2018 - APR - Other Stories

2018-04-01 - Rotten egg odor blows over coastal Newcastle (Australia):
http://www.hit.com.au/news/newcastle/newcastles-mystery-gas-smell-explained
http://www.triplem.com.au/news/newcastle/newcastles-mystery-gas-smell-explained
http://www.2nm.com.au/news/local-news/74922-mysterious-gas-smell-over-the-hunter-nothing-sinister

Quote: "It appears natural causes are to blame for a strange smell that's been wafting over Newcastle in recent days. Some say the big stink smells like sewerage, others believe the odour has a sulphuric smell. Fire and Rescue NSW says it's received multiple calls from people concerned about a strong smell of gas, however no leaks have been detected. The Environmental Protection Authority has investigated, finding it's likely to be a naturally occurring gas associated with stagnant water from the recent heavy rain."

Note: Notice how they studiously avoid mentioning WHAT gas people are smelling. That's probably because it's hydrogen sulfide and they don't want the people living there to know they're being lightly poisoned...

2018-04-01 - Man goes into cardiac arrest at restaurant in Peterborough (Britain):
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/man-taken-to-hospital-after-medical-emergency-at-peterborough-restaurant-1-8440712

2018-04-01 - Volcano Turrialba erupts twice in Costa Rica:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VE-20180402-62459-CRI
http://news.co.cr/costa-ricas-turrialba-volcano-continues-sporadic-eruptions/71979/
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/the-turrialba-volcano-in-costa-rica.html

2018-04-01 - Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes in western Iran, 54+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20180401-62454-IRN
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-quake/magnitude-5-3-quake-hits-western-iran-dozens-with-minor-injuries-idUSKCN1H811O
http://www.wionews.com/world/earthquake-of-53-magnitude-strikes-iran-at-least-38-injured-127686

Quote: "A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, injuring at least 54 people, hours before a more moderate tremor shook an area near the capital Tehran, state media reported."

2018-04-01 - Extreme water-receding event hits the US East Coast in Connecticut and Massachusetts:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/extreme-water-retreat-in-stamford-ct-and-provincetown-ma-video.html

2018-04-01 - Flooding destroys 30 homes on the island of Ambae (Vanuatu):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20180402-62462-VUT

2018-04-01 - Powerful microburst engulfs Cali (Colombia):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/powerful-microburst-cali-colombia-pictures-weather-attack.html

2018-04-01 - Tropical cyclone forms near the Fiji Islands:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/tropical-cyclone-in-fiji-waters.html

2018-04-01 - Locust swarms devouring pastures in Western Australia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180402-62463-AUS
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/locusts-swarming-through-western.html

Quote: "Locusts swarming through Western Australia's Pilbara and Kimberley regions are costing pastoralists thousands of dollars in lost pasture and control efforts. The warm and wet summer in the north provided a perfect breeding ground for the yellow-winged locust. Pastoralists believed locust numbers had not been so high for decades."

2018-04-01 - Amazon rainforest hit by surge in small-scale deforestation, study finds:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/03/amazon-rainforest-hit-by-surge-in-small.html

2018-04-01 - Super typhoon may flood a third of Tokyo (Japan):
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/super-typhoon-may-flood-a-third-of-tokyo
http://www.sott.net/article/381604-Study-Super-typhoon-may-flood-a-third-of-Tokyo

2018-04-01 - Brutal choice for Houston homeowners - sell home at a loss or face new floods:
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/hurricane-harvey-flooding-canyon-gate.html

2018-04-01 - Trump appoints endangered species foe to oversee protection of America’s most imperiled wildlife:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/03/trump-appoints-endangered-species-foe.html

Quote: "Putting Combs in charge of the Fish and Wildlife Service is like appointing an arsonist as the town fire marshal..."

2018-04-01 - China's Tiangong 1 space station crashes into the Pacific Ocean:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=CO-20180307-62141-OTH
http://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/5942357/tiangong-1-tracking-satellite-space-station-crash-earth-latest/
http://www.space.com/40101-china-space-station-tiangong-1-crashes.html
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/chinese-space-station-crashes-in-pacific.html

2018-04-01 - Porsche developing 700-horsepower electric tractor:
http://www.thedrive.com/news/19815/this-is-porsches-700-horsepower-electric-tractor

2018-04-02 - Unknown rotten egg odor blows through parts of Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://fox17online.com/2018/04/02/fire-crews-investigate-strong-natural-gas-odor-in-grand-rapids/
http://fox17online.com/2018/04/03/still-no-source-determined-for-natural-gas-smell-in-ne-grand-rapids/
http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/grand-rapids-central/authorities-trying-to-find-source-of-gas-smell-in-grand-rapids/69-534340455

Quote: "Fire crews investigated the strong smell of natural gas throughout parts of Grand Rapids on Monday evening. Fire officials say the smell of natural gas was reported in areas such as Monroe and Knapp to Leonard and Plymouth and other areas. The odor caused the Walgreens at Knapp and Fuller to close as a precaution. According to the Grand Rapids Fire Department, crews could not find the source of the smell, but reassure there’s no danger to the public."

Quote: "Technicians with gas detection devices are going door-to-door. 'He said it all read out as zeros,' says Russell. 'He said we are fine and not to worry about it.'"

Note: Obviously they're not gonna be detecting hydrogen sulfide with natural gas detectors. Their detectors will just read out as zeros...

2018-04-02 - Man has 'medical emergency' and collapses at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.insideedition.com/white-house-easter-egg-roll-marred-medical-drama-man-collapses-42062
http://nbc4i.com/2018/04/02/white-house-easter-egg-roll-marred-by-medical-drama-as-man-collapses/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-easter-egg-roll-173914051.html

Quote: "There was a medical emergency on the South Lawn of the White House Monday after a man collapsed during the annual Easter Egg Roll."

2018-04-22 - Scientists measure methane's increasing greenhouse effect at the Earth's surface for the first time:
http://phys.org/news/2018-04-methane-greenhouse-effect-earth-surface.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180402123305.htm
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/04/02/Methanes-greenhouse-gas-effect-is-warming-Earths-surface/1741522683603/

Quote: "The paper indicates that the greenhouse effect from methane tracked the global pause in methane concentrations in the early 2000s and began to rise at the same time that the concentrations began to rise in 2007."

2018-04-02 - 52 girls sickened by unknown cause at school in Helmand Province (Afghanistan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CR-20180402-62466-AFG

2018-04-02 - Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes near Carandayti (Bolivia):
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/a-magnitude-68-13km-nne-of-carandayti.html
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/deep-m6-8-earthquake-rattles-bolivia-after-m6-1-earthquake-hits-south-of-fiji-island-maps-volcanic-eruptions-in-indonesia-and-costa-rica.html

2018-04-02 - Magnitude 6.1+ earthquake strikes in the ocean near the Fiji Islands:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/a-magnitude-61-strikes-south-of-fiji.html

2018-04-02 - Tropical Cyclone Josie pounds the Fiji Islands, 4+ killed:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/02/tropical-cyclone-josie-claims-4-lives-in-fiji/
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/353872/fiji-police-retrieve-four-bodies-following-major-flooding
http://www.sott.net/article/381616-Police-retrieve-4-bodies-following-major-flooding-in-Fiji

2018-04-02 - Severe weather outbreak expected from Texas to Ohio, bringing tornadoes, hail and flash flooding:
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/major-storm-system-moving-across-country-bringing-damaging-104504730--abc-news-topstories.html
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/winter-storm-warnings-2nd-april-234937417.html

2018-04-02 - Dust storm blows through east of American Falls (Idaho), crashes ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180403-62472-USA

2018-04-02 - Tropospheric ozone pollution declining in Europe and the US but rising in East Asia:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/tropospheric-ozone-declining-in-europe.html

2018-04-02 - China building massive weather modification system to make more rain:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/01/china-is-building-massive-weather-modification-system-to-make-more-rain/

2018-04-02 - 412,000 deaths each year may be attributed to lead exposure in the United States:
http://www.naturalblaze.com/2018/03/lead-exposure-cause-412000-deaths-year.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381610-412000-deaths-each-year-may-be-attributed-to-lead-exposure-in-the-United-States

2018-04-02 - China slaps tariffs on US imports including pork, nuts and wine:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/trade-wars-and-china-move-away-from.html

2018-04-03 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #107, March 31st-April 3rd:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-reort-04032018.html

2018-04-03 - Man has 'medical issue' at chemical plant in coastal Port Arthur (Texas):
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Port-Arthur-FD-Man-rescued-from-top-of-refinery-12802260.php

Quote: "Port Arthur Fire responded to a reported 'man down' at the Chevron Phillips chemical plant on Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur. Fire marshal Paul Washburn said they received a call about a man on top of a cooling tower at the plant. He was brought down from the tower and taken by Acadian Ambulance to the Medical Center of Southeast Texas, Washburn said. Chevron Phillips spokeswoman Vicki Derese said the incident involves a 'contract employee' with a 'personal medical issue.'"

2018-04-03 - Volcano Piton de la Fournaise erupts on Reunion Island (France):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/940887/reunion-island-volcano-Piton-de-la-Fournaise-volcanic-eruption-pictures-warning-latest
http://watchers.news/2018/04/03/new-eruption-starts-at-piton-de-la-fournaise-reunion/
http://www.sott.net/article/381863-Volcano-erupts-on-French-island-of-Reunion-forming-one-mile-crack

Quote: "The Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Reunion Island, one of the most active in the world, began erupting this morning for the first time since July 2017. One scientist warned of a 'seismic crisis' after the eruption caused a crack in the crater stretching one mile across the French island, which is located in the Indian Ocean."

2018-04-03 - Antarctica melting fast from beneath by warm ocean water:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/02042018/antarctica-ice-sheet-shelf-glaciers-grounding-line-receding-worst-case-sea-level-rise-risk
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/04/02/Antarcticas-grounding-lines-are-retreating-across-the-seafloor/4511522697212/

Quote: "As unusually warm ocean water melts the ice from below, the glaciers' grounding lines are receding fast, bolstering fears of worst-case sea level rise."

2018-04-03 - Heat wave bakes Karachi (Pakistan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180404-62482-PAK

2018-04-03 - Drought hitting farmers hard in Argentina:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article207771679.html

2018-04-03 - Seven inches of snow hits the US Northeast as another major Arctic warm-up is underway:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/02/seven-inches-of-snow-dumped-on-northeast-as-another-major-arctic-warm-up-is-underway/

2018-04-03 - Tropical Cyclone Iris intensifying, dropping heavy rain on Queensland (Australia):
http://watchers.news/2018/04/03/tropical-cyclone-iris-intensifying-dropping-heavy-rain-on-queensland/

2018-04-03 - Fatal stabbings on the rise in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=SPS-20180403-62476-GBR

2018-04-03 - Why EPA’s effort to weaken fuel efficiency standards could be Trump’s most climate-damaging move yet:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/02042018/climate-change-car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-epa-pruitt-auto-pollution-gas-mileage-california-global-warming

2018-04-03 - China developing advanced scientific drilling ship:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/04/WS5ac40d29a3105cdcf65161b2.html

Quote: "China is developing an advanced scientific drilling ship capable of reaching about 10 kilometers below the seabed that will allow scientists to explore what truly happens in the Earth's mantle."

Quote: "The Chinese craft will be able to drill more than 10,000 meters into the ocean floor, and thus will be tasked with conducting seafloor drilling for geological research as well as surveying and recovering methane clathrate, also known as natural gas hydrate or fire ice, Wu said."

2018-04-03 - Geoglyphs found in Amazon prove there were huge settlements deep in the rainforest before Christopher Columbus:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/geoglyphs-amazon-forest-photo-video.html

2018-04-04 - Unknown odor sickens people at courthouse in Framingham (Massachusetts):
http://natick.wickedlocal.com/news/20180404/funky-odor-forces-framingham-court-evacuation
http://framingham.wickedlocal.com/news/20180404/funky-odor-forces-framingham-court-evacuation
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20180404/NEWS/180408473

Quote: "Following complaints about headaches and strange odors, Framingham District Court was closed for about 40 minutes on Wednesday, authorities said. Court personnel, people waiting for court hearings and lawyers gathered outside as firefighters scanned the building for dangerous gases, Assistant Fire Chief Michael Dutcher said. None were found, he said. 'Some of the people in the clerk’s office noticed a funky odor and were dizzy,' Judge David Cunis said."

2018-04-04 - Woman, teacher, has 'medical incident' at school in Kerens (Texas):
http://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/local-news/kerens-high-school-staff-member-being-flown-from-school/1101634140

Quote: "Police said the staff member suffered a medical incident and it was determined the best course of action was to fly her from the school."

2018-04-04 - Worker has 'medical episode' on offshore oil rig near coastal Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/coastguard-called-to-offshore-oil-rig-1-9097344

Quote: "The coastguard helicopter was called out to an oil rig off the coast of Blackpool after one of its workers fell ill. The helicopter was called at around 9.30am today. One of the workers had suffered a medical episode. They were taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital."

