Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Event Update For 2018-04-17





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

2018-04-17 - Unknown chemical odor regularly hitting River Ridge (Louisiana), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.wdsu.com/article/river-ridge-residents-fearful-of-chemical-odor-in-the-air-1524021635/19846393

Quote: "For months, residents in River Ridge have complained about a "chemical odor" that's taken over their neighborhoods. They're wondering about the source of the odor, and what kind of impact it could have on their health. On the Nextdoor app, dozens of comments about the odor have been made over the last several months. Residents complaining of the stench live on Arbor Lane, Moss Lane, Robin Lane, Rosecrest Lane, Southern Road, Orchard Road, Tyler Avenue and many other nearby streets."

Quote: "Department of Environmental quality officials confirmed they've received several complaints and said they have dispatched crews multiple times to test the air. However, the issue is the odor comes and goes, and all of the times the DEQ had responded, the stench had already dissipated, and air quality tests came back normal."

2018-04-17 - Unknown odor hits school near the Connecticut River in Wethersfield (Connecticut), school dismissed early:
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-wethersfield-high-school-odor-20180417-story.html
http://www.wfsb.com/story/37976835/wethersfield-high-dismissed-early-due-to-strange-odor

2018-04-17 - Unknown gas odor evacuates school near Connoquenessing Creek in Connoquenessing (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/connoquenessing-elementary-school-evacuated-for-gas-odor/19841066

2018-04-17 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes in coastal Wirral and Bootle (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/what-strange-loud-bang-heard-14534619
http://www.sott.net/article/383200-Strange-loud-bang-heard-over-Wirral-Liverpool-UK

Quote: "Dozens of people took to social media to express their shock at hearing a loud bang across Merseyside this morning. The huge boom was heard as far and wide as Bootle and Wirral, with some New Brighton residents saying their homes shook."

2018-04-17 - Passenger plane engine explodes after taking off from coastal LaGuardia Airport (New York), 1 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VIV-20180417-62660-USA
http://www.newsweek.com/southwest-airlines-engine-emergency-landing-889802
http://6abc.com/passenger-on-southwest-plane-i-feel-really-very-fortunate/3356574/
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/southwest-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-philly-airport
http://wtop.com/national/2018/04/southwest-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-philly/slide/1/
http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/Southwest-Airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Philadelphia-480013153.html
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Southwest-Airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-12841117.php
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/the-latest-fire-chief-critical-after-emergency-landing/article_aed20068-d21b-5ff1-8d14-3eda7d6e6f5a.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/Airplane-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-Philadelphia-International-Airport-480008613.html
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/passenger-dies-southwest-airlines-plane-emergency-landing-philadelphia-airport-live-streaming/
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/us-and-world-news/southwest-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-philly-airport
http://6abc.com/southwest-plane-lands-at-phl-with-engine-window-damage/3356147/
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/us/southwest-pilot-landing/index.html

Quote: "Marty Martinez, a passenger on the plane, posted a Facebook Live during the emergency landing. 'Flight attendants ran over calling for passengers to help cover the hole as they broke down and began uncontrollably crying and looking horrified as they looked outside. Plane dropped dramatically and it smelled like fire with ash coming down on everyone thru the vents. Absolutely terrifying, but we are okay,' Martinez wrote."

Quote: "In an interview with CBSN, Martinez said an engine exploded and broke a window. 'First there was an explosion and almost immediatey, the oxygen masks came down and, probably within a matter of 10 seconds, the engine then hit a window and busted it wide open,' said Martinez. Martinez says a woman was critically injured. 'There was blood everywhere,' Martinez explained."

Note: This is the 56th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-04-17 - Wildfires continue burning out of control in Oklahoma, nearly 400,000 acres burned, National Guard deployed:
http://www.newsweek.com/rhea-fire-oklahoma-wildfire-seiling-oklahoma-update-department-emergency-890271
http://kfor.com/2018/04/18/dewey-county-sheriff-50-homes-have-burned-in-rhea-wildfire/
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/evacuation-order-issued-for-seiling-as-fires-grow
http://okcfox.com/news/local/rhea-fire-grows-as-firefighters-face-historic-fire-danger-in-western-oklahoma
http://okcfox.com/news/local/evacuation-order-issued-for-seiling-as-fires-grow
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/17/wildfires-oklahoma-red-flag-warning/

Quote: "Evacuation orders have been issued for portions of northwest Oklahoma as wildfires burn out of control. Multiple fires in northwest Oklahoma have burned nearly 400,000 acres since April 12, as dry conditions and high winds help fires grow Tuesday afternoon."

2018-04-17 - Wildfire grows to 13,000 acres in Gray County (Texas):
http://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-fire-at-johnson-ranch-in-gray-county
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/crews-responding-to-wildfire-in-gray-county/1127434864

2018-04-17 - City Hall and police station blacked out by electrical fire in coastal Newark (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2018/04/police_headquarters_city_hall_without_power_after.html
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_3c590d59-7c87-505a-b53a-cda10fbbceca.html
http://abc7ny.com/newark-city-hall-and-police-facility-shut-down-by-electrical-fire/3363429/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-leaves-newark-city-hall-police-building-power-54553877
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/ap_nation/fire-leaves-newark-city-hall-police-building-without-power/article_75e89ce2-a384-51a4-83af-8539f3e70331.html

2018-04-17 - Hundreds of shopping carts go up in flames at business in Jurupa Valley (California):
http://www.pe.com/2018/04/17/pallet-yard-catches-fire-in-jurupa-valley/
http://www.dailybulletin.com/2018/04/17/pallet-yard-catches-fire-in-jurupa-valley/

Quote: "Several hundred plastic and metal shopping carts caught fire at a business in Jurupa Valley late Tuesday morning, April 17, putting up a cloud of thick black smoke that was seen for miles."

Quote: "Cal Fire initially reported the call as a pallet fire."

2018-04-17 - Arctic sea ice extent running at record low:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/04/heat-storm.html
 



2018-04-17 - Cargo ship 'Finlandia Seaways' bursts into flame in the English Channel en route to Rosyth (Scotland):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Finlandia-Seaways-9198721.html
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/249720/crew-member-injured-in-finlandia-seaways-engine-room-fire/
http://safety4sea.com/fire-broke-out-on-ro-ro-cargo-ship/

Quote: "The 'Finlandia Seaways' suffered a fire in the engine room in the evening of Apr 16, 2018, at 10.15 p.m. in the English Channel, while en route from Zeebrugge, where she had sailed at 5.20 p.m., bound to Rosyth."

2018-04-17 - Boat, pickup truck, several motorcycles and barn destroyed by fire at 2:25 AM in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://wtkr.com/2018/04/17/large-suffolk-barn-destroyed-by-fire/
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/fire-destroys-barn-overnight-in-suffolk/291-540435748
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/suffolk/suffolk-barn-containing-motorcycles-boat-destroyed-in-fire/1126913622
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2018/04/17/fire-destroys-barn-in-holland/

Quote: "The barn and its contents, which included several motorcycles, a boat, and personal lawn equipment were a total loss. The fire also destroyed a pickup truck parked next to the barn and caused minor heat damage to the nearby residence."

Note: These are the 343rd and 344th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-04-17 - Passenger train engine bursts into flame at train station in coastal Penzance (Britain):
http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/penzance-railway-station-fire-smoke-1469988
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/live-updates-train-fire-penzance-1470013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/penzance-station-fire-train-cornwall-smoke-blaze-latest-platform-great-western-railway-a8309631.html

2018-04-17 - School bus bursts into flame in parking lot in Millville (Delaware):
http://www.wboc.com/story/37980233/sussex-county-school-bus-bursts-into-flames
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2018/04/17/sussex-academy-bus-catches-fire-millville/525841002/
http://www.delaware1059.com/news/students-rushed-off-school-bus-that-caught-fire-in-millville/article_392ff2bc-42f2-11e8-8559-33aff7d61f81.html
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/students-rushed-off-school-bus-that-caught-fire-in-millville/article_de607f32-869f-51f3-9dc2-400d49127414.html
http://www.communitymediagroup.com/news/students-rushed-off-school-bus-that-caught-fire-in-millville/article_37c99993-dad8-5625-98eb-8340c857404d.html

Note: This is the 91st school bus to burn in 2018, and this is the 252nd bus to burn in 2018...

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-293 near Manchester (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/slowdowns-reported-on-i-293-south-after-tractor-trailer-fire/19842156
http://www.wmur.com/article/raw-video-crews-work-to-put-out-tractor-trailer-fire/19842629

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-495 in Salisbury (Massachusetts):
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/massachusetts/truck-pulling-trailer-full-of-cows-catches-fire/733938170
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2018-04-18/truck-pulling-trailer-full-of-cows-catches-fire
http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/cattle-unharmed-after-truck-fire-on-i--in-salisbury/article_09366408-aaf7-51b7-b009-e58fbff6e3d1.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/04/17/truck-hauling-trailer-filled-with-animals-catches-fire-salisbury/7yWm2XAH0QXo695sh72GeK/story.html
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/national-business/article209200559.html
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article209200559.html

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-80 in Stroud Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2018/04/17/interstate-80-west-shut-down-in-stroud-township/

Quote: "Interstate 80 west is shut down at mile marker 304 in Stroud Township Tuesday morning. Officials say a tractor-trailer is the cause of the closure and advise finding alternate routes. There are no injuries in that tractor trailer fire."

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 4:20 AM on highway near Murchison (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/103196855/fishy-truck-fire-creates-an-offal-mess-near-murchison

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame just before 7 AM on the M2 near Chatham (Britain):
http://www.kentlive.news/news/first-pictures-show-lorry-inferno-1465578
http://www.kentlive.news/news/live-updates-lorry-fire-closes-1465383
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/lorry-fire-causes-delays-181481/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/medway/lorry-fire-causes-delays/

2018-04-17 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame in Lower Langford, Ashwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48537&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: These are the 740th, 741st, 742nd, 743rd, 744th and 745th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-04-17 - RV destroyed by fire on road near Hanover (Colorado):
http://www.krdo.com/news/couples-rv-melted-by-fire-that-started-near-hanover/731063122
http://www.facebook.com/KRDONewsChannel13/posts/1910170085700330

Note: This is the 197th RV to burn/explode in 2018...

2018-04-17 - Minivan bursts into flame on Highway 400 near Alpharetta (Georgia):
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/traffic-alert-400-lanes-reopened-after-car-fire-north-fulton/HWhRpDZolpU2l8jJb6MmzN/

2018-04-17 - SUV bursts into flame on the Monash Freeway near coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://www.3aw.com.au/delays-in-both-directions-after-car-fire-on-monash-freeway/
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/man-tries-to-reverse-down-west-gate-bridge/news-story/bb5319c6de62d97933194647f1fbf2b4

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame at 4 AM while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/story/37971962/crews-respond-to-vehicle-fire-that-spread-to-home-in-columbia
http://www.wtoc.com/story/37971962/crews-respond-to-vehicle-fire-that-spread-to-home-in-columbia
http://www.nbc12.com/story/37971962/crews-respond-to-vehicle-fire-that-spread-to-home-in-columbia
http://www.wtol.com/story/37971962/crews-respond-to-vehicle-fire-that-spread-to-home-in-columbia

Quote: "Columbia Fire officials say that a vehicle fire spread to the house. It appears that the fire started in the engine compartment of the vehicle."

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked at apartments on Bay Bulls Road in Kilbride (Canada), 4 miles from the coast:
http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/firefighters-make-quick-work-of-overnight-st-johns-vehicle-fire-202481/

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame while parked on street in Biloela (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/car-catches-fire-in-main-street-of-cq-town/3390397/

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame near Starbucks in coastal Sharjah (UAE), 2 men burned:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/transport/two-arab-men-severely-burned-in-sharjah-car-fire

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame on Langstone Drive in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48534&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame on the M1 near Markfield (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/live-traffic-held-m1-near-1467595

2018-04-17 - Car bursts into flame at the Marley Head Roundabout in South Brent (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48540&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2018-04-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame while parked in garage at home on Issac Court in Brodheadsville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.thewestendreporter.com/vehicle-fire-in-garage-125-issac-ct-brodheadsville/

2018-04-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Madison Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2018/04/todays-vehicle-fire-129/

2018-04-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 2:32 AM on Harvey Road in Oswego Township (Illinois):
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/wspynews/no-injuries-in-oswego-twp-vehicle-fire/article_92b9f191-2515-57e8-9c5e-ee6e3d0966cf.html
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/no-injuries-in-oswego-twp-vehicle-fire/article_d0d2f386-423d-11e8-ae01-a7bac9d6def6.html

2018-04-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame near garage on North Darr Road in Free Soil Township (Michigan):
http://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/vehicle-fire-on-north-darr-road/article_615f4824-4247-11e8-8da0-1796e30e0e4e.html

2018-04-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Revidge Road in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/blackburndarwenhyndburnribble/16164400.Vehicle_fire_in_Blackburn/
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/vehicle-fire-in-blackburn-4/

2018-04-17 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the A3088 in Yeovil (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=48535&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2018-04-17 - Pickup truck, two cars, two mopeds, watercraft and mobile home destroyed by fire shortly after 3 AM on coastal Stock Island (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Trailer-Cars-Destroyed-After-Early-Morning-Fire-in-Florida-Keys-480012603.html

Quote: "Monroe County Fire Rescue officials say two cars, a pickup truck, two mopeds and a personal watercraft also were on the property when the fire started."

2018-04-17 - RV shop and dance hall destroyed by fire at 3 AM in Springhill (Arkansas):
http://www.thecabin.net/news/20180417/early-morning-fire-leaves-dance-hall-rv-repair-shop-along-highway-65-complete-loss

2018-04-17 - Brush fire ignites electrical tubing near the Beachline Expressway in Belle Isle (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/electrical-tubing-catches-fire-near-beachline-expressway-officials-say

2018-04-17 - Wildfire breaks out in Skeleton Gorge near Kirstenbosch (South Africa):
http://www.capetownetc.com/news/fire-kirstenbosch-gardens-rages-night/

Quote: "A fire that began halfway up Skeleton Gorge yesterday flared up overnight, with two helicopters dispatched this morning to water bomb the slopes above Kirstenbosch."

2018-04-17 - 90,000 tons of cottonseed destroyed by fire near Altus (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/37979543/90000-tons-of-cottonseed-burned-in-jackson-county-fire

Quote: "Smoke is still billowing from a grain elevator in Jackson County. Officials now say more than 90,000 tons of cottonseed have burned."

2018-04-17 - Paper bursts into flame in shredding truck in Steinbach (Canada):
http://steinbachonline.com/local/paper-ignites-in-shredding-truck

2018-04-17 - Generator bursts into flame at strip club in Longview (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/37975584/generator-catches-fire-outside-gentlemans-club-in-gregg-county

2018-04-17 - Circuit box bursts into flame at home in Longview (Texas):
http://www.kltv.com/story/37979090/longview-homeowner-says-circuit-box-started-smoking-caught-fire

2018-04-17 - Mini-mart and gas station heavily damaged by fire at 5 AM in Fresno (California):
http://www.fresnobee.com/latest-news/article209094049.html
http://www.venturabroadcasting.com/pre-dawn-fire-at-store-in-central-fresno

2018-04-17 - Garage destroyed by fire at home in Coopersburg (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pol-coopersburg-fire-destroys-house-garage-20180417-story.html

2018-04-17 - Home heavily damaged by fire in coastal Delray Beach (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/florida/palm-beach-county/home-catches-fire-in-delray-beach

2018-04-17 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Cape Coral (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/37975108/electrical-fire-destroys-cape-coral-home
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2018/04/17/fire-engulfs-cape-coral-home-motorists-urged-avoid-area/523854002/

2018-04-17 - Home destroyed by fire in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/two-people-displaced-after-2-alarm-fire-destroys-suffolk-home/291-541930914
http://wtkr.com/2018/04/18/two-displaced-in-suffolk-house-fire-2/

2018-04-17 - Home destroyed by fire at 6:10 AM in Pleasure Ridge Park area in Louisville (Kentucky):
http://www.wave3.com/story/37972780/home-considered-a-complete-loss-following-fire-in-prp
http://www.wdrb.com/story/37973115/early-morning-fire-destroys-home-in-pleasure-ridge-park

2018-04-17 - Five homes destroys by fire in Pueblo County (Colorado):
http://gazette.com/five-homes-lost-in-pueblo-county-fire/article/1624508

2018-04-17 - Seven homes go up in flames in Castle Rock (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/7-homes-damaged-in-castle-rock-fire/73-540534079
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/castle-rock-colorado-3-alarm-fire-north-foxtail-drive-today-2018-04-17/
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/17/castle-rock-the-meadows-wildfire/
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/homes-fire-castle-rock/

Quote: "What caused the fire is being investigated but investigators believe it may have started in the garage."

2018-04-17 - Apartment building damaged by fire at 2:15 AM in Toronto (Canada), 1 injured:
http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/04/17/man-injured-in-weston-road-fire/

2018-04-17 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire at 5:33 AM in coastal San Jose (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FR-20180418-62667-USA
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/04/17/san-jose-firefighters-battling-4-alarm-residential-blaze/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Massive-apartment-fire-in-San-Jose-requires-12841072.php
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/san-jose-apartment-fire-2079-mclaughlin-ave/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/san-jose-firefighters-race-to-put-out-multiple-alarm-fire

2018-04-17 - Townhome complex heavily damaged by fire near the Mississippi River in Destrehan (Louisiana):
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/04/5-alarm_fire_destroys_destreha.html
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/st-charles/red-cross-aids-15-people-after-large-fire-in-destrehan/289-540546288
http://www.fox8live.com/story/37972957/large-apartment-fire-in-destrehan-displaces-families
http://www.wdsu.com/article/fire-breaks-out-at-apartment-complex-in-st-charles-parish/19837415

Quote: "The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but fire authorities believe a malfunctioning heating and air unit in one of the apartments may have led to the fire. 'That's where it started, but we haven't been able to determine why because of the damage,' Norco Fire Chief Kenny Wenning said Tuesday."

2018-04-17 - Deadly fire burns home in San Juan County (Utah), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46302902&nid=1417&title=toddler-dies-in-san-juan-county-fire
http://kutv.com/news/local/2-year-old-dies-from-smoke-inhalation-after-house-fire-in-san-juan-county
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/toddler-dies-of-smoke-inhalation-in-san-juan-county-house-fire/1128923272

2018-04-17 - Deadly fire burns home on Alessandro Boulevard in Susquehanna Township (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://fox43.com/2018/04/17/elderly-woman-dies-at-hospital-following-structure-fire-in-dauphin-county/

2018-04-17 - Vacant building burns in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/article/fire-breaks-out-at-abandoned-building-at-19th-main/19838962

2018-04-17 - Vacant dorm building burns at university in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/kfd-investigating-fire-in-abandoned-knoxville-college-dormitory/1127832369
 



2018-04-17 - Hundreds of fish, seahorses and eels found dead at coastal Kailua Beach (Hawaii):
http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-dead-catfish-found-dead-in-kailua-after-storm/1127999308

Quote: "The fish were found Sunday along Kailua Beach near Castles. Some of the marine creatures found rotting on the beach were seahorse, eels, and hundreds of freshwater catfish. 'I've never seen anything like this,' said Kailua resident Zabia Geisreiter. 'I brought my dog down here today and we only spent about five minutes. You don't want to walk in this.'"
 



2018-04-17 - Two boys, both 17, found dead in the Meenachil River near Poonjar (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-school-students-drown-in-meenachil-river-118041700780_1.html
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/two-students-drown-in-meenachil-river-1.2747412

2018-04-17 - Man, woman and child, 55, 53 and 4, found dead in pond in Hisar (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/four-year-old-grandparents-drown-in-hisar-water-tank/575528.html
http://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/haryana-three-members-of-family-drown-in-tank-1214314-2018-04-17
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/haryana-three-members-of-family-drown-in-tank-118041701094_1.html

2018-04-17 - Two boys, 14 and 16, found dead in the River Jhelum in Jauhrabad (Pakistan):
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/two-brothers-drown-in-jhelum-in-sargodha-317549.html
 



2018-04-17 - Man, 54, tour bus driver, has 'medical emergency', pulls bus over and dies, in Lewisville (Texas):
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/lewisville/2018/04/18/frisco-bus-driver-dies-after-pulling-side-sam-rayburn-tollway-lewisville
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/tour-bus-driver-dies-side-of-highway-lewisville/
http://www.facebook.com/CBSDFW/posts/1903031013053359

Quote: "A Frisco bus driver died Tuesday on the Sam Rayburn Tollway after an apparent medical emergency, Lewisville police said.  Courtesy patrol workers spotted the 54-year-old man, who appeared ill or unconscious, in the charter bus near Denton Tap Road and informed the North Texas Tollway Authority dispatch center, Capt. Jesse Hunter said. Police were called about 1:45 p.m., but by the time officers and the Coppell Fire Department arrived at the bus, the man was dead, Hunter said."

2018-04-17 - Woman, 40, drops dead on beach in coastal Florosa (Florida):
http://weartv.com/news/local/woman-found-dead-on-okaloosa-county-beach
http://www.wkrg.com/news/northwest-florida/womans-body-found-on-beach-in-northwest-florida-death-investigation-underway/1127408204
http://omny.fm/shows/northwest-florida-daily-news-audio-on-demand/listen-woman-found-dead-on-beach-in-florosa

Quote: "According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called to a medical emergency around 7 p.m. after receiving a call that a man walking his dog had noticed a woman on a beach towel who did not appear to be breathing. Deputies identified the woman as 40-year old Jaime Graham. She lived nearby and her car was found in the Tecumseh Lane cul-de-sac, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators say there were no obvious signs of foul play."

Note: Peaceful way to die. Lay down at the beach, never get up again...

2018-04-17 - Person drops dead at home near Lake Munson in Tallahassee (Florida):
http://www.wtxl.com/news/body-found-in-tallahassee-near-lake-munson/article_73122afc-4268-11e8-a06f-d3d01d5d3175.html

2018-04-17 - Man, 40, drops dead in coastal Destin (Florida):
http://weartv.com/news/local/man-found-dead-in-destin
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20180417/homeless-man-found-dead
http://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Homeless-man-found-dead-in-Destin-woods-480076423.html

2018-04-17 - Man drops dead in room at the San Angelo Lodge in San Angelo (Texas):
http://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2018/04/17/man-found-dead-san-angelo-lodge-police-say/525013002/

2018-04-17 - Man, 59, found dead in car on Water Street in Whitehall Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pol-whitehall-death-northampton-man-in-vehicle-20180417-story.html

2018-04-17 - Man, 35, teacher, found dead in apartment in Cambridge (Ohio):
http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/community/2018/04/st-clairsville-community-mourns-after-high-school-teacher-found-dead/

2018-04-17 - Man found dead near Silver Creek in New Albany (Indiana):
http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/new-albany-police-investigating-body-found-near-silver-creek/article_b3f4fe10-427b-11e8-9df2-1bb56dd8316f.html
http://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/death-investigation-underway-after-mans-body-found-in-new-albany/417-540617437

2018-04-17 - Man, 69, falls off boat into the Chester River and dies near Millington (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/police-searching-for-man-who-fell-from-boat-into-chesapeake-bay-tributary
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/body-missing-boater-queen-annes-county-recovered-river/

2018-04-17 - Man found dead in the Truckee River in Sparks (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Mans-body-found-in-the-Truckee-River-in-Sparks-480061363.html
http://www.ktvn.com/story/37980286/police-activity-at-spice-island-in-sparks

2018-04-17 - Man, 59, slumps over dead in pickup truck at Walmart in Columbus (Georgia):
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article209095964.html

2018-04-17 - Woman, 30, found dead in home in Elkhart (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Woman-found-dead-inside-Elkhart-home-480025543.html

2018-04-17 - Man, late 60s, found dead in shallow water in the Weber River in Riverdale (Utah):
http://fox13now.com/2018/04/17/body-found-in-weber-river/
http://gephardtdaily.com/top-stories/body-found-in-weber-river-in-riverdale/
http://kutv.com/news/local/dead-body-found-on-riverdale-trail-near-weber-river
http://www.standard.net/Police-Fire/2018/04/17/MayorNorm-Searle-Body-found-along-Weber-River-Parkway-trail-in-Riverdale

Quote: "Officials speculate he died from a medical issue because he was found in water that was only a few feet deep."

2018-04-17 - Man, 22, found dead near school in Trinity (Alabama):
http://whnt.com/2018/04/17/death-investigation-underway-after-body-discovered-near-east-lawrence-high/
http://www.waff.com/story/37980709/decomposed-body-found-near-east-lawrence-high-school
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/body_found_near_east_lawrence.html

2018-04-17 - Man, 60, drops dead at home in Wedron (Illinois):
http://www.1430wcmy.com/2018/04/17/wedron-man-found-dead-monday/

2018-04-17 - Girl, 12, found dead in canal in Barki (Pakistan):
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/305799-12-year-old-missing-girl-found-dead
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1688236/1-teenage-girl-found-dead-canal/
http://article.wn.com/view/2018/04/18/Body_found/

2018-04-17 - Man, 45, found dead in canal in Shimlapuri (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/man-drowns-in-canal/575635.html

2018-04-17 - Man, 49, found dead in Lanark (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43809588
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/body-found-search-missing-lanark-12384775

2018-04-17 - Man has 'medical issue', found dead in pool of blood, in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16167593.Man__left_lying_in_pool_of_blood__after_late_night_Southampton_incident/

Quote: "A man was found 'lying in a lot of blood' after a late-night incident in Southampton. Hampshire Constabulary rushed to help an injured man who was found at the Lodge Road and Earls Road junction at around 12.30am on Sunday, April 15. The force said that the man was taken to Southampton General Hospital and it was established this was a result of a medical issue."

Note: Collapsed from the 'medical issue' and injured himself? Coughed up blood and died?

2018-04-17 - Man, 43, drops dead at Keele Golf Course in Newcastle-under-Lyme (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/police-reveal-man-43-found-1467226
http://www.signal80s.co.uk/news/local-news/body-found-at-golf-course/
 



2018-04-17 - Woman has 'medical episode', car crashes into building, in Reno (Nevada):
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Car-crashes-into-building-480059143.html

Quote: "Police say it appears the driver suffered a medical episode."

2018-04-17 - Driver has 'medical emergency', car crashes into house, in Maury County (Tennessee):
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/37976273/driver-injured-after-crashing-into-home-in-maury-county
http://www.cleveland19.com/story/37976273/driver-injured-after-crashing-into-home-in-maury-county
http://www.wbrc.com/story/37976273/driver-injured-after-crashing-into-home-in-maury-county
http://www.wsmv.com/story/37976273/driver-injured-after-crashing-into-home-in-maury-county
http://www.fox19.com/story/37976273/driver-injured-after-crashing-into-home-in-maury-county

Quote: "Police said the driver experienced a medical emergency before striking the house on Frye Road."

2018-04-17 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles (Virginia), landing gear problem:
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-dulles
http://wtop.com/loudoun-county/2018/04/plane-makes-emergency-landing-dulles-airport/
http://wjla.com/news/local/delta-connection-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-dulles-for-landing-gear-issue
http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/delta-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-dulles-airport/65-540562419
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/richmond-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-dulles/1127416068

2018-04-17 - Small plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crash-at-the-orlando-executive-airport
http://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2018/04/17/no-injuries-reported-after-experiential-plane-incident-at-orlando-executive-airport

2018-04-17 - Small plane runs off runway, landing gear collapses, in Hanover (Virginia):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/37977081/no-one-injured-in-hanover-plane-crash
http://www.cleveland19.com/story/37977081/no-one-injured-in-hanover-plane-crash

2018-04-17 - Two tanker ships collide in the Singapore Straight, one leaks 1,796 metric tons of butane gas:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180418-62676-SGP
http://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2018/22161/lpg-tanker-and-aframax-tanker-collided-singapore-s/

2018-04-17 - Passenger bus crashes off bridge into dry riverbed, in Madhya Pradesh (India), 21 killed, 20+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180418-62672-IND
http://www.nst.com.my/world/2018/04/358736/21-dead-truck-en-route-indian-wedding-crashes-police
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-22-feared-dead-after-bus-carrying-baraatis-falls-off-bridge-in-sidhi/articleshow/63806669.cms

2018-04-17 - Three tractor trailers crash on I-10 near Tonopah (Arizona), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.abc15.com/news/state/deadly-crash-shuts-down-eastbound-interstate-10-west-of-tonopah
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Several-big-rigs-crash-killing-one-of-the-drivers-480036853.html
http://www.dcourier.com/news/2018/apr/17/fatal-wrecks-close-eastbound-i-10-desert-west-phoe/
http://www.wafb.com/clip/14279308/video-dps-fatal-crash-involving-3-semi-trucks-closes-eastbound-i-10-west-of-tonopah
http://www.newschannel10.com/clip/14279308/video-dps-fatal-crash-involving-3-semi-trucks-closes-eastbound-i-10-west-of-tonopah
http://okcfox.com/news/nation-world/fatal-crash-involving-3-semi-trucks-in-arizona-kills-kills-1-hurts-1

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer crashes into median at 3:31 AM, bursts into flame, on the 57 Freeway in Fullerton (California), 1 injured:
http://abc7.com/traffic/1-injured-in-fullerton-big-rig-crash;-nb-57-fwy-closed/3355282/
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/overturned-big-rig-shuts-down-57-freeway-near-brea
http://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/17/overturned-and-burning-big-rig-shuts-down-57-freeway-in-fullerton/
http://www.dailybulletin.com/2018/04/17/overturned-and-burning-big-rig-shuts-down-57-freeway-in-fullerton/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Big-Rig-Driver-Pulled-Out-of-Fiery-Crash-After-Striking-Center-Divider-Brea-479972023.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/fullerton-fiery-big-rig-crash/

Quote: "California Highway Patrol officials said the driver of the big rig was conscious and was transported to a nearby hospital with severe burns. He was in critical condition."

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer crashes into median at 3:30 AM on I-5 in Burbank (California):
http://abc7.com/traffic/burbank-traffic-snarled-due-to-overturned-big-rig-on-5-fwy/3355481/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/04/17/scrap-metal-5-freeway-burbank/
http://patch.com/california/northhollywood/overturned-big-rig-dumps-tons-scrap-metal-across-5-freeway
http://knx1070.radio.com/blogs/knx-morning-news-dick-helton-and-vicky-moore/big-rig-crashes-cause-rush-hour-closures-2
http://www.kusi.com/big-freeway-wrecks-snarl-southern-california-commute/

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer crashes into median, bursts into flame, on I-10 near Vidor (Texas):
http://kfdm.com/news/local/18-wheeler-fire-prompts-closure-of-i-10-in-vidor
http://www.12newsnow.com/article/traffic/18-wheeler-strikes-median-catches-fire/502-541444839

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer overturns into median, on I-81 in Carlisle (Pennsylvania):
http://fox43.com/2018/04/18/tractor-trailer-overturns-in-median-of-interstate-81/

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer veers off road and overturns before 5 AM on I-5 near Sutherlin (Oregon):
http://www.kezi.com/content/news/Semi-truck--479995683.html

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-69 in Anderson (Indiana):
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/overturned-semi-slowed-traffic-on-interstate/article_34c0e1d2-4270-11e8-965a-736414d883c6.html

2018-04-17 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-40 in Wilson County (Tennessee):
http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/Fire-EMS/2018/04/17/Tractor-trailer-flips-on-side-of-interstate

2018-04-17 - Van crashes into car in Gill (Massachusetts), 2 injured:
http://www.recorder.com/Gill-crash-16928208

Quote: "Bassett said the accident was caused by the van’s driver, who may have had 'a possible medical' issue."

2018-04-17 - SUV crashes, bursts into flame, in Campbell's Creek (West Virginia), 6 injured:
http://www.wowktv.com/news/emergencies/6-kids-transported-after-vehicle-crashes-catches-fire-in-kanawha-county/1127666655

2018-04-17 - SUV veers off road, hits fence, in North Platte (Nebraska):
http://www.knopnews2.com/content/news/480143223.html

Quote: "Inv. John Deal with the North Platte Police Department says that authorities believe Meyer may have suffered a medical emergency before crashing his SUV intro a parked car on the south side of Third Street."

2018-04-17 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits tractor trailer and van, in Smithfield (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://jocoreport.com/medical-issue-may-have-contributed-to-brightleaf-boulevard-crash/

Quote: "A Smithfield man was seriously injured in a three vehicle accident Tuesday on N. Brightleaf Boulevard in Smithfield. Police say a medical issue may have been a contributing factor."

2018-04-17 - Car veers off road, hits tree stump, near Elyria (Ohio), 1 killed:
http://www.theoberlinnewstribune.com/news/10852/elyria-man-killed-in-dawn-crash

Quote: "Drugs and alcohol don’t appear to be factors in the sad incident. Neither does the weather, though it was snowing and slippery roads caused problems across Lorain County. 'I think initially we kind of assume it was a medical issue but it will be up to the coroner to make that determination,' said Brown."

2018-04-17 - Car veers off road at 2:18 AM, hits trees, in Bernards Township (New Jersey), 1 killed:
http://www.tapinto.net/towns/basking-ridge/articles/bernards-township-police-seek-information-on-earl
 



2018-04-17 - Man, 29, crashes car at 12:30 AM, tussles with another man, has 'medical episode' and dies, in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.ktsm.com/news/local/el-paso-news/death-investigation-in-west-el-paso/1127136517
http://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/police-say-man-died-after-hit-and-run-crash-and-suffered-a-medical-episode/730859134
http://www.facebook.com/KVIATV/posts/10155629158278931

Quote: "According to a spokesperson with the El Paso Police Department, the man, whose name has not been released, was involved in a crash around 12:30 Tuesday morning at I-10 and Executive. Police say one of the drivers left the scene. From there, police say the man ran to the Hotel HillVue, started banging on doors, and eventually broke into one of the rooms.The guest  staying in that room got into a fight with the man who broke in, according to police.   'There was a struggle, and during the struggle, the person involved in the hit and run crash, he suffered some kind of medical episode,' Sgt. Enrique Carrillo, El Paso Police Department said. Police tell us the man later died at the hospital."

2018-04-17 - Man crashes pickup into several vehicles, gets out, strips naked and dances around, in Westland (Michigan):
http://www.wxyz.com/news/dancing-naked-man-arrested-at-scene-of-five-car-accident-in-metro-detroit
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2018/04/18/man-naked-westland-pileup/527319002/
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/driver-strips-naked-dances-in-street-after-causing-5-vehicle-pileup-in-westland-police-say
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2018/04/18/westland-cops-find-naked-man-6-car-crash/527621002/
http://www.wral.com/dancing-naked-man-arrested-at-scene-of-five-car-accident/17495412/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GymPqFBugXY

Quote: "Police said a pickup truck came barreling down Wayne Road and plowed into vehicles. After the crash, the driver got out of the pickup truck and got naked, police said. Officials said the man stripped all his clothes off and started dancing in the street. 'He stands up and starts getting naked,' witness Derek Waldman said. 'I said, "Wow man."'"
 



2018-04-17 - Another giant crack opens in the ground in the Rift Valley (Kenya):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20180419-62690-KEN
http://face2faceafrica.com/article/more-cracks-recorded-in-kenya-as-africas-geographical-divide-deepens
http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00060299.html

Quote: "A month after a huge crack was reported in Kenya's Rift Valley, another two-kilometre fault line has cracked open on Monday on the outskirts of Naivasha town in Nakuru County where farms have been swallowed."

2018-04-17 - Sinkhole opens along Westview Drive in Lenoir (North Carolina):
http://www.newstopicnews.com/news/local/sinkhole-closes-neighborhood-road/article_e670a408-41b7-11e8-9a13-4b4312c9efcc.html
http://images.wccbcharlotte.com/2018/04/16/sinkhole-closes-road-lenoir-indefinitely/
 



2018-04-17 - Bridge collapses in East Java (Indonesia), 3 trucks and motorcycle fall into water, 2+ killed:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/17/c_137117389.htm
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/04/17/bridge-collapse-kills-2-in-indonesia/
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/two-killed-in-in-east-java-bridge-collapse-317405.html
http://en.antaranews.com/news/115394/west-section-of-widang-bridge-collapses
http://www.mangalorean.com/bridge-collapse-kills-2-in-indonesia/

2018-04-17 - Three balconies collapse at apartment building in coastal Marsascala on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180417/local/three-balconies-collapse-in-marsascala.676708

2018-04-17 - Power outage blacks out 33,000+ homes in the Bundaberg Region (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180417-62659-AUS

2018-04-17 - Major water main breaks, disaster declared, in Carbon County (Utah):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180418-62668-USA

Quote: "Carbon County joined the effort to repair a ruptured water main on Tuesday, bringing a second large backhoe and concrete barricades to the scene at Highway 6 and the North Carbonville junction. Carbon County and Wellington City have both signed documents declaring unincorporated Carbon County in a "state of emergency' due to the number of reported residential and business water outages. The documents say, 'areas are declared to be a disaster, requiring aid, assistance and relief available pursuant to the provisions of local and state statutes.' For those residents who don't have water, it may be off for an extended period of time."
 



2018-04-17 - School staff member has 'medical emergency' at school in Vernon (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/vernon/medical-emergency-places-vcms-stay-put-mode

Quote: "A medical emergency at Vernon Center Middle School put students into 'stay put' mode on Wednesday morning, the principal said. In a memo to parents sent at 11:46 a.m., VCMS Principal James Harrison said the medical issue involved a staff member."

2018-04-17 - Volcano Pu'u 'O'o inflating in Hawaii:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180418-62665-USA
http://wisr680.com/basd-elementary-school-evacuated-due-to-gas-odor/

2018-04-17 - Powerful storms hit West Bengal (India), 8+ killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180418-62669-IND

2018-04-17 - Heavy rain and flooding hits Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), 9+ killed:
http://floodlist.com/africa/tanzania-floods-dar-es-salaam-april-2018
http://www.sott.net/article/383086-9-dead-as-floods-swamp-Dar-Es-Salaam-Tanzania

2018-04-17 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Khyber Agency (Pakistan), 3 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20180418-62674-PAK

2018-04-17 - Floods and lightning have killed nearly 50 people since March in Rwanda:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/floods-and-lightning-have-killed-nearly.html

2018-04-17 - Huge amount of tumbleweeds blow into Victorville (California):
http://abc22now.com/news/offbeat/california-neighborhood-buried-in-tumbleweeds-as-the-desert-winds-blow
http://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/weather/topstories/%E2%80%98a-nasty-nightmare%E2%80%99-homes-in-california-utah-invaded-by-prickly-tumbleweeds-again/ar-AAw0qcO?i10c.encReferrer=&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=14

2018-04-17 - Doctors battle drug-resistant typhoid outbreak in Pakistan:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/doctors-battle-drug-resistant-typhoid.html

2018-04-17 - New viruses and superbugs found in study of New York house mice:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-viruses-superbugs-found-in-study-of-new-york-house-mice/ar-AAvYOQE

2018-04-17 - Epstein-Barr virus linked to seven serious diseases, and possibly 94 more:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-epstein-barr-virus-linked-diseases.html
http://www.sott.net/article/383083-Epstein-Barr-virus-linked-to-seven-serious-diseases-and-possibly-94-more

2018-04-17 - New discovery explains how the chickenpox and shingles virus remains dormant:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-discovery-chickenpox-shingles-virus-dormant.html
http://www.sott.net/article/383081-New-discovery-explains-how-the-chickenpox-and-shingles-virus-remains-dormant

2018-04-17 - Thousands of toads appear on the streets of Zigong (China):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5624841/Stomach-churning-footage-shows-hundreds-toads-jumping-streets-China-rain.html
http://www.sott.net/article/383125-Thousands-of-toads-appear-on-the-streets-of-Zigong-China

2018-04-17 - These ex-spies are harvesting Facebook photos for a massive facial-recognition database:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/04/16/huge-facebook-facial-recognition-database-built-by-ex-israeli-spies/#3fb6f837f185

2018-04-17 - More retail companies going bankrupt than ever:
http://www.lmtonline.com/business/article/More-retailers-are-going-bankrupt-than-ever-12838891.php
http://www.sott.net/article/383121-More-retail-companies-going-bankrupt-than-ever

2018-04-17 - Former First Lade Barbara Bush dies at age 92 in Houston (Texas):
http://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/politics/barbara-bush-dies/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/barbara-bush-dead.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/Former-First-Lady-Barbara-Bush-Dies--411130835.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ap-photos-former-first-lady-barbara-bush-through-the-years/2018/04/17/72bec3d6-42ad-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_story.html

Quote: "The Bushes, who were married Jan. 6, 1945, had the longest marriage of any presidential couple in American history. And Mrs. Bush was one of only two first ladies who had a child who was elected president. The other was Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams."

2018-04-17 - Man can catch marshmallows, with his mouth, thrown from the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/catching-food-marshmallows-ben-franklin-bridge-mike-regan-20180418.html
http://www.phillyvoice.com/marshmallow-man/
 

6 comments:

  1. Lotta PA happenings in today's report: from noxious gas odors causing school to let out early to tractor trailer and other vehicle fires, and a big-rig roll-over!

    Weird stuff happening all over though - that Earth split in the aptly named Rift Valley is a concern. Bridges and balconies collapsing should worry everyone, a lot of people dropping dead, all kinds of crashes (where fires or leaked crap ensues, some people die and others are injured), and India (and neighboring Pakistan) coming back with multiple deaths in water (what a surprise)!

    [Let's start with a political update]
    Thursday, 19 April 2018
    Is Putin seeking a deal with Trump?

    Putin Reportedly "Ready For Deep Concessions", Seeks Deal With Trump
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/is-putin-seeking-deal-with-trump.html

    [embedded in this article is this video]
    Sleeper Cells Activated, Bad Booms Incoming, Threat Real - Episode 1548b [~ 21.5 min. X-22 Report]

    Ice melt in Bering Strait

    Record low sea ice in Bering Strait
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/ice-melt-in-bering-strait.html

    This more than confirms what British journalist, Robert Fisk reported yesterday.
    CHILDREN PAID FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN “CHEMICAL WEAPONS” ATTACK VIDEO WITH DATES [the FOOD, which they lack]

    [see ~ 4 min. video]

    OPCW Investigators Delay Douma Visit Following Reports Of Gunfire
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/opcw-inspection-delayed-again-by-gunfire.html

    [embedded article]
    Syria - Who Is Stalling The OPCW Investigation In Douma?

    Obama officials and FBI embattled agents also targeted for possible violations of federal law

    Lawmakers make criminal referral on Clinton, Comey, Lymch to DOJ on Steele Dossier
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/obama-officials-and-fbi-embattled.html

    Documents show 'concerning level of coordination' between FBI, DOJ in Clinton email probe, says Rep. Meadows
    https://www.sott.net/article/383280-Documents-show-concerning-level-of-coordination-between-FBI-DOJ-in-Clinton-email-probe-says-Rep-Meadows

    In a letter to Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., claimed recently uncovered documents "suggest a concerning level of coordination between the Department of Justice and the FBI throughout crucial moments of the investigation into [Hillary] Clinton's private email server." [more]

    [much to Scribbler's surprise, I'll bet]
    2°C warming in 2018?
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/2c-warming-in-2018.html

    The temperature rise up until now may well be dwarfed by what's yet to come and the outlook may well be even worse than what most fear will eventuate. [more; not us @ JJFH!]

    High concentrations of CO2 in SE Russia
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/high-concentrations-of-co2-in-se-russia.html

    [more below]


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  2. Extreme tempertures in spring

    From freezing to triple digits in 10 hours, these states just went on a wild weather ride
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-tempertures-in-spring.html

    [Geez, Fran - you're in the thick of it!]

    Alva, in north-central Oklahoma, started the day at 33 degrees just before sunrise. Temperature shot up like a rocket after that, eventually capping out at 101, measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet. That’s a temperature rise of 68 degrees.

    Dodge City, Kan., started the day below freezing at 28 degrees — four degrees shy of the record cold temperature for the date (set in 1907). Hot, dry wind gusts out of the southwest peaked at 45 mph in the early afternoon. By 4 p.m., Dodge City climbed to 94 degrees and set a record for hottest temperature on the date. The previous record was 93 degrees in 2002. [more]

    Great Barrier Reef recovery unlikely after ‘catastrophi[c] die-off’ caused by marine heatwaves, say scientists
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/prospects-for-great-barrier-reef.html

    [Beckwith on the AMOC]
    What If the Ocean's Climate-Controlling 'Conveyor Belt' Came to a Halt?

    Global Ocean Circulation: AMOC runs Amok
    http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/what-if-oceans-climate-controlling.html

    [two 15 min. Beckwith videos as explanation + this article]
    What If the Ocean's Climate-Controlling 'Conveyor Belt' Came to a Halt?

    But a weakened AMOC does make the ocean less effective at absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide, Oppo noted. If the ocean current continues to weaken, it will likely take up even less CO2, leading to higher quantities of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and potentially worsening the effects of global warming, she said. [more]

    US pension fund collapse isn't a distant prospect. It could come in 5 years
    https://a.msn.com/r/2/AAw2CYH?m=en-us

    Warnings about looming public pension disasters have regularly cropped up since the 1950s, pointing to problems 25 years or more down the line. To politicians and union leaders,1 the troubles were someone else's predicament. Then crisis fatigue set in as the big problem remained down the road.

    Today, the hard stop is five to 10 years away [probably less], within the career plans of current officials. In the next decade, and probably within five years, some large states are going to face insolvency due to pensions, absent major changes. [more; links to cited sources in article]

    Mysterious ash found floating on waters off Sweden is from underwater volcanic eruption
    http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/mysterious-ash-found-floating-on-waters-off-sweden-is-from-underwater-volcanic-eruption.html

    On Monday, a large amount of ash like mud was reported along the Swedish west coast. According to coast guards, the strange substance is drifting somewhere between Norway, Sweden and Denmark due to weather and currents. A geologists was asked to take a look at it, and the best fit guess until the laboratory results are in, is that a methane deposit have been heated causing a mudcano to form and erupt under water. [more]

    What's Eating Away at the Greenland Ice Sheet?
    https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19042018/greenland-ice-sheet-melting-climate-change-arctic-pollution-sea-level-rise-algae-black-carbon

    A living carpet of microbes, dust and wind-blown soot is exacerbating ice melt as Arctic temperatures rise, and it's raising alarms about sea level rise. [more]

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  3. Wow, that's freakin' insane, from 1 degree above freezing to 101F on the same day! And 101F in April in Oklahoma - makes ya wonder how awful summer is going to be.

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  4. Right, Jonny - and we're not even AT 2 degrees C above baseline yet. Gone be NO FUN a-tall, real soon.

    Delta plane makes emergency landing in Atlanta
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/delta-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-atlanta/ar-AAw2zfv

    A Delta Air Lines plane made an emergency landing Wednesday at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport shortly after takeoff when smoke was spotted billowing out of its right engine.

    The scare on the Airbus A333 comes just one day after a passenger onboard a Southwest Airlines flight was killed after one of the plane's engines failed, damaging the fuselage and shattering a window, forcing an emergency landing in Philadelphia. [more, including 1.75 min. video and text]

    Ahead of 420, advocates and critics reflect on pot in the US
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ahead-of-420-advocates-and-critics-reflect-on-pot-in-the-us/ar-AAw2UnG

    America's marijuana supporters have a lot to celebrate on this 420 holiday: Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., also have broad legalization where adults 21 and older can use pot for any reason. Michigan could become the 10th state with its ballot initiative this year.

    Yet cannabis remains illegal under federal law, and it still has many opponents.

    Here's a look at what some advocates and critics have to say about the state of marijuana in the U.S. today: [more]

    2 Children, Firefighter Hospitalized After Fire In Torresdale
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-children-firefighter-hospitalized-after-fire-in-torresdale/vi-AAw3kju

    [short video]

    House explodes as U.S. officers arrive at accident scene
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/house-explodes-as-us-officers-arrive-at-accident-scene/vi-AAw3ixy

    Dashcam footage shows residential house exploding near Texas police officers who arrived at the scene of accident [short video]

    Alabama mayor: 'Poop train' finally empty; sludge gone
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alabama-mayor-poop-train-finally-empty-sludge-gone/ar-AAw3EEE

    Experts say other states send their waste to Alabama due to low landfill fees and lax zoning laws. New York has discontinued shipments for now. [more]

    Full steam ahead! Russian Navy gets new nuclear sub, warships, and Kalibr cruise missiles
    https://www.sott.net/article/383284-Full-steam-ahead-Russian-Navy-gets-new-nuclear-sub-warships-and-Kalibr-cruise-missiles

    Russia's Tula underwater missile cruiser
    The Russian Navy has expanded its strategic capabilities by commissioning a nuclear submarine, three new warships, two helicopters and a number of home-made Kalibr cruise missiles.
    [more; and they WORK!]


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  5. Well, here's something you don't see every day: a 1,980-foot-tall TV tower collapsed in Fordland (Missouri), 1 killed:

    https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/04/19/tower-collapse-webster-county-1-possibly-dead-several-injured-official-said/532227002/

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  6. "They were removing crossbeams . ."
    I think we found the problem regarding the tower.

    Trump’s next NASA administrator is a Republican congressman with no background in science who denies global warming – “I just think it could be devastating for the space program”
    http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/trumps-next-nasa-administrator-is.html

    US Navy's costly Littoral Combat Ships facing delay due to maintenance issues
    https://www.rt.com/usa/424585-littoral-ship-failure-us-navy/

    A January 2018 report by the Pentagon's Office of Operational Test and Evaluation warned that the LCS was "not survivable in high intensity combat" and lacked "redundancy and the vertical and longitudinal separation of vital equipment" which help protect the ship from being neutralized by enemy fire.

    In 2016, government auditors told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the LCS was behind schedule, over-budget and incapable of fulfilling missions it had been designed to undertake.

    "I have found no evidence to date that LCS will be effective or survivable even in the scenarios and missions in which it was designed to be successful,"J. Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation at the Department of Defense, told the committee. [more]

    [Now THIS is some snow!]
    Otherworldly 17-meter-deep snow corridor in world’s wildest mountain drives on Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (videos and pictures)

    http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/otherworldly-17-meter-deep-snow-corridor-in-worlds-wildest-mountain-drives-on-japans-tateyama-kurobe-alpine-route-videos-and-pictures.html

    [LOOK!]

    Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae – Thousands permanently resettled as Manaro volcano spews ash 30cm deep
    http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/island-of-no-return-vanuatu-evacuates-entire-population-of-volcanic-ambae.html

    15-foot deep sinkhole closes road in western North Carolina
    https://www.sott.net/article/383345-15-foot-deep-sinkhole-closes-road-in-western-North-Carolina

    Fighter pilot gets shot down everytime in dogfight simulations for the first time by AI
    https://www.sott.net/article/383347-Fighter-pilot-gets-shot-down-everytime-in-dogfight-simulations-for-the-first-time-by-AI

    Artificial intelligence has beaten humans at chess, Go, and even complex MOBA games like DoTA, but now they're moving up to real wargames-specifically, combat flight simulators against real fighter pilots. And unfortunately for us, it looks like they're devastatingly good at it. [more; the comment is apt]

    Federal judge zeros in on Facebook with new ruling
    https://www.sott.net/article/383331-Federal-judge-zeros-in-on-Facebook-with-new-ruling

    Roger Stone: The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up its efforts to spy on you
    https://www.sott.net/article/383349-Roger-Stone-The-Department-of-Homeland-Security-is-ramping-up-its-efforts-to-spy-on-you

    [So if they clamp down on CIA created Facebook, they have a back-up]

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