Thursday, August 31, 2017

Event Update For 2017-08-31





The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.



A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.




Category: Variety Pack

2017-08-31 - Sulfur-garbage odor regularly hitting Madison (Wisconsin), since mid-July:
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/all-hands-on-deck-to-pin-down-source-of-odor/article_3d476883-4a65-5124-9ecd-f3c73bedc0b4.html

Quote: "Public health officials remain stumped about what may be causing an odor that has been reported on Madison’s east side, but they are continuing efforts to track down the source. Residents have been reporting a strong-smelling foul order since about mid-July, said Dane County Madison Public Health’s environmental health services supervisor John Hausbeck. He said the odor has been described as sulfur- and garbage-like. Hausbeck said residents are noticing the odor typically early in the morning or late in the evenings."

2017-08-31 - Unknown odor hits residential area in Wheat Ridge, Arvada (Colorado), 2 hospitalized:
http://www.9news.com/news/local/two-in-hospital-due-to-hazmat-situation-in-arvada/469940278
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/2-people-taken-to-hospital-due-to-strong-odor-in-wheat-ridge
http://kdvr.com/2017/09/01/unknown-odor-from-shed-in-arvada-sends-2-to-hospital/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/hazmat-teams-wheat-ridge/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/08/31/arvada-simms-hazmat/

Quote: "They say four people were treated on scene and two were transported to the hospital. On Twitter, Arvada Fire Department described an odor coming from a residential structure. They did not specify whether it was a home or apartment."

2017-08-31 - Passenger has seizure on passenger plane, plane diverts to coastal Reykjavik (Iceland):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/aer-lingus-flight-from-dublin-diverted-due-to-medical-emergency-36088643.html
http://rsvpmagazine.ie/aer-lingus-flight-dublin-diverted-due-medical-emergency/
http://dublininformer.com/19425/aer-lingus-flight-from-dublin-diverted-due-to-medical-emergency-independent-ie/
http://news.anotao.com/link/ie/20170801171198/www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/aer-lingus-flight-from-dublin-diverted-due-to-medical-emergency-36088643.html
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/08/31/Aer_Lingus_flight_from_Dublin_diverted_due_to_medical_emerge/
http://twitter.com/S118869/status/903363064174653440

Quote: "An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to the US was diverted this afternoon after a passenger suffered a suspected seizure on board. A spokeswoman for the airline confirmed that flight EI101 travelling from Dublin to Newark had to be diverted to Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik due to a medical emergency'."

2017-08-31 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane diverts to Pisa (Italy), near the coast:
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/ryanair-flight-bristol-malta-diverts-406375

Quote: "A Ryanair flight from Bristol has been forced to divert following a medical emergency. The Malta-bound flight from Bristol Airport took off at 10.20am and had been due to land in Malta at 2.40pm. But the flight diverted and the twin-jet Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed at Pisa International Airport in Italy at 1.20pm before arriving at the gate half an hour later, according to Flightaware.com."

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame and kills 3 men on street in Gurugram (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/gurgaon-cng-car-catches-fire-in-sector-60-3-dead/story-t4xxFgN1O1E28w8fjgOTHO.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/three-friends-charred-as-cng-car-catches-fire-in-gurugram/articleshow/60332284.cms
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/3-charred-to-death-as-car-catches-fire-in-gurugram/article19605592.ece
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gurgaon-fire-car-catches-fire-men-charred-to-death/1/1039201.html
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/sep/02/three-burnt-alive-as-car-catches-fire-in-gurgaon-1651338.html
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/3-charred-to-death-as-car-catches-fire/460823.html

Quote: "Police said the trio got trapped inside the centrally locked car and could not escape when the fire engulfed their vehicle."

Note: Warned about that problem many dozens of times. Some of these car fires will disable your locks, seatbelts, doors and windows, so if you don't have something with which to cut seatbelts and break windows then that's it for you. And even if you DO have the tools necessary, you may have less than a minute before lack of oxygen knocks you unconscious, so you have to act fast...

2017-08-31 - Chemical plant goes up in flames during flooding in Crosby (Texas):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EX-20170831-59690-USA
http://www.wsj.com/articles/explosions-reported-at-arkema-chemical-plant-1504173125
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41114168/houston-flood-arkema-chemical-plant-fears
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arkema-chemical-plant-crosby-texas_us_59a71237e4b07e81d354cda6
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/31/547646702/chemical-plant-fire-raises-environmental-concerns-in-wake-of-harvey
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/31/explosions-and-smoke-reported-at-houston-area.html
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/the-latest-deputies-sought-medical-attention-after-fire/article_8961f85a-1fe4-53d5-95b8-6778af4a2261.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-texas-chemical-plant-fire-failure-of-backup-measures-raises-new-fears/2017/08/31/91c91098-8e7a-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-chemical-fire-explosion-two-102400273.html
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/business/article170391547.html

2017-08-31 - Coal mine rocked by methane explosion in Shakhtinsk (Kazakhstan), 3 killed:
http://en.apa.az/world-news/cis-countries-news/methane-blast-kills-3-at-kazakhstan-coal-mine.html
http://southafricatoday.net/world-news/asia-and-pacific/methane-blast-kills-3-at-kazakhstan-coal-mine-interior-ministry/
http://snewsi.com/id/17359619357/Methane-Blast-Kills-3-at-Kazakhstan-Coal-Mine-%E2%80%93-Interior-Ministry

2017-08-31 - Underground electrical explosion and fire just before 4 AM hits coastal Iwilei, Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://khon2.com/2017/08/31/multiple-outages-reported-in-iwilei-as-crews-investigate-underground-fire/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36261770/manhole-fire-forces-road-closure-in-iwilei-heavy-smoke-in-area
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/08/31/breaking-news/electrical-fire-disrupts-traffic-in-iwilei/
http://theeclecticmindofryan.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/hnn-news-manhole-fire-forces-road-closure-in-iwilei-heavy-smoke-in-area/
http://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/HI/2017/August/31/Multiple.outages.reported.in.Iwilei.as.crews.investigate.underground.fire.aspx

Quote: "Calls came in for the fire just before 4 a.m. Police closed off a portion of the street near the Costco store. Witnesses heard an explosion and then saw flames and black smoke coming from the manhole located near the intersection of Alakawa Street and Nimitz Highway. Multiple power outages were reported in the area, but Hawaiian Electric via twitter confirms all customers have been restored."