2018-04-04 - Guy McPherson and Kevin Hester on Nature Bats Last on PRN:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/nature-bats-last-04042018.html

2018-04-04 - Can humanity survive abrupt climate change?
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/can-humanity-survive-abrupt-climate.html

2018-04-04 - Volcano Cleveland erupts in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180405-62495-USA
http://watchers.news/2018/04/04/new-explosion-detected-at-cleveland-volcano-alerts-raised/
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/cleveland/news/68308/Cleveland-volcano-Aleutian-Islands-USA-small-explosion-detected-alert-level-raised.html

2018-04-04 - Most expensive weather disaster of 2018 so far is a $3.9 billion drought in Argentina and Uruguay:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/most-expensive-weather-disaster-of-2018.html

2018-04-04 - Hailstorm damages 135,000 acres of crops across Telangana (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/unseasonal-rain-and-hailstorm-damage-crops-in-1-35-lakh-acres-in-telangana/story-KJBhwUwix7d5y37oTcnZCN.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381871-Hailstorm-damages-135000-acres-of-crops-across-Telangana-India

2018-04-04 - Six tornadoes touch down in Illinois:
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/37880324/nws-6-tornadoes-touch-down-in-the-heartland

2018-04-04 - Tornado filmed touching down in Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/video-shock-as-twister-is-filmed-forming-in-the-sky-above-blackpool-1-9097839
http://www.sott.net/article/381942-Tornado-filmed-touching-down-in-Blackpool-England

2018-04-04 - Damaging storms slam the Midwest and southern US, over 70,000 homes lose power:
http://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/2018-04-04-southern-tornadoes-severe-storms-photos
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/damaging-storms-slam-midwest-southern-us-leaving-over-70000-without-power-pictures-and-videos.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381941-Tornadoes-and-deadly-storms-strike-in-South-Midwest-US

2018-04-04 - Bizarre late-season rainstorm coming to California:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-bizarre-late-season-rainstorm-is-coming-to-california/ar-AAvqvXH

2018-04-04 - Record breaking April cold set to hit the US Northeast this weekend with snow from Washington to Boston:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/record-breaking-cold-hit-northeastern-u-s-weekend-article-1.3914650
http://www.sott.net/article/381947-Record-breaking-April-cold-set-to-hit-north-eastern-US-this-weekend-snow-from-Washington-to-Boston

2018-04-04 - Fossil fuels on trial, where the major climate change lawsuits stand today:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042018/climate-change-fossil-fuel-company-lawsuits-timeline-exxon-children-california-cities-attorney-general

2018-04-04 - Shell knew fossil fuels created climate change risks back in the 1980s:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/05042018/shell-knew-scientists-climate-change-risks-fossil-fuels-global-warming-company-documents-netherlands-lawsuits

2018-04-04 - Pruitt takes Clean Water Act decisions away from regional EPA offices:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042018/pruitt-memo-strips-clean-water-act-regional-epa-authority-streams-wetlands-leverage

2018-04-04 - Pennsylvania Superior Court rules that fracking natural gas from a neighboring property is trespassing:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/pennsylvania-fracking-trespassing-2555986085.html

2018-04-05 - Landfill continues spewing hydrogen sulfide and methane and sickening people in Volokolamsk (Russia):
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/world/europe/russia-landfills-gases.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/volokolamsk-mini-chernobyl-moscow-suburbs-180403110202616.html
http://www.independentrecorder.com/volokolamsk-journal-putin-closed-an-unbearable-landfill-still-another-town-suffers-43002.html
http://www.kyivpost.com/russia/new-york-times-putin-closed-unbearable-landfill-now-another-town-suffers.html

Quote: "The fresh air is now suffused with methane and hydrogen sulfide gas that, besides stinking like rotten eggs, can lift his heart rate to alarming levels."

Quote: "The protesters, some of them wearing surgical masks, complained about a wide range of things they have attributed to the gas fumes: cars that suddenly would not start; cats that keeled over dead; and most enraging of all, children suffering from nausea, dizziness and eczema."

2018-04-05 - Unknown odor sickens people and evacuates apartment building in Hackensack (New Jersey), near the Hackensack River:
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2018/04/05/chemical-odor-evacuation-100-people-hackensack/491975002/
http://wyckoff.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3-hospitalized-in-hackensack-as-bergen-hazmat-responds-to-unknown-odor/735353/
http://northpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3-hospitalized-in-hackensack-as-bergen-hazmat-responds-to-unknown-odor/735353/
http://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/3-hospitalized-in-hackensack-as-bergen-hazmat-responds-to-unknown-odor/735353/

Quote: "About 100 people were evacuated from a five-story apartment building and three people — including a pregnant woman and firefighter — were treated for minor injuries  in Hackensack on Thursday night because of a chemical odor, a fire official said. The building on Hackensack Avenue was evacuated around 8:15 p.m., Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. The building was cleared by Bergen County Hazmat shortly before 10 p.m. and residents were allowed back inside, though the cause of the odor remained unknown. PSE&G had no reports of gas leaks in Hackensack, spokesman William Cerra said."

2018-04-05 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates Kluckhohn Elementary School in Le Mars (Iowa):
http://kscj.com/2018/04/05/le-mars-elementary-evacuated-odor-issue/

Quote: "Le Mars firefighters and crews from Mid-American Energy were called in to investigate for a possible natural gas leak. Firefighters used special monitors to thoroughly check the building, but Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper says nothing unusual was found. The origin of the odor was not determined and the monitors all indicated a zero presence of natural gas in and around the school building."

2018-04-05 - Man in his 30s has 'medical episode' in the water at beach in coastal Manly (Australia):
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/swimmer-pulled-from-surf-at-manly/news-story/461486ff24923bcda305b74697681f42

Quote: "A male surfer, believed to be in his mid-30s, has been pulled from the water at Manly’s North Steyne beach. A NSW Ambulance Service spokesman said the man was pulled from the water about 12.20pm. The man is suspected to have suffered from a medical episode."

2018-04-05 - Study finds warning signs for mass extinction do exist, contrary to previous assumptions:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/study-finds-warning-signs-for-mass.html
http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/46/3/283/526710/pre-mass-extinction-decline-of-latest-permian

2018-04-05 - At least seven countries break monthly records as heat wave bakes Asia:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/at-least-seven-countries-break-monthly.html

2018-04-05 - Rapid sea level rise possible as ocean floods into Antarctica at up to 400 meters per year:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/04/rapid-sea-level-rise-possible-as-ocean-floods-into-antarctica-at-up-to-400-meters-per-year/

2018-04-05 - Volcano Shinmoedake erupts again on the island of Kyushu (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20180301-62062-JPN
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/japanese-volcano-spews-ash-5000-metres/news-story/db8c9138aad2677ec2d529e4ccde8553

2018-04-05 - Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the island of Mindanao (Philippine Islands):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941610/ring-of-fire-major-earthquake-mindanao-philippines-buildings-shake
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5580741/Massive-6-2-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-Philippines.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/693869/philippines-earthquake-asia-ring-of-fire
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/earthquake-of-magnitude-62-strikes-off-mindanao-in-philippines-usgs/ar-AAvujfA
http://www.sott.net/article/381982-6-2-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-the-southern-Philippines-tremors-felt-130km-away

2018-04-05 - Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes in the ocean near coastal Iquique (Chile):
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000dux6#executive
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/941770/chile-earthquake-Iquique-pacific-ring-of-fire-tsunami

2018-04-05 - Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes in the ocean near coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/05/5-3-earthquake-rattles-southern-california.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-channel-islands-20180405-story.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/05/magnitude-5-3-earthquake-rattles-los-angeles-southern-california/490771002/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-earthquake-magnitude-5-3-strikes-near-channel-islands-southern-california-coast-2018-04-05/
http://santamariatimes.com/magnitude-quake-hits-southwest-of-channel-islands-jolts-north-county/article_e6050b3f-c96c-527d-bd4c-67cfb2491909.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382032-5-3-magnitude-earthquake-that-rattled-Southern-California-was-most-powerful-in-years

Quote: "A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California on Thursday afternoon, reportedly the strongest to strike the region in more than three decades. The quake hit near the Channel Islands area, near cities such as Los Angeles and Ventura, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS)."

2018-04-05 - Hailstorm destroys orchards and vegetables in several areas of Kurram Agency (Pakistan):
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/agriculture/rain-hailstorm-destroy-orchards-vegetables-305049.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381980-Hailstorm-destroys-orchards-vegetables-in-several-areas-of-Kurram-Agency-Pakistan

2018-04-05 - Death toll for Scotland's lambs sees a sharp increase after heavy snow:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-43653662
http://www.sott.net/article/381996-Death-toll-for-Scotlands-lambs-sees-a-sharp-increase-after-heavy-snow

2018-04-05 - Study warns seabirds not adapting to shifting climate:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1559006-study-warns-seabirds-not-adapting-to-shifting-climate

2018-04-05 - 'Nightmare bacteria' cases seen in 27 states, CDC reports:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/nightmare-bacteria-cases-seen-in-27-states-cdc-reports/ar-AAvrmmc

2018-04-05 - No nation currently meets its citizens’ basic needs at a globally sustainable level of resource use:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/no-nation-currently-meets-its-citizens.html

Note: Self-correcting problem. The Earth will simply wipe us all out. Problem solved!

2018-04-05 - Electric fire trucks unveiled in Austria:
http://www.inverse.com/article/43306-kreisel-all-electric-fire-truck
http://newatlas.com/rosenbauer-linz-kreisel-electric-fire-truck/54088/

2018-04-05 - China, holding Treasuries, keeps 'nuclear option' in US trade war:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-treasuries/china-holding-treasuries-keeps-nuclear-option-in-u-s-trade-war-idUSKCN1HB34M

2018-04-06 - Hydrogen sulfide sickens people and evacuates bank in Normal (Illinois):
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/pnc-bank-closes-because-of-gas-smell/1104979825

Quote: "A Twin Cities bank closes its doors after the smell of gas became too much for employees to handle. The PNC Bank on East College Avenue in Normal, closed down on Friday. The strong smell of sewer gas gave some employees headaches and nausea."

2018-04-06 - Unknown odor sickens people in office building in Bridgeport Township (Michigan):
http://www.wnem.com/story/37898580/bridgeport-township-building-shut-down-due-to-strange-odor

Quote: "The Bridgeport Charter Township Offices are shut down after a strange odor was reported. Many employees have complained about the odor and reported feeling light-headed with nausea."

2018-04-06 - Unknown smell sends people fleeing from apartment building in Kitchener (Canada):
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/strange-smell-sends-residents-fleeing-from-their-apartments-1.3874232

Quote: "Residents were put on Grand River Transit buses to keep warm while crews searched the building and units. They were unable to track down the source of the smell."

2018-04-06 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #108, April 3rd-6th 2018:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-report-04062018.html

2018-04-06 - Woman in her 70s has 'medical episode' and collapses at train station in Blackburn (Britain):
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/health/16142993.Emergency_services_at_railway_station_after_elderly_woman_collapses/

2018-04-06 - Increase of plant species on mountain tops is accelerating with global warming:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/04/04/increase-of-plant-species-on-mountain-tops-is-accelerating-with-global-warming/

2018-04-06 - Climate change panel outlines national security threats posed by rising sea levels:
http://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/05/climate-change-panel-outlines-national-security-threats-posed-by-rising-sea-levels/

2018-04-06 - Major storm bringing an 'atmospheric river' to San Francisco (California):
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Major-storm-prompts-SF-agency-to-deploy-flood-12807807.php
http://www.sott.net/article/382068-Major-storm-bringing-an-atmospheric-river-to-San-Francisco-months-worth-of-rain-expected-temporary-flood-barriers-erected

2018-04-06 - Record rain and flooding hit Santa Cruz Province (Argentina):
http://floodlist.com/america/argentina-floods-rio-gallegos-chile-punta-arenas-april-2018
http://www.sott.net/article/382160-Floods-in-Santa-Cruz-Province-Argentina-after-record-rain

2018-04-06 - Heavy rain hits Vanuatu and Fiji:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/06/tropical-low-between-vanuatu-and-fiji-dropping-heavy-rain/

2018-04-06 - Mississippi floods are the biggest in 500 years, and human intervention may be partly to blame:
http://www.sciencenews.org/article/efforts-contain-mississippi-floods-may-have-made-them-worse
http://www.sott.net/article/382046-Mississippi-floods-are-the-biggest-in-500-years-and-human-intervention-may-be-partly-to-blame

2018-04-06 - Eerie sounds recorded in the skies over Bellbrook (Ohio):
http://www.sott.net/article/382117-Eerie-sounds-recorded-in-the-skies-Bellbrook-Ohio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDsG9gaV-G0

2018-04-06 - Americans can no longer afford mobile homes:
http://stockboardasset.com/insights-and-research/ubs-warns-americans-can-no-longer-afford-mobile-homes/
http://www.sott.net/article/382036-Americans-can-no-longer-afford-mobile-homes

2018-04-06 - Puerto Rico to close 283 schools amid sharp enrollment drop:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/puerto-rico-to-close-283-schools-amid-sharp-enrollment-drop/ar-AAvxEI4

2018-04-06 - Scientists discover a dozen new black holes at the center of the Milky Way:
http://www.sciencenews.org/article/dozen-new-black-holes-found-milky-way-center
http://www.sott.net/article/382043-Scientists-discover-a-dozen-new-black-holes-at-centre-of-Milky-Way

2018-04-06 - Tech addiction is a bigger problem than people realize:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/arianna-huffington-tech-addiction-is-a-bigger-problem-than-people-realize/ar-AAtB1D8

2018-04-07 - Mount Sinabung erupts again, spews ash 5 kilometers high, in Indonesia:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20180113-61389-IDN
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/942654/Indonesia-volcano-eruption-update-Mount-Sinabung
http://www.britaintoday.uk/2018/04/07/indonesia-volcano-eruption-update-mount-sinabung-spews-lava-and-ash-5000m-high/
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/mount-sinabung-spews-hot-clouds-volcanic-ash-ending-month-long-calm
http://www.sott.net/article/382146-Another-major-eruption-at-Mount-Sinabung-Indonesia

2018-04-07 - Volcano Fuego erupting and spewing lava in Guatemala:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/the-fuego-volcano-in-guatemala-is-currently-erupting-and-its-night-explosions-are-just-epic.html

2018-04-07 - Volcano Nevados de Chillan rumbling and spewing smoke in Chile, alert level raised:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180407-62521-CHL
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/chile-colossus-nevados-de-chillan.html

2018-04-07 - Magnitude 6.3+ earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/another-major-quake-hits-papua-new.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-07/earthquake-measuring-6.3-magnitude-strikes-png/9630030
http://www.sott.net/article/382157-Papua-New-Guinea-highlands-hit-by-very-shallow-magnitude-6-5-earthquake

2018-04-07 - Man, mid-50s, topples off balcony at apartments in Mawson Lakes (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/man-rushed-to-hospital-after-balcony-fall-at-mawson-lakes/news-story/a37a682c2899604f3b3d7777fb0e596d
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/man-rushed-to-hospital-after-balcony-fall-at-mawson-lakes/news-story/a37a682c2899604f3b3d7777fb0e596d

2018-04-07 - Person has 'medical incident' at the seafront in coastal Margate (Britain):
http://theisleofthanetnews.com/police-and-ambulance-called-to-margate-medical-incident/

Quote: "Police officers are providing assistance to ambulance staff at an incident on Margate seafront. Kent Police say they were called to a 'medical incident' at Marine Terrace at 12.46pm today (April 7)."

2018-04-07 - Man has 'medical incident' at cycling park in coastal Gravesend (Britain):
http://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/live-updates-police-attend-medical-1430354
http://www.kentlive.news/news/cycling-marshal-describes-terrifying-moment-1430830
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/medical-alert-at-cycling-complex-181036/
http://www.facebook.com/kentlivenews/posts/1776055305786858

Quote: "He said there had been two incidents, one man with a broken collarbone and another man having had a potential heart attack."

2018-04-07 - Woman has 'medical incident' on coastal Holy Island (Britain):
http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/emergency-response-to-attend-to-woman-on-holy-island-1-9103694

Quote: "A NEAS spokesman said that an ambulance attended a medical incident at a private address on Holy Island at about 9.30pm last night, driving across the causeway with a boat escort nearby."

2018-04-07 - Lightning strike kills 1 person and injures 4 more in White Springs (Florida):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/one-dead-four-injured-by-florida-lightning-strike/728855816
http://www.journal-news.com/news/national/one-dead-four-injured-florida-lightning-strike/eaL9YfQsA46XXbzR04LnKI/
http://www.channel3000.com/news/national-news/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-4-in-florida/726573099
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5591315/Lightning-strike-kills-woman-23-injures-four-Florida.html
http://www.click2houston.com/news/national/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-4-in-florida
http://www.wsls.com/news/national/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-4-in-florida
http://www.sott.net/article/382249-Lightning-bolt-kills-woman-injures-4-others-in-White-Springs-Florida

2018-04-07 - Biggest sandstorm in five years hits Taiwan:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20180407-62523-TWN

2018-04-07 - Dust storm hits Odisha (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=ST-20180406-62511-IND

2018-04-07 - Strange trumpet sounds recorded in the skies over Hawaii:
http://sputniknews.com/viral/201804071063316562-hawaii-skies-sounds-video/
http://www.sott.net/article/382207-Strange-trumpet-sounds-recorded-in-the-skies-of-Hawaii

2018-04-08 - After unknown odor sickens people at government center, center closed indefinitely, in Bridgeport Township (Michigan):
http://nbc25news.com/news/local/mid-michigan-township-closes-offices-after-illnesses
http://wsmh.com/news/local/mid-michigan-township-closes-offices-after-illnesses
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article208381169.html
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article208381169.html
http://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Mid-Michigan-township-closes-offices-after-12819079.php
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2018/04/township_offices_closed_after.html
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Bridgeport-Township-offices-closed-this-week-after-workers-got-ill-from-odor-479163243.html

Quote: "Nelson says the government center was built atop a landfill in the 1970s."

2018-04-08 - Mankind will be extinct within 10 years, says biologist Guy McPherson:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/guy-mcpherson-interviewed-by-canadian.html

2018-04-08 - Apocalyptic hailstorms slam Saudi Arabia and kill hundreds of camels and sheep:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/apocalyptic-hailstorm-in-saudi-arabia-kills-hundreds-of-camels-and-sheep-in-the-desert-photos-and-videos.html

2018-04-08 - Mysterious beam of light baffles skywatchers in Rockwall near Dallas (Texas):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/did-somebody-open-the-book-of-shadows-mysterious-beam-of-light-baffles-skywatchers-in-dallas-video.html

2018-04-08 - Scott Pruitt’s attack on science would paralyze the Environmental Protection Agency:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/scott-pruitts-attack-on-science-would.html

2018-04-08 - Elon Musk states that developments in AI likely to make an 'immortal dictator':
http://www.livescience.com/62239-elon-musk-immortal-artificial-intelligence-dictator.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382138-Elon-Musk-states-that-developments-in-AI-likely-to-make-an-immortal-dictator

2018-04-08 - South Korean University may start a killer-robot apocalypse:
http://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/18233-south-korean-univeristy-killer-robots
http://www.sott.net/article/382140-South-Korean-University-may-start-a-killer-robot-apocalypse

2018-04-08 - Scientists are starting to care about cultures that talk to whales:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science/talking-to-whales-180968698/
http://www.sott.net/article/382228-Scientists-are-starting-to-care-about-cultures-that-talk-to-whales-Why

2018-04-08 - Scientists discover bowhead whales have mating songs that are as complex as jazz:
http://nationalpost.com/news/world/scientists-have-found-that-one-whale-species-mating-songs-are-as-complex-as-jazz-music
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/usworld/scientists-discover-a-whale-species-mating-songs-are-as-complex/article_7530ed76-2548-53f5-9c99-a77822002909.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382243-Scientists-have-found-bowhead-whales-mating-songs-are-as-complex-as-jazz-music

2018-04-09 - Unknown odor evacuates apartment building in Fairborn (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/fire-crews-checking-report-odor-fairborn-senior-living-center/xJ8br9xsyIhJISUrRicX0N/
http://www.whio.com/news/local/fire-crews-checking-report-odor-fairborn-senior-living-center/xJ8br9xsyIhJISUrRicX0N/

2018-04-09 - Shallow magnitude 5.6+ earthquake causes damage in coastal Ohda (Japan):
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/strong-quake-cracks-streets-western-japan-injuring-54329912
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/five-injured-after-56-quake-hits-japan/article23478284.ece
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/earthquake-hits-japan-three-injured/article23478238.ece
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/japan-earthquake-honshu-10118076
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article208309429.html
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1281366/world

2018-04-09 - Chasing Coral shows the tangible, devastating effects of our warming planet:
http://www.fastcompany.com/40552876/2018-world-changing-ideas-awards-winners-photography-visualization-chasing-coral

2018-04-09 - Tennis-ball-sized hail smashes windows and damages roofs as huge storm downs trees in northern Texas:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5592151/Tennis-ball-sized-hail-hits-Northern-Texas.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382319-Tennis-ball-sized-hail-smashes-windows-and-damages-roofs-as-huge-storm-downs-trees-in-northern-Texas

2018-04-09 - Fierce storms, tornadoes and lightning hit parts of New Zealand:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180410-62543-NZL
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180410-62547-NZL

2018-04-09 - Tropical Cyclone Keni heads toward the Fiji Islands:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TC-20180410-62544-FJI
http://watchers.news/2018/04/09/tropical-cyclone-keni-heading-toward-fiji-warnings-issued/

2018-04-09 - Weird-looking lenticular clouds float over Anza-Borrego-Desert State Park (California):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/crazy-looking-lenticular-clouds-float-over-anza-borrego-desert-state-park-in-colorado.html

2018-04-09 - American bittern turns up at nature reserve in Suffolk (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk-wildlife-trust-1m-appeal-gets-rare-bittern-bonus-1-5468475
http://www.sott.net/article/382320-American-bittern-turns-up-at-nature-reserve-in-Suffolk-UK

2018-04-09 - CRISPR’d food, coming soon to a supermarket near you:
http://www.wired.com/story/crisprd-food-coming-soon-to-a-supermarket-near-you/amp

2018-04-09 - Jason Statham returns to the big screen to battle...a giant shark!:
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/meg-trailer-jason-stathams-shark-attack-movie-looks-gruesome-766250
http://www.slashfilm.com/the-meg-trailer/

Quote: "The sharks are back to attack the box office, or in this case, one big shark is making its way to the summer box office. Warner Bros just dropped the trailer of The Meg and assure that your trip to the beach is not going to be the same. The new movie stars Jason Statham battling a massive Megalodon who is terrorizing a research vessel at the bottom of the ocean. While the crew on board are aware that there are some dangerous underwater creatures, the team is left shocked when they come across the 75-foot-long shark considering the threatening creature is presumed to be extinct for thousands of years now."

2018-04-10 - Methane detected coming from underground at government building in Bridgeport Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Environmental-company-finds-methane-outside-Bridgeport-Township-offices-479330423.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2018/04/elevated_levels_of_methane_gas.html

Quote: "The source of a peculiar odor that made some Bridgeport Township office workers sick on Friday became a little clearer on Tuesday. An environmental investigation crew from AKT Peerless discovered a small methane leak coming from underground when they dug a small test hole behind the township office building. The Bridgeport Township Governmental Center was construction on top of a former dump in the 1980s. Methane is a common byproduct from decomposing trash. No methane was detected in the building and crews couldn't confirm on Tuesday whether methane was the cause of the odor. Full test results aren't likely until the end of this week. Some workers in the facility complained of being lightheaded and nauseous on Friday after smelling an odd odor, but none were hospitalized. The building is closed until further notice."

Note: Of course crews couldn't confirm that methane was the cause of the odor - methane is odorless so it will NEVER be the cause of ANY odor. Derp. The reason they used to use canaries in coal mines is because methane leaks occur in coal mines sometimes, but since it's odorless, miners needed a way to know when they were in danger, so they'd keep some canaries around. If the canaries started falling over then it was time to skedaddle. This place was built on top of a landfill, and anaerobic digestion of biomatter in landfills creates not just methane but also hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide DOES have an odor, and it could also certainly sicken people. The workers who got sick here were likely poisoned by hydrogen sulfide before they closed this building down, with unknown long-term effects...

2018-04-10 - Volcano Popocatepetl erupts near Mexico City (Mexico):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180411-62555-MEX
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/boom-mexican-colossus-popocatepetl.html

2018-04-10 - Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Ovalle (Chile):
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article208431919.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382390-Magnitude-6-2-earthquake-hits-Chile-no-damage-reported
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/694931/chile-earthquake-coquimbo-usgs-tsunami-

2018-04-10 - Argentina farmers faced with slaughtering 1 million head of cattle as they endure worst drought in decades:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/in-continued-climate-instability.html

2018-04-10 - Tropical Cyclone Keni pounds the Fiji Islands:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=TC-20180410-62544-FJI

2018-04-10 - Powerful storm roars through Auckland (New Zealand), 200,000 homes lose power:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=CID-20180410-62547-NZL
http://watchers.news/2018/04/11/unprecedented-200-000-homes-without-power-as-storm-hits-auckland-new-zealand/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/102964499/Live-Tornados-snow-in-April-storm

2018-04-10 - Bright meteor spotted over Central Europe, meteorites possible:
http://www.sott.net/article/382389-Bright-meteor-fireball-with-sonic-boom-reported-over-Central-Europe-meteorites-possible

2018-04-10 - Weird cloud+rainbow phenomenon seen in the sky over Colorado:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/strange-phenomenon-in-the-sky-over-colorado-video.html

2018-04-10 - France unveils world's first 3D-printed house:
http://www.sott.net/article/382547-France-unveils-worlds-first-3D-printed-house
http://www.rt.com/news/423769-3d-printed-house-france/

2018-04-10 - Carolina Reaper, world's hottest pepper, sends man to the ER with 'thunderclap headaches':
http://gizmodo.com/worlds-hottest-pepper-sends-man-to-the-er-with-thunderc-1825110311
http://www.sott.net/article/382443-Carolina-Reaper-worlds-hottest-pepper-sends-man-to-the-ER-with-thunderclap-headaches

2018-04-11 - Unknown gas odor evacuates schools in Sacramento (California), near the Sacramento River:
http://fox40.com/2018/04/11/gas-like-odor-prompts-evacuation-of-two-natomas-schools/

Quote: "Around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Natomas High School and Natomas Gateways Middle School were evacuated due to a gas-like odor in the area. PG&E and fire crews were called to the scene to investigate the odor. Authorities cleared the area and allowed students to return to class around 1:15 p.m."

2018-04-11 - Unknown smell sickening people in Illogan (Britain), 1 mile from the coast:
http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mystery-smell-making-people-sick-1443277

Quote: "Residents in a Cornwall village have complained about an odd, overpowering smell engulfing the area. Locals in Illogan, near Redruth, say the stench has been powerful enough to make one person physically sick and left others with breathing difficulties, headaches and sore eyes."

2018-04-11 - Gulf Stream current at its weakest in 1,600 years, studies show:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/11/critical-gulf-stream-current-weakest-for-1600-years-research-finds
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/04/11/gulf-stream-current-at-its-weakest-in-1600-years-studies-show/

Quote: "The warm Atlantic current linked to severe and abrupt changes in the climate in the past is now at its weakest in at least 1,600 years, new research shows. The findings, based on multiple lines of scientific evidence, throw into question previous predictions that a catastrophic collapse of the Gulf Stream would take centuries to occur."

2018-04-11 - Firefighter suddenly sickens, put into medically-induced coma, in Medford (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/salem-firefighter-in-medically-induced-coma-after-unknown-illness

2018-04-11 - Extreme ocean heat waves are a thing, and they're getting worse:
http://mashable.com/2018/04/10/longer-marine-heatwaves-climate-change/

2018-04-11 - Volcano Ambae erupts on Ambae Island (Vanuatu), acid rain falls, homes collapse from ash weight:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180412-62584-VUT
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/houses-collapsing-trees-falling-and.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5606491/Volcano-Vanuatus-Ambae-Island-spills-heavy-ash-acid-rain-falls-sky.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382608-Volcano-in-Vanuatu-spills-heavy-ash-as-acid-rain-falls-from-the-sky-evacuation-fears-for-11000-residents

Quote: "A state of emergency has been declared for Vanuatu's Ambae Island as a volcano continues to spill thick heavy ash. Houses are collapsing and trees are falling from the weight from a heavy ash fall from the volatile volcano."

2018-04-11 - Four earthquakes strike in Nebraska in two days:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/nebraska-four-earthquakes-in-two-days-video.html

2018-04-11 - Five scary US seismic zones that are just as nerve-racking as the San Andreas Fault:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/most-dangerous-us-earthquake-fault-lines-map-seismic-zones-usa.html

2018-04-11 - Hailstorm causes heavy crop damage in Baramulla (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HS-20180412-62574-IND

Quote: "The hailstorm wreaked havoc in several areas of North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday. Manzoor Sheeri, the hailstorm and gusty winds on Wednesday afternoon caused extensive damage to orchards and crop fields vegetables in many areas in main town Baramulla and area of Narvaw villages like Sheeri, Fatehgrah, Zandfaran, Malpora areas of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. The district witnessed Hailstorm this afternoon which continued about five minutes and resulted in the tremendous loss to farmers and fruit growers. The locals said that the hailstorm inflicted heavy damages on crops like apple, rice saplings and other vegetables and fruits."

2018-04-11 - Fierce storm brings hail, flooding and a few tornadoes to Florida:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/strong-storms-rolled-through-florida-on-tuesday-where-hail-flooding-and-a-few-tornadoes-were-reported.html

2018-04-11 - Powerful storm pounds Rajasthan (India), 12+ killed, many crops lost:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180412-62578-IND
http://watchers.news/2018/04/12/16-killed-100-injured-as-storm-hits-northwestern-india-80-percent-crop-loss/

2018-04-11 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Mecca (Saudi Arabia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20180411-62563-SAU

2018-04-11 - Armyworms destroy 17,000+ acres of maize in Kenya:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180412-62573-KEN

Quote: "A fall armyworm invasion has destroyed more than 17,000 acres of maize. A report by the County Department of Agriculture released yesterday indicated that the pest had destroyed 30 per cent of the region's projected harvest."

2018-04-11 - China no longer willing to be world's dump, sends hundreds of tons of trash back to US:
http://www.rt.com/business/423798-us-china-garbage-ban/
http://www.sott.net/article/382505-China-no-longer-willing-to-be-worlds-dump-sends-hundreds-of-tons-of-trash-back-to-US

2018-04-11 - Factory farms are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant superbugs:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/04/10/hamburger-central-breeds-antibiotic-resistance.aspx
http://www.sott.net/article/382469-Factory-farms-Breeding-grounds-for-antibiotic-resistant-superbugs

2018-04-11 - Life expectancy and disability in the United States vary wildly from state to state:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/life-expectancy-and-disability-in-the-united-states-huge-difference-from-state-to-state.html

2018-04-11 - Subtle second magnetic field surrounding Earth discovered:
http://www.sciencealert.com/esa-swarm-satellite-map-ocean-tides-magnetic-field
http://www.sott.net/article/382548-Subtle-second-magnetic-field-surrounding-Earth-discovered

2018-04-11 - Scientists grow mini-brains in lab with functioning blood vessels:
http://www.wftv.com/news/trending-now/scientists-grow-minibrains-in-lab-with-functioning-blood-vessels/730302979
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending-now/scientists-grow-minibrains-in-lab-with-functioning-blood-vessels/730303278

2018-04-11 - Mark Zuckerberg made $3 billion while he testified to Congress:
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/12/investing/facebook-stock-mark-zuckerberg-congress/index.html

2018-04-12 - SOTT Earth changes summary for March 2018, extreme weather, planetary upheaval, meteors:
http://www.sott.net/article/382674-SOTT-Earth-Changes-Summary-March-2018-Extreme-Weather-Planetary-Upheaval-Meteor-Fireballs

2018-04-12 - More than 89 earthquakes strike near Old Faithful Geyser in Wyoming:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/new-earthquake-swarm-at-yellowstone-more-than-89-earthquakes-hit-near-old-faithful-geyser-in-wyoming-and-numbers-increase-every-minutes.html

2018-04-12 - Hybrid mega-pest threatens crops across the world:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/they-know-no-bounderies-appear-to-be.html

Quote: "The team of Australian scientists who discovered the hybrid mega-pests think the combination of international species could be creating a new strain with unlimited geographical boundaries."

2018-04-12 - Billions of jellyfish-like organisms called velella velella wash up on French coast for the first time ever:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/thousands-of-kilometres-from-home.html

2018-04-12 - Climate change and extreme weather, science is proving the link:
http://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-and-extreme-weather-science-is-proving-the-link/a-43323706

2018-04-12 - Heavy snow heads to the Northern Plains, crops to be delayed:
http://www.weau.com/content/news/More-snow-could-negatively-impact-farmers-479456213.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382610-More-snowfall-could-negatively-impact-farmers-in-Wisconsin
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/a-big-blizzard-is-on-the-way-for-the-northern-plains-with-feet-of-blowing-and-drifting-snow.html
http://watchers.news/2018/04/12/winter-storm-xanto/

2018-04-12 - Responders train for plane crash and fire at airport in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.accessatlanta.com/video/local-video/hundreds-volunteers-participate-fire-plane-crash-drill-atlanta-airport/RUYgVSeBndb19rpIYCEEFL/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E_zAdHuw60

2018-04-12 - New Zealand stops new offshore oil exploration to battle climate change:
http://www.dw.com/en/new-zealand-stops-new-offshore-oil-exploration-to-battle-climate-change/a-43351886

2018-04-12 - October trial set for US kids' climate change lawsuit:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/october-trial-set-for-us-kids-climate-change-lawsuit/ar-AAvPe1i

2018-04-13 - Rotten egg odor and methane blow in off the ocean in coastal Venice (California):
http://abc7.com/odor-in-venice-neighborhood-determined-to-be-natural/3338674/
http://www.thehour.com/news/media/Mysterious-odor-in-Venice-1238752.php
http://www.newstimes.com/news/media/Mysterious-odor-in-Venice-1238752.php
http://www.fox4news.com/news/327009409-video
http://twitter.com/socalgas/status/984887763152465921
http://patch.com/california/venice/gas-leak-reported-venice-mar-vista-santa-monica
http://www.smobserved.com/story/2018/04/13/news/breaking-news-gas-leak-reported-in-santa-monica-or-west-los-angeles/3413.html
http://www.smobserved.com/story/2018/04/13/news/gas-leak-in-venice-and-ocean-park-determined-to-be-natural/3413.html

Quote: "The agencies worked to find the source of the odor and later said that upon investigation, the smell was determined to be 'natural' and no gas leak was detected. LAFD officials said meters used to test for gases detected only the presence of methane, believed to be coming from the ocean."

Note: The 'gas smell' had to be hydrogen sulfide, which smells like rotten eggs, similar to the odorant added to natural gas to give it a smell. That's why people thought this was a gas leak. Obviously the smell wasn't methane, since methane is odorless, though I don't doubt there was ALSO some methane, since both methane and hydrogen sulfide are produced by anaerobic digestion in oxygen-starved areas like the bottom of the ocean, landfills, swamps, etc. Once the ocean burps up a concentrated enough cloud of hydrogen sulfide and it blows over a city like Venice, there are going to be a lot of dead people. Events like this are harbingers of what's to come, warning signs for those capable of seeing them. There are multiple cities along the coast in California that have formed committees to investigate why hydrogen sulfide keeps hitting their cities. More warning signs...

2018-04-13 - Student has 'medical emergency' and goes into cardiac arrest at school in coastal Arlington (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2018/04/13/medical-emergency-at-williamsburg-middle-school/

Quote: "Police and medics responded to Williamsburg Middle School Friday afternoon after a student suffered a serious medical emergency. 'There was a medical emergency in a 6th period class and CPR was performed,' an Arlington Public Schools spokesman confirmed."

2018-04-13 - Climate change is messing with your dinner:
http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-climate-crops/

2018-04-13 - Major climate boundary in the central US has shifted 140 miles due to global warming:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/13/climate-boundary-shifts-140-miles-global-warming/514911002/
http://e360.yale.edu/digest/a-north-american-climate-boundary-has-shifted-140-miles-east-due-to-global-warming

Quote: "A boundary that divides the humid eastern U.S. and the dry western Plains appears to have shifted 140 miles to the east over the past century due to global warming, new research suggests. Scientists say it will almost certainly continue shifting in coming decades, expanding the arid climate of the western Plains into what we think of as the Midwest. The implications for farming could be huge."

2018-04-13 - Global warming may poison monarch butterflies, study finds:
http://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/global-warming-may-poison-monarch-butterflies-study-finds/

2018-04-13 - After Volcano Ambae erupts, state of emergency declared, in Vanuatu:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VA-20180412-62584-VUT

Quote: "Villagers on the Vanuatu island of Ambae were facing their second evacuation in seven months Friday after a volcano rumbled back to life and rained ash on their homes. Authorities in the Pacific nation have declared a state of emergency on the northern island, where 11,000 people were forced to leave last September."

2018-04-13 - Lightning strike kills 2 workers cremating villager's body in Odisha (India):
http://odishasuntimes.com/tragic-lightning-kills-2-while-cremating-villagers-body-in-odisha/
http://www.sott.net/article/382746-Lightning-bolt-kills-2-while-cremating-villagers-body-in-Odisha-India

2018-04-13 - Tornado touches down and damages homes in Mountainburg (Arkansas), 4+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TO-20180414-62598-USA
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/arkansas-mountainburg-tornado-traps-people-inside-homes/
http://ktul.com/news/local/several-people-trapped-in-homes-after-tornado-touches-down-in-arkansas
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/CAUGHT-ON-TAPE-Tornado-damages-northwest-Arkansas-community-of-Mountainburg-479742653.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/reports-particularly-dangerous-situation-tornado-watch-in-effect-from-arkansas-to-northeast-texas/70004677

Quote: "A tornado has ripped through a tiny town in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas, injuring at least four people."

2018-04-13 - Heavy rain and flooding hit the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20180414-62603-USA

2018-04-13 - Blizzard closes I-90, I-29 and airport in Sioux Falls (South Dakota):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=SS-20180414-62601-USA
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota/blizzard-closes-interstates-and-sioux-falls-airport/article_07ede8ae-cd50-5d5c-a2b9-ca26c7891be5.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382827-Storm-brings-at-least-10-inches-of-snow-to-Rapid-City-South-Dakota

2018-04-13 - Storm dumps up to 3 feet of snow onto the French Alps:
http://www.inthesnow.com/up-to-3-feet-of-fresh-snow-in-the-alps/
http://www.sott.net/article/382819-Up-to-3-feet-of-fresh-snowfall-in-the-Alps

2018-04-13 - Exxon must turn over climate change documents, Massachusetts court rules:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/13/exxon-must-turn-over-climate-change-documents-mass-court-rules/515442002/

2018-04-13 - GM letting 1500 workers go at plant in Lordstown (Ohio):
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-13/gm-firing-1-500-ohio-workers-as-u-s-small-car-sales-plummet

2018-04-13 - Burned-up home may sell for more than $800,000 in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-hot-is-this-california-housing-market-a-fire-gutted-house-could-sell-for-above-its-800k-asking-price-2018-04-13

Quote: "A fire-gutted home in San Jose’s desirable Willow Glen neighborhood, was listed for $800,000, local news outlet KTVU reported earlier this week. Since then, the property has already received one offer for more than the asking price, and the deadline for offers is Monday, said Holly Barr, the Realtor marketing the listing."

Note: If you want a house just like that in Detroit, they will GIVE it to you. Of course, you'd be in Detroit, so there's that...

2018-04-14 - Was there a civilization on Earth before humans?
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/are-we-earths-only-civilization/557180/
http://www.quora.com/Could-a-civilization-more-advanced-than-ours-have-existed-on-this-planet-millions-of-years-ago-What-evidence-could-we-use-to-rule-out-the-possibility

Note: The rat people 30 million years from now will be wondering, 'Was there a civilization on Earth before rat people?' Then they'll get back to burning coal and oil and gas, some of it comprised of the remnants of human beings. The Big Fossil rat people will hide the evidence that burning fossil fuels causes problems, the conservative rats will believe them, the corporate rats will dominate rat politics and pretty soon the rat people will be dying off just like we are now, although the government rats will try to keep the impending extinction of rat people a secret for as long as possible, so as not to crash the rat markets or evoke too much panicked squeaking from the rat masses...

2018-04-14 - At least 14 earthquakes in 17 days shake McAdam (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20180414-62605-CAN
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/experts-stumped-new-brunswick-shaken-by.html
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/mysterious-earthquakes-rattle-n-b-village-1.3883560

Quote: "A village in New Brunswick has been shaken by at least 14 earthquakes over the past 17 days -- and nobody knows what's causing them. 'Sometimes, I just think it's a truck going by,' McAdam, N.B., resident George Cook told CTV Atlantic."

2018-04-14 - Freak hailstorms and heavy thunderstorms kill more than 50 people in India:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/apocalyptical-hailstorms-kill-more-than-50-people-in-india-photo-video.html

2018-04-14 - Massachusetts' top court refuses to block Exxon climate fraud investigation:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/13042018/exxon-climate-change-investigation-massachusetts-supreme-court-ruling-refuses-block-attorney-general-healey

2018-04-14 - World agrees to cut shipping emissions 50 percent by 2050:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/13042018/ocean-shipping-imo-agreement-reduce-climate-change-emissions-fuel-oil-zero-carbon-clean-energy-technology

2018-04-14 - Green-haired turtle that breathes through its genitals added to endangered species list:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/11/green-haired-turtle-that-breathes-through-its-genitals-added-to-endangered-list
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/green-haired-turtle-breathes-through-its-genitals-lands-endangered-reptiles-list-180968788/
http://fox4kc.com/2018/04/13/genitals-breathing-turtle-with-green-algae-hair-faces-possible-extinction-group-says/

2018-04-14 - 207 million eggs recalled over salmonella fears:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/207-million-eggs-in-nine-states-recalled-over-salmonella-fears/ar-AAvT89s

2018-04-14 - Goldman Sachs questions whether it's a good business model for healthcare businesses to cure patients:
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/04/12/goldman-sachs-curing-patients-health-industry-report/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/curing-disease-not-a-sustainable-business-model-goldman-sachs-analysts-say/
http://www.sott.net/article/382872-Goldman-Sachs-analysts-ask-Is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model

Quote: "Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly asking some very cold questions about the healthcare industry and whether it’s a good business move to cure diseases."

Note: This is why privatized profit-driven capitalistic healthcare is nonsensical and ultimately inhumane. It's often cheaper to let people die than to treat them. And it's often more profitable to treat the symptoms of diseases than to cure them. But it's better for SOCIETY if people get treatment for ailments and it's better for society if citizens are cured of diseases when cures are available. This is why all civilized countries have nationalized healthcare, keeping the emphasis on what's best for society itself, not what's best for the bottom line of corporations. Only idiotic governments prioritize the health of corporations over the health of their citizens...

2018-04-15 - Unknown 'sewerage smell' continues blowing around near the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/update-council-responds-to-mystery-stench-in-cbd/3388341/
http://gadispensaries.com/update-council-responds-to-mystery-stench-in-cbd-rockhampton-morning-bulletin/

Quote: "The cause of the 'sewerage' smell which has been wafting through the streets of the Rockhampton CBD has still not been solved. The unpleasant odour is still being investigated by the Rockhampton Regional Council. INITIAL: Opening the doors to the Boathouse this morning, shift supervisor Yianni Kondilis was greeted with an unpleasant smell lingering around the Riverbank. The source of the powerful smell, which seemed to be the strongest near the river bank, is currently unknown."

2018-04-15 - Unknown stench regularly blowing through Ipswich (Australia), near the coast:
http://theworldnews.net/au-news/something-stinks-in-ipswich-residents-asked-to-give-feedback-on-stench
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/something-stinks-in-ipswich-residents-asked-to-give-feedback-on-stench-20180417-p4za42.html

2018-04-15 - Flesh-eating bacteria spreading in Victoria (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180416-62627-AUS
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/australias-mysterious-flesh-eating.html

Quote: "A mysterious and 'nasty' flesh-eating bug is spreading at unprecedented levels in Victoria, and experts don't know how to stop it."

Quote: "'It's pretty much tripled over the last five or six years,' Victoria's deputy chief health officer Brett Sutton told reporters on Monday. Cases are also becoming more severe and occurring in new areas, but efforts to control the outbreak have been thwarted because it's not known how humans become infected, a study published in The Medical Journal of Australia says. Native and domestic animals, including dogs, cats, possums and koalas, have all developed the disease, but it's unknown whether they spread it."

2018-04-15 - Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes southwest of Silverton (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/32-magnitude-earthqake-recorded-southwest-of-silverton

2018-04-15 - The increasingly fragile Pine Island Glacier just calved again in Antarctica:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/09/the-increasingly-fragile-pine-island-glacier-just-calved-again/

2018-04-15 - Children’s constitutional climate lawsuit gets trial date in October:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/childrens-constitutional-climate.html

2018-04-15 - Lightning strike kills 4 people and  injures 4 more in Maharashtra (India):
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/four-killed-in-lightning-strike-in-yavatmal-district-118041500583_1.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382909-Lightning-bolt-kills-4-injures-4-others-in-Maharashtra-India

2018-04-15 - Lightning strike kills 31 sheep on farm in Logan County (Kentucky):
http://www.wbko.com/content/news/Lightning-strike-kills-31-sheep-on-farm-479821303.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382982-Lightning-bolt-kills-31-sheep-on-farm-in-Logan-County-Kentucky

2018-04-15 - Powerful storm brings hail and possible tornadoes to Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180416-62625-USA

2018-04-15 - Hailstorms damage crops and homes in northern Vietnam:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180416-62624-VNM
http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/over-1-500-houses-damaged-farms-devastated-as-hailstorms-hit-northern-vietnam-3737127.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382984-Over-1500-houses-damaged-crops-devastated-as-hailstorms-hit-northern-Vietnam

2018-04-15 - Hailstorm pounds areas in and around Shangpung (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HS-20180416-62616-IND

2018-04-15 - Storm dumps an incredible two feet (!) of rain on Hawaii:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/severe-rainfall-strands-dozens-at-hawaii-evacuation-shelter/ar-AAvV6RX
http://weather.com/news/news/2018-04-15-hawaii-heavy-rain-flood-mudslides-impacts
http://www.sott.net/article/382996-Hawaii-floods-mudslides-destroy-homes-and-close-roads

2018-04-15 - Wintery storm rolls through Michigan, 40,000 homes go dark:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180415-62614-USA

2018-04-15 - Powerful spring storm pummels the US Midwest and Plains as summer is put on hold with a late-season storm causing chaos:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/a-powerful-spring-storm-is-pummeling.html

Note: Fine with me - I'd prefer summer be put on hold until, like, summer...

2018-04-15 - Costly weather disasters in 2017 put the hurtin' on Lloyd's of London:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/lloyds-of-london-slumps-to-2-billion.html

2018-04-15 - Strange horn sound heard in Bristol (Pennsylvania):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/strange-horn-sound-recorded-in-bristol-pennsylvania-video.html

2018-04-15 - The world is scrambling now that China refuses to be Earth's dumping ground:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-world-is-scrambling-now-that-china-is-refusing-to-be-a-trash-dumping-ground/ar-AAvVPB5

2018-04-15 - We are not ready for a serious epidemic, an epidemic that would be more infectious and would spread faster than Ebola did:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/the-looming-epidemic-threat-we-are-not.html

2018-04-15 - How Trump favored Texas over Puerto Rico with hurricane disaster response:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/how-trump-favored-texas-over-puerto.html

2018-04-15 - EPA insiders bemoan low point in agency’s history:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/epa-insiders-bemoan-low-point-in.html

Quote: "The relentless tide of bullshit from Pruitt and his cronies is tough to deal with..."

2018-04-15 - Human role in global warming censored from official National Park Service science report:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/human-role-in-global-warming-censored.html

Quote: "Censorship of this kind is something you’d see in Russia or some totalitarian regime. It has no place in America."

2018-04-15 - Former First Lady Barbara Bush, 92, experiencing failing health, declines treatment:
http://people.com/politics/barbara-bush-failing-health-medical-treatment/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-12370042
http://www.complex.com/life/2018/04/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-declines-medical-treatment-amid-failing-health
http://www.axios.com/barbara-bush-seeking-comfort-care-failing-health-654e7a9d-9578-40a0-adb3-f0c021d0424c.html
http://www.ksat.com/inside-edition/barbara-bushs-health-is-failing-will-not-seek-additional-medical-care

2018-04-15 - Why The Twilight Zone is still relevant:
http://daily.jstor.org/why-we-still-love-the-twilight-zone/
http://www.sott.net/article/382915-Why-The-Twilight-Zone-is-still-relevant

2018-04-16 - Unknown rotten egg odor reported near courthouse in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://fox6now.com/2018/04/16/hazmat-crews-respond-to-9th-and-state-for-report-of-smell-of-natural-gas/

Quote: "Hazmat teams on Monday, April 16 responded to the area near the Milwaukee County Courthouse for a report of the smell of natural gas. The response occurred near 9th and State, also near the Milwaukee County Safety Building. Firefighters were unable to find anything concerning, and said there is no risk to the public."

2018-04-16 - Man, 69, has 'medical event' while hiking in Eldorado Canyon State Park (Colorado):
http://patch.com/colorado/boulder/tourist-69-rescued-boulder-state-park-after-medical-event
http://kdvr.com/2018/04/16/69-year-old-man-rescued-from-eldorado-trail-after-suffering-medical-incident/
http://snewsi.com/id/18272333744/69-year-old-man-rescued-from-Eldorado-Trail-after-suffering-medical-incident

2018-04-16 - Volcano Ambae continues erupting, ash covers all of Ambae Island (Vanuatu), 4 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VA-20180412-62584-VUT

Quote: "While initially impacting only southern parts of the island, more violent eruptions and changing wind patterns have caused ash to cover the entire island. Lindsay Ford, Chairman of Rotary International on Norfolk Island, said the humanitarian organization has been notified of at least four deaths related to the volcano in recent days. Some areas have endured significant ash falls which has forced the Vanuatu government to consider permanently relocating all the residents of the island. The Vanuatu government has met with chiefs from the islands of Maemo and Pentecost to attempt to acquire land for the current residents of Ambae, according to ABC. Vanuatu's Council of Ministers hopes to have land secured by the end of May. Food supplies have been completely destroyed by the falling ash, and water sources have been polluted. Impacts are expected to remain limited to Ambae Island barring a more significant eruption."

2018-04-16 - Magnitude 3.9 earthquake strikes near coastal San Jose (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/16/earthquake-east-san-jose-alum-rock-magnitude-3-9/

2018-04-16 - Six earthquakes in a week shake Nebraska:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/i-am-wondering-what-is-going-on-there-6th-rare-earthquake-hit-nebraska-in-less-than-a-week.html

2018-04-16 - Lightning strikes kill 10 people and 12 cattle across Karnataka (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/apr/16/ten-dead-six-injured-as-lightning-strikes-three-karnataka-districts-1802133.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382983-Lightning-strikes-kill-10-people-and-12-cattle-across-Karnataka-India

2018-04-16 - Tornado touches down in Wendell (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/weather/nws-confirms-ef1-tornado-touched-down-in-wendell/3349586/

2018-04-16 - Hailstones the size of cricket balls damage hundreds of houses in Meghalaya (India):
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/04/16/hailstorm-damages-hundreds-of-houses-in-jaintia-hills/
http://www.sott.net/article/382985-Hailstones-of-the-size-of-cricket-balls-damage-hundreds-of-houses-in-Meghalaya-India

2018-04-16 - Hailstorm pounds the island of Martinique (France):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HS-20180418-62670-MTQ
http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/hail-falls-again-martinique

2018-04-16 - Sandstorm hits the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180417-62657-ARE
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180417-62656-SAU
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180418-62663-IRN

2018-04-16 - Destructive flash floods and rare tornado hit Algeria:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/15/destructive-flash-floods-rare-tornado-hit-algeria/
http://www.sott.net/article/383044-Flash-floods-accumulated-hail-and-a-large-tornado-hit-northern-Algeria

2018-04-16 - Heavy rain and flooding kill 12 people in Colombia:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Flooding-Kills-12-Displaces-1000-in-Colombia-20180415-0003.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382992-Colombia-Floods-kill-a-dozen-people-and-displace-1000

2018-04-16 - While coal ash kills Americans, the EPA stands by:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/while-coal-ash-kills-americans-the-epa-stands-by/ar-AAvVVzd

2018-04-16 - Previously unknown asteroid has a near miss with Earth:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/04/15/nasa-previously-unknown-asteroid-nearly-misses-earth-today/
http://www.sott.net/article/382994-NASA-Previously-unknown-asteroid-has-a-near-miss-with-Earth

2018-04-16 - Pythons continue spreading across Florida:
http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/15/python-trackers-find-record-breeding-group-florida/518581002/

2018-04-16 - Stream of viruses circle the planet, trillions fall from the sky every day:
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/science/virosphere-evolution.html
http://www.sott.net/article/382978-Stream-of-viruses-circling-planet-trillions-fall-from-the-sky-every-day

Quote: "Scientists have surmised there is a stream of viruses circling the planet, above the planet's weather systems but below the level of airline travel. Very little is known about this realm, and that's why the number of deposited viruses stunned the team in Spain. Each day, they calculated, some 800 million viruses cascade onto every square meter of the planet."

2018-04-16 - Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that can eat plastic:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/frankensteins-monster-scientists.html

Quote: "Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles – by accident. The breakthrough could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling of bottles. The new research was spurred by the discovery in 2016 of the first bacterium that had naturally evolved to eat plastic, at a waste dump in Japan."

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

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/

2018-04-18 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits educational complex on the island of St. Croix:
http://stjohnsource.com/2018/04/19/complex-back-in-session-after-mystery-odor-cancels-classes/

Quote: "Classes at the St. Croix Educational Complex were back to normal this week after a 'gassy smell' on Monday forced classes to be dismissed and students bused off campus. A worker at the school who spoke on the condition of anonymity said there have been gassy smells on campus at least three times this school year."

2018-04-18 - Underwater mudcano erupts near Sweden:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/mysterious-ash-found-floating-on-waters-off-sweden-is-from-underwater-volcanic-eruption.html

Quote: "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."

2018-04-18 - Unknown flammable liquid oozing from the ground in Baishnabpur (India):
http://thenortheasttoday.com/tripura-mysterious-inflammable-liquid-from-underground-causes-panic-among-people/

Quote: "An inflammable liquid has been profiting out of the ground at Baishnabpur of Sabroom in South Tripura District since Wednesday has caused panic among the people. The incident took place at Sabroom Subdivisions, Baishnabpur area. Seeing the lava like liquid, locals immediately informed the police station. After getting the information, huge number of police and fire brigade rushed to the spot and used water to stop the lava flow but they were unsuccessful in doing so."

2018-04-18 - Bay Area earthquake could lead to massive loss of life and property in California:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/bay-area-earthquake-lead-massive-loss-life-property/story?id=54566788
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-hayward-fault-20180417-htmlstory.html

Quote: "The simulation predicts what could happen if a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit directly under the city of Oakland on the Hayward fault, which runs under the highly populated East Bay corridor and is called one of the most active and dangerous faults by the U.S. Geological Survey."

2018-04-18 - 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

2018-04-18 - Heatwave heads to Britain:
http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/cars/news/16167071.Firefighters_issue_warning_ahead_of_hottest_April_day_in_a_decade/
http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/16167071.firefighters-issue-warning-ahead-of-hottest-april-day-in-10-years/

2018-04-18 - Lightning strike kills 6 people, injures 17 more, in Negros Occidental (Philippine Islands):
http://www.rappler.com/nation/200537-lightning-kills-6-negros-occidental
http://www.sott.net/article/383201-Lightning-bolt-kills-6-injures-17-in-Negros-Occidental-Philippines

2018-04-18 - Heavy flooding continues in Kenya, 20+ killed, 33,000 displaced:
http://floodlist.com/africa/kenya-thousands-displaced-flooding-april-2018
http://www.sott.net/article/383215-Over-20-dead-and-33000-displaced-as-flooding-continues-in-Kenya

2018-04-18 - Heavy rain and hail hit Peshawar, Pabbi and Nowsherea (Pakistan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180419-62682-PAK

2018-04-18 - Freaky blood red sky appears over Santos (Brazil):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/blood-red-sky-over-santos-brazil-razy-cool-video.html

2018-04-18 - Colony of penguins move onto island of plastic waste in the South Pacific:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/just-penguins-living-on-an-island-of-plastic-waste.html

2018-04-18 - Hundreds of basking sharks are Gathering in mysterious swarms, and nobody knows why:
http://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-basking-shark-swarm-together-experts-mystery

2018-04-18 - Iceland company to resume commercial hunting of fin whales:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/iceland-company-to-resume-commercial-hunting-of-fin-whales/ar-AAvZ8pb

2018-04-18 - Israel minister seeks end to coal, diesel and gasoline by 2030:
http://www.bna.com/israel-minister-seeks-n57982091179/

2018-04-18 - Singapore planning on relying more on robots for emergencies and fighting fires:
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/robot-firefighters-could-help-put-out-fires-scdf-turns-technology-bolster-manpower

Quote: "Facing leaner manpower and rising demand for medical services due to a greying population, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will increasingly turn to robots to help put out fires and respond faster to emergencies."

2018-04-18 - The world's largest aircraft may finally take off this summer:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-apos-largest-aircraft-may-132100165.html

2018-04-18 - A pre-agricultural diet promises more than immunomodulators in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases:
http://www.sott.net/article/383150-A-Pre-agricultural-Diet-Promises-More-Than-Immunomodulators-in-Multiple-Sclerosis-and-Other-Neurodegenerative-Diseases

2018-04-18 - Southwest Airlines loses woman's mother's prosthetic foot:
http://nypost.com/2018/04/19/passenger-claims-southwest-airlines-lost-moms-prosthetic-foot/
http://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/woman-says-southwest-lost-her-moms-prosthetic-foot-for-weeks/1127332065

Quote: "A woman is claiming Southwest Airlines lost her luggage, which held her 97-year-old mother’s new prosthetic foot."

Note: Mom's gonna be hoppin' mad!

2018-04-18 - Upcoming horror movies in 2018, 17 major scary movies coming your way:
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/feature/a854965/horror-movies-2018-2019/

2018-04-19 - Crewmember loses consciousness on ship near coastal Fécamp (France):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Fv-Lansylye-I2034374.html

Quote: "On April 19. 2018, at 9 p.m., the CROSS Gris-Nez Rwas alerted by the 'Ansylye', that one of its crew was unconscious. The ship was 20 nautical miles off Fécamp."

2018-04-19 - Mount Ioyama erupts for the first time since 1768 on the island of Kyushu (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VE-20180419-62695-JPN
http://watchers.news/2018/04/19/mount-io-iwo-yama-volcano-erupts-for-the-first-time-since-1768-japan/
http://www.japanbullet.com/news/mount-ioyama-erupts-in-southwest-japan
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201804190062.html
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180419_27/

Quote: "An explosive eruption occurred at Mt. Io in the Kirishima mountain range in Kyushu at around 3:39 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Following the eruption, the agency raised the volcanic alert level from Level 2 (do not approach the crater) to Level 3 (do not approach the volcano.) The agency said that it confirmed the scattering of volcanic rocks around the crater of Mt. Io. According to the agency, it is possible that the volcanic activity will further increase. The agency has issued a warning for an area approximately within a two-kilometer radius of Mt. Io of large flying volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows."

Quote: "Volcano in Kirishima range erupts, first since 1768..."

2018-04-19 - Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the Prince Edward Islands off South Africa:
http://www.earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-04-19-21-09-17-utc-6-0-10
http://www.sott.net/article/383360-Shallow-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Prince-Edward-Islands-region-off-South-Africa

2018-04-19 - Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes near Iran's only nuclear plant east of Bushehr (Iran):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EQ-20180419-62692-IRN
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-earthquake-latest-updates-nuclear-power-plant-bushehr-a8311696.html
http://www.sott.net/article/383358-M5-5-quake-strikes-near-nuclear-power-plant-in-Iran-footage-shows-dust-rising-from-salt-mines

2018-04-19 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #111, April 16th-18th 2018:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-report-18-april-2018.html

2018-04-19 - Earth to pass 2C warming in 2018?
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/2c-warming-in-2018.html

2018-04-19 - What if the ocean's climate-controlling 'conveyor belt' came to a halt?
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/what-if-oceans-climate-controlling.html

2018-04-19 - Living carpet of microbes, dust and wind-blown soot is exacerbating ice melt in the Arctic as temperatures rise:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/19042018/greenland-ice-sheet-melting-climate-change-arctic-pollution-sea-level-rise-algae-black-carbon

2018-04-19 - Record low sea ice in the Bering Strait:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/ice-melt-in-bering-strait.html
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/sea-ice-extent-in-bering-strait.html

2018-04-19 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Lake Windamere near Mudgee (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180419-62693-AUS
http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/5353022/code-red-alert-issued-for-blue-green-algae-at-lake-windamere/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/5352939/algal-outbreak-at-lake-windamere/

2018-04-19 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) hits Waituna Lagoon (New Zealand):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20180420-62710-NZL
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1804/S00497/toxic-algae-still-present-in-waituna-lagoon.htm

2018-04-19 - Otherworldly 17-meter-deep snow corridor in world’s wildest mountain drives on Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route:
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

2018-04-19 - Meteor filmed over São Paulo (Brazil):
http://www.sott.net/article/383387-Meteor-fireball-filmed-flying-over-Sao-Paulo-Brazil

2018-04-19 - Bright meteor observed over Spain:
http://www.sott.net/article/383266-Bright-meteor-fireball-observed-over-Spain

2018-04-19 - Strange trumpet sounds heard in the skies over Osijek (Croatia):
http://www.sott.net/article/383291-Strange-trumpet-sounds-heard-in-the-skies-of-Osijek-Croatia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZSnMnzseus

2018-04-19 - Trump’s next NASA administrator is a Republican congressman with no background in science who denies global warming:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/trumps-next-nasa-administrator-is.html

2018-04-19 - Fighter pilot gets shot down every time by AI in dogfight simulations for the first time:
http://www.outerplaces.com/science/item/18304-ai-simulator-fighter-pilot
http://www.sott.net/article/383347-Fighter-pilot-gets-shot-down-everytime-in-dogfight-simulations-for-the-first-time-by-AI

2018-04-20 - Man in his 50s collapses and goes into cardiac arrest at Blarney Castle (Ireland):
http://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2018/0420/956022-american-tourist-blarney/
http://www.thejournal.ie/coast-guard-helicopter-blarney-castle-3969181-Apr2018/
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/tourist-airlifted-to-hospital-after-collapsing-at-top-of-blarney-castle-36826692.html
http://www.eveningecho.ie/corknews/Tourist-airlifted-from-the-top-of-Blarney-Castle-dc53dcf0-cd98-4226-b4ec-3fc3797d4d2f-ds

2018-04-20 - Hourly average CO2 levels in the atmosphere reach 413 ppm:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/co2-levels-reach-413-ppm.html

2018-04-20 - Aerial photography reveals unexplained holes appearing in Arctic sea ice:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/04/20/curious-circles-in-arctic-sea-ice/
http://www.sott.net/article/383491-Aerial-photography-reveals-unexplained-holes-appearing-in-Arctic-sea-ice
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/unexplained-holes-in-arctic-sea-ice-appear-in-nasas-aerial-photography.html

2018-04-20 - Magnitude 3.6+ earthquake strikes near Amherstburg, Ontario (Canada):
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/earthquake-amherstburg-ontario-southwestern-detroit-river-usgs-windsor-london/99803
http://clicklancashire.com/2018/04/20/a-3-6-magnitude-natural-disaster-was-confirmed-about-15.html

2018-04-20 - Two tornadoes touch down and cause damage in Texas County (Missouri):
http://www.houstonherald.com/news/national-weather-service-confirms-two-texas-county-tornadoes/article_5f954d6a-4001-11e8-b1ef-2b735bd3e363.html

2018-04-20 - Powerful hailstorm damages crops in Bhorletar (Nepal):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HS-20180421-62723-NPL

2018-04-20 - Soil washing away into the ocean at worrying rates in New Zealand:
http://www.newsroom.co.nz/2018/04/19/105618/billion-dollar-soils-washing-into-rivers
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/new-zealands-soil-erosion-problem.html

2018-04-20 - Meteor seen over New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey:
http://nj1015.com/fireball-lights-up-the-new-jersey-sky/
http://www.sott.net/article/383384-Meteor-fireball-seen-over-New-York-Pennsylvania-Delaware-and-New-Jersey
http://www.sott.net/article/383481-Meteor-fireball-lights-up-the-sky-over-New-Jersey

2018-04-20 - Belted kingfisher from North America turns up in the Isles of Scilly (Britain):
http://www.metro.news/twitchers-go-all-scilly-over-rare-bird/1023140/
http://www.sott.net/article/383423-Belted-kingfisher-from-North-America-turns-up-in-the-Isles-of-Scilly-UK

2018-04-20 - Scientists discover new species of 'exploding ant' in Borneo:
http://www.livescience.com/62354-exploding-ants-new-species.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-20/colobopsis-explodens-exploding-plug-head-ant-borneo-entomology/9675306

Quote: "Anyone who's accidentally stood on an ant nest will know just how good they are at defending their home, but a new species of 'exploding ant' takes it to the next level. When confronted by an enemy insect, these tree-dwellers latch onto their foe, tear open their own body wall and release yellow toxic goo onto their rival, slowing or killing it. And while this 'explosion' doesn't exactly blow them to bits, it also spells the end for the defending ant, said Alice Laciny, a PhD student at the Natural History Museum in Vienna. She and her colleagues discovered the new species, dubbed Colobopsis explodens, in the rainforests of Borneo and their findings were published today in the journal ZooKeys."

2018-04-20 - A giant indoor farm in China is breeding 6 billion cockroaches a year, and here's why:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2142316/giant-indoor-farm-china-breeding-six-billion-cockroaches-year

Quote: "It’s no gag: cockroach milk is one of the world’s most nutritious and calorie-rich substances, scientist says..."

Note: I'll just take their word on that!

2018-04-20 - China's tariffs take hold, five ships carry sorghum diverted:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/20/us-sorghum-fleet-china-grain-tariff-trade
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/384126-report-ships-carrying-sorghum-from-us-turn-around-after-china-imposes-tariffs
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-sorghum-exclusive/exclusive-us-sorghum-armada-u-turns-at-sea-after-china-tariffs-idUSKBN1HR03Z
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/20/chinese-retaliatory-tariffs-hitting-the-us-sorghum-industry-hard

Quote: "Five ships carrying tonnes of sorghum change course after Beijing imposes rule requiring 178% deposit..."

2018-04-20 - Getting only 6 hours of sleep is linked to mental health issues:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2166808-getting-just-6-hours-of-sleep-is-linked-to-mental-health-issues/
http://www.sott.net/article/383368-Getting-only-6-hours-of-sleep-is-linked-to-mental-health-issues

2018-04-21 - Heatwave bakes parts of India:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180422-62727-IND
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180422-62739-IND
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/millions-of-people-and-animals-in.html

Quote: "According to the forecast released by Met Office, heat wave may continue for another two days and mercury may rise around 45 degree Celsius."

2018-04-21 - UK temperatures top 29C in hottest April day for nearly 70 years:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43823074
http://www.sott.net/article/383457-UK-temperatures-top-29C-in-hottest-April-day-for-nearly-70-years

2018-04-21 - Dispatch from drought-hit Cape Town in South Africa – 'Dust is everywhere now':
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/dry-beloved-country-dispatch-from-cape.html

2018-04-21 - Rain and hailstorms damage crops in 5 districts in Pakistan:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/307152-rain-hailstorm-hit-crops-in-peshawar
http://www.sott.net/article/383504-Rain-hailstorms-hit-crops-in-5-districts-of-Pakistan

2018-04-21 - Powerful storm hits Moscow (Russia), 1 killed, 17 injured:
http://www.rt.com/news/424785-moscow-storm-winds-victims/
http://www.sott.net/article/383551-Child-killed-17-injured-as-fierce-storm-rips-through-Moscow

2018-04-21 - Extremely rare horseshoe clouds seen over Spain:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/extremely-rare-horseshoe-clouds-over-spain.html

2018-04-21 - 'Fire rainbow' spotted over New Taipei City (Taiwan):
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3409359
http://www.sott.net/article/383592-Fire-rainbow-blazes-over-New-Taipei-City-Taiwan

2018-04-21 - 95% of the world's population resides in regions contaminated by life-threatening air pollution:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-19/over-95-worlds-population-breathes-dangerously-polluted-air-new-report
http://www.sott.net/article/383455-WHO-report-95-of-worlds-population-resides-in-regions-contaminated-by-life-threatening-air-pollution

2018-04-21 - Deep sea Java expedition uncovers over 800 bizarre new species:
http://www.sott.net/article/383480-Here-be-monsters-Deep-sea-Java-expedition-uncovers-over-800-bizarre-new-species
http://www.rt.com/news/424771-deep-sea-monsters-java/

2018-04-22 - Parallels between methane explosions in the Yamal area in Russia and on Mars, by Dr. David Page:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/04/mars-today-a-business-as-usual-model-for-earth-tomorrow.html

Note: Ominous and well worth a read...

2018-04-22 - Great Pacific Garbage Patch growing exponentially, amount of hazardous microplastics set to increase tenfold if left to fragment:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/great-pacific-garbage-patch-growing.html

2018-04-22 - Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/ocean-plastic-predicted-to-triple.html

2018-04-22 - Climate and Extreme Weather News #112, April 18th-22nd 2018:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/extreme-weather-report-04222018.html

2018-04-22 - Teen boy pulled unconscious from swimming pool at hotel in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/teen-rushed-to-hospital-after-near-drowning-in-hotel-pool
http://www.kctv5.com/story/38013769/boy-recovering-after-nearly-drowning-at-kansas-city-hotel
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article209581274.html

2018-04-22 - Man, 58, has 'medical emergency' while diving off coastal Hawaii Kai (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38014061/diver-rescued-from-hawaii-kai-water-after-medical-emergency
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/04/22/breaking-news/man-58-rescued-during-commercial-dive-off-hawaii-kai/
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/38014061/diver-rescued-from-hawaii-kai-water-after-medical-emergency

Quote: "Emergency crews rescued a man Sunday after he experienced a medical emergency while in the waters off Hawaii Kai. The incident happened around 10 a.m. Officials said the 58-year-old man was on a commercial dive when he needed help."

2018-04-22 - Man has 'medical issue' and collapses onto subway tracks in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/person-falls-on-train-tracks-at-farragut-west-train-service-suspended

Quote: "Metro officials say there are service delays to Orange, Blue and Silver line trains between Foggy Bottom and McPherson Square after a person had a medical issue and fell onto the tracks at Farragut West. D.C. Fire and EMS say they have removed a man who fell onto the track bed at the Farragut West Metro Station in NW. They say the person was not struck by the train, but has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries."

2018-04-22 - Mount Kusatsu-Shirane rumbling and inflating in Japan, alert level raised:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180422-62744-JPN
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VA-20180424-62775-JPN

2018-04-22 - Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes in southern Fars Province (Iran):
http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2018/04/22/1706376/magnitude-4-7-quake-hits-southern-iran
http://www.sott.net/article/383553-4-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southern-Fars-province-Iran

2018-04-22 - Graph of the day, the transformation of the biosphere over 8000 years:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/graph-of-day-transformation-of.html

2018-04-22 - Global warming will hit poorer countries first:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/global-warming-will-hit-poorer.html

2018-04-22 - Tiny particles high up in the sky give insight into climate change:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2018/04/20/tiny-particles-high-up-in-the-sky-give-insight-into-climate-change/

2018-04-22 - Heatwave bakes the Philippine Islands:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180422-62742-PHL
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/most-of-philippines-in-extreme-caution.html

2018-04-22 - Drought devastating crops in Argentina:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=DR-20180422-62741-ARG

Quote: "The drought in Argentina, which is the most intense of the last 50 years, has wiped out at least a third of the capacity of the country's soybean crops."

2018-04-22 - Lightning strikes kill 5 people in Bangladesh:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180423-62755-BGD

2018-04-22 - Powerful storms bring 50,000 lightning strikes to France and the UK:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/more-than-50000-lightnings-strike-france-and-uk-in-less-than-8-hours.html

2018-04-22 - Tornado touches down, causes damage, injures 5 people, in Foley (Alabama):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=TO-20180423-62757-USA
http://www.wlox.com/story/38015040/tornado-hits-rv-park-in-foley
http://mynbc15.com/news/local/ef-0-tornado-hits-foley-leaving-a-path-of-destruction
http://www.cbs42.com/news/nws-says-ef-0-tornado-hit-foley-al-sunday-afternoon/1134360312
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/22/sheriff-5-people-injured-during-reported-tornado-in-alabama.html
http://newsok.com/sheriff-5-people-injured-during-reported-tornado-in-alabama/article/feed/2065842
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/22/us/ap-us-severe-weather.html

2018-04-22 - Huge waterspout filmed off the Bahamas:
http://news.sky.com/video/huge-waterspout-in-bahamas-11336408
http://www.sott.net/article/383651-Huge-waterspout-filmed-off-the-Bahamas

2018-04-23 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits school in El Cajon (California):
http://patch.com/california/santee/evacuation-underway-east-county-school
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Crest-Elementary-Students-Evacuated-Due-to-Propane-Gas-Leak-in-East-County-480569311.html

Quote: "Students at an East County elementary school were briefly evacuated Monday morning after reports of a gas leak that could not be found, officials said."

Note: No gas leak found. Methyl mercaptan, which smells like rotten eggs, is added to natural gas and propane to give it an odor. Hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs too, at least at low concentrations, except that it won't show up on natural gas detectors or propane detectors. So a rotten egg odor was smelled here, but no gas leak was found, meaning no natural gas or propane were detected. Gee whiz, what could that have been? This school is about 18 miles from the coast, so maybe an hour for a cloud of gas belched up by the ocean to reach this school from the ocean. The ocean just belched up some hydrogen sulfide and methane and sickened people at a beach ten days prior farther north from here too, in Venice, CA, mentioned in the 2018-04-13 update...

2018-04-23 - Unknown 'gas-like smell' evacuates school in Tipton (Britain):
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/tipton/2018/04/24/gas-smell-that-shut-tipton-school-remains-a-mystery/
http://twitter.com/CadentGasLtd/status/988768594162016256
http://twitter.com/CadentGasLtd/status/988770240241782785

Quote: "Gas smell that shut Tipton school remains a mystery..."

2018-04-23 - Some lakes spewing hydrogen sulfide in southwestern Minnesota:
http://www.fox9.com/news/dnr-long-winter-bacteria-causing-sulfur-smell-in-sw-minnesota-lakes

Quote: "Bacteria prevalent in the sulfur-rich soil of the area digests the decaying plant material and produces carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, which gives off the sulfur smell."

2018-04-23 - Man, 31, has 'medical episode' and topples over railing into the Genesee River gorge at Letchworth State Park (New York), 1 injured:
http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/man-recovering-from-surgery-after-letchworth-fall/1138426998
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/04/23/buffalo-man-rescued-gorge-letchworth-state-park/541301002/
http://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/man-rescued-after-fall-into-letchworth-gorge/71-544517357
http://www.whec.com/news/police-rescue-man-letchworth/4876308/

Quote: "Man had medical episode and went over railing--has serious injuries, but expected to survive."

Quote: "A 31-year-old Buffalo man was rescued from the Genesee River gorge Sunday afternoon, after he fell in near Upper Falls at Letchworth State Park."

2018-04-23 - Arctic sea ice extent at lowest level ever recorded for this time of year:
http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2018/04/april-2018-update.html

2018-04-23 - Why a 15 percent slowdown in North Atlantic ocean circulation is seriously bad news:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/23/why-a-15-percent-slow-down-in-north-atlantic-ocean-circulation-is-seriously-bad-news/

2018-04-23 - Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes in the ocean near the coast of Nicaragua:
http://www.kxan.com/ap-top-news/magnitude-56-earthquake-strikes-off-nicaraguas-coast/1136782362

2018-04-23 - Heatwave bakes Pakistan:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/pakistan-3rd-country-in-24-hours-to.html

2018-04-23 - Drought hits Afghanistan:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=DR-20180424-62776-AFG
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/drought-new-killer-in-afghanistan-as-30.html

2018-04-23 - Four tornadoes hit the southern US, including a destructive tornado at Fort Walton Beach:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/23/four-tornadoes-in-southern-us-including-a-destructive-tornado-at-fort-walton-beach/
http://www.wptv.com/news/state/video-waterspout-rips-through-fort-walton-beach-florida
http://www.sott.net/article/383650-Powerful-waterspout-hits-Fort-Walton-Beach-Florida

2018-04-23 - Heavy rain and landslides hit Rwanda, 18 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180425-62792-RWA
http://www.sott.net/article/383815-Heavy-rainfall-and-landslides-kill-18-in-Rwanda

2018-04-23 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Singapore:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20180423-62761-SGP

2018-04-23 - California's wild extremes of drought and floods to worsen as climate warms:
http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/23/california-drought-floods-worsen-climate-change/541822002/

2018-04-23 - Hot summer leads to tenfold explosion in rat population in New Zealand:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/nzs-burgeoning-rat-population.html

2018-04-23 - Migratory birds moving Lyme disease to new places and peoples:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/migratory-birds-are-moving-lyme-disease-to-new-places-and-peoples-2562548611.html

2018-04-24 - Volcano Stromboli erupts near the coast of Italy:
http://www.sott.net/article/383809-Series-of-stronger-eruptions-at-Stromboli-volcano-in-Italy
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/stromboli/news/68639/Stromboli-volcano-Italy-series-of-stronger-eruptions-yesterday-morning.html

2018-04-24 - Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes Adiyaman (Turkey), buildings damaged, 39 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EQ-20180424-62777-TUR
http://watchers.news/2018/04/24/significant-damage-after-m5-2-earthquake-hits-turkey-dozens-injured/
http://www.sott.net/article/383787-M5-2-earthquake-hits-Turkey-significant-damage-reported-with-dozens-injured

2018-04-24 - Climate change, high tides, frequent storms and sea-level rise worry Miami homeowners as coastal house prices drop:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/climate-change-high-tides-frequent.html

2018-04-24 - Tropical Cyclone Fakir forms near Madagascar, moves between Reunion and Mauritius:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/24/tropical-cyclone-fakir-forms-near-madagascar-moves-between-reunion-and-mauritius/

2018-04-24 - 'Fire rainbow' spotted over Pinnacles National Park (California):
http://www.wtae.com/article/awesome-fire-rainbow-appears-over-national-park/20067710
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/circumhorizonatal-arc-fire-rainbow-photo-Pinnacles-12863565.php
http://www.ktvu.com/news/photos-rare-fire-rainbow-lights-up-sky-at-pinnacles-national-park-in-salinas
http://www.nbc4i.com/weather/photos-stunning-fire-rainbow-makes-rare-appearance-over-pinnacles-national-park/1140650007
http://www.wric.com/news/national/stunning-fire-rainbow-makes-rare-appearance-over-pinnacles-national-park/1140615983

2018-04-24 - 'Trumpet-like sounds' heard in coastal Queens (New York):
http://www.sott.net/article/383901-Trumpet-like-sounds-heard-in-Queens-New-York
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuM-rHaaaIA

2018-04-24 - Malaria spreading rapidly across Venezuela:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EH-20180424-62784-VEN
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/malaria-is-spreading-rapidly-in-crisis.html

2018-04-24 - Oil moves toward $80 and challenges economic expansion:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/oil-prices-are-on-rise-again.html

2018-04-25 - Person has 'medical emergency' in bathtub at riverside hotel in Boise (Idaho), 150 feet from the Boise River:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/latest-news/article209803504.html

Quote: "Paramedics and police were dispatched to a report of a possible drowning at a Boise hotel late Wednesday morning, according to an Ada County emergency dispatcher. An adult experienced a medical emergency in a hotel bathtub, according to Boise Police spokesman Ryan Larrondo."

2018-04-25 - Person has 'medical event' on Mt Albert Road in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12039429

Quote: "A person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following a suspected medical event on Mt Albert Road in Auckland."

2018-04-25 - Lava lake at volcano Kilauea overflows in Hawaii:
http://www.sott.net/article/383810-Lava-lake-at-Kilauea-volcano-in-Hawaii-overflows
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/lava-lake-at-hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-overflows/video/c02485478b2d1c8f81b383442e856ccb

2018-04-25 - Threat remains from 6 active volcanoes on Vanuatu islands:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/355933/threat-remains-from-six-volcanoes-in-vanuatu
http://www.sott.net/article/383808-Threat-remains-from-6-active-volcanoes-on-Vanuatu-islands

2018-04-25 - Hot magma plume found more than 1,800 miles underneath Yellowstone supervolcano:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/hot-magma-plume-found-more-than-1800-miles-underneath-yellowstone-supervolcano.html

2018-04-25 - March of 2018 was the sixth-hottest on record:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/24/march-of-2018-was-the-sixth-hottest-on-record/

2018-04-25 - Extreme winter storms and wave heights have been increasing over the last 70 years in the Western Europe:
http://phys.org/news/2018-04-winter-heights-extreme-storms-western.html
http://www.sott.net/article/383814-Extreme-winter-storms-and-wave-heights-have-been-increasing-over-the-last-70-years-in-the-Western-Europe

2018-04-25 - Converging crises threatening future food security:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/what-are-the-threats-to-future-food-security-2563180710.html

2018-04-25 - World wine output falls to 60-year low:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-wine-oiv/world-wine-output-falls-to-60-year-low-idUSKBN1HV12G

2018-04-25 - Weird wildlife ventures to northern Alaska as Arctic climate warms:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/weird-wildlife-ventures-to-northern.html

Quote: "It’s amazing but also a bit concerning. The change is happening so, so fast."

2018-04-25 - Relative timing of species interactions has changed substantially in recent decades:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/relative-timing-of-species-interactions.html

2018-04-25 - Thousands of low-lying islands may become 'uninhabitable' within decades as seas rise:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/25/thousands-low-lying-islands-may-become-uninhabitable-within-decades-seas-rise/550659002/

2018-04-25 - Anger spreads across Puerto Rico over lack of basic services:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/anger-spreads-across-puerto-rico-over-lack-of-basic-services/ar-AAwhR8j

2018-04-25 - Freaky UFO caught on video falling to the ground during storm over Bridgewater (Britain):
http://www.sott.net/article/383834-UK-Freaky-UFO-caught-on-video-falling-to-the-ground-during-storm
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/16178321.Mysterious_UFO_caught_on_camera_during_lightning_s%20torm/

2018-04-25 - Scientists release most detailed star chart of the Milky Way:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/scientists-release-detailed-star-chart-milky-54714769

2018-04-26 - Unknown odor evacuates school in Casper (Wyoming):
http://k2radio.com/paradise-valley-elementary-school-evacuated-due-to-unidentified-smell/
http://oilcitywyo.com/emergency/2018/04/26/casper-school-evacuated-precautionary-measure-due-smell/
http://trib.com/news/local/education/casper-elementary-school-briefly-evacuated-over-mysterious-odor-all-clear/article_affa0648-b747-57fe-be4a-96cc20c31137.html

Quote: "Paradise Valley Elementary School in Casper was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after staff reported an 'unidentified odor,' according to the Natrona County School District. Students were allowed to return shortly after the initial report."

2018-04-26 - Unknown stench along the Mississippi River and near the coast regularly hitting Harahan (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson-parish-officials-investigating-reports-of-foul-smell/289-546383401

Quote: "Local and state officials are looking into it, including the State Department of Environmental Quality. 'Our inspectors will go down and they'll use a handheld monitor to check for any kind of emission from different things, in particular Sulfur compounds,' said Greg Langley. 'Some are saying it's a chemical smell, some are saying it's a garbage smell. We're trying to zero in on it, we haven't been able to pinpoint it but we're not going to give up. We're still trying.'"

Quote: "The smell is reported in the early morning hours and late at night, so the DEQ says it will be monitoring at those times to try and find the cause."

2018-04-26 - Deep-sea robots scoping out the origins of algae blooms find oxygen levels decreased ten-fold in coastal regions in the last 50 years:
http://www.popsci.com/deep-sea-robots-algae-blooms
http://www.sott.net/article/383995-Deep-sea-robots-are-scoping-out-the-origins-of-algae-blooms-finds-oxygen-levels-decreased-ten-fold-in-coastal-regions-in-the-last-50-years

2018-04-26 - CO2 is regularly exceeding 410 parts per million for the first time in human history:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/25/co2-is-regularly-exceeding-410-parts-per-million-for-first-time-in-human-history/

2018-04-26 - Man, 66, has heart problems at 2:44 AM on boat near coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2018/04/26/66-year-old-rescued-boat-near-fort-myers-beach/553891002/
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/38049370/coast-guard-rescues-fisherman-suffering-apparent-heart-attack
http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1ec4a09

Quote: "A 66-year-old Fort Myers man was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after suffering symptoms of a heart attack early Thursday morning."

2018-04-26 - Man falls 60 feet off seaside cliff at the Eastern Docks in the Port of Dover (Britain), 1 injured:
http://www.kent.fire-uk.org/news/incidents/?entryid2=15884

2018-04-26 - Teen boy has 'medical emergency' at Biddulph High School in Stoke-on-Trent (Britain):
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/schoolboy-airlifted-hospital-after-medical-1503817

2018-04-26 - Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/mayer-hillman-on-climate-reality-no-one.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/26/were-doomed-mayer-hillman-on-the-climate-reality-no-one-else-will-dare-mention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5afi9qPiZU

Quote: "We’re doomed. There are no means of reversing the process which is melting the polar ice caps. And very few appear to be prepared to say so."

2018-04-26 - Enormous heat dome stalls over Europe, London has warmest April day in nearly 70 years:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/london-has-warmest-april-day-in-nearly.html

2018-04-26 - Precipitation events rising across the US:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/heavy-rainfall-trends-across-us.html

2018-04-26 - Bouaké becomes first major city on the planet to run out of water, in Côte d’Ivoire:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/bouake-population-15-million-ivory.html

2018-04-26 - Mount Ioyama erupts again on the island of Kyushu (Japan):
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180426/p2g/00m/0dm/084000c
http://www.sott.net/article/383984-Volcano-in-Kagoshima-Prefecture-Japan-erupts-again

2018-04-26 - Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes in the ocean off the coast of Oregon:
http://katu.com/news/local/38-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-off-oregon-coast

2018-04-26 - Tropical Cyclone Fakir hit Réunion Island, latest cyclone in a season on record, 2 killed:
http://watchers.news/2018/04/25/fakir-kills-2-in-reunion-hits-the-island-as-latest-cyclone-in-the-season-on-record/

2018-04-26 - Devastating floods hit Kenya, 72 killed, 211,000 people displaced:
http://floodlist.com/africa/kenya-floods-update-april-2018
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/with-many-deaths-and-nearly-quarter-of.html
http://watchers.news/2018/04/26/floods-kill-72-displace-210-000-across-kenya-dams-reaching-dangerous-levels/
http://www.sott.net/article/383920-Floods-leave-72-people-dead-and-211000-displaced-in-Kenya-thousands-of-livestock-killed

2018-04-26 - After long drought, flooding hits Cape Town (South Africa):
http://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1906844/in-pictures-flooding-in-cape-town/
http://www.sott.net/article/383975-Flooding-hits-Cape-Town-South-Africa-after-long-drought

2018-04-26 - Flash flood hits the Judean Desert (Israel), 10 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FF-20180426-62817-ISR
http://www.timesofisrael.com/nahal-tzafit-where-9-students-died-in-a-flood-is-a-popular-canyon-trail/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/9-youths-missing-after-class-trip-swept-away-by-flash-flood-near-dead-sea/
http://www.sott.net/article/383914-Two-killed-as-flash-floods-hit-Israel-and-West-Bank
http://watchers.news/2018/04/26/flash-flood-kills-10-teenagers-in-desert-as-unseasonable-storm-hits-israel/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/245027

2018-04-26 - New US record for most rainfall in 24 hours potentially set in Waiapa (Hawaii):
http://watchers.news/2018/04/26/nws-new-national-24-hr-rainfall-record-potentially-set-in-waiapa-hawaii/

2018-04-26 - The uninhabited island that’s home to 37 million pieces of trash:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/photo-gallery-uninhabited-island-thats.html

2018-04-26 - Carlo Rovelli's book 'The Order of Time' posits that reality is simply a complex network of events:
http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04558-7
http://www.sott.net/article/383925-The-illusion-of-time-Carlo-Rovellis-book-The-Order-of-Time-posits-that-reality-is-simply-a-complex-network-of-events

2018-04-26 - Unidentified flying object spotted in Reutlingen (Germany):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/unidentified-flying-object-reutlingen-germany-164029761.html

2018-04-27 - Scientists struggle to explain a worrying rise in atmospheric methane:
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21741133-potent-greenhouse-gas-scientists-struggle-explain-worrying-rise
http://www.techbeepress.com/scientists-struggle-to-explain-a-worrying-rise-in-atmospheric-methane/
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6814

Quote: "There is one other possibility, advanced by Alexander Turner of the University of California, Berkeley. Rather than sources of methane, Dr Turner looks at methane sinks. Specifically, he has examined hydroxyl radicals, which are water molecules stripped of one hydrogen atom. These volatile compounds act as an atmospheric detergent, mopping up methane by reacting with it to create CO2 and water. And Dr Turner thinks there are less of them about than there used to be. Because a way to measure atmospheric hydroxyl concentrations reliably has yet to be invented, he and his colleagues arrived at their conclusion based on the use of computer models. The decrease in hydroxyls, they wrote last year in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is 'the mathematically most likely explanation' for the rise in methane levels after 2006. Why hydroxyls would have dwindled is anyone’s guess."

Note: From the full hypothesis: "Though it is a heavier-than-air gas, hydrogen sulfide is nevertheless being blown up into the upper atmosphere sometimes, where it is reacting away both the ozone layer and hydroxyl radicals. The loss of the ozone layer will probably eventually result in lethal levels of UV radiation baking the surface of the planet. The rising UV levels are already damaging DNA and RNA and causing increases in the frequency of genetic defects such as albinism and polycephaly (two-headedness) and genetic chimeras. The loss of hydroxyl radicals means that atmospheric methane will last considerably longer in the atmosphere than it normally would, since hydroxyl radicals would normally mitigate the methane."

Dr. Turner is right, and the loss of the hydroxyl radical methane sink doesn't mean that we aren't ALSO seeing more methane flowing into the atmosphere - they are not mutually exclