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
2017-08-17 - Rotten egg odor evacuates school in Peyton (Colorado), no cause found:
http://www.krdo.com/news/education/falcon-high-school-students-sent-home-after-strange-odor/605978701
http://www.koaa.com/story/36159068/falcon-high-school-cancels-class-thursday-fire-dept-investigating-strange-odor
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Gas-odor-prompts-evacuation-at-Falcon-High-School-440929073.html
Quote: "Students at Falcon High School were sent home on Thursday morning due to a strange odor. All students and staff were taken to the Falcon High School football stadium on the east side of campus as a safety precaution and so parents would have a place to pick up their kids. It was originally suspected to be a gas leak, but fire crews were never able to identify the cause of the smell."
2017-08-17 - Rotten egg odor evacuates daycare in Ivyland (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/ivyland-day-care-evacuated/
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/08/17/Bucks_County_Day_Care_Evacuated_Due_To_Reports_Of_Gas_Odor/
2017-08-17 - Bellandur Lake once again spewing foul-smelling foam in India:
http://www.siasat.com/news/bellandur-lake-spills-toxic-foam-residents-complain-foul-smell-pollution-1224223/
http://www.sify.com/news/bellandur-lake-spills-toxic-foam-again-residents-complain-of-foul-smell-pollution-news-national-rirlLUigcjgeb.html
Quote: "Highly-polluted Bellandur Lake, the largest of the 262 lakes and tanks in Bengaluru, has spilled toxic foam many times in the recent past and on several occasions the toxic foam also caught fire."
2017-08-17 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 100+ vehicles burn, in Modesto (California):
http://www.modbee.com/news/article167839367.html
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/modesto-wrecking-yard-fire/
http://fox40.com/2017/08/17/fire-in-modesto-sends-up-huge-plume-of-smoke/
http://www.abc10.com/news/local/modesto/crews-battle-large-fire-in-modesto-wrecking-yard/465180591
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article167832482.html
Quote: "A fire tore through a south Modesto wrecking yard Thursday, scorching more than 100 junked vehicles and slowing traffic for a few hours."
2017-08-17 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, vehicles burn, in Opa-locka (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/large-fire-engulfs-opa-locka-junkyard/
http://www.local10.com/news/several-vehicles-burn-in-opa-locka-junkyard-fire
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/fire-erupts-in-opa-locka-auto-parts-yard/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Crews-Battling-Fire-at-Opa-Lock-a-Junkyard-440882903.html
http://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/news/factcheck/fire-erupts-in-opa-locka-auto-parts-yard/vp-AAqfHAe
2017-08-17 - Oil refinery damaged by fire in coastal Deer Park (Texas):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/fire-breaks-shell-deer-park-refinery-crude-unit-141704334.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-refinery-fire-shell-deerpark-idUSKCN1AX1S4
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/shell-puts-out-fire-at-deer-park-texas-refinery-20170817-00787
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/shell-puts-out-fire-at-deer-park-texas-refinery/articleshow/60111356.cms
2017-08-17 - Oil refinery heavily damaged by huge fire in coastal Dalian (China):
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-40969030/fire-at-petrochina-oil-refinery
http://www.ejinsight.com/20170818-fire-rocks-petrochina-refinery-in-dalian/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-petrochina-fire-idUSKCN1AX1II
http://www.yahoo.com/news/fire-put-major-petrochina-refinery-dalian-005131609--finance.html
http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/fire-put-out-major-petrochina-refinery-dalian
2017-08-17 - Fruit market devastated by massive blaze at 3:44 AM in coastal Glasgow (Scotland):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4261002/glasgow-fruit-market-fire-blochairn-market/
http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/blochairn-road-open-after-huge-13492305
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/blochairn-fruit-market-glasgow-fire-13488762
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/842232/glasgow-fire-blochairn-fruit-market-smoke-scotland-latest-news
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/492285/warehouse-fire-sends-huge-plume-smoke-glasgow/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/glasgow-fruit-market-fire-latest-warehouse-blaze-all-day-firefighters-blochairn-road-royston-a7897941.html
2017-08-17 - iPhone 6S explodes into flame near baby at home in coastal Washington DC, 2 injured:
http://www.wbtv.com/story/36164872/iphone-explodes-catches-fire-near-infant-burns-couple
http://wjla.com/news/local/couples-iphone-explodes-then-catches-fire-near-3-month-old-daughter-in-southeast-dc
http://www.live5news.com/story/36164872/iphone-explodes-catches-fire-near-infant-burns-couple
Quote: "An iPhone explosion resulted in a fire and burn marks for a Washington D.C. couple. Things could have been much worse, especially considering their infant daughter was nearby when the phone ignited. There was a mark on the bed and burn marks on Curtis Gilmore's arm and his girlfriend DeAngela Miller's leg. They said it was all thanks to when an iPhone 6S Plus suddenly blew up. It happened when they and their 3-month-old daughter were lying near the phone, which they said was not charging and hadn't been used for a while."
2017-08-17 - Home flattened by explosion at 5 AM in the Town of Wescott (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://fox11online.com/news/local/northwoods/house-explosion-in-shawano-co
http://fox6now.com/2017/08/18/woman-dies-in-wisconsin-house-explosion/
http://www.wjfw.com/storydetails/20170818103959/victim_in_shawano_county_home_explosion_identified
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2017/08/18/one-dead-shawano-county-house-explosion/579485001/
http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/House-explosion-under-investigation-in-Shawano-County-440886363.html
http://www.shawanoleader.com/articles/2017/08/18/woman-found-dead-after-house-explosion
http://m.startribune.com/woman-dies-in-wisconsin-house-explosion/441006053/
http://wduxradio.com/one-dead-shawano-house-explosion/
2017-08-17 - Home damaged by explosion and fire in Alderlea, Marton, Middlesbrough (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/gas-blast-explosion-blew-out-13498319
Note: These are the 233rd and 234th residential explosions in 2017...
2017-08-17 - Luxury yacht 'If Only' bursts into flame near coastal Nice (France):
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2017/19239/luxury-yacht-fire-nice/
http://yachtharbour.com/news/39m-yacht-on-fire-in-front-of-nice-airport-1924
http://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/39m-superyacht-if-only-on-fire-in-nice/
http://maritimebulletin.net/2017/08/18/luxury-yacht-fire-nice/
http://www.thelocal.fr/20170818/in-pictures-forty-metre-long-yacht-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-nice
Quote: "Italian-flagged 39-meter long luxury yacht IF ONLY, chartered by (or owned) a pharmaceutical group Diana Bracco, suffered major fire on Aug 17 at Nice, in waters near airport. There were 11 people on board, including 7 passengers and 4 crew/ Passengers evacuated, crew remained on board to fight fire."
2017-08-17 - Boats, cars and garage go up in flames at home in Georgia (Vermont):
http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/garage-with-multiple-cars-boats-catches-fire/792044644
Quote: "Garage With Multiple Cars, Boats Catches Fire..."
Note: These are the 760th, 761st and 762nd boats/ships to burn/explode in 2017...
2017-08-17 - Freight train bursts into flame in Vinita (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/engine-fire-stalls-train-in-vinita-splits-town-in-half/594270350
http://www.newson6.com/story/36159011/union-pacific-engine-fire-closes-vinita-rr-crossings
2017-08-17 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in Jaipur (India):
http://www.pinkcitypost.com/running-low-floor-bus-catches-fire-near-ots-jln-marg-panic-among-passengers/
2017-08-17 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Sigatoka (Fiji Islands):
http://fijione.tv/bus-caught-fire-in-cuvu/
http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/53572/bus-fire-in-sigatoka
http://fijivillage.com/news/Pacific-Transport-bus-catches-fire-in-Sigatoka-skr952/
http://www.facebook.com/fijivillage/posts/1554530541271614
http://www.facebook.com/fijibroadcastingcorporation.news/posts/1285283188260218
Note: These are the 555th and 556th buses to burn in 2017...
2017-08-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 17 in coastal Awendaw (South Carolina):
http://counton2.com/2017/08/17/one-lane-of-hwy-17-closed-following-tractor-trailer-fire/
2017-08-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-10 in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://local15tv.com/news/local/commercial-vehicle-fire-stops-traffic-eb-i-10-between-theodore-dawes-and-rangeline-rd
2017-08-17 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame in Jefferson Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.dailyamerican.com/news/local/somerset/combine-catches-fire-tractor-rolls-over-man/article_a7934316-dbef-5ce0-9b31-81f15dd313c5.html
2017-08-17 - Tractor (combine) bursts into flame in Walla Walla County (Washington):
http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/area-firefighters-respond-to-several-blazes/article_0da237c0-8445-11e7-89f5-772d2073ba96.html
Quote: "Walla Walla County Fire District No. 1 Chief Brent Tompkins said that the blaze took place on Donnelly Road and Piper Canyon Road, six miles Northwest of Prescott. The blaze began when a combine engine caught fire, burning the combine itself and spreading from there, Tompkins said."
2017-08-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 7:15 AM on the M6 near Coleshill (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2017/08/17/hgv-fire-m42-junction-7-two-fire-engines-attended/
2017-08-17 - Tractor (bulldozer) bursts into flame in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Grimsby. Thu 17 Aug 2017 15:41 (No:18056) Fire in engine compartment of bulldozer. 1 hose reel in use. Small tools in use to disconnect battery."
Note: These are the 1486th, 1487th, 1488th, 1489th, 1490th and 1491st tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2017...
2017-08-17 - Garbage truck bursts into flame at landfill on Landfill Road in Lewistown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/news/local-news/2017/08/garbage-truck-damaged-in-fire/
2017-08-17 - Street sweeper truck bursts into flame on the M1 near Wakefield (Britain):
http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/vehicle-fire-causes-traffic-backlog-on-m1-motorway-1-8708637
2017-08-17 - Truck bursts into flame before 3:13 AM on Pinxton Lane in South Normanton (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/firefighters-dealing-with-truck-fire-in-south-normanton-1-8707242
http://www.ourderbyshire.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?articleid=93917
http://www.ouralfreton.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?articleid=4640183
2017-08-17 - RV bursts into flame while parked on Ray Simerly Road in Hampton (Tennessee):
http://wjhl.com/2017/08/17/ccso-rv-destroyed-in-fire-on-ray-simerly-road-in-hampton-no-injuries-reported/
2017-08-17 - RV bursts into flame on I-81 in Botetourt County (Virginia), multiple big rig crashes too:
http://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/vehicle-fire-causes-major-backup-on-i-81-south-in-botetourt-county
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/botetourt_county/vehicle-fire-backs-up-traffic-on-i--in-rockbridge/article_aebf2b85-4bcc-5425-9b91-b8bca2c44d5f.html
Note: These are the 394th and 395th RVs to burn/explode in 2017...
2017-08-17 - Van bursts into flame on I-40 in McDowell County (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/hazmat-crews-respond-to-vehicle-fire-along-i-40-in-mcdowell-county
http://www.mcdowellnews.com/news/vehicle-fire-disrupts-traffic-on-i--section-of-old/article_a750905c-8354-11e7-8d53-8bf89b15e86e.html
2017-08-17 - Minivan bursts into flame while parked at home on French Road in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/204438/Crews-douse-car-fire
2017-08-17 - Minivan bursts into flame on street in Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/car-fire-causing-delays-for-peterborough-motorists-1-8107005
2017-08-17 - SUV bursts into flame on FDR Drive in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/FDR-Drive-Car-Fire-Traffic-Manhattan-440937673.html
http://www.amny.com/news/car-fire-on-fdr-drive-snarls-evening-commute-fdny-says-1.14069599
http://abc7ny.com/traffic/fdny-battles-stubborn-car-fire-on-fdr-drive/2318942/
http://patch.com/new-york/gramercy-murray-hill/fdr-car-fire-causes-massive-delays
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20170817/Car-Fire-Causes-Severe-Delays-On-FDR-Drive-In-New-York-NY-New-York/
2017-08-17 - SUV bursts into flame on Warrior Drive near Stephens City (Virginia):
http://www.winchesterstar.com/news/winchester/car-fire/article_5d706517-c3e0-523f-b4bd-1671f61f54b7.html
2017-08-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame at 1:30 AM while parked on Central Street in Greenville (Mississippi):
http://deltadailynews.com/thursday-morning-car-fire-ruled-accident/
2017-08-17 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked at home on Kodiak Crescent in Fort McMurray (Canada):
http://www.mymcmurray.com/2017/08/17/fmfd-puts-vehicle-house-fire/
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on I-95 on the Platt Bridge over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/car-engulfed-in-flames-on-i-95-near-airport/
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM on West 23rd Street in Odessa (Texas):
http://www.yourbasin.com/news/car-fire-in-odessa-thursday-morning/790930081
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on Highway 52 in Oronoco (Minnesota):
http://www.kaaltv.com/news/vehicle-fire-in-oronoco/4577455/
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale (New York):
http://scarsdale.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/car-fire-leads-to-hutchinson-river-parkway-closure-in-scarsdale/719434/
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on the QEW near Jordan Station (Canada):
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2017/08/17/car-fire-on-qew
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame at Steeles Avenue and Melanie Drive in Brampton (Canada):
http://www.inbrampton.com/car-fire-in-brampton
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on Tom Collins Drive in Shepparton (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.sheppnews.com.au/2017/08/18/105417/car-fire-in-shepparton
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on Byron Way in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=44335&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/fire-crews-called-to-exmouth-car-fire-1-5152614
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame at 4:14 AM on Newnham Drive in coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-in-ellesmere-port_17-08-2017_8-59-06
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on the M56 near coastal Ellesmere Port (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-on-fire-on-the-m56_17-08-2017_21-02-52
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame at 5:46 AM on Mildenhall Road in Littleport (Britain):
http://www.cambsfire.gov.uk/news-and-incidents/car-fire-littleport-4370.aspx
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on Narborough Road South near Leicester (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/what-know-far-narborough-road-343031
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/thick-black-smoke-over-leicester-342952
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame on Ulnes Walton Lane in Leyland (Britain):
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/car-fire-at-leyland-roadside-1-8709396
2017-08-17 - Car bursts into flame at 1:01 AM on Haycroft Avenue in coastal Grimsby (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Haycroft Avenue, Grimsby. Thu 17 Aug 2017 01:01 (No:18016) Car fire. One hose reel and small tools in use."
2017-08-17 - RV trailer bursts into flame while parked at auto shop in Encanto (California):
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-shop-fire-20170818-story.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/94371344-132.html
2017-08-17 - Car and carport destroyed by fire, two homes damaged, in Pasadena (California):
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20170817/fire-scorches-two-homes-carport-show-car-in-pasadena
Quote: "A fire in Pasadena scorched two homes, a carport and a classic car before being extinguished by firefighters Thursday afternoon, officials said."
2017-08-17 - Barn and thousands of bales of hay destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Galt (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/galt-barn-fire/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article167696932.html
2017-08-17 - Wildfire sends people fleeing, home destroyed, near Ephrata (Washington):
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Leave-now-Fast-moving-wildfire-forces-dozens-11858997.php
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wildfire-destroys-house-near-ephrata-in-central-washington-evacuations-ordered/
http://www.king5.com/news/local/wildfire-forces-evacuations-in-grant-county/465018836
2017-08-17 - Wildfire sends people fleeing in coastal Caloundra (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/ive-never-seen-anything-massive-bruce-hwy-fire/3214038/
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/ive-never-seen-anything-massive-bruce-hwy-fire/3214038/#/0
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-18/caloundra-residents-advised-to-leave-bruce-highway-fire/8821192
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/brisbane-traffic-incidents-on-m1-bruce-highway/news-story/468850207cc0c8d3a4b4d97889986d0f
http://www.navbug.com/article276002274/i_ve_never_seen_anything_like_this_massive_bruce_hwy_fire.htm
Quote: "Residents are strongly advised to leave now if they are able to do so. Leaving is the safest option for survival."
Quote: "Witnesses have described the intensity of seeing 'seven-storey' high fireballs erupt after a fire was sparked alongside the Bruce Hwy this afternoon. Brendan West described it as the 'most intense' grassfire he'd ever seen on the Sunshine Coast."
Note: Wonder what it's gonna be like in Australia when fire season starts there...
2017-08-17 - Huge wildfire traps 2000 people in Mação (Portugal):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/17/wildfires-trap-2000-people-in-macao-village-in-central-portugal
Quote: "'It’s impossible to leave or to enter Mação because of the flames and the smoke,' Vasco Estrela, mayor of Mação, told Lusa news agency. The blaze erupted on Tuesday evening, and by Thursday morning it had surrounded the town. 'It is continuing unabated,' he said. A large fire destroyed 80-90% of the Mação municipality at the end of July, Estrela pointed out."
2017-08-17 - Mixed-use building destroyed by fire at 7:30 AM in Windham (Maine), nobody there:
http://www.wmtw.com/article/several-towns-respond-to-building-fire-in-windham/12024076
http://wgme.com/news/local/fire-rips-through-building-in-windham
2017-08-17 - Home damaged by fire in Evington (Virginia), nobody there:
http://wset.com/news/local/fire-officials-respond-to-house-fire-in-evington
2017-08-17 - Home under renovation heavily damaged by fire in Indianapolis (Indiana), nobody there:
http://fox59.com/2017/08/18/home-undergoing-renovation-goes-up-in-flames/
2017-08-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3 AM in Tulsa (Oklahoma), 2 injured:
http://www.news9.com/story/36155411/two-taken-to-the-hospital-following-a-tulsa-house-fire
2017-08-17 - Home destroyed by fire before 6:45 AM in Battle Creek (Michigan), nobody there:
http://wbckfm.com/fire-in-battle-creek-destroys-house/
http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2017/aug/17/home-total-loss-after-fire-possible-explosion/
http://wwmt.com/news/local/battle-creek-home-destroyed-in-morning-fire-adjacent-homes-damaged
Quote: "A vehicle sitting next to the home was also damaged. The house was unoccupied and no one was injured. Investigators are also looking into what may have caused a small explosion from the fire inside the house."
2017-08-17 - Home destroyed by fire in Knoxville (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://wate.com/2017/08/17/familys-home-destroyed-in-knoxville-fire/
2017-08-17 - Three homes go up in flames in coastal Onset (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecod.com/cape-wide-news/large-fire-in-onset/
http://wbsm.com/firefighters-battling-three-houses-on-fire-in-onset/
http://wareham-ma.villagesoup.com/p/responders-continue-to-fight-fire-in-3-onset-houses/1680251
http://wareham.wickedlocal.com/news/20170817/onset-wareham-and-area-firefighters-battle-structure-fires-off-onset-avenue
http://whdh.com/news/large-fire-destroys-building-in-onset/
http://capecoddaily.com/news/241953/
2017-08-17 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 1:35 AM in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/08/17/downtown-salt-lake-city-apartment-blaze-evacuates-dozens/
2017-08-17 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 1:20 AM in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/east-valley/8-displaced-after-east-las-vegas-apartment-fire/
2017-08-17 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire in Mesa (Arizona), 5 injured:
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/eight-people-hospitalized-after-fire-breaks-out-at-mesa-apartment-complex
2017-08-17 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home at 3:06 AM in coastal Pensacola (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20170817/florida-man-dies-in-early-morning-mobile-home-fire
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170817/nw-florida-man-dies-in-early-morning-mobile-home-fire
2017-08-17 - Deadly fire burns home at 4 AM in Hialeah (Florida), near the coast, 2 killed:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/two-women-killed-in-hialeah-house-fire/
http://cbs12.com/news/local/2-elderly-women-die-in-house-fire
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Two-Elderly-Women-Killed-in-Hialeah-House-Fire-440869003.html
2017-08-17 - Deadly fire burns home before 6:45 AM in Indianapolis (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/17/body-found-burning-house/575392001/
http://wishtv.com/2017/08/17/man-killed-in-south-side-house-fire/
2017-08-17 - Deadly fire rips through apartment building in Fort Worth (Texas), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/tarrant-county/one-killed-one-injured-in-fort-worth-apartment-fire/465331143
http://www.khou.com/news/local/texas/one-killed-one-injured-in-fort-worth-apartment-fire/465408959
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Man-Woman-Injured-in-Fire-at-Fort-Worth-Apartment-Complex-440983283.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-blaze-at-fort-worth-apartments/
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article167898002.html
Quote: "It’s unclear what caused it, but a woman who lives in the complex said she heard some sort of 'boom.'"
2017-08-17 - Vacant mobile home destroyed by fire at 1:03 AM in Ridgecrest (California):
http://www.ridgecrestca.com/news/20170818/thurs-fire-destroys-vacant-mobile-home-damages-another
2017-08-17 - Vacant home destroyed by fire shortly before 11 PM in Sharon (Pennsylvania):
http://www.sharonherald.com/news/fire-destroys-vacant-home-in-sharon/article_9438c212-83c4-11e7-a21c-d71c28ed960b.html
http://www.wfmj.com/story/36164819/vacant-house-fire-in-sharon-spreads-to-neighboring-home
2017-08-17 - Vacant duplex destroyed by fire before 1:30 AM in Moosup (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Fire-Under-Investigation-in-Moosup-440868633.html
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20170817/crews-battle-structure-fire-in-moosup
http://www.wfsb.com/story/36156789/firefighters-battle-early-morning-fire-in-moosup
2017-08-17 - Vacant church burns in Duluth (Minnesota):
http://www.wdio.com/news/fire-duluth-church-building/4577476/
http://kdal610.com/news/articles/2017/aug/18/fire-damages-vacant-duluth-church/
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4313979-duluth-firefighters-battle-fire-church-building
http://www.fox21online.com/2017/08/17/firefighters-battle-flames-abandoned-duluth-church/
2017-08-17 - Fish dying as algae blooms in coastal Old Tampa Bay (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/algae-bloom-confirmed-in-old-tampa-bay
http://wfla.com/2017/08/17/dead-fish-causing-foul-smell-along-north-tampa-bay/
http://www.wtsp.com/news/algae-bloom-confirmed-in-old-tampa-bay/465326312
Quote: "'I’ve lived here for 24 years and haven’t seen anything like this. Who knows? But I hope somebody gets to the bottom of it,' said Prince."
2017-08-17 - Birds and fish found dead in the Sankey Canal in coastal Widnes (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wildlife-found-dead-widnes-canal-13491550
Quote: "Fish and birds have been found dead in a Widnes canal after low oxygen levels were discovered in the water. Pictures of the Sankey Canal show fish floating lifeless in the waterway."
Note: Unless these were water-breathing birds with gills then low oxygen levels in the water is not what killed these birds. And since there's no such thing as water-breathing birds with gills...
2017-08-17 - Two young lionesses found dead 200 meters apart in Amreli (India):
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat-lioness-found-dead-in-amreli-village-4801967/
2017-08-17 - Mother and daughter, 27 and 7, found dead in Kukkarahalli Lake (India):
http://citytoday.news/dead-bodies-of-mother-and-daughter-found-at-kukkarahalli-lake/
2017-08-17 - Unknown cause kills 50 people in three villages in Kogi (Nigeria):
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/a-strange-unknown-disease-has-killed.html
2017-08-17 - Man, 54, found dead in the St. Johns River in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://jacksonville.com/news/public-safety/2017-08-17/body-recovered-st-johns-river-near-hart-bridge
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/crime/mans-body-found-floating-in-st-johns-river-near-hart-bridge/465231518
http://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/mans-body-found-in-st-johns-river-near-hart-bridge-police-say
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/jacksonville-police-mans-body-found-in-st-johns-river-near-hart-bridge/594436608
2017-08-17 - Woman, 56, found dead in the water near condos in coastal Panama City Beach (Florida):
http://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Woman-apparently-drowns-behind-local-condo-440972693.html
2017-08-17 - Man in his 20s found dead in the water near the Riverway in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Body-Found-in-Water-in-Boston-440912893.html
2017-08-17 - Man found dead along French Creek in Meadville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/36162296/body-found-along-french-creek-in-meadville
2017-08-17 - Man, 29, found dead near Boom Lake in Brainerd (Minnesota):
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/4314059-search-uncovers-body-missing-man
http://www.startribune.com/body-found-in-brainerd-believed-to-be-that-of-missing-29-year-old-man/440967733/
http://www.fox9.com/news/274518891-story
2017-08-17 - Man found dead near Lake Kabetogama (Minnesota):
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4313666-body-found-northern-st-louis-county
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/sheriff-body-found-in-northern-minnesota-believed-to-be-missing-man/
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4313666-body-found-northern-st-louis-county
2017-08-17 - Man, 25, found dead in submerged vehicle in water near Streeter (North Dakota):
http://www.jamestownsun.com/news/local/4314019-body-recovered-near-streeter-identified
http://www.wday.com/news/north-dakota/4313748-25-year-olds-body-found-body-water-streeter-nd
http://www.myndnow.com/news/bismarck-news/25-year-olds-body-found-in-a-body-of-water-in-streeter-nd/791436126
2017-08-17 - Girl, 17, found dead in the Tennessee River in Madison County (Alabama):
http://www.waff.com/story/36160784/authorities-need-help-identifying-womans-body-found-near-ditto-landing
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2017/08/authorities_seeking_help_to_id.html
http://whnt.com/2017/08/17/sheriffs-office-asks-for-help-identifying-body-found-in-tennessee-river-based-on-clothing-tattoos/
2017-08-17 - Man drops dead at I-205 overpass in Vancouver (Washington):
http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/aug/17/body-found-under-i-205-onramp-in-vancouver/
2017-08-17 - Man, 51, found dead in Broken Bow Lake (Oklahoma):
http://newsok.com/article/5560513
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Man-Drowns-in-Southeastern-Oklahoma-Lake-Authorities-440944183.html
2017-08-17 - Man, 65, falls into the water and dies at Brabham’s Landing (South Carolina):
http://thetandd.com/news/local/former-bamberg-county-resident-drowns-at-landing/article_b704e53d-e24a-58a5-9287-7554ef288be4.html
http://thetandd.com/news/local/man-drowns-during-visit-with-family/article_f22dacb0-29ba-5509-8bab-889d3bbc1ee6.html
2017-08-17 - Man found dead in vehicle in Chatham area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/police-man-found-dead-in-vehicle-in-chatham/2318868/
2017-08-17 - Man, 19, pulled unconscious from the water, dies shortly later, at Fugitive Beach (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/story/36163487/man-19-dies-following-near-drowning-incident-at-fugitive-beach
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sluh-graduate-dies-week-after-near-drowning-at-fugitive-beach/article_7f44fdc0-715d-5b52-bad4-0f13a5c627c3.html
2017-08-17 - Man, 57, falls off boat into the water and dies at marina in Chatham-Kent (Canada):
http://www.windsorsquare.ca/archives/2017/london-man-drowns-at-erieau-marina/106286
http://www.lfpress.com/2017/08/17/a-london-man-57-drowned-after-falling-off-a-boat-at-the-erieau-marina
2017-08-17 - Man found dead in tent near the Thompson River in Kamloops (Canada):
http://cfjctoday.com/article/583880/badly-decomposed-body-found-along-thompson-river-kamloops
2017-08-17 - Lifeguard dies in the water at Hilton Beach in coastal Tel Aviv (Israel):
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5004271,00.html
2017-08-17 - Man, 25, found dead in pond at jail in Siwan (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-inmates-body-found-in-pond-inside-jail/articleshow/60105395.cms
2017-08-17 - Woman found dead in bathroom at hospital in coastal Galway (Ireland), 3000 feet from the ocean:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0818/898293-death-galway-university-hospital/
2017-08-17 - Man in his 50s drops dead before 6:30 AM at park in coastal Dundee (Scotland):
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/police-cordon-off-area-dundee-park-man-found-dead/
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/492315/police-rush-dundee-park-discovery-mans-body-articleisfree/
2017-08-17 - Man, 24, forest worker, found dead at forestry center in Cwmfelinfach (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40975564
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15481551.Worker_found_dead_at_forestry_centre/
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/worker-been-found-dead-forestry-13495349
2017-08-17 - Small plane lands at airport, veers off runway and overturns, in Yerington (Nevada), 1 injured:
http://mynews4.com/news/local/crews-on-scene-of-downed-aircraft-at-yerington-airport
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/person-hospitalized-after-aircraft-crashed-at-yerington-airport/
2017-08-17 - Small plane crash-lands in field near Dunsley Hall, around four miles from Whitby (Britain):
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/boy-12-67-year-old-13492008
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/pilot-and-young-boy-have-lucky-escape-as-light-aircraft-crash-lands-near-whitby-1-8708966
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15481622.Pilot_and_young_boy_escape_unhurt_after_plane_crash_lands_in_field_in_North_Yorkshire/
2017-08-17 - Tractor trailer veers off road at 4 AM, hits tree, bursts into flame, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://wjactv.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-tractor-trailer-fire-in-somerset-county-08-17-2017
http://www.dailyamerican.com/truck-driver-dies-in-turnpike-accident/article_42ed1cd4-8345-11e7-9467-779aabd9b2e8.html
2017-08-17 - Tractor trailer crashes into median, bursts into flame, on I-494 in Bloomington (Minnesota):
http://www.fox9.com/news/274447703-story
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/08/17/i494-semi-truck-rollover/
http://kstp.com/news/state-patrol-fire-semi-overturned-interstate-494/4577318/
http://www.startribune.com/semi-accident-closes-i-494-in-west-metro/440939493/
http://patch.com/minnesota/richfield/semi-tips-over-catches-fire-i-494-watch-live
2017-08-17 - Tractor trailer veers off road and overturns on US 175 near Kaufman (Texas):
http://inforney.com/local-news/item/5842-18-wheeler-overturns-off-u-s-highway-175-in-kaufman-hazmat-crews-en-route-for-fluid-cleanup
2017-08-17 - Two cars collide head-on, on Indian Ocean Drive near coastal Perth (Australia), 3 killed:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-17/three-dead-crash-closes-major-road-in-wa-indian-ocean-drive/8816404
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/08/17/13/05/head-on-crash-perth-breton-bay-three-dead
http://thewest.com.au/news/traffic/police-attend-two-car-crash-on-indian-ocean-road-in-breton-bay-ng-b88570878z
2017-08-17 - Car plunges into the Erie Canal in Medina (New York):
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/medina-fire-department-car-went-into-canal/465250198
2017-08-17 - Car veers off road at 11:15 PM, hits pole, bursts into flame, in Taunton (Massachusetts), 1 killed:
http://turnto10.com/news/local/taunton-man-killed-in-fiery-crash
http://www.wcvb.com/article/man-dies-after-car-hits-pole-rolls-catches-fire/12029668
2017-08-17 - Car veers off road, slams into home, in Kingwood (Texas), 1 injured:
http://abc13.com/family-unharmed-after-car-careens-into-kingwood-home/2323922/
2017-08-17 - Car veers off road, hits tree, on Crystal Lake Road in Waupaca (Wisconsin), 1 killed:
http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Almond-man-27-killed-in-Waupaca-area-crash-441026623.html
2017-08-17 - Alligator attacks and kills woman's dog in coastal St. Petersburg (Florida):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/9-foot-alligator-attacks-kills-183403774.html
2017-08-17 - Hornets attack and kill toddler girl near Jertih (Malaysia):
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/toddler-in-malaysia-dies-following-hornet-attack-9133298
2017-08-17 - Sinkhole opens on I-24 in Clarksville (Tennessee):
http://clarksvillenow.com/local/sinkhole-repaired-on-i-24/
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/sinkhole-closes-lane-of-i-24-in-clarksville
2017-08-17 - Landslide hits Tora on the banks of Lake Albert (Democratic Republic of Congo), dozens killed:
http://presstv.com/Detail/2017/08/17/532038/DR-Congo-Landslide-Death-Toll
http://www.sott.net/article/359524-Landslide-kills-40-people-in-DR-Congo
2017-08-17 - Suspension bridge collapses in Arunachal Pradesh (India), 22 injured:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-22-students-injured-in-suspension-bridge-collapse-2532320
http://www.india.com/news/agencies/21-students-teacher-injured-in-arunachal-bridge-collapse-2405752/
http://morungexpress.com/22-injured-arunachal-bridge-collapse/
2017-08-17 - Collapsing buildings have killed 272 people in 43 incidents in 17 months in Nigeria:
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/building-collapse-272-killed-in-17-months/210214.html
Quote: "At least 272 people have been killed in 43 incidents of building collapse across the country in the last 17 months, Daily Trust findings reveal."
2017-08-17 - Volcano Kanlaon shaking and rumbling in the Philippine Islands:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20170818-59539-PHL
http://watchers.news/2017/08/18/kanlaon-volcano-alert-status-raised-philippines/
2017-08-17 - Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Banning (California):
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakes-magnitude-31-quake-strikes-near-banning-20170817-story.html
2017-08-17 - Flooding death toll reaches at least 57 in Bangladesh, over 3,326,000 affected:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/08/17/flood-kills-57-13-districts/
http://www.sott.net/article/359440-Flood-kills-at-least-57-in-Bangladesh-with-over-3326000-affected
http://robertscribbler.com/2017/08/16/3-3-million-afflicted-by-flooding-in-india-and-bangladesh-as-hundreds-lose-lives-to-landslides-from-sierra-leone-to-nepal/
2017-08-17 - Toddler boy infected with flesh-eating bacteria at Lake Sam Rayburn (Texas):
http://www.yahoo.com/beauty/family-claims-toddler-contracted-flesh-214804880.html
2017-08-17 - Witness in Georgia claims to have seen 'massive' metallic triangular UFO in 2008:
http://www.openminds.tv/witness-in-georgia-claims-to-spot-massive-metallic-triangular-ufo/40725
http://www.sott.net/article/359430-Witness-in-Georgia-claims-to-have-seen-massive-metallic-triangular-UFO-in-2008
2017-08-17 - BC residents puzzled by UFO bright lights that defy physics:
http://www.vicnews.com/news/ufos-puzzle-camosun-neighbourhood-resident/
http://www.sott.net/article/359456-BC-residents-puzzled-by-UFO-bright-lights-that-defy-physics
2017-08-17 - Witness captures video of strange object in the sky in Brazil:
http://www.openminds.tv/brazilian-ufo-witness-captures-video-of-strange-object/40763
http://www.sott.net/article/359464-Witness-captures-video-of-strange-object-in-the-sky
2017-08-17 - Man reports large unknown flying creature in the sky near Elgin (Illinois):
http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2017/08/large-gliding-being-over-elgin-illinois.html
http://www.sott.net/article/359342-Large-dark-being-seen-gliding-over-Elgin-Illinois
2017-08-17 - Mysterious people who drove off the face of the Earth never to be seen again:
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/08/mysterious-people-who-drove-off-the-face-of-the-earth/
http://www.sott.net/article/359457-Mysterious-people-who-drove-off-the-face-of-the-Earth-never-to-be-seen-again
2017-08-17 - Most countries, including US allies, trust Putin more than Trump on foreign policy:
http://www.rt.com/news/399865-putin-trust-trump-poll/
http://www.sott.net/article/359423-Pew-Research-poll-Most-countries-including-US-allies-trust-Putin-more-than-Trump-on-foreign-policy
Hey, Jonny - thanks for catching that phone explosion story to put my meager phone problems into perspective.
ReplyDeleteLots "unknown gases" swirling around, making people sick and killing wildlife (probably trees and plants too).
Wow, now a LIFEGUARD has died IN THE WATER!
[here's Bannon explaining the obvious]
Bannon: Trump presidency we fought for is over
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bannon-trump-presidency-we-fought-for-is-over/ar-AAqjmRE
[yep, the deep state wins again - which means we all lose]
"We still have a huge movement, and we will make something of this Trump presidency. But that presidency is over. It'll be something else. And there'll be all kinds of fights, and there'll be good days and bad days, but that presidency is over,” Bannon said.
In an interview focused on the future of the administration, Bannon said that he expects President Trump's remaining advisers to try to constrain his messaging and move him in a more conventional direction.
"His natural tendency — and I think you saw it this week on Charlottesville — his actual default position is the position of his base, the position that got him elected." [more]
Trump administration: Steve Bannon ousted as the military exerts further influence over the White House
https://www.sott.net/article/359613-Trump-administration-Steve-Bannon-ousted-as-the-military-exerts-further-influence-over-the-White-House
Bannon's removal - not coincidentally - has come at the same time that General H.R. McMaster is completing his purge of the remaining Flynn hold-overs on the staff of the National Security Council. [more]
The US's core electorate is becoming increasingly alienated from its political class; elements of the security services are openly operating independently of political control, and are working in alliance with sections of the Congress and the media - both now also widely despised - to bring down a constitutionally elected President, who they in turn despise. [more]
Calexit 3? Proposed ballot measure marks California's new attempt to secede from U.S.
https://www.sott.net/article/359614-Calexit-3-Proposed-ballot-measure-marks-Californias-new-attempt-to-secede-from-US
Public calamity decreed in Portugal as wildfires continue to rage out of control
https://www.sott.net/article/359612-Public-calamity-decreed-in-Portugal-as-wildfires-continue-to-rage-out-of-control
Wildfires have burned roughly 141,000 hectares (350,000) acres this year, nearly 500 percent above the average over the past 10 years, according to the Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation. [more]
Intense storm kills two in northwestern Austria
https://www.sott.net/article/359611-Intense-storm-kills-two-in-northwestern-Austria
An intense storm ripped through a beer tent in northwestern Austria, killing two people and injuring at least 40 more, Austrian media reported late on Friday. [more]
Deep and strong M6.4 earthquake hits off Fiji
https://www.sott.net/article/359610-Deep-and-strong-M6-4-earthquake-hits-off-Fiji
[continued below]
'Worst disaster in the history of Poland' - Storm fells record number of trees
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/359595-Worst-disaster-in-the-history-of-Poland-Storm-fells-record-number-of-trees
It will take two years to clear the tens of thousands of trees smashed by the weekend storms that devastated Poland's forests, the country's forest service said Wednesday.
"We're dealing with what is undoubtedly the worst disaster in the history of Polish -- and perhaps even European -- forestry," Poland's chief forester, Konrad Tomaszewski, told reporters.
The storms that hit Poland overnight Friday to Saturday killed six people, including two Girl Guides crushed by a falling tree while camping in a forest.
Aerial television footage in vast swathes of forest where trees had been snapped like matchsticks.
According to Tomaszewski, the storms brought down an estimated 8.2 million cubic metres of lumber.
More storms are forecast for the coming weekend.
The storms also caused serious damage to thousands of households, ripping off roofs and downing power lines, mostly in northern and western regions of Poland. [more]
Huge sandstorm engulfs Algerian city, turning sky red
https://www.sott.net/article/359589-Huge-sandstorm-engulfs-Algerian-city-turning-sky-red
Night sky meteor fireball stuns residents of Warwick, Australia
https://www.sott.net/article/359534-Night-sky-meteor-fireball-stuns-residents-of-Warwick-Australia
Eyewitness reports indicated the light in the sky was "low and bright". [more]
Surveillance camera reveals 'ghostly mist' surrounding famous Texas haunted hotel
https://www.sott.net/article/359586-Surveillance-camera-reveals-ghostly-mist-surrounding-famous-Texas-haunted-hotel
[coming full-circle, (y)our thought above explain 'ghosts' too]
Saturday, 19 August 2017
Financial Times: "America Is Now A Dangerous Nation"
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/08/ft-america-is-now-dangerous-nation.html
Leaders under severe domestic political pressure are also more likely to behave irrationally. [more]
James Howard Kunstler on teh insanity of statue removal
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/08/james-howard-kunstler-on-teh-insanity.html
[concludes]
So, the set-up could not be more perfect! The country will now get down to the business of a months-long 25th Amendment circle-jerk at the very moment that the financial system flies apart. The damage from the financial clusterfuck will be much more real, and much worse, than anything that might be spun out of the anti-statue crusade hogging the headlines today. It will be interesting to see whether the old legacy media even reports on it as it happens, or whether they will cook up new and more bizarre entertainments to distract the public from what might be the ultimate swindling of a lifetime.
Asset management company Schroders forecasts global warming of more than 4°C by the year 2100
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/asset-management-company-schroders.html
[I think this is a ridiculous understatement - we're all gone by 2030 at the latest, according to others]
The Present Threat to Coastal Cities From Antarctic and Greenland Melt
https://robertscribbler.com/2017/08/18/the-present-threat-to-coastal-cities-from-antarctic-and-greenland-melt/
Seas around the world are rising now at a rate of about 3.3 milimeters per year. This rate of rise is faster than at any time in the last 2,800 years. It’s accelerating. And already the impacts are being felt in the world’s most vulnerable coastal regions. [more; Dredd blog is the go-to place for sea-level information]
Astonishing figures:16 million people affected by floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India: Nepal claimed at least 128 lives and 33 people missing
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/08/astonishing-figures16-million-people.html
Going Down With The Ship Of Fools
http://ponziworld.blogspot.com/2017/08/going-down-with-ship-of-fools.html
noon edition
ReplyDeleteDaesh militants surrendering at Syrian-Lebanese border after Lebanon, Hezbollah unleash attacks
https://www.sott.net/article/359651-Daesh-militants-surrendering-at-Syrian-Lebanese-border-after-Lebanon-Hezbollah-unleash-attacks
Hurricane-Eclipse conjunction: What's the possibility of an Eclipse-o-cane?
https://www.sott.net/article/359645-Hurricane-Eclipse-conjunction-Whats-the-possibility-of-an-Eclipse-o-cane
It may sound like the plot of a direct-to-airplane movie in which Z-list celebrities wield chainsaws, but there is a good chance that at least one tropical storm or hurricane will be within the region of 50% or more solar obscuration on Monday afternoon. Should this occur, it would be the first time an Atlantic tropical system has coincided with a total eclipse since the beginning of regular weather satellite imagery in 1966. [more]
Tropical storm Harvey threatens Central America with flooding, strong winds
https://www.sott.net/article/359644-Tropical-storm-Harvey-threatens-Central-America-with-flooding-strong-winds
Harbour seal climbs aboard kayak, attacks paddler near Chatham Island, British Columbia
https://www.sott.net/article/359625-Harbour-seal-climbs-aboard-kayak-attacks-paddler-near-Chatham-Island-British-Columbia
[SOTT]Comment: See also this report of another attack by the same species that occurred on the same day about 10 miles from the above incident: Seal bites man in Friday Harbor, Washington
Ten persons hit by lightning bolt at tourist attraction in Jamaica
https://www.sott.net/article/359624-Ten-persons-hit-by-lightning-bolt-at-tourist-attraction-in-Jamaica
Two shallow earthquakes with magnitudes over 4 shake Turkey's Gökova Bay
https://www.sott.net/article/359622-Two-shallow-earthquakes-with-magnitudes-over-4-shake-Turkeys-Gokova-Bay
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes 880 kilometers off the coast of Liberia
https://www.sott.net/article/359620-Magnitude-6-8-earthquake-strikes-880-kilometers-off-the-coast-of-Liberia
[more below]
Pygmy sperm whale discovered washed up on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina
ReplyDeletehttp://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2017/08/event-update-for-2017-08-17.html#comment-form
[Nestle, like Monsanto and most other corporations, is basically a greedy, cheating, lying, stealing business]
Not spring water after all? Lawsuit filed against Poland Spring for bottling purified groundwater
https://www.sott.net/article/359640-Not-spring-water-after-all-Lawsuit-filed-against-Poland-Spring-for-bottling-purified-groundwater
the 325-page lawsuit, which was filed by lawyers from four firms, claims that none of the company's Maine water sources meets the federal definition for spring water and that the company has "politically compromised" state regulators. Rather than spring water, Nestle Waters is actually purifying and bottling groundwater, some of which comes from sites near waste and garbage dumps, the suit claims. [more]
The fallacy of "safe" levels of mercury & lead
https://www.sott.net/article/359636-The-fallacy-of-safe-levels-of-mercury-lead
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
In a separate publication about the EECHO study, the authors explicitly note their assumption that "the majority of total mercury in whole blood was methylmercury via fish consumption," adding that they did not carry out mercury speciation to verify their assumption. This is a notable limitation of the study, because measurement of blood levels of heavy metals assesses recent (or ongoing) exposure to heavy metals but is not an accurate method of determining whether the organs, tissues, or bones are storing these toxicants. Many US children still receive thimerosal-containing flu shots on an annual basis; these contain significant amounts of ethylmercury, which moves more quickly into tissues and organs than methylmercury. [more]
Spain: Man spies gargoyle-like creature flying through the air
https://www.sott.net/article/359653-Spain-Man-spies-gargoyle-like-creature-flying-through-the-air
"Thick, short beak. It looked like a carnivores' nose. The head seemed to be stretched at the back. Bulky torso or body. Curved wings with arms look alike. Span around 2 to 3 meters wide - about 9 to 10 feet -. Thick, powerful back legs that were held diagonally, almost vertically. Long, thin tail. Heavy, slow movement. Pale pink color. Size of a massive dog or a big feline like tiger or lion. It looked like skin texture. No feathers. No scales. It almost moved like a robot," he said about his September 2010 claimed encounter.
In July 2015, two people in Nevada reported seeing a creature that reminded them of a pterosaur, a flying reptile believed to have gone extinct about 65 million years ago.
Two weeks later, a minister and her daughter claimed to have seen an unidentified flying creature that looked like it was "straight out of Jurassic Park".
In September that year, multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing a winged humanoid in Singapore.
Two months later, a Portugal student said he had seen a giant bat-like creature in the southern side of the country. [more]
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ReplyDeleteAsia’s enigmatic clouded leopard threatened by palm oil plantations
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/asias-enigmatic-clouded-leopard.html
China is driving a boom in Brazil mining, but at what cost? “This voracious mining is not just very predatory for the ecosystem, it is economically predatory to the nation. In the long run, it is disastrous.”
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/china-is-driving-boom-in-brazil-mining.html
[their 'soft' approach (being used in Africa now too): "we'll help you develop" works better than the U.S. hard approach (involving bombs and guns), but they both wreak havoc on the environment]
Yemen’s “man-made catastrophe” is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/yemens-man-made-catastrophe-is-ravaging.html
[brought to you by Saudi Arabia and partner U.S.]
Fossil fuel subsidies are a staggering $5 trillion per year
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/fossil-fuel-subsidies-are-staggering-5.html
Typically, people on the street think of a subsidy as a direct financial cost that result in consumers paying a price that is below the opportunity cost of the product (fossil fuel in this case). However, as pointed out by the authors, a more correct view of the costs would encompass:
not only supply costs but also (most importantly) environmental costs like global warming and deaths from air pollution and taxes applied to consumer goods in general.
The authors argue, persuasively, that this broader view of subsidies is the correct view because they “reflect the gap between consumer prices and economically efficient prices.” [more]
Future of the 328 forest conservation units in Brazilian Amazon to be determined by Federal Supreme Court – “Brazil is currently experiencing an unprecedented offensive against the conservation units”
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/future-of-328-forest-conservation-units.html
[everybody knows where this is going]
[continued below]
Greenland fires ignite global warming fears – “Fire itself will add to the problem and accelerate thawing of permafrost”
ReplyDeletehttp://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/08/greenland-fires-ignite-global-warming.html
The peat is made up of organic matter, most notably carbon, McCarty said. Given how readily it burns, she added, it’s almost like one giant charcoal briquette.
McCarty suspects the fire’s fuel is peat for several reasons. First, the fire isn’t moving, like it would in a forest (not that there are any trees to speak of in this region of Greenland, she noted). In addition, the fire’s smoke is white, indicating damp fuel, like freshly thawed permafrost.
[and the usual clause]
“Personally, this is very disturbing to me,” McCarty said, because the fire indicates significant permafrost degradation “sooner than [scientists] thought it would happen.” [more]
Flood situation worsens in the Indian state of Bihar; death toll rises to 153 with 10 million affected
https://www.sott.net/article/359677-Flood-situation-worsens-in-the-Indian-state-of-Bihar-death-toll-rises-to-153-with-10-million-affected
Meanwhile, as many as 500 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in northeastern states and Uttar Pradesh, officials said Saturday. [more]
Leaves turning brown in August across New England due to fungus attack because of wet summer
https://www.sott.net/article/359663-Leaves-turning-brown-in-August-across-New-England-due-to-fungus-attack-because-of-wet-summer
[here I've got dead leaves, small branches, green leaves still attached to twigs and more falling regularly since early July]
All around New England, brown leaves have been spotted in the month of August, and experts credit the early development to a fungus attacking the trees.
The fungus is called tar spot, and it is caused by a plethora of a wet weather in the area.
"The weekly rain event that we had in May, June, July, has caused the fungus to show up in the leaf and expand from leaf to leaf," said Rolf Briggs, founder and president of Tree Specialists Inc.
[more]
Small earthquake strikes off Hawaii island's east coast
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/19/small-earthquake-strikes-off-hawaii-islands-east-coast.html
The Oldest Ice Core Ever Discovered Reveals CO2 Levels Of Millions Of Years Ago
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oldest-ice-core-ever-discovered-214527255.html
This specific core showed that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at the time it was formed was no greater than 300 parts per million, reported Science Magazine. Currently the Earth’s atmosphere is at more than 400 ppm a number that’s increasing. [more]