisabelsouthpadre.com/2015/05/08/rare-warbler-spotted/
http://www.sott.net/article/296240-Another-completely-lost-bird-Slate-throated-redstart-resident-of-humid-highland-forests-turns-up-on-South-Padre-Island-Texas

2015-05-10 - Wild boar wanders into shopping mall, climbs ladder, in Hong Kong (China):
http://news.yahoo.com/consumer-culture-gone-wild-boar-visits-hong-kong-075109637.html

2015-05-11 - Man attacks two random women with a hammer in Union Square in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://7online.com/news/two-women-attacked-by-hammer-wielding-man-in-union-square/715337/

Quote: "Around 7:30 p.m., a 28-year-old female was sitting in the park when a man took out a hammer from a bag and struck her head. She was taken Lenox Hill Hospital. About 10 minutes later, a 33-year-old female walking west on West 17th Street was approached by the suspect from behind and struck in the back of the head."

2015-05-11 - Harmful algae blooms becoming more common in coastal Chesapeake Bay:
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-algal-blooms-chesapeake-bay-frequent.html

2015-05-11 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) outbreak hits Tappan Lake (Ohio):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150512-48183-USA

2015-05-11 - Sea level rising faster than previously thought:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/global-sea-levels-rising-faster-than-previously-thought/

2015-05-11 - California drought, worst in 1200 years, brings Lake Mead down to record low levels:
http://www.sott.net/article/296355-California-drought-causes-Lake-Mead-to-fall-to-lowest-level-on-record
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630202.400-worst-drought-in-1200-years-drains-americas-biggest-reservoir.html

Quote: "If it gets much lower – and with summer approaching and a dwindling snowpack available to replenish it, that looks likely – official rationing will begin for Arizona and Nevada. The hydroelectric output of the Hoover dam (below), to which the lake owes its existence, could also suffer."

2015-05-11 - New rules on oil trains draw fire from firefighters:
http://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/national/article20670294.html

2015-05-11 - Waterspout rips through coastal Manteo (North Carolina):
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2015/05/11/waterspout-rips-through-manteo-leaving-behind-damage/
http://www.sott.net/article/296351-Waterspout-rips-through-Manteo-North-Carolina

2015-05-11 - Typhoon Noul kills two and flattens houses in the north-east Philippine Islands:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/extreme-weather-report-05112015.html

2015-05-11 - Heavy storms hit Arkansas with widespread flooding:
http://www.katv.com/story/29031820/widespread-flooding-in-arkansas
http://www.sott.net/article/296359-Extensive-widespread-reports-of-flooding-in-Arkansas

2015-05-11 - Mega-banks on the brink of failure again:
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/larger-than-ever-banks-poised-to-fail-again-the-damage-will-not-be-contained_05112015
http://www.sott.net/article/296352-Mega-Banks-are-on-the-brink-of-failure-again-The-damage-will-not-be-contained

2015-05-11 - Big asteroid to zip by near Earth on Thursday:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/05/11/dinosaur-killer-asteroid-near-miss-this-thursday/
http://www.sott.net/article/296334-Near-miss-with-gigantic-asteroid-coming-this-Thursday
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/giant-asteroid-to-skim-pass-earth-how-long-will-planets-lucky-streak-of-near-misses-hold/

2015-05-11 - Woman, 29, gets lost during run, drinks own breast milk to survive, near Wellington (New Zealand):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/29030225/new-zealand-mom-drinks-own-breast-milk-to-survive-in-forest

2015-05-12 - Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes near Chautara (Nepal), more homes collapse, panic ensues, at least 65 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20150512-48184-NPL
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/another-massive-earthquake-jolts-nepal-over-20-dead/16203195
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article20728302.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/12/nepal-hit-by-second-huge-earthquake
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11447419
http://www.sott.net/article/296338-Nepal-hit-by-7-3-magnitude-earthquake-near-Mount-Everest
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/new-7-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-nepal-buildings-collapse-mass-panic-ensues/

2015-05-12 - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast near Honshu Island (Japan):
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/story/29046807/2015/05/12/68m-quake-rattles-northern-japan
http://bigislandnow.com/2015/05/12/no-tsunami-threat-following-6-8m-japan-earthquake/
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/29046807/2015/05/12/68m-quake-rattles-northern-japan
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/earthquake-in-japan.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296370-Powerful-6-8-earthquake-strikes-off-Japans-Honshu-island
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/powerful-6-8-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-northeastern-japan/

2015-05-12 - Australia's Bureau of Meteorology declares onset of powerful El Nino weather pattern:
http://www.afp.com/en/news/el-nino-weather-system-pack-punch-pacific-australia
http://www.sott.net/article/296353-Australias-Bureau-of-Meteorology-declares-onset-of-powerful-El-Nino-weather-pattern

2015-05-12 - Massive rainfall and flooding hits Nairobi (Kenya), 10 killed:
http://www.sott.net/article/296343-10-killed-as-heavy-rains-strike-Nairobi-Kenya
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000161938&story_title=10%20killed%20as%20heavy%20rains%20hit%20Nairobi%20Monday%20night/thecounties/

2015-05-12 - Storm dumps 10 inches of rain in 3 hours on Corsicana (Texas), 1 killed:
http://floodlist.com/america/usa/texas-floods-corsicana-10-inches-rain
http://www.sott.net/article/296344-Man-killed-in-Corsicana-Texas-after-10-inches-of-rainfall-in-3-hours

2015-05-12 - Torrential rains pound Wellington (New Zealand), major flooding ensues:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/341940/torrential-rain-causes-flooding-wellington
http://www.sott.net/article/296382-Torrential-rain-causes-flooding-in-Wellington-New-Zealand

2015-05-12 - Scientists image gravity waves in the atmosphere:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113389245/scientists-image-gravity-waves-through-atmosphere-051215/
http://www.sott.net/article/296374-Scientists-image-gravity-waves-through-atmosphere

2015-05-12 - Mysterious stone circle could be older than Stonehenge, in Dartmoor (Britain):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/mysterious-stone-circle-discovered-dartmoor-5682816
http://www.sott.net/article/296376-Mysterious-stone-circle-discovered-on-Dartmoor-could-be-older-than-Stonehenge

2015-05-12 - Unknown object seen in the skies over Chile:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/13/chile-ufo-not-made-by-man_n_7155738.html

2015-05-12 - Two guys fly over Dubai (UAE) in jetpacks, film the experience:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/12/jetpacks-dubai-sky-dive-dubai/27207789/
http://abc7chicago.com/travel/daredevils-use-jetpacks-to-soar-over-dubai/717380/
http://www.cnet.com/videos/jetpack-travel-like-youve-never-seen-it/

Quote: "In a promotional video for Sky Dive Dubai, two guys are seen flying in jetpacks. Jetmen Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet soar over the futuristic city. The nearly 12-minute video is daringly beautiful."

2015-05-13 - Mount Etna erupts and gushes lava in Italy:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20150513-48194-ITA
http://nypost.com/2015/05/13/molen-lava-gushes-out-of-sicilys-mount-etna/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/molten-lava-gushes-out-of-sicilys-mount-etna-volcano/

2015-05-13 - Earth keeps on warming:
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/nasa-shows-human-hothouse-maintaining-record-high-temperatures-for-2015/

2015-05-13 - Flesh-eating bacteria may be hitting US beaches this summer:
http://www.ibtimes.com/flesh-eating-bacteria-ocean-necrotizing-fasciitis-coming-us-beaches-summer-1918539

2015-05-13 - Severe hailstorm pounds Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), homes damaged, 9 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32736480
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/giant-hailstorm-pounds-southern-germany-nearly-a-week-after-devastating-tornado-reported-in-the-north/

2015-05-13 - Typhoon Dolphin expected to strengthen as it heads toward Guam:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/05/13/typhoon-dolphin-expected-to-intensify-as-it-threatens-guam-with-direct-hit/

2015-05-13 - Devastating floods hit Tanzania, at least 12 killed:
http://floodlist.com/africa/tanzania-floods-dar-es-salaam-may-2015
http://www.sott.net/article/296391-Floods-leave-12-dead-in-Dar-es-Salaam-Tanzania

2015-05-13 - Science plane flies through mysterious antimatter thundercloud on the Georgia coast:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/science/plane-survives-flight-through-mysterious-antimatter-thundercloud/article/433179
http://www.sott.net/article/296430-Plane-records-flight-through-mysterious-antimatter-thundercloud

2015-05-13 - Large Hadron Collider captures incredibly rare particle decay for first time:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/13/8599705/large-hadron-collider-discovery-meson-decay

2015-05-14 - More than 150 people sicken on cruise ship 'Star Princess' near coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Star-Princess-9192363.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/05/14/stomach-illness-outbreak-delays-cruise-ship-in-sf-port-for-cleaning/

2015-05-14 - Aftershocks continue to shake Nepal after series of large quakes:
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/five-more-aftershocks-hit-nepal-as-toll-in-fresh-quake-tops-100/
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/five-more-aftershocks-hit-nepal-as-toll-in-fresh-quake-tops-100/articleshow/47281018.cms

2015-05-14 - NASA finds Larsen B Ice Shelf just a few years from major disintegration in Antarctica:
http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-finds-antarctic-ice-shelf-few-years-disintegration-021814031.html

2015-05-14 - Climate forecasters say El Niño is here to stay:
http://mashable.com/2015/05/14/el-nino-is-here-to-stay/
http://news.yahoo.com/el-ni-o-could-strengthen-september-uk-met-092856732.html

2015-05-14 - Houston (Texas) hit by more than 10 inches of rain in 24 hours:
http://floodlist.com/america/usa/1-dead-houston-floods-10-inches-rain
http://www.sott.net/article/296464-1-dead-in-Houston-following-floods-10-Inches-of-rain-in-24-hours

2015-05-14 - Severe storm dumps more than 1.5 inches of rain in an hour on San Diego (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20150515-48221-USA

2015-05-14 - Heavy rain and flooding hits Wellington (New Zealand), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20150515-48218-NZL

2015-05-14 - Bird flu driving up prices of eggs and turkey in the US Midwest:
http://www.sott.net/article/296471-Bird-flu-pushes-up-price-of-eggs-turkey-in-Midwest-US
http://www.omaha.com/money/bird-flu-pushes-up-prices-of-eggs-turkey-in-some/article_dfa1d7ad-a862-5c76-8b1e-002da827f39c.html

2015-05-14 - First warm-blooded fish found:
http://www.livescience.com/50839-first-warm-blooded-fish-found.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296451-First-warm-blooded-fish-found
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/15/407072979/first-in-fish-fully-warm-blooded-moonfish-prowls-the-deep-seas

2015-05-14 - Bacteria may be remaking drugs in sewage:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bacteria-may-be-remaking-drugs-in-sewage/

2015-05-14 - Rare tropical bird found in Scott State Park (Kansas):
http://salinapost.com/2015/05/14/man-discovers-rare-tropical-bird-at-western-kansas-state-park/
http://www.sott.net/article/296470-Rare-tropical-bird-found-in-Scott-State-Park-Kansas

2015-05-14 - Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89:
http://www.wmur.com/entertainment/blues-legend-bb-king-dies/33036868
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/15/bb-king-dead_n_7289090.html
http://www.wpxi.com/news/entertainment/bbking-passes/nk8kt/

2015-05-14 - Scientists discover new state of matter, may affect superconductor research:
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/scientists-discover-whole-new-state-of-matter

Quote: "Referred to as a 'Jahn-Teller metal,' it could offer breakthroughs in the science of superconductivity."

2015-05-14 - Researchers grow human sperm in a laboratory for the first time, in Lyon (France):
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113390071/sperm-grown-in-lab-for-first-time-ever-051315/
http://www.sott.net/article/296425-Sperm-grown-in-lab-for-first-time-ever

2015-05-14 - Woman has terrible accident in Colorado, forgets her past but becomes genius:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/colorado-rancher-become-accidental-genius-061802145.html

Note: They call it 'Acquired Savant Syndrome'. They could have come up with a better acronym. 'She's got ASS!'

2015-05-15 - HazMat event, 13 people sickened by sweet odor at post office in Hamilton Township (New Jersey):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20150516-48230-USA

Quote: "The incident occurred around 9:50 a.m. when a male postal worker began feeling sick, according to Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede. Other employees also reported symptoms of being dizzy and nauseous and the building was evacuated. The male had passed out briefly, according to Township Health Officer Jeff Plunkett. The offending odor that was believed to have sickened the postal workers was described as a sweet-smell, similar to that of being in a pancake house."

Note: Some people say that hydrogen sulfide has a sweet, flowery or sickeningly sweet odor at medium-high concentrations. This not being a sewer facility or an oil facility, they likely did not check for the presence of hydrogen sulfide. I've smelled hydrogen sulfide at high enough concentrations for it to smell sweet twice, once while a man was pumping a porta-potty into an open sewer manhole and once in the wee hours while walking down the street. The day after that second event, the Edward Jones Dome was evacuated due to a noxious odor that originated from OUTSIDE, mentioned in the 2014-04-11 update. If you smell a sweet or sickeningly sweet or flowery smell and there's no discernible reason for it then you may be getting gassed...

2015-05-15 - Volcano Fuego becoming more active in Guatemala:
http://news.yahoo.com/guatemalas-fuego-volcano-becoming-more-active-officials-210542340.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/officials-warn-guatemalas-fuego-volcano-becoming-more-active/

Quote: "Guatemala's Fuego volcano is becoming more active, belching out increasing amounts of smoke and ash, officials said on Friday."

2015-05-15 - Restless activity beneath Mauna Loa continues in Hawaii:
http://www.kitv.com/news/Big-Island-earthquakes-could-mean-new-eruption-imminent/33057048
http://www.hawaii247.com/2015/05/14/volcano-watch-restless-activity-beneath-mauna-loa-continues/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/15/volcano-watch-restless-activity-beneath-hawaiis-mauna-loa-volcano-continues/

Quote: "Hundreds of earthquakes have occurred in the past two days with the shaking Friday occurring every couple of minutes. The quakes have generally been weak with magnitudes in the 1's and 2s with a few 3’s and focused in the less active southwest rift zone. That's where scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory believe lava is flowing and building underground."

2015-05-15 - Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes coastal Marlborough (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/68599817/47-earthquake-rattles-seddon
http://www.sott.net/article/296479-4-6-earthquake-rocks-central-New-Zealand

2015-05-15 - Snow hits northern Arizona, as much as seven inches in Bellemont:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20150516-48239-USA
http://www.sott.net/article/296517-8-inches-of-snow-falls-in-May-in-Flagstaff-Arizona

Quote: "The calendar may read May, but Mother Nature must think it's November in Arizona. Things took a turn for the cooler Friday, when a small storm brought rain to the Phoenix area and snow to northern Arizona. In the state's high country, a winter storm advisory was issued. At least seven inches of snow fell in Bellemont, about 10 miles west of Flagstaff, while Arizona Snowbowl received up to a foot in some places."

2015-05-15 - Typhoon Dolphin roars into Guam, power outages ensue:
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-typhoon-pelts-guam-residents.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296482-Typhoon-Dolphin-strikes-Guam-bringing-high-winds-power-outages

2015-05-15 - US says Gulf oil spill could last 100 years:
http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-us-says-gulf-oil-spill-could-last-180359226--finance.html

Quote: "A decade-old oil leak where an offshore platform toppled during a hurricane could continue spilling crude into the Gulf of Mexico for a century or more if left unchecked, according to government estimates obtained by The Associated Press that provide new details about the scope of the problem."

2015-05-15 - Fungus sickening people in Montana and Idaho:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/05/14/406683762/a-fungus-causes-more-unexpected-illnesses-in-montana

2015-05-15 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) outbreak hits Detroit Lake (Oregon):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150516-48232-USA
http://www.kptv.com/story/29080506/high-toxin-levels-found-in-detroit-lake

2015-05-15 - Governor of Washington State declares emergency over drought:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=DR-20150516-48231-USA
http://news.yahoo.com/washington-governor-declares-statewide-drought-emergency-171838749.html

2015-05-15 - Ten-foot alligator walks across yard near home in Goose Creek (South Carolina):
http://gma.yahoo.com/kids-awe-gator-front-lawn-south-carolina-151131687--abc-news-pets.html

Quote: "She said she called the Department of Natural Resources, which told her it wouldn't remove the gator from a residential area, instead calling it the homeowner association's responsibility."

2015-05-15 - Beaver takes a trip to Lowe's, heads to the plumbing section, in Fairbanks (Alaska):
http://www.sott.net/article/296518-Odd-animal-behaviour-A-beaver-walks-into-a-hardware-store-in-Fairbanks-Alaska
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/a-beaver-walks-into-an-alaska-hardware-store/article_35494784-fb51-11e4-81bf-1773adc91e3a.html

2015-05-15 - Rare rainbow phenomenon 'circumhorizontal arc' appears in the sky in Tennessee:
http://wate.com/2015/05/15/ask-the-6-storm-team-rare-rainbow-phenomenon-circumhorizontal-arc/
http://www.sott.net/article/296516-Rare-rainbow-phenomenon-circumhorizontal-arc-appears-in-Tennessee-sky

2015-05-16 - Volcano Kilauea rumbling and quaking, ground deforming, in Hawaii:
http://news.yahoo.com/earthquakes-hawaii-volcano-could-signal-eruption-002845230.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296541-Scientists-Series-of-earthquakes-could-signal-new-eruptions-at-Hawaiis-Kilauea-volcano

2015-05-16 - Magnitude 5.7 aftershock hits Nepal:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100029rn#general_summary
http://www.ibtimes.com/nepal-suffers-another-earthquake-saturday-four-days-after-major-aftershock-quake-1925640
http://abcnews.go.com/US/nepal-struck-63-magnitude-earthquake/story?id=31089979
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/16/another-aftershock-nepal-struck-by-5-7-magnitude-earthquake/

2015-05-17 - Volcano Piton de la Fournaise erupts again on Réunion Island (France):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20150517-48251-REU
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/piton_fournaise/news/52958/Piton-de-la-Fournaise-volcano-La-Runion-second-eruption-in-2015.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296583-Second-eruption-in-2015-at-Piton-de-al-Fournaise-volcano
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/piton-de-la-fournaise-volcano-la-reunion-erupts-for-the-second-time-in-2015/

2015-05-17 - Man, 45, disappears while boating near Ponce Inlet (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/coast-guard-searches-missing-man-volusia-waters/nmJF8/

2015-05-17 - Person goes missing, empty 'ghost boat' found, at Lake Sequoyah (Arkansas):
http://www.4029tv.com/news/possible-water-rescue-underway-in-fayetteville/33073602

2015-05-17 - Tornadoes hit 9 states in the US, storms and flooding hits many areas:
http://www.weather.com/storms/severe/news/tornado-outbreak-severe-weather-latest-reports-may-16-2015
http://www.sott.net/article/296539-Tornados-reported-nine-US-states-severe-storms-flash-flooding-to-continue

2015-05-17 - Waist-high flooding hits homes in Mosby (Missouri), town evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CE-20150518-48253-USA

2015-05-17 - Early autumn snowfall hits South Africa, hints at bitterly cold winter:
http://traveller24.news24.com/MyTravels/PICS-More-snow-in-autumn-shows-were-in-for-a-very-cold-winter-20150511
http://www.sott.net/article/296555-More-snow-in-autumn-shows-that-South-Africa-is-in-for-a-very-cold-winter

2015-05-17 - Four enormous craters found on the floor of Lake Neuchâtel (Switzerland):
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150518102140.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/296592-Enormous-craters-discovered-on-bottom-of-Lake-Neuchatel

2015-05-17 - Millions of spiders rain from the sky in the Southern Tablelands region (Australia):
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/millions-of-tiny-spiders-rain-down-on-australian-town-31231475.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296596-Millions-of-tiny-spiders-fall-from-the-sky-in-Australia

Note: I have a bit of arachnophobia from a couple of spider incidents in my past, so this would freak me the hell out if I saw it!

2015-05-18 - Volcano Villarrica erupts in Chile, skies look apocalyptic:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3088077/Apocalyptic-skies-return-Chile-second-volcano-erupts-entire-landscape-bathed-blood-red.html

2015-05-18 - Ground inflating near Volcano Hakone (Japan):
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/18/national/ground-level-mount-hakone-volcanic-area-rises-much-12-cm/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/ground-level-in-mount-hakone-volcanic-area-rises-as-much-as-12-cm/

2015-05-18 - Geologists warn that megaquake and tsunami could hit central New Zealand:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/68617418/megaquake-could-hit-central-new-zealand
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/geologists-warn-megaquake-and-tsunami-could-hit-central-new-zealand/

2015-05-18 - Rats ravage 380,000 hectares of grassland in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150518-48264-CHN

2015-05-18 - Space station could get laser cannon to shoot down orbital debris:
http://news.yahoo.com/space-station-could-laser-cannon-destroy-orbital-debris-112341932.html

Note: Pew pew!

2015-05-18 - Discovery of rare quadruple quasar system baffles astronomers:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/18/four-quasars-discovery-astronomers_n_7292566.html

2015-05-18 - A decade of strange sounds in the skies around the world:
http://www.sott.net/article/296625-A-decade-of-trumpets-in-the-sky-and-other-eerie-sounds
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3084260/What-strange-sound-sky-Noise-heard-globe-nearly-DECADE-explanation.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/videos-capture-strange-trumpet-sounds-coming-from-the-sky-experts-cant-say-exactly-what-it-is/story-e6frflp0-1227360015026

2015-05-19 - Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes in the ocean at the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002aj3#general_summary
http://www.sott.net/article/296648-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-7-Pacific-Antarctic-Ridge

2015-05-19 - Experts warn that an earthquake could flatten Manila in the Philippine Islands, just a matter of time:
http://www.ibtimes.com/philippines-earthquake-devastate-manila-massive-magnitude-72-quake-imminent-say-1929585
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/massive-earthquake-could-flatten-manila-magnitude-7-2-quake-only-a-matter-of-time-warns-expert/

2015-05-19 - Man, 64, goes out on boat, goes missing, at Chautauqua Lake (New York), empty 'ghost boat' found:
http://www.wkbw.com/news/body-recovery-mission-for-missing-boater

Quote: "Spink's empty boat was found Thursday night at Long Point State Park on the lake's eastern shore."

2015-05-19 - US government comes up with plan to help bees and monarch butterflies:
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/05/19/federal-plan-seeks-to-save-honeybees/
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3748522-white-house-issues-plan-save-bees-other-crop-pollinators
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29108005/federal-government-announces-plans-to-support-bees-amid-population-decline

2015-05-19 - Blizzard dumps snow on Fairplay (Colorado) and other areas:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/05/19/snow-causes-power-outages-in-park-county/
http://gazette.com/mount-evans-highway-reopening-delayed-due-to-may-snow/article/feed/235417
http://www.sott.net/article/296673-Mount-Evans-Highway-reopening-delayed-due-to-May-snow-Colorado
http://www.sott.net/article/296671-Weather-chaos-Absolutely-crazy-says-Fairplay-Colorado-resident-about-all-the-Spring-snow

Quote: "Keith Pershing has lived in Fairplay for 65 years and doesn't remember a storm quite like this. 'In all the times I've seen here this normally doesn't happen. I've seen it happen in April or early April, but not May,' Pershing said. Because of the snowfall, Fairplay's big Memorial Day Weekend Old West Days festivities have been postponed until the July 4 weekend."

2015-05-19 - After fierce heatwave in Spain, snow hits the Spanish Pyrenees:
http://spanishnewstoday.com/snowfalls-in-may-paint-the-spanish-pyrenees-white_21403-a.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296669-Weather-chaos-Snow-in-May-on-the-Spanish-Pyrenees-after-heatwave-in-parts-of-Spain

2015-05-19 - Britain battered by hail, thunder, lightning, heavy rain, high winds and sleet in unusually cold and wet May:
http://www.sott.net/article/296687-Britain-battered-by-hail-thunder-lightning-heavy-rain-high-winds-and-sleet-in-unusually-cold-and-wet-May
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3088279/There-trouble-ahead-Storm-clouds-gather-parts-UK-today-Blackpool-Norfolk-affecting-flights-Gatwick-Heathrow.html

2015-05-19 - Freak dust storm hits Rajasthan (India), 7+ killed:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/freak-storm-in-north-india-leaves-7-dead-in-rajasthan/article1-1349003.aspx
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/9-die-in-rajasthan-dust-storm-government-announces-rs-4-lakh-as-compensation-for-the-families-764443
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/severe-dust-storm-hits-northern-india-9-dead-in-rajasthan/
http://www.sott.net/article/296693-Freak-dust-storm-in-north-India-leaves-7-dead-in-Rajasthan

2015-05-19 - Deadly flooding hits Tamil Nadu (India), at least 6 killed:
http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/six-pilgrims-killed-in-flash-floods-in-tamil-nadus-western-ghats-763963
http://www.sott.net/article/296676-6-pilgrims-killed-in-flash-floods-in-Tamil-Nadu-India

2015-05-19 - More storms hammer Oklahoma and Texas, two dozen tornadoes reported:
http://www.weather.com/storms/tornado/news/giddings-texas-oklahoma-tornado-severe-weather
http://www.sott.net/article/296680-More-storms-sweep-through-Texas-and-Oklahoma-spawning-over-two-dozen-tornadoes

2015-05-19 - Storm chasers hit by baseball-sized hail while filming tornado in Elmer (Oklahoma):
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/05/19/07/36/wild-weather-enthusiasts-dodge-massive-gorilla-hail-while-fleeing-tornado
http://www.sott.net/article/296621-Storm-chasers-blasted-by-baseball-sized-hail-while-filming-tornado-in-Elmer-Oklahoma

2015-05-19 - Man films lightning in slow motion during storm in Norman (Oklahoma):
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/05/19/Lightning-filmed-in-slow-motion-over-Oklahoma/1771432048637/
http://www.sott.net/article/296668-Lightning-filmed-in-slow-motion-over-Norman-Oklahoma

2015-05-19 - Eurasian tree sparrow shows up in Regina (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/12-year-old-birder-spots-rare-bird-in-saskatchewan-1.3079044
http://www.sott.net/article/296667-Eurasian-tree-sparrow-turns-up-in-Regina-Canada

2015-05-20 - HazMat event, 11 people sickened by unknown fumes at poultry barn near George (Iowa):
http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/11-people-overcome-by-fumes-at-poultry-barn/

Quote: "According to Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep, the call came in about 2:40 PM, for eleven people experiencing symptoms such as vomiting, headaches, blurred vision, and respiratory problems..."

Quote: "He says they originally thought the gas was anhydrous ammonia, or ammonia of some kind, but the workers said that their gas masks should have protected them from that."

Note: That sounds very much like hydrogen sulfide. The only thing that protects from hydrogen sulfide are HazMat suits that maintain positive air pressure inside the suit and are connected to a known safe air supply or which have their own air canisters. Standard gas masks of any type do not protect from hydrogen sulfide. You need 'big boy' real-deal HazMat suits for hydrogen sulfide...

2015-05-20 - Mount Lokon erupts and spews ash in North Sulawesi (Indonesia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20150520-48299-IDN

2015-05-20 - Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of Tonga:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002anx#general_summary
http://www.sott.net/article/296654-USGS-Magnitude-6-0-earthquake-hits-Northwest-of-Tonga

2015-05-20 - Magnitude 4.1 earthquake and aftershocks strike near the Salton Sea northwest of Calipatria (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20150522-48317-USA
http://abc7.com/news/41-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-calipatria/733632/
http://www.sott.net/article/296721-Six-earthquakes-rattle-parts-of-San-Diego-California

Quote: "The quake struck at about 8:15 p.m. and had a depth of 0 miles. The epicenter was 69 miles southeast of Palm Springs. There were no initial reports of injuries or damage. A series of smaller aftershocks, ranging from 2.6-magnitude to 3.3-magnitude, hit the area minutes later, according to the USGS."

2015-05-20 - Devastating flooding hits parts of China, 10,000 people homeless:
http://floodlist.com/asia/10000-homeless-deadly-floods-guangxi-jiangxi-china
http://www.sott.net/article/296716-10000-left-homeless-after-deadly-floods-strike-Southern-China-with-super-severe-rainstorm-forecast

2015-05-20 - Atlas V rocket launches secretive X-37B space plane and solar sail from Cape Canaveral (Florida):
http://myfox8.com/2015/05/20/secret-space-plane-solar-sail-launch-aboard-atlas-v/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/05/20/space-plane-built-by-colorado-company-blasts-off/
http://www.cnet.com/news/that-hush-hush-air-force-space-plane-just-headed-back-into-orbit/

2015-05-20 - Large Hadron Collider sets record with 13 TeV proton collisions:
http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-largest-particle-collider-busts-record-112809174.html

Note: Heh, I first typed 'Large Hardon Collider' but caught the mistake. 'Hey baby, wanna see my Large Hardon Collider?!'

2015-05-20 - Plane unloads a crapload of feces onto girl's Sweet 16 party in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.freep.com/story/news/2015/05/21/feces-plane-sky/27741993/
http://whotv.com/2015/05/21/airplane-dumps-human-feces-on-girls-sweet-16-party-family-says-2/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/viral-view/2015/05/21/girls-sweet-16-party-ruined-by-piles-of-feces-falling-from-passing-airplane/27751847/

Quote: "Yeah. Jacinda's party got really crappy, really quickly, when a plane flying overhead dropped a ridiculous amount of feces all over the family's backyard (and any amount of falling poo is a ridiculous amount). The 40 guests watched helplessly while everything was covered in poo – the canopy, the chairs, the baby seat. 'We just got done with cake, thank God,' Rogy said."

Note: Sometimes life just takes a dump on you!

2015-05-21 - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002b03#general_summary
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/20/us-quake-solomonislands-idUSKBN0O52UG20150520
http://www.sott.net/article/296699-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-9-184km-W-of-Lata-Solomon-Islands
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/strong-6-8-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-solomon-islands-no-tsunami-expected/

2015-05-21 - Sudden and rapid ice loss discovered in Antarctica:
http://news.yahoo.com/sudden-rapid-ice-loss-discovered-antarctica-181118765.html

Quote: "Several massive glaciers in the southern Antarctic Peninsula suddenly started to crumble in 2009, a new study reports today (May 21) in the journal Science."

Quote: "They found that there was no significant ice loss until 2009, when at least nine glaciers starting thinning. Some of the glaciers are now shrinking by as much as 13 feet (4 m) each year, the study reported. The drawdown also reached some 62 miles (100 km) inland from the coast."

2015-05-21 - Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) outbreaks hits multiple bodies of water in coastal Southampton (New York):
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/General-Interest-Southampton/107863/Cyanobacteria-Found-In-Some-Southampton-Town-Bodies-Of-Water

2015-05-21 - El Nino likely to disrupt food prices:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32815460

Quote: "A strong El Nino is likely to increase prices of staple foods such as rice, coffee, sugar and cocoa, say scientists."

2015-05-21 - Heat wave hits Isabela Province (Philippine Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20150522-48318-PHL

2015-05-21 - Heat wave hits Odisha (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20150522-48316-IND

2015-05-21 - Late May snowstorm dumps 18 inches of snow on the German Alps:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/05/winter-returns-with-a-vengeance-in-the-german-alps/#more-16431
http://www.sott.net/article/296747-Winter-returns-in-late-May-with-18-inches-of-snow-in-German-Alps

2015-05-21 - Late May snowstorm hits Italy:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/05/snowing-in-italy-in-late-may/
http://www.sott.net/article/296748-Snowfall-in-Italy-in-late-May

2015-05-21 - Flooding hits Wichita Falls (Texas) after the parched city recently began recycling sewage for drinking water:
http://news.yahoo.com/once-parched-texas-city-orders-evacuation-due-floods-144636748.html

2015-05-21 - Massive flooding hits Izmir (Turkey):
http://www.todayszaman.com/national_izmir-sees-flash-flood-due-to-half-hour-of-heavy-rain_381372.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296750-Izmir-hit-by-flash-flood-after-30-minute-downpour-Turkey

Note: Lived in Izmir for about 14 months once, never saw anything like that...

2015-05-21 - Ten tornadoes hit North Texas in one day:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stories/Mineral-Wells-Runaway-Bay-Tornadoes-Rated-EF-1-304449721.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296770-Ten-tornadoes-reported-in-one-day-in-North-Texas

2015-05-21 - Responders burn a plane to train for plane fires at JFK Airport in coastal New York City (New York):
http://q13fox.com/2015/05/21/dont-worry-plane-on-fire-at-airport-just-a-drill-officials-confirm/
http://pix11.com/2015/05/21/dont-worry-that-plane-burning-on-the-jfk-tarmac-was-just-a-drill-officials-confirm/

Quote: "Airline passengers landed at John F. Kennedy Intl. Thursday morning to an unsettling sight — a plane fully-engulfed in flames smoking on the tarmac. It wasn’t a scene out of 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' however, just an emergency fire-fighting drill, Port Authority officials confirmed."

2015-05-21 - Man sees large feline in James River Park (Virginia), runs for his life:
http://wric.com/2015/05/21/morning-run-turns-into-a-sprint-after-reported-large-cat-encounter-in-james-river-park/

Quote: "He said the animal then jumped into an adjacent tree then started growling at him as he passed. Rodriguez compares the sound of the roar to that of a lion. 'I didn’t realize which way I was running. I just wanted to get out of there,' said Rodriguez. 'I don’t think I’ve ever had that much fear in my life.'"

2015-05-21 - Wolves and dogs split as long as 27,000 years ago:
http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-wolf-dna-could-solve-dog-origin-mystery-181112762.html

2015-05-21 - Huge sun halo and sun dogs seen in St. George (Utah):
https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2015/05/21/jla-storms-bring-spectactular-sights-sun-halos-sundogs/
http://www.sott.net/article/296788-Utah-storms-bring-sun-halos-and-sundogs

2015-05-22 - Man, 46, collapses, pronounced dead, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), 'comes back to life':
http://www.kctv5.com/story/29142835/man-pronounced-dead-comes-back-to-life
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_28169518/wisconsin-man-pronounced-dead-and-then-starts-moving

Quote: "The report says both the officer and paramedics found he was cold, appeared pale and "in rigor" and did not attempt to resuscitate him. He was pronounced dead and his family was notified. The report says that as his body was about to be removed, he began moving his limbs."

Note: Wish they had more info, like his height and weight. Seen a number of children 'die' and 'come back to life' and some animals too. Scientists discovered that hydrogen sulfide can put rodents into 'suspended animation', where their heartbeat drops to almost nothing and their body temp drops to room temp, so they look dead, but they aren't. They tried it with pigs and it didn't work. My working theory is that it's the SIZE of the mammal - rodents are small, pigs are large. And the children this has happened to are closer to the size of rodents than they are to pigs. It looks like this may affect adults too, but it must be rare - mostly hydrogen sulfide just kills you and you don't get back up again. So I wonder whether this was a small man, and it'd be nice to be able to follow what happens to him going forward, but that isn't going to happen.

There was one man found 'dead' STANDING UP in a stream, leaning on a stick, at Manie Mulder Adventure Centre in Roodepoort (South Africa), mentioned in the 2015-01-03 update. I highly doubt he was actually dead, else his knees would have buckled the second that he died. So he may have just LOOKED dead, like this guy in Milwaukee, and then got buried alive, maybe to wake up later screaming inside a coffin. That's probably happened to numerous children by now...

2015-05-22 - Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes near the Solomon Islands:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002bnk#general_summary
http://www.sott.net/article/296790-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-9-204km-ESE-of-Kirakira-Solomon-Islands

2015-05-22 - Volcán de Fuego growing restless in Guatemala, belches ash and gas, eruption may be imminent:
http://www.earthweek.com/2015/ew150522/ew150522d.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/guatemalas-volcan-de-fuego-growing-increasingly-restless/

2015-05-22 - Volcano Chaitén rumbling in Chile, alert level raised to yellow:
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/chaiten/news.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/awakening-again-alert-level-raised-to-yellow-on-chiles-chaiten-volcano/

2015-05-22 - Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Caliente (Nevada), scientists fear it may be precursor to larger event:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20150523-48339-USA
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nn00495477#general_summary
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/29136481/54-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-las-vegas-valley
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/4-8-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-las-vegas-nevada-scientists-worry-quake-may-be-a-precursor-to-a-bigger-event/

2015-05-22 - Magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes coastal London (Britain):
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/uk-rocked-as-earthquake-hits-near-london/story-e6frflp0-1227365633746
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/uk-rocked-as-4-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-near-london/
http://www.sott.net/article/296742-A-4-2-magnitude-earthquake-causes-homes-to-shake-in-Kent-UK

2015-05-22 - Arctic sea ice conditions worsening:
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/arctic-sea-ice-conditions-worsen-nightmare-melt-scenario-in-the-works/

2015-05-22 - El Nino likely to cause 2015 to break global heat records in 2015:
http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/21/el-nino-likely-to-ensure-2015-breaks-warming-records/

2015-05-22 - Phuket (Thailand) heading toward imminent collapse, situation dire, as drought dries up water supplies:
http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/22-05-2015/130693-phuket-0/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2015/05/extreme-drought-on-phuket-in-southern.html
http://dailymail.org.uk/news/8303102/Phuket-island-to-collapse-because-of-drought.html

Quote: "'In case there is no rain in ten days, the whole island will be left without running water,' Thavorn Jirapattanasopon, Deputy Mayor of the city of Phuket states."

2015-05-22 - Heatwave bakes Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (India), 43 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20150522-48332-IND

2015-05-22 - Hailstorm pounds Greece, apples, peaches and cherries damaged:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HS-20150522-48333-GRC

2015-05-22 - Apocalyptic flooding hits Moscow (Russia), lightning blows up gas station:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/rainstorm-in-moscow.html

2015-05-22 - Mysterious siren-ish noise heard in Cheyenne (Wyoming):
http://www.sott.net/article/296792-Mystery-noise-in-Cheyenne
http://www.kgwn.tv/home/headlines/Mystery-Noise-In-Cheyenne-304491491.html

2015-05-22 - US Air Force wants aircraft to be firing lasers by 2023:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/22/air-force-wants-to-fire-lasers-from-aircraft-by-2023/

Quote: "The Air Force plans to be able to incinerate targets such as incoming missiles with laser weapons mounted on C-17s by 2023 as part of a directed energy developmental effort, service official said."

2015-05-22 - US military working on powered armored exoskeleton suits for soldiers:
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/militaryintelligence/2015/05/21/27730851/
http://www.sott.net/article/296800-Computerized-military-suit-with-suspended-armor-makes-debut

2015-05-22 - It's mathematically impossible for the US to pay off its debt:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/it-is-mathematically-impossible-to-pay-off-all-of-our-debt

2015-05-23 - Two magnitude 6.8 earthquakes strike in the ocean near the Solomon Islands:
http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/94081-usgs-may-23-earthquake-solomon-islands
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/two-6-8-magnitude-earthquakes-strike-off-solomon-islands/

Quote: "It is the third day in a row that the Solomons have been rocked by a quake of 6.0-magnitude or higher. Two strong 6.8-magnitude earthquakes struck off the Solomon Islands early Saturday, May 23 US geologists said, but there were no initial reports of damage and no tsunami warnings were issued."

2015-05-23 - Man, 46, jumps off boat and disappears, near coastal Daufuskie Island (South Carolina):
http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/05/24/3762685_no-sign-yet-of-boater-missing.html
http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/05/23/3762093_sheriffs-office-marine-patrol.html

2015-05-23 - Snowstorm hits Northern New England on Memorial Day weekend:
http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/snow-winter-memorial-day-weekend-maine
http://www.sott.net/article/296842-Snow-in-New-England-for-Memorial-Day-weekend

2015-05-23 - Heatwave hits parts of Alaska, Eagle sees six straight days in the 80s:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20150523-48338-USA

Quote: "Alaska's warmest temperatures, with respect to normal, have actually focused north and east of Fairbanks. Barrow - Alaska's northernmost city, located above the Arctic circle - has logged record highs four of the past five days, including a toasty 47 on Thursday. That's some 18 degrees above normal. Eagle, Alaska - located about 200 miles east of Fairbanks - has recorded six straight days with highs in the 80s."

2015-05-23 - Heatwave bakes the Yukon area (Canada), numerous records broken:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-s-record-breaking-temperatures-enter-second-week-1.3085654

2015-05-23 - Fierce heatwave breaks 67-year-old record in Telangana (India):
http://www.sott.net/article/296863-Intense-heatwave-bakes-Telangana-India-67-year-old-heat-record-broken
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/telangana-breaks-six-decade-heat-record-with-temperature-of-48-degrees-1.1520918

2015-05-23 - Huge apocalyptic-looking storm hits San Luis Potosi (Mexico):
http://strangesounds.org/2015/05/apocalyptic-thunderstorm-cloud-engulfs-san-luis-potosi.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296835-Huge-apocalyptic-thunderstorm-cloud-engulfs-San-Luis-Potosi-Mexico

2015-05-23 - Massive fireball seen in the sky over coastal Puerto Montt (Chile):
http://strangesounds.org/2015/05/giant-fireball-explodes-in-the-sky-over-puerto-montt-chile.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296833-Massive-fireball-explodes-in-the-sky-over-Puerto-Montt-Chile

2015-05-23 - Rocks rain out of the sky, some as big as softballs, homes damaged, in Sterling (Virginia):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/05/21/was-that-a-meteor-shower-this-morning-in-northern-virginia/
http://www.sott.net/article/296817-Flying-rocks-from-a-quarry-damage-homes-businesses-in-Virginia

2015-05-23 - Mysterious orb seen on surveillance cameras at the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum in Titusville (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/state/mysterious-orb-spotted-at-us-space-walk-of-fame-museum-video
http://www.sott.net/article/296706-Mysterious-orb-spotted-at-US-Space-Walk-of-Fame-Museum

2015-05-23 - Mysterious green object seen in the sky over Groningen (Netherlands):
http://www.sott.net/article/296777-Mysterious-UFO-with-green-light-in-the-sky-above-Groningen
https://missiongalacticfreedom.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/mysterious-ufo-with-green-light-in-the-sky-above-groningen/

2015-05-23 - Mysterious row of six red lights seen in the sky over Omsk (Russia):
http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0222-is-this-new-proof-of-ufos-in-the-night-sky/
http://www.sott.net/article/296845-Mysterious-red-lights-spotted-over-Russia

2015-05-23 - Researchers see what happens when you use lava to cook steaks:
http://www.weather.com/series/warp/video/mad-scientists-grill-steaks-on-hot-lava

2015-05-23 - Elephant snatches tourist's camera and takes 'elphie' of itself with the tourist, in Thailand:
http://q13fox.com/2015/05/24/elephant-snatches-mans-camera-takes-amazing-elphie/

Note: Couldn't possibly ask for a better shot, especially from an elephant!

2015-05-24 - Responders train for massive explosion, building collapse, train derailment, in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/05/24/19/25/sydney-shut-down-for-emergency-training-exercise
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/bodies-strewn-across-city-streets-as-massive-drill-deals-with-major-city-catastrophe/story-fnii5s3z-1227367421827
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/bodies-strewn-across-city-streets-as-massive-drill-deals-with-major-city-catastrophe/story-fni0cx4q-1227367421827
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3094798/Don-t-worry-s-not-real-Bodies-strewn-streets-cars-crushed-concrete-slabs-derailed-train-bizarre-mock-closed-central-Sydney-emergency-services-practices-responding-disaster.html

Quote: "It was the first training exercise of its kind for the city. 'It is really unprecedented, the amount of resources and time that has gone into planning this event,' NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Fuller told reporters. The scenario was centred on a gas explosion, which prompted a building collapse on the corner of Macquarie St and St James Rd, not far from Parliament House. The hypothetical blast also caused a train to derail near St James Station."

Note: They'll be seeing all of that, so good job on the training...

2015-05-24 - Bald eagle falls out of the sky and gets injured in Graham (Washington):
http://q13fox.com/2015/05/24/eatonville-man-sees-bald-eagle-fall-from-sky-helps-rescue-injured-bird-photos/

2015-05-24 - Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes in the ocean along the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10002bvx#general_summary
http://www.sott.net/article/296860-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-3-Southern-Mid-Atlantic-Ridge

2015-05-24 - Tens of thousands of giant jellyfish swarm off the Dorset Coast (Britain):
http://www.sott.net/article/296877-Record-numbers-of-giant-jellyfish-are-swarming-off-Dorset-coast
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095867/The-invasion-jellyfish-Tens-thousands-5ft-stinging-sea-creatures-massing-beaches-south-west-Britain.html

2015-05-24 - Record rainfall hits the Plains and Midwest in the US, 3 killed, thousands evacuated:
http://news.yahoo.com/residents-rescued-flooded-homes-texas-oklahoma-121006744.html

2015-05-24 - Flooding could last for weeks as more torrential rains target Oklahoma and Texas:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/24/firefighter-dies-oklahoma/27877419/
http://www.sott.net/article/296846-Will-the-rain-ever-end-Flooding-could-last-for-weeks-as-more-heavy-rain-targets-Texas-Oklahoma
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/will-the-rain-ever-end-flooding-could-last-for-weeks-as-more-heavy-rain-targets-texas-oklahoma/

2015-05-24 - Worst torrential rain in 40 years hits six provinces in China, 35+ killed:
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/asiapacific/2015/05/24/flooding-and-mudslides-in-china-kill-35.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296864-Worst-torrential-rain-in-40-years-hits-six-provinces-in-China-causing-floods-mudslides

2015-05-24 - Katie Couric talks about America's crumbling infrastructure:
http://news.yahoo.com/america-s-crumbling-infrastructure-katie-couric-explains-170349892.html

2015-05-25 - Wolf Volcano erupts for first time in 33 years on Isabela Island (Galapagos Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20150525-48383-ECU
http://www.sott.net/article/296899-Galapagos-volcano-erupts-for-first-time-in-30-years
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/59-galapagos-island-volcano-erupts-for-the-first-time-in-33-years/
http://www.facebook.com/VOLCANOgroup
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/wolf/news/53135/Wolf-volcano-update-New-powerful-eruption-of-Wolf-volcano-on-Isabela-Island-Galapagos-confirmed.html

2015-05-25 - Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes coastal Tokyo (Japan):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3095811/Quake-shakes-buildings-Tokyo.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/moderate-5-3-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-buildings-in-tokyo-japan/

2015-05-25 - Woman, 26, goes missing while boating, in coastal Biscayne Bay (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Search-for-Missing-Boater-Called-Off-for-the-Evening-304948271.html

2015-05-25 - Killer heatwave claims hundreds of lives, roads melt, in India:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20150526-48395-IND
http://news.yahoo.com/india-heatwave-kills-800-capitals-roads-melt-092716240.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3097557/Even-monkeys-desperately-trying-cool-India-battles-against-heat-scorching-50C-temperatures-leave-800-people-dead.html

Quote: "At a temple in Jaipur, macaque monkeys have been pictured swimming in a sacred pool to cool down - and have even been accepting water from tourists."

2015-05-25 - Devastating tornado rips through Ciudad Acuña (Mexico), at least 13 killed, 150 injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32877631
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/americas/mexico-acuna-tornado-deaths/
http://news.yahoo.com/tornado-tears-mexican-city-texas-border-killing-13-042145102.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296891-Tornado-rips-through-northern-Mexico-border-town-killing-13-and-damaging-hundred-of-home

2015-05-25 - Waterspout hits Fort Lauderdale (Florida), inflatable bouncy house thrown, 3 injured:
http://gma.yahoo.com/waterspout-hits-ground-florida-hurls-bouncy-castle-air-183314366--abc-news-topstories.html

2015-05-25 - Major hailstorm pounds Fanja (Oman):
http://www.timesofoman.com/News/52174/Article-Oman-weather-Rain-hailstorm-in-Fanja
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/25/fanja-town-in-oman-pounded-by-major-hailstorm/

2015-05-25 - Pig born with human-ish face in Scotland:
http://www.sott.net/article/296907-Portents-and-signs-Mutant-pig-born-in-Scotland
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/weird-news/mutant-pig-born-scotland-human-5143351

Note: From February but I'd missed it so here it is now. (Thanks, Tom!)

2015-05-26 - Earthquake swarm strikes near Volcano Irazu (Costa Rica):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20150527-48409-CRI
http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/05/26/least-23-tremors-shake-cartago-monday-night
http://www.sott.net/article/296992-Swarm-of-twenty-three-earthquakes-reported-near-Costa-Ricas-Irazu-volcano
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/earthquake-swarm-reported-outside-costa-rican-capital-region-shaken-by-23-tremors/

2015-05-26 - Man goes out on boat, goes missing, empty 'ghost boat' found running in circles, near coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/crews-search-for-missing-boater-in-fort-howard-park-area/33226956

Quote: "The Curtis Bay crew was first on scene around 12 p.m. and found the approximately 30-foot sailboat unmanned and going in circles."

2015-05-26 - Devastating flooding hits Houston (Texas), disaster declared, some incredible pics, 4+ killed:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/26/flooding-in-texas_n_7442426.html
http://abc13.com/weather/drone-video-shows-massive-flooding-in-houston/79120/
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/us/texas-rains-bring-flooding-to-houston-area.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296921-State-of-disaster-declared-in-Texas-due-to-severe-weather-conditions
http://rt.com/usa/261889-emergency-governor-texas-weather/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/05/26/extreme-weather-texas-oklahoma/27945961/
http://www.sott.net/article/296980-Rain-without-end-Texas-hammered-by-more-storms-as-death-toll-climbs-to-17
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/texas-floods.html

2015-05-26 - Epic flooding hits the Dalton Highway in Alaska:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2015/05/epic-flooding-on-alaskas-dalton-highway.html

2015-05-26 - Hailstorm pounds areas in Oman:
http://www.timesofoman.com/News/52174/Article-Oman-weather-Rain-hailstorm-in-Fanja
http://www.sott.net/article/296959-Large-hailstones-fall-in-Oman

2015-05-26 - Fukushima may be at risk of hydrogen explosion:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/fukshima-news-05262015.html

2015-05-26 - HSBC predicts worldwide economic collapse:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/world-economic-collapse-predocted-by.html

2015-05-26 - Slovakians create egg-shaped off-grid Ecocapsule:
http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/26/the-ecocapsule-lets-you-live-off-the-grid-anywhere-in-the-world-5216068/

2015-05-27 - CIA ends information-sharing about the climate with scientists:
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/cia-ends-information-sharing-with-climate-scientists-150526?news=856581
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/cia-ends-information-sharing-with-scientists-on-climate-and-earth-changes/

Note: Something they don't want us to see about the oceans and the atmosphere with all of their sensors and satellites? Subsurface volcanoes going off? Oceans heating up? Methane accumulating? All of the above? Not really unexpected. As the extinction event progresses, it's going to get harder to hide what's happening, so shutting down information-sharing with scientists is one way to at least help keep people in the dark as people continue to die off...

2015-05-27 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) outbreak hits Buckeye Lake (Ohio):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150527-48411-USA

2015-05-27 - High bacteria levels close four beaches at Greers Ferry Lake (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/29171379/4-greers-ferry-lake-beaches-closed-due-to-high-bacteria-levels
http://www.thv11.com/story/news/2015/05/27/greers-ferry-lake-tests-positive-for-e-coli/28052287/
http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/e-coli-closes-four-greers-ferry-lake-swim-beaches/11347/a3yOqi0UOE-yCv1BqKA-uw
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/four-greers-ferry-lake-beaches-closed-due-to-e-col/22428/Sc2LhyS1wkmDqrer5t4afQ

2015-05-27 - Heatwave bakes Japan, hundreds hospitalized:
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/111214/over-430-hospitalized-in-japan-over-heat-wave
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/over-430-hospitalized-in-japan-over-heat-wave/

2015-05-27 - Flooding damages more than half of state parks in Texas, many closed:
http://www.sott.net/article/297012-Massive-rainfalls-have-devastated-more-than-half-of-Texas-state-parks

Quote: "More than a dozen Texas state parks, including some of the most visited sites in the 95-unit system, are closed to the public as a result of damage caused by a month of heavy rains capped by torrential downpours over the Memorial Day weekend."

2015-05-27 - Record rainfall deluging Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Nebraska:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/05/record-rainfall-in-texas-oklahoma-arkansas-nebraska/
http://www.sott.net/article/297002-Record-rainfall-for-Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas-and-Nebraska

2015-05-27 - Flooding in China kills 54 people, destroys 15,000 homes, affects 8 million people:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3099584/South-China-floods-killed-50-people.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296973-Flood-death-toll-in-China-reaches-54-with-15000-homes-destroyed-and-8-million-affected

2015-05-27 - Late cold snap damages vineyards in Southern Ontario (Canada):
http://www.am980.ca/2015/05/26/southern-ontario-vineyards-damaged-by-brutal-cold-snap/
http://www.sott.net/article/296956-Southern-Ontario-vineyards-damaged-by-late-brutal-cold-weather

2015-05-27 - As parts of India bake in deadly heat, Kashmir sees snowfall:
http://www.aninews.in/videogallery2/37911-kashmir-receives-snowfall-when-other-parts-reel-under-severe-heat.html
http://www.sott.net/article/296933-Weather-chaos-Kashmir-receives-snowfall-when-other-parts-of-India-reel-under-severe-heat

2015-05-27 - Death toll from vicious heatwave in India tops 1800, hospitals overwhelmed:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Heat-Wave-Toll-Rises-to-1826-Across-India/2015/05/28/article2837560.ece
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hospitals-overwhelmed-as-india-heatwave-toll-nears-1500-20150528-ghc356.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/indias-heat-wave-death-toll-tops-1826-hospitals-overwhelmed-delirium-reported-in-mass-no-end-in-sight/

Quote: "In southern Andhra Pradesh – by far the worst-hit state – 1020 people have died since May 18, more than double the number of heat-related deaths for the whole of last year. In neighboring Telangana, where temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius over the weekend, 340 people have died from the heat recently compared to 31 in the whole of last year."

2015-05-27 - Tornado hits natural gas rig in Hemphill County (Texas), 3 injured:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/28/us-oil-texas-tornado-idUSKBN0OD01720150528
http://www.sott.net/article/297028-Tornado-strikes-natural-gas-drilling-rig-in-Texas-panhandle

2015-05-27 - Cow and pig run amok separately in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.wlwt.com/news/cow-ends-up-on-western-hills-viaduct/33242022

2015-05-27 - Stock market looking similar to what it looked like just prior to the 2008 crash:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/stocks-began-falling-right-at-this-time-of-the-year-just-prior-to-the-last-financial-crisis

2015-05-28 - Mount Shindake erupts explosively on Kuchinoerabu Island (Japan), evacuations ensue:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/29/national/volcano-erupts-isle-kagoshima-prompting-evacuation-order/
http://www.weather.com/news/news/volcanic-eruption-japan-evacuation-shindake-kuchinoerabu
http://www.dawn.com/news/1185028/volcano-erupts-in-japan-residents-flee-by-boat
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/29/japan-mount-shindake-volcano_n_7470326.html
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-28/japan-issues-highest-alert-evacuation-warnings-after-volcano-explosively-erupts-no-i
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/60-japans-mount-shindake-volcano-erupts-on-kuchinoerabu-island/
http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/mount-shindake-volcano-erupts-spectacularly-on-southern-japanese-island/story-fnh81fz8-1227374429426

Quote: "The 9:59 a.m. 'explosive' eruption of the 650-meter Mt. Shindake, the main peak on the island, resulted in a plume over 9 km high and a pyroclastic flow which reached the coast..."

Quote: "The island has seen several eruptions, including one in 1933 that killed eight people, but Mount Shindake was dormant for 34 years until last year."

2015-05-28 - Volcano Telica erupts explosively in Nicaragua:
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/telica/news/53149/Telica-volcano-Nicaragua-new-explosion-3km-ash-plume.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297055-Telica-volcano-in-Nicaragua-begins-new-phase-of-explosive-activity
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/telica-volcano-shaken-by-explosive-eruption-ejects-ash-cloud-3-km-high/

2015-05-28 - Five years of eruptions at Mt. Sinabung in Indonesia driving some residents to mental institutions:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/28/mt-sinabung-eruptions-residents-woes-continue.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297059-Volcanic-activity-intensifies-at-Mount-Sinabung-in-North-Sumatra
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/indonesias-mt-sinabung-volcano-ceaseless-eruptions-for-5-years-driving-some-local-residents-to-mental-institutions/

2015-05-28 - Two volcanic islands have appeared in the Red Sea, one in 2011, one in 2013:
http://www.livescience.com/51007-new-volcanic-islands-red-sea.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297042-Red-Sea-parts-for-2-new-islands

2015-05-28 - Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/29/us-quake-alaska-idUSKBN0OE0KW20150529
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/7-0-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-southwest-coast-of-alaska/

2015-05-28 - Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Mount Shasta volcano at Trinity Lake Dam (California):
http://dutchsinse.com/5292015-5-1m-earthquake-strikes-north-california-near-mount-shasta-volcano-directly-at-trinity-lake-dam/

Note: MISA Theory keeps on keepin' on. MISA Theory leads to the Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis which leads to the end of human civilization on the surface of the Earth. No need to watch end-of-the-world movies anymore, not when the ACTUAL end of the world (as we know it anyway) is happening right in front of our eyes...

2015-05-28 - Toxic algae infesting Monterey Bay (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150529-48448-USA

2015-05-28 - Globs of tar from unknown source washing ashore at beaches in Southern California:
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-mysterious-oil-globs-miles-los.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297029-Beaches-closed-along-southern-California-coast-as-globs-of-tar-wash-ashore-from-unknown-source

Quote: "Popular beaches along nearly 7 miles of Los Angeles-area coastline were off-limits to surfing and swimming Thursday as scientists looked for the source of globs of tar that washed ashore."

2015-05-28 - El Nino and a changing climate not looking good for Texas:
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/climate-change-el-nino-brings-epic-floods-to-texas/

2015-05-28 - After flooding in Texas and Oklahoma, snakes start moving into peoples' homes:
http://news.yahoo.com/floods-texas-oklahoma-bringing-surprise-snakes-homes-013119588.html

2015-05-28 - Noctilucent clouds seen over Scotland:
http://www.sott.net/article/297033-Noctilucent-clouds-seen-over-Scotland

Quote: "In recent years, NLCs have intensified and spread with sightings as far south as Utah and Colorado. This could be a sign of increasing greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere."

2015-05-28 - Rats as big as cats scaring people in Killyleagh (Ireland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20150528-48441-GBR
http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/residents-killyleagh-left-terrified-invasion-9348160
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/invasion-giant-rats-villagers-left-5777407
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/residents-irish-village-left-terrified-5776794

Quote: "Residents in a sleepy town have been left fearing for their safety after rats as big as cats were spotted scurrying around their area. Parents are reportedly afraid their children will be bitten by the vermin, while homeowners are refusing to leave windows open in case the giant rats get inside. Some residents of Killyleagh, in County Down, are even afraid to lift their wheelie bin lids for fear a rat could have eaten its way in and be lurking inside."

Quote: "The news comes weeks after a three foot long rodent was pulled from a river in Co Tipperary."

2015-05-28 - Bill Gates' biggest fear is a killer flu:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/bill-gates-biggest-fear-is-a-killer-flu-2015-5

2015-05-29 - Tremors crack walls in Nakasaleka and Rakiraki (Fiji Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=UGE-20150530-48456-FJI
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/unusual-geological-event-in-fiji-on-saturday-30-may-2015/

Quote: "Director Malakai Finau says they will try to find why it is localized. 'We need to investigate so we could find out more information about the events such as the centre, the epicentre and the depths and that would help us find out the real causes of these tremors.' The tremors were experienced in the past week. Villagers reported cracks to walls of a hall and some houses in Nakasaleka."

2015-05-29 - Obama signs disaster declaration for Texas after devastating floods:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/president-obama-signs-disaster-declaration-texas/story?id=31409890
http://www.sott.net/article/297107-Obama-signs-disaster-declaration-over-Texas-storms-death-toll-24
http://rt.com/usa/263485-texas-storms-kills-evacuations/

2015-05-29 - Freaky lenticular clouds appear over Texas after storms:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Texas-UFO-clouds-6294374.php
http://www.sott.net/article/297104-UFO-clouds-form-in-wake-of-Texas-storms

2015-05-29 - Mysterious plane flying over cities in Minnesota:
http://sputniknews.com/us/20150530/1022737816.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297099-Mystery-surveillance-plane-seen-flying-over-Minnesota-cities

2015-05-30 - Ground steaming and smoking, smelling like 'gas', in Toba Samosir Regency (Indonesia), near Lake Toba:
http://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/uap-panas-keluar-dari-tanah-resahkan-warga-toba-samosir.html
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merdeka.com%2Fperistiwa%2Fuap-panas-keluar-dari-tanah-resahkan-warga-toba-samosir.html&edit-text=

Quote: "Suspected hazardous vapors appear on Wednesday (27/5), exactly in the yard beside the house Purasa, located about ten kilometers from Balige, Toba Samosir regency capital. 'Hot steam and smelling like gas coming out of the pores of the soil it is feared to threaten the safety of people around, so we report them to the government,' said one resident, Purasa Silalahi in Sitoluama, Saturday (30/5). Indeed, continued Purasa, since the last three weeks the temperature around the house is very hot, both day and night. In fact, ceramic floor house feels hot. Feeling suspicious of these conditions, he intends to dig the ground next to his house and turns as deep as 50 centimeters shaped steam to heat the smoke arose from the pit excavation."

Note: Toba is the volcano that may have almost exterminated the human race when it erupted massively 70,000 years ago. That eruption was bigger than any of Yellowstone's eruptions. The ground heating from below and gases rising from the ground near Toba is scary...

2015-05-30 - Magnitude 7.8 earthquake (downgraded from 8.5) strikes in the ocean near the Bonin Islands (Japan):
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002ki3#general_summary
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32943904
http://mauinow.com/2015/05/30/no-tsunami-threat-after-8-5-japan-earthquake/
http://earthquake-report.com/2015/05/30/massive-earthquake-bonin-islands-japan-region-on-may-30-2015/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-japans-coast-shakes-buildings-in-tokyo/
http://www.sott.net/article/297087-Strong-7-8-quake-strikes-off-Japans-remote-Bonin-Islands

2015-05-30 - Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the Izu Islands (Japan):
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002kpm#general_summary
http://www.sott.net/article/297122-USGS-Earthquake-Magnitude-6-4-Izu-Islands-Japan-region
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-31/another-earthquake-hits-japan/6509662
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/third-earthquake-in-one-week-hits-japan-no-tsunami-warning-or-reports-of-damage/

2015-05-30 - Major faults in the ocean could cause major quakes and tsunamis in California:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150529131822.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/297109-New-study-finds-major-faults-offshore-in-southern-California-could-trigger-large-earthquakes-tsunamis

2015-05-30 - Dog born with two bodies and eight legs on the island of Tonga:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3102744/It-s-spider-puppy-Adorable-dog-two-bodies-eight-legs-born-tiny-Pacific-island.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297120-Portents-and-signs-Dog-with-two-bodies-and-eight-legs-born-on-Tonga

2015-05-30 - Freak mini-tornado rips through Binegar (Britain):
http://www.sheptonmalletjournal.co.uk/Sleepy-Somerset-village-hit-freak-tornado-Weather/story-26598655-detail/story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297134-Sleepy-English-village-hit-by-freak-mini-tornado

2015-05-30 - Texas farmers facing potential total loss this season after flooding:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-farmers-facing-total-loss-184631980.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297127-Texas-farmers-facing-total-loss-for-this-year

Quote: "But what began as a blessing has turned quickly into a disaster, as corn and wheat crops rot in flooded fields. 'I think it is not all farmers, but some farmers are looking at a total loss for this year,' said Mike Barnett, a spokesperson for the Texas Farm Bureau."

2015-05-30 - Super typhoons to increase in strength as the climate changes:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/a-warming-planet-increasing-intensity.html

2015-05-30 - Rare tropical predatory bird found for first time in Arkansas:
http://thecabin.net/news/2015-05-30/rare-raptor-visitor-arkansas-excites-birders
http://www.sott.net/article/297136-A-rare-raptor-visitor-turns-up-near-Batesville-Arkansas

2015-05-31 - Man, 22, suffers 'medical issue' and almost dies in swimming pool at home in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/29202014/man-critical-after-nearly-drowning-in-phoenix-pool

Quote: "A swimmer who apparently suffered a medical issue is in extremely critical condition after he was pulled from the water unconscious, Phoenix fire authorities said."

2015-05-31 - Boy, 17, disappears while swimming at coastal New Smyrna Beach (Florida):
http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20150531/news/150539910

2015-05-31 - Firefighter goes into cardiac arrest at fire at home in Mount Orab (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/05/31/williamsburg-firefighter-critical/28261877/
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Brown-County-firefighter-suffers-health-problem-during-fire-142893.shtml

Quote: "A firefighter is in critical condition Sunday after suffering a medical emergency while fighting a house fire in Mt. Orab Saturday night. Lt. David Knapke had to be resuscitated at the scene..."

2015-05-31 - Methane levels continue to skyrocket in the Arctic:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/the-latest-from-paul-beckwith-on-arctic.html

2015-05-31 - California's snowpack is gone, now at 0%:
http://news.yahoo.com/apocalypse-soon-californias-snowpack-gone-233008795.html

Quote: "The California Department of Water Resources reported Friday that mountain snowpack across the state was 0 percent of normal for May 29. That means that even before summer begins, there will essentially be no more of the crucial mountain snowmelt that California relies on to replenish the streams, rivers, and reservoirs that supply water to cities and farms."

2015-05-31 - After huge Nepal earthquakes, glacial lakes at risk of flooding:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/dangerous-changes-in-nepals-mountain.html

Quote: "Hundreds of people from Sherpa villages fled to higher ground for safety on Monday night after a small glacial lake burst its banks, sweeping away two small bridges and a cowshed."

Quote: "Nepal has more than 2,300 glacial lakes and the most feared is Imja."

2015-05-31 - As June approaches, Norway sees snowstorm, with more snow expected:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/05/more-snow-in-norway-videos/
http://www.sott.net/article/297141-Almost-June-and-more-snow-falls-in-Norway

Quote: "Cars stuck in snow, another 10-15cm of snow. Forecast for the next days: Storm with snow over 800m. Even the mainstream media thinks this is special!"

2015-05-31 - Salton Sea drying up and blowing away in California, may cause terrible dust storms:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/may/31/california-lake-blowing-away-20150531/
http://www.sott.net/article/297137-The-Salton-Sea-is-blowing-away

Quote: "Allowing the Salton Sea to shrink unabated would be catastrophic, experts say. Dried lake bed, called playa, is lighter and flies farther than ordinary soil. Choking clouds of particulate matter driven by powerful desert winds could seed health problems for 650,000 people as far away as Los Angeles. The effects would be even worse along the lake, where communities already fail federal air-quality standards and suffer the highest asthma rates in the state."

2015-05-31 - Death toll approaches 2000 from horrific heatwave baking India:
http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_28220405/india-heat-wave-death-toll-nears-2-000
http://www.sott.net/article/297139-Death-toll-nears-2000-in-Indian-heat-wave

2015-05-31 - Death toll hits 31 from devastating Texas floods, snake bite incidents soar as snakes flee the water:
http://www.sott.net/article/297138-Texas-floods-death-toll-reaches-31-and-snake-bites-soar-as-they-flee-flooded-areas
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3104298/Death-toll-Texas-floods-rises-31-snake-bites-soar-baseball-stadium-flooded-rain-continues.html

2015-05-31 - Hurricane Andres strengthens to Category 4 in the Eastern Pacific:
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/hurricane-andres-strengthens-to-cat-over-eastern-pacific/article_5563120e-1aef-5cea-871a-0e6923777aec.html

2015-05-31 - Woman and 30 sheep killed by lightning strikes in three separate incidents in Raichur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/woman-30-sheep-struck-by-lightning-in-raichur/article7271152.ece
http://www.sott.net/article/297180-Woman-30-sheep-killed-by-lightning-in-Raichur-India

2015-05-31 - Scientist James Lovelock says saving the planet is a foolish and romantic extravagance:
http://europe.newsweek.com/james-lovelock-saving-planet-foolish-romantic-extravagance-327941

2015-05-31 - Man runs for US Senate in California on a 'We're All Going To Die' platform:
http://grist.org/politics/california-senate-candidate-were-all-going-to-die/

Quote: "But only one candidate, Beitiks, promises to talk about absolutely nothing but climate change. His campaign photos have captions like, 'We’re literally going to die' and 'Why aren’t we all screaming?'"

2015-05-31 - UN climate deal in Paris may be graveyard for 2C goal:
http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-climate-deal-paris-may-graveyard-2c-081009388.html

Note: They should pay more attention to Mr. Beitiks. But like the saying goes, survival isn't mandatory...

2015-05-31 - UFO filmed sucking water from lake in Nevada County (California):
http://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2015/05/ufo-caught-sucking-water-out-of.html
http://www.sott.net/article/297162-UFO-photographed-sucking-water-out-of-California-lake-as-if-the-drought-wasnt-bad-enough