2017-08-31 - Six cars go up in flames while parked in parking garage at clinic in Birmingham (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/08/at_least_6_vehicles_damaged_by.html
http://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-fd-6-vehicles-damaged-in-kirkland-clinic-parking-deck-fire
http://twitter.com/bham_fire/status/903318059494105088
 



2017-08-31 - Wood recycling center hit by fire just after 4 AM in Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/aug/31/pile-of-tree-limbs-burns-at-vancouver-wood-recycling-facility/
http://www.topix.com/city/vancouver-wa/2017/08/pile-of-tree-limbs-burns-at-vancouver-wood-recycling-facility

2017-08-31 - Huge wildfire spreads from the US to Canada near Keremeos (Canada):
http://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/massive-cross-border-wildfire-growing-rapidly/
http://www.sott.net/article/360680-Massive-US-wildfire-crosses-into-Canada-and-growing-rapidly

2017-08-31 - Cargo boat explodes and burns in Kampung Padang (Malaysia), near the coast, 2 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2017/08/31/two-crew-die-boat-carrying-petrol-catches-fire
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/31/boat-carrying-petrol-explodes-killing-two-and-injuring-three/
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/two-crew-die-as-boat-carrying-petrol-catches-fire

Quote: "A cargo boat transporting petrol to Pulau Banggi caught fire following an explosion yesterday, resulting in two crew dead and three others injured, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)."

2017-08-31 - Boat explodes into flame at home in Brices Creek area in Craven County near coastal New Bern (North Carolina), 2 injured:
http://www.wcti12.com/news/local-news/smal-explosion-catches-boat-on-fire-near-new-bern/615033953
http://wnct.com/2017/08/31/2-airlifted-after-suffering-burns-in-boat-explosion-near-new-bern/
http://www.facebook.com/wcti12/posts/1410327332348415

2017-08-31 - Boat bursts into flame and kills man at beach in coastal Iqaluit (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-boat-fire-dead-1.4272678
http://www.newstread.com/regional-news/canada/north/man-dead-after-iqaluit-boat-fire-thursday-night/
http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674body_discovered_following_iqaluit_boat_fire/
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/09/01/Man_dead_after_Iqaluit_boat_fire_Thursday_night/
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/man-dead-iqaluit-boat-fire-201912319.html

2017-08-31 - Boat bursts into flame at 1:45 AM while docked at John’s Cove Wharf in coastal Yarmouth (Canada):
http://www.cjls.com/news/864532860/yarmouth-county-fishermen-suddenly-become-firefighters
http://www.thevanguard.ca/news/local/2017/8/31/john_s-cove-boat-fire-quickly-extinguished.html

Note: These are the 795th, 796th, 797th and 798th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-08-31 - Shuttle bus destroyed by fire, box truck damaged, at business in Sebring (Florida):
http://yoursun.com/sunnews/sebring/13316761-699/story.html.csp

2017-08-31 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Beijing (China):
http://ban.jo/News/Asia/20170831/Smoke-Seen-From-Large-Bus-Fire-In-Beijing-China-Beijing/

Note: These are the 588th and 589th buses to burn in 2017...

2017-08-31 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-80 near Walcott (Iowa):
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/442364863.html
http://www.navbug.com/report49725/vehicle_fire.htm

Quote: "Officials say the smoke and fire damaged the truck and one of the vehicles on the car hauler. It also stopped westbound traffic on I-80 for about a half hour due to visibility."

Note: This is the 51st car-hauler to burn in 2017...

2017-08-31 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at gas station in coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/403742-Karachi-Oil-tanker-catches-fire

2017-08-31 - In separate incidents, within 34 minutes, 14 miles apart, tractor trailer and RV trailer burst into flame along I-17 near Camp Verde (Arizona):
http://www.cvbugle.com/news/2017/sep/01/emergency-crews-respond-two-i-17-vehicle-fires-thu/

Quote: "Around 7:33 p.m. Thursday, Copper Canyon Fire and Medical Authority emergency crews from Station 81 responded to a vehicle fire involving an RV trailer on I-17 northbound at mile post 283.5. Emergency crews arrived on scene to find a large RV camp trailer fully involved in fire, with fire spreading to the brush on the side of the highway, according to a media release from CCFMA."

Quote: "Around 8:07 p.m., CCFMA emergency crews from Station 82 responded to a tractor trailer fire on I-17 southbound at mile post 297 in the rest area parking lot."

2017-08-31 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the New York State Thruway near Newburgh (New York):
http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170831/truck-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-thruway
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/new-york/photos-thruway-lane-reopens-after-truck-fire/
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Crash-12164216.php
http://www.facebook.com/recordonline/posts/10155048274091298

2017-08-31 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame near Ashton (Idaho):
http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/local/combine-fire-near-ashton-on-wednesday/article_dab7c61f-cf6d-5c62-921e-b10cd13d6dd1.html

Note: These are the 1579th, 1580th, 1581st and 1582nd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2017...

2017-08-31 - Garbage truck explodes into flame on street in North Fairmount (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/09/01/garbage-truck-explodes-north-fairmount/624727001/

2017-08-31 - Dump truck bursts into flame on Ring Road in Regina (Canada):
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/traffic-delayed-on-regina-s-ring-road-after-dump-truck-catches-fire-1.3570473
http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/video-truck-catches-fire-on-ring-road

2017-08-31 - FedEx van bursts into flame on the 215 Freeway in Los Angeles County (California):
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2017/08/31/morning-fedex-truck-fire-partially-closes-southbound-215-freeway/

2017-08-31 - SUV bursts into flame on street in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.newson6.com/story/36268047/tulsa-car-fire
http://www.news9.com/story/36268047/tulsa-car-fire

2017-08-31 - SUV bursts into flame on I-91 in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://wwlp.com/2017/08/31/car-fire-causing-delays-on-i-91-in-holyoke/
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/vehicle_fire_on_south_side_of.html

2017-08-31 - SUV bursts into flame at school campus in Emporia (Kansas):
http://www.kvoe.com/newsedit/20029-vehicle-fire-reported-on-esu-campus
http://www.emporiagazette.com/area_news/article_e3759606-8e74-11e7-8d18-d7ed6e43cee4.html

2017-08-31 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on bridge in Cathedral City (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/truck-fire-shuts-down-ramon-bridge/615210893

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame while parked at Bangor International Airport in Bangor (Maine):
http://q1065.fm/crews-respond-to-car-fire-at-bangor-international-airport-video/

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 in coastal Woodbridge (New Jersey):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Car-Fire-Halts-Traffic-on-I-95-South-in-Woodbridge--442365083.html

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked in garage at home, fire spreads, garage destroyed, in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-garage-destroyed-fire-1.4269886

Quote: "A car fire early Thursday morning burned up a detached garage in Saskatoon last night."

2017-08-31 - Three cars go up in flames while parked at Tesco in Bulwell (Britain):
http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/three-cars-involved-fire-tesco-408065

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on Fernheath Road in coastal Bournemouth (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-bournemouth-17/

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame at 4:01 AM on King Street in Middlewich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-middlewich_31-08-2017_9-06-25

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on the A30 near Honiton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=44444&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/ottery-and-honiton-firefighters-attend-car-fire-1-5175739

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame at Fishleigh Rock Farm in Umberleigh (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=44446&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on the M11 near Harlow (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i6848/
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/m11-drivers-face-delays-following-car-fire-near-harlow/story-30500876-detail/story.html

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on the A37 near Grimstone (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/car-fire-grimstone/

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame at 6:33 AM on South Street in Torrington (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=44442&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on the A41 in Aston Clinton (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Thursday 31 August, 10.41pm Car fire, A41, Aston Clinton. Two appliances and crews from Aylesbury attended. Firefighters used one hose reel and one set of breathing apparatus."

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on the M25 near Gerrards Cross (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/latest-incidents/

Quote: "Thursday 31 August, 11.38am Small fire in engine compartment of car, M25 clockwise between junctions 16 (M40 interchange) and 17 (Maple Cross). One appliance and crew from Gerrards Cross attended. Firefighters used one hose reel and a thermal imaging camera."

2017-08-31 - Car bursts into flame on Cowick Road in Snaith (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Cowick Road, Snaith. Thu 31 Aug 2017 15:25 (No:19171) Fire in engine compartment of car, two BA, one hose reel and one Thermal Image Camera in use."

2017-08-31 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the Trans-Canada Highway in Rogers Pass (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/BC/205494/Vehicle-fire-at-Rogers-Pass

2017-08-31 - Car and home go up in flames in Flint (Michigan), nobody there:
http://www.wnem.com/story/36259546/home-car-damaged-in-flint-fire

2017-08-31 - Auto shop heavily damaged by fire in Tigard (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/crews-working-to-put-out-commercial-fire-in-tigard
http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2017/08/firefighters_extinguish_blaze.html
http://pamplinmedia.com/ttt/89-news/370840-254390-two-alarm-commercial-fire-rages-at-tigard-auto-shop
http://koin.com/2017/08/31/large-fire-burns-at-tigard-car-shop/

2017-08-31 - Barn destroyed by fire near coastal Llanelli (Britain):
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/barn-fire-rages-hours-overnight-13558083

2017-08-31 - Wildfire grows to 17 square miles, destroys 5 cabins, near Havre (Montana):
http://www.khq.com/story/36265952/the-latest-fire-destroys-cabins-outside-havre-montana

2017-08-31 - Wildfire causes evacuations near Topaz (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=WF-20170831-59692-USA
http://mynews4.com/news/local/crews-fighting-slinkard-fire-south-of-topaz-lake-us-395-closed-at-agriculture-station
http://www.sierrasun.com/news/slinkard-fire-spreads-overnight-in-an-area-south-of-topaz-lake/
http://www.recordcourier.com/news/local/slinkard-fire-spreads-north-overnight/

2017-08-31 - Brush fire closes US 97 at Knapps Hill Tunnel near Chelan (Washington):
http://komonews.com/news/local/us-97a-closed-at-knapps-hill-tunnel-near-chelan-due-to-fire

2017-08-31 - Dumpster bursts into flame at 3 AM, fire spreads to school, in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2017/08/31/fire-damages-portland-international-school/
http://katu.com/news/local/dumpster-fire-spread-to-the-international-school-fire-officials-say

2017-08-31 - City-owned building heavily damaged by fire in coastal North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://wpde.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-fire-at-north-myrtle-beach-department-of-public-safety
http://wbtw.com/2017/09/01/north-myrtle-beach-shipping-warehouse-suffers-major-damage-from-thursday-fire/

Quote: "ABC 15's Taggart Houck was on scene and spoke with North Myrtle Beach Fire Chief Garry Spain. Spain said the building is used by the city for shipping and receiving."

Note: Shipping and receiving, like with vehicles?

2017-08-31 - Preschool heavily damaged by fire at 7:30 AM in Syracuse (New York):
http://wsbt.com/news/local/children-and-staff-safe-after-preschool-fire-in-syracuse
http://www.goshennews.com/news/local_news/children-and-staff-evacuated-after-day-care-fire/article_7a1ed23e-81ee-556d-aa83-d642cc89996d.html

2017-08-31 - Restaurant destroyed by fire at 12:45 AM in Wareham (Massachusetts), nobody there:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20170831/fire-destroys-cranberry-cottage-restaurant-in-wareham
http://wareham.wickedlocal.com/news/20170831/fire-destroys-cranberry-cottage-restaurant-in-wareham

2017-08-31 - Furniture business destroyed by huge fire along the River Lea before 7:30 AM in Ware (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/8203-ware-deans-furnishers-fire-everything-we-know/story-30500966-detail/story.html

Quote: "Firefighters were called to Deans Furnishers in Star Street shortly before 7.30am this morning (Thursday, August 31). Flames were seen taking hold in the roof of the riverside building as thick, black smoke rose above the town centre."

2017-08-31 - Three historic buildings go up in flames in Frederick (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-building-in-maryland

2017-08-31 - Car wash damaged by fire in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://news3lv.com/news/local/car-wash-catches-fire-at-flamingo-and-durango

2017-08-31 - Storage facility damaged by fire in Colorado Springs (Colorado):
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/31/colorado-springs-storage-unit-fire/

2017-08-31 - Cabin destroyed by fire at 2:30 AM on West Rose Lake Drive near Canyon (Minnesota), nobody there:
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/st-louis-county/4321161-fire-destroys-cabin-near-canyon

2017-08-31 - Cabin destroyed by fire at 1:45 AM at Stillwater Beach Campground near Bradford (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/cabin-catches-fire-campground-near-bradford/26DwRNpbXEISDiC9JPN29K/

2017-08-31 - Mobile heavily damaged by fire before 4:30 AM in Greenbrier (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2017/08/31/family-escapes-fire-at-greenbrier-home/
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/mobile-home-catches-fire-in-greenbrier
http://fox17.com/news/local/family-escapes-fire-inside-greenbrier-home

2017-08-31 - Mobile home destroyed by fire in Amarillo (Texas), nobody there:
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/mobile-home-destroyed-in-thursday-morning-fire
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/morning-fire-destroys-mobile-home/802209679

2017-08-31 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Hopkinton (Massachusetts):
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20170831/two-alarm-fire-leaves-hopkinton-home-uninhabitable

2017-08-31 - Home heavily damaged by fire in Chesapeake (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2017/08/31/chesapeake-firefighters-respond-to-residential-structure-fire/
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/crews-battle-house-fire-in-section-of-chesapeake-with-no-municipal-water-system/469875378

2017-08-31 - Deadly fire burns mobile home at 5:57 AM in Pinewood (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4321817-man-56-dies-northwest-minnesota-mobile-home-fire
http://www.wday.com/news/4321817-man-56-dies-northwest-minnesota-mobile-home-fire
http://www.wdaz.com/news/4321817-man-56-dies-northwest-minnesota-mobile-home-fire
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/09/01/buzzle-mobile-home-fire/

2017-08-31 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Gowrie (Iowa):
http://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2017/08/97-year-old-gowrie-home-gutted-by-fire/

2017-08-31 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/House-fire-blocks-traffic-on-NW-Topeka-Blvd-442427063.html
http://cjonline.com/news/local/2017-08-31/vacant-residence-nw-topeka-blvd-total-loss-after-blaze-thursday-night

2017-08-31 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Rochester (New York):
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-vacant-home-on-wilder-street/801654941
 



2017-08-31 - Vast number of fish found dead in the Keelung River near coastal Taipei (Taiwan):
http://strangesounds.org/2017/08/fish-die-off-taiwan-video-pictures.html
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/08/30/2003677438

2017-08-31 - Police horse sickens at the oceanfront, dies shortly later, in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2017/08/31/virginia-beach-police-horse-gets-sick-on-duty-passes-away/

Quote: "The Virginia Beach Police Mounted Patrol is mourning the loss of one of its horses. Disney, a 13-year-old Clydesdale cross horse, had been with the unit since 2011. Disney was on duty working at the Oceanfront when she got sick. She was rushed to get help, but didn’t make it."
 



2017-08-31 - Three teens, 15, 17 and 17, foam at the mouth and die in Langa area in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/watch-mystery-grows-over-three-boys-deaths-in-vetkoek-case-11028654

2017-08-31 - Two women and a man die during Haj in Mecca (Saudi Arabia):
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Hajj-3-Ghanaian-pilgrims-die-in-Saudi-Arabia-575903
http://www.atinkaonline.com/fm/3-ghanaian-pilgrims-die-in-saudi-arabia/
http://dailyguideafrica.com/3-ghanaian-hajj-pilgrims-dead-mecca/
http://citifmonline.com/2017/08/31/3-ghanaian-hajj-pilgrims-dead-in-mecca/

Quote: "Three Ghanaian Muslim Hajj pilgrims performing the Islamic spiritual exercise have died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Confirming the incident to Citi News, the Deputy Communications Director for the Hajj Board, Hajia Marian Cissey, noted that 'so far we have lost three pilgrims; two being women and one is a male.' The two women died in their sleep while the third person, a man suffered a medical condition and died at the hospital."

2017-08-31 - Two men in their 20s or 30s, musicians, found dead at home on Tudor Road in Canterbury (Britain), another man found dead there too:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/two-men-found-dead-at-131440/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/heartbreaking-tributes-pour-two-popular-11094671
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/third-man-confirmed-dead-at-131478/

Quote: "Police investigating two men's deaths have confirmed another man was found dead in the same property just days earlier."

2017-08-31 - Three people, 22, 24 and 30, die during idol immersion in canal in Ahmedabad (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/three-from-city-drown-at-karai/articleshow/60315283.cms
 



2017-08-31 - Woman, 51, loses consciousness in swimming pool at YMCA, dies shortly later, in Fort Wayne (Indiana):
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/20170901/woman-pulled-out-of-ymca-pool-dies
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local/woman_pulled_from_ymca_pool_later_dies_20170831
http://wane.com/2017/08/30/person-pulled-from-ymca-pool-in-critical-condition/
http://www.wpta21.com/story/36257497/woman-who-was-pulled-from-lehman-ymca-pool-has-died

2017-08-31 - Man falls off dock into the water and dies in coastal San Diego (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/authorities-investigate-body-found-in-san-diego-harbor
http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/08/31/body-found-floating-in-san-diego-bay/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-body-bay-20170831-story.html

2017-08-31 - Man, 55, found dead in Lake Michigan in Chicago (Illinois):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-water-search-lake-20170831-story.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/31/body-found-near-foster-beach-after-swimmer-went-missing-in-lake-michigan/

2017-08-31 - Man, 45, cop, found dead in the Potomac River near coastal Washington DC:
http://www.whio.com/news/local/diplomatic-security-special-agent-former-dayton-police-officer-found-dead-potomac-river/QN4PiWq1HLylW698PbFUWJ/

2017-08-31 - Man found dead in car in coastal Neptune Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2017/08/person_found_dead_inside_car_authorities_say.html

2017-08-31 - Woman, 55, slumps over dead in car in Stevenson Ranch (California), near the Santa Clara River:
http://signalscv.com/2017/09/woman-found-dead-car-stevenson-ranch/

2017-08-31 - Man, 32, falls off Warrior River Bridge and dies in the wee hours in Tuscaloose County (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/09/hoover_man_dies_in_fall_from_t.html
http://wiat.com/2017/09/01/homicide-investigation-underway-after-birmingham-man-was-found-under-tuscaloosa-bridge/

2017-08-31 - Man, 34, found dead along the Nizina River at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Alaska):
http://craigmedred.news/2017/08/31/hiker-found-dead/

2017-08-31 - Boy, 15, falls off fire escape and dies before 7 AM in coastal Bronx (New York), possible toppler:
http://nypost.com/2017/08/31/teen-dies-after-fall-from-fire-escape/
http://abc7ny.com/15-year-old-boy-dies-in-5-story-fall-from-fire-escape/2361579/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/teen-dies-fall-fifth-story-fire-escape-bronx-article-1.3457299

2017-08-31 - Man, 20, found dead in the woods at Talcott Mountain State Park (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/simsbury/body-found-talcott-mountain-simsbury
http://wtnh.com/2017/08/31/body-found-on-talcott-mountain-in-simsbury/

Quote: "Officials say the body of a 20-year-old male from South Windsor was found in the woods of the park. They say it is considered an untimely death at this point."

2017-08-31 - Person found dead in pond at Papago Park near zoo in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/277771903-story
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/body-found-in-papago-park-pond/469660537
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/fd-body-found-in-pond-outside-phoenix-zoo
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2017/08/31/body-found-pond-papago-park-phoenix/621460001/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2017-08-31/body-found-in-pond-at-papago-park-outside-phoenix-zoo
http://www.pinalcentral.com/arizona_news/body-found-in-pond-at-papago-park-outside-phoenix-zoo/article_6881733f-bb16-5af4-9958-7b6969c3d96d.html

2017-08-31 - Woman, 30s or 40s, found dead in home in Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/36267214/womans-death-in-hartford-remains-under-investigation

2017-08-31 - Man found dead in hotel room in Mason (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/mason/pd-out-of-town-man-found-dead-at-mason-inn
http://www.fox19.com/story/36268731/mans-body-found-in-room-at-mason-inn

2017-08-31 - Man drops dead at home in Calgary (Canada):
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-police-investigating-after-man-found-dead-in-hawkwood-home

2017-08-31 - Man, 28, dies in the water at beach in the wee hours in coastal Egmond aan Zee (Netherlands):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/irishman-drowns-after-latenight-swim-off-the-coast-of-holland-36090188.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/irishman-drowns-after-late-night-swim-off-coast-of-the-netherlands-1.3205873
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/family-of-lovely-young-irishman-who-drowned-in-the-netherlands-are-absolutely-destroyed-36090846.html
http://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-drowns-netherland-3575674-Sep2017/

2017-08-31 - Man, 87, found dead in pond near his home in Tambon Don Kamyan (Thailand):
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/around_thailand/30325398

2017-08-31 - Man in his 50s drops dead on street in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-suffolk-street-dublin-3573781-Aug2017/
http://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-man-death-tribute-3575523-Sep2017/

2017-08-31 - Man, 61, production designer, drops dead in hotel room in Oxfordshire (Britain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4839394/Tragedy-Mama-Mia-production-chief-dead.html

2017-08-31 - Man in his 60s slumps over dead in car on Bredhurst Road in Wigmore (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/police-seal-off-road-131371/

2017-08-31 - Man, 41, found dead in the River Taff in coastal Cardiff (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41114810
 



2017-08-31 - Driver has 'medical problem' at 5 AM, car slams into pole, in coastal Rye (New Hampshire), 1 injured:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170831/rye-crash-closes-route-1a-cuts-power

Quote: "Police Chief Kevin Walsh said the cause of the 5 a.m. single-vehicle crash on Aug. 31 is believed to be related to a medical problem the driver experienced."

2017-08-31 - Woman, 40s or 50s, has 'medical incident', SUV hits building in Red Deer (Canada):
http://rdnewsnow.com/article/550538/no-injuries-after-car-crashes-safety-city

Quote: "An RCMP officer at the scene said the woman, believed to be in her late 40s to early 50s, suffered a medical incident that caused her to lose control of her vehicle."

2017-08-31 - Man, 67, has 'medical emergency', car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Gull Lake in Ross Township (Michigan), 4 injured:
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/08/three_people_trapped_after_hea.html
http://fox17online.com/2017/08/31/4-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-kalamazoo-county/

Quote: "The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. on Aug. 31, on M-89 just west of North 37th Street in Ross Township. That is a few miles east of Richland and just south of Gull Lake. The mishap involved a four-door Jeep and a four-door compact car. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office reported that David Gibbs, 67, of Kalamazoo, was the driver of one vehicle. He apparently crossed the center line of the roadway near 37th Street after suffering some sort of medical emergency."

2017-08-31 - Small plane crashes and burns shortly after takeoff from airport in Fishers (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/fox59/2017/08/31/small-plane-crashes-fishers-airport/620491001/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/plane-crashes-in-fishers-near-96th-street
http://www.indystar.com/videos/news/2017/08/31/1-person-dies-after-plane-crash-indianapolis-metro-airport/105155816/
http://www.richmond.com/news/ap/small-plane-s-crash-at-suburban-indianapolis-airport-kills/article_cf12dfb0-ec6a-5417-8dd5-128fac9d0d2c.html
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/08/vans-rv-12-fatal-accident-occurred.html
http://wishtv.com/2017/08/31/officials-respond-to-plane-crash-in-fishers/

2017-08-31 - Small plane crashes near coastal Tel Aviv (Israel), 2 injured:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/234862

2017-08-31 - School bus, SUV and pickup truck crash in Framingham (Massachusetts), 3 injured:
http://framingham.wickedlocal.com/news/20170831/framingham-three-hurt-in-crash-involving-school-bus
http://www.wcvb.com/article/school-bus-involved-in-serious-crash-in-framingham/12150314
http://fastertruck.com/a/fire-officials-school-bus-involved-in-crash-in-framingham-necn/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/08/31/school-bus-one-three-vehicles-involved-framingham-crash/xSYG6pNIQYFPgAVCrRdrmJ/story.html

2017-08-31 - School bus, pickup truck and car crash in Summerfield (North Carolina), 2 injured:
http://www.ktvq.com/story/36264677/school-bus-crash-reported-in-summerfield
http://www.kxlf.com/story/36264677/school-bus-crash-reported-in-summerfield

2017-08-31 - School bus and two cars crash in Chicago (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-chicago-ridge-bus-crash-st-0901-20170831-story.html

2017-08-31 - School bus and car crash in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida), 3 injured:
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/palm-beach-county-students-taken-to-hospital-after-bus-crash

2017-08-31 - School bus veers off road, crashes into ditch, on Quacco Road in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-08-31/no-injuries-reported-school-bus-wreck-quacco-road

2017-08-31 - Car-hauler blows tire at 1 AM, crashes into woods, near Wilson (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/semi-truck-hauling-cars-blows-tire-crashes-into-trees-near-wilson/16917571/

2017-08-31 - Tanker truck overturns on Three Degree Road in Adams Township (Pennsylvania):
http://butlerdispatch.com/tanker-truck-roll-three-degree-road/

2017-08-31 - Tanker truck overturns on Blackberry Hill Road in Beacon Falls (Connecticut):
http://www.mycitizensnews.com/news/2017/08/oil-spills-after-tanker-truck-rolls-in-beacon-falls/
http://wtnh.com/2017/08/31/tanker-truck-rollover-closes-route-42-in-beacon-falls/
http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2017/08/31/tanker-truck-rolls-over/

2017-08-31 - Tanker truck overturns on highway in Liaqauatpur (Pakistan):
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/31/oil-tanker-overturns-area-closed-after-fuel-seepage/

2017-08-31 - Two tractor trailers crash on bridge, fire erupts, 34 more vehicles join in, in São Paulo (Brazil), 2 killed, 12 injured:
http://globalnews.ca/news/3707937/massive-highway-pileup-explosion-brazil/

Quote: "The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. (10:45 GMT) when a truck carrying ink collided with a truck carrying scrap metal. Cars behind them weren’t able to stop in time and the crash soon extended as far as motorists could see. Flames engulfed both trucks and at least 12 of the cars, with the heavy smoke causing visibility problems."

2017-08-31 - Tractor trailer overturns, bursts into flame, near the Sandy Run Creek Bridge (North Carolina):
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/20170831/tractor-trailer-overturns-along-us-74

2017-08-31 - Tractor trailer crashes into ditch, bursts into flame, on Highway 302 near Lily Plain (Canada), 1 killed:
http://sasknow.com/article/676344/semi-crashes-catches-fire-west-city

Quote: "A 72-year-old man has died on Highway 302 today due to a semi crash roughly 25 km west of Prince Albert near Lily Plain. Prince Albert’s Fire Chief Jason Everitt, who was directing traffic on the scene, said a semi went into the ditch before 9 a.m. this morning and caught fire."

2017-08-31 - Tractor trailer veers off road and overturns on Indiana 16 near Logansport (Indiana):
http://www.pharostribune.com/news/local_news/article_50b107a8-0603-596c-8aec-6d71ee7a9913.html

2017-08-31 - Van veers off road and overturns at 11:30 PM on the Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake (New Jersey), 13 injured:
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2017/08/accident_on_garden_state_parkway_mangles_car_traps.html
http://pascackvalley.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/authorities-respond-to-late-night-van-entrapment-in-woodcliff-lake/720424/
http://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/6-people-seriously-injured-after-bergen-van-crashes-parkway-report

2017-08-31 - Pickup truck veers off road, crashes into apartment building, in Chicopee (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/driver_suffers_serious_injurie.html

Quote: "Wilk said the driver may have suffered a medical episode, but pending a full investigation could not say exactly what happened."

2017-08-31 - Pickup truck veers off road, plows through garage, in Highland (Indiana):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-highland-garage-crash-st-0902-20170901-story.html
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hammond-man-injured-after-crashing-truck-through-family-s-garage/article_f083b343-9f4e-51ed-a51d-5812ad1358b4.html

Quote: "Police are looking into the possibility that the man suffered a medical episode, but it's still too early to tell, Banasiak said."

2017-08-31 - Pickup truck plunges 100 feet into ravine in Grass Valley (Arizona):
http://www.gvnews.com/news/truck-leaves-road-winds-up-in-gv-ravine/article_f2db137a-8e72-11e7-be4f-e7509e219c06.html

2017-08-31 - Car veers off road, slams into tree, on M-40 near Lawton (Michigan), 1 killed:
http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/08/woman_dies_after_crash_on_m-40.html
http://www.wopular.com/woman-dies-after-crossing-center-line-crashing-m-40
http://wwmt.com/news/local/lawton-woman-killed-in-crash-less-than-an-hour-after-being-cleared-by-paramedics-to-drive

Quote: "Police said the cause of the crash might have been a medical incident."

2017-08-31 - Car veers off road and crashes on I-95 in Middletown (Pennsylvania), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://levittownnow.com/2017/08/31/serious-crash-closes-95-off-ramp/
 



2017-08-31 - Naked man runs around in Times Square then face-plants on street in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://nypost.com/2017/08/31/cops-tackle-naked-guy-in-times-square/

Quote: "Jewell, from Nashville, said the disheveled man appeared uneasy on his feet, but not dangerous. 'He was just stumbling across the street into the middle of the road,' she said. 'All of a sudden, he was face down in the road. It looked like he just face-planted.'"

2017-08-31 - Man runs down street stripping naked in Manchester (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/naked-man-seen-running-down-13557144

Quote: "He was seen running along King Street, through St Ann’s Square and across Deansgate on Thursday afternoon - apparently discarding clothes as he fled until he was completely naked. Police eventually caught up with him on St Mary’s Street beside Kendals."

2017-08-31 - Naked man with a machete or knife tased on street in São Paulo (Brazil):
http://www.follownews.com/naked-man-with-a-machete-gets-tased-twice-3g8u6
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4375181/naked-man-carnage-wave-butchers-knife-tasered-police/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=612_1504219893
 



2017-08-31 - Mountain lion attacks and injures horse in Michigantown (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2017/09/01/mountain-lion-sighted-in-clinton-county-horse-hurt/
 



2017-08-31 - Sinkhole opens on street near Beaumont (California):
http://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/sinkhole-opens-beaumont

2017-08-31 - Sinkhole opens under van on street in coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4838530/Courier-van-teeters-edge-huge-sink-hole.html
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/melbourne-courier-van-falls-sinkhole-015009254.html
http://www.msn.com/en-au/video/news/melbourne-courier-van-falls-into-sinkhole/vi-AAr0F6D
http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/36905577/melbourne-courier-van-falls-into-sinkhole/
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/sinkhole-swallows-van-in-port-melbourne/news-story/347f9d6f7a7044f91025f915f17b0188

2017-08-31 - Large sinkhole sprouts near train station in Brussels (Belgium):
http://www.xpats.com/sinkhole-opens-next-brussels-central-station

2017-08-31 - Sinkhole opens on street in Thornville Terrace (Britain):
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/mystery-hole-appeared-street-locals-398662
 



2017-08-31 - Six-story building collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 34+ killed, 15 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20170831-59698-IND
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/building-collapse-at-pakmodia-street-in-mumbai-many-feared-trapped/article19593158.ece
http://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-rises-in-mumbai-building-collapse/a-40307263
http://www.nyoooz.com/news/mumbai/906806/10-killed-15-injured-in-mumbai-building-collapse-many-feared-trapped/
http://www.republicworld.com/s/6158/bhendi-bazaar-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-34-49-people-have-been-rescued
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/world/asia/building-collapse-in-mumbai-kills-at-least-7.html

Quote: "The incident was declared a Level III disaster at 8:42 am and the National Disaster Response Force was contacted. Two wings of a ground-plus-five storey building on Pakmodia Street in south Mumbai completely collapsed on Thursday morning, killing 16 people and injuring 15. At least 30 people are feared to be still trapped under the rubble, and rescue efforts are under way. Mumbai Fire Brigade officials said the call about the collapse was received by the control room at around 8.30 a.m. on Thursday, and teams were rushed to the spot from the nearby Byculla fire station, reaching the spot within 10 minutes. The incident was declared a Level III disaster at 8.42 a.m. and the National Disaster Response Force was contacted."

Quote: "The death toll in the Bhendi Bazaar building collapse has risen to 34 while at least 15 have sustained injuries and 46 people have been rescued in the rescue operations."

2017-08-31 - Water main breaks, street collapses, in El Paso (Texas):
http://cbs4local.com/news/local/water-main-break-causes-sinkhole-on-mesa-street

2017-08-31 - Sewer line collapses, sinkhole devours part of Main Street, in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/08/30/sewer-line-sinkhole-swallows-portion-east-main-street/618325001/

2017-08-31 - Foundation crumbling, home sinking, near Deltona (Florida), possible sinkhole:
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county-family-escapes-crumbling-home-officials-say/600475773
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20170830/west-volusia-residents-escape-possible-sinkhole
http://www.wesh.com/article/possible-sinkhole-forces-residents-from-deltona-home/12138929
http://www.newsdaytonabeach.com/wndb-news/family-evacuates-home-near-deltona-site-of-possible-sinkhole/
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/277436283-story
 



2017-08-31 - Man, 65, crewmember, strokes out on ship 'Natoma' off the coast of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Natoma-7420455.html
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-medevac-crewmember-from-tug-off-oahu/2017/08/31/

Quote: "A 65-year-old crew member of the 'Natoma' was medevaced by the US Coast Guard 50 miles north of Oahu on Aug 31, 2017. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received a request for a medevac at approximately 8:50 a.m., from the captain of the "Natoma" for a man who was reportedly was suffering stroke like symptoms."

2017-08-31 - Heatwave continues baking the Bay Area (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/31/how-hot-is-it-out-here-in-the-america-west/

2017-08-31 - Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes in the ocean near Padang (Indonesia):
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/641567/Indonesia-Earthquake-Padang-Magnitude-6-2-Disaster-West-Sumatra-Damage-Ocean-Impact
http://www.sott.net/article/360742-BREAKING-Huge-6-2-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-rocking-Indonesia

2017-08-31 - Lightning strike kills 3 people in Khagrachhari (Bangladesh):
http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/158077/Lightning-in-Khagrachhari-kills-3
http://www.sott.net/article/360684-Lightning-bolt-kills-3-in-in-Khagrachhari-Bangladesh

2017-08-31 - Hurricane Harvey updates as the scale of the devastation is revealed, death toll rises to 32:
http://consortiumnews.com/2017/08/30/worries-about-a-galveston-bio-lab/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hurricane-harvey-houston-flood-aerial-photos_us_59a6e923e4b00795c2a3419f
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4838852/Texas-judge-warns-rising-water-Harvey-brings-rain.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/local-cadaver-search-dog-to-assist-with-locating-bodies-in-hurricane-flooding/601349595
http://www.statesman.com/news/state--regional/harvey-recovery-estimated-harris-county-death-toll-rises/0OTdYDsY8jBJkCo05cG6rJ/
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/navy-helicopter-rescue-teams-pluck-texans-from-flooding/
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2017/08/31/harvey-deaths-other-fatalities-push-morgue-to-near-capacity.html
http://www.sott.net/article/360762-Hero-saves-50-people-from-floods-in-Port-Arthur-Texas-after-official-rescuers-failed-to-arrive
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/harvey-is-a-1000-year-flood-event-unprecedented-in-scale/ar-AAr3jWn
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-risks-in-hurricane-harvey-aftermath/

Quote: "More than 48,000 homes have been destroyed by the storm and the estimated cost of damage is $160 billion..."

Quote: "The morgue in the fourth-largest city in the U.S. is near capacity, prompting officials to ask for a refrigerated tractor-trailer to handle any overflow. The bodies — storm-related or not — have accumulated over the past several days as Harvey's floodwaters swallowed the city, essentially closing down all businesses, including funeral homes. Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences spokeswoman Tricia Bentley said Thursday the morgue has 175 bodies. Capacity is 200."

Quote: "The flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey has left thousands homeless in the greater Houston area but there also is rising concern about a biological lab in Galveston that houses deadly diseases, notes Joe Lauria."

Quote: "While mosquitoes aren't currently a concern for Persse, they will be in a major one very soon. 'In the short term I'm not too worried about the mosquitoes 'cause all this rain is gonna wash out all the breeding sites for the mosquitoes,' he said. 'But that'll be only about 10 to 14 days, and then we're gonna have an explosion of mosquitoes 'cause there's so much standing water which is all breeding sites.'"

Note: Yikes, hadn't even thought about skeeters, or flooded bio-labs full of deadly diseases...

2017-08-31 - Irma strengthens, becomes Category 3 hurricane, in the Atlantic:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/us/hurricane-irma-forecast-weather/index.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/hurricane-irma-harvey/538611/
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2017/08/hurricane_irma_forms_what_to_e.html
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Hurricane-Irma-could-be-next-weather-disaster-442426903.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/hurricane-irma-packing-100-mph-winds-it-gains-strength-atlantic-n797791
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/31/irma-rapidly-strengthens-to-category-2-hurricane-forecast-to-be-extremely-dangerous.html
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/hurricane-irma-update-evening-08312017.html

2017-08-31 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Karachi (Pakistan), 11+ killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20170831-59695-PAK

2017-08-31 - Netherlands receives 2 weeks worth of rain in 24 hours:
http://nltimes.nl/2017/08/31/netherlands-gets-2-weeks-worth-rain-24-hours
http://www.sott.net/article/360761-The-Netherlands-receives-2-weeks-worth-of-rain-in-24-hours

2017-08-31 - After extreme water receding, Atlantic tidal storm floods Uruguay with sea foam:
http://strangesounds.org/2017/08/after-extreme-water-receding-atlantic-storm-floods-punta-del-este-uruguay-video-pictures.html

2017-08-31 - Professors issue warning tech is superseding human decisions and it's not great:
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36182/
http://www.sott.net/article/360744-Professors-issue-warning-tech-is-superseding-human-decisions-and-its-not-great

2017-08-31 - Jerry Springer considering run for Ohio governor, friend says:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/jerry-springer-considering-run-for-ohio-governor-friend-says/ar-AAr0wdh

2017-08-31 - Bandits get into shootout on bus as they fight over who gets to rob it, in Mexico City (Mexico):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article170518357.html
http://www.startribune.com/2-dead-as-mexico-city-bandits-fight-over-right-to-rob-bus/442393423/

Quote: "Armed thieves frequently board buses to rob passengers in Mexico City and its suburbs. But the robberies hit a new high — or low — when three began to work over the same bus simultaneously and got into a gun fight among themselves. Two young men were robbing passengers in the back of the bus when they noticed an older thief robbing those up front. They opened fire on each other as horrified passengers watched."

Note: Robbery dibs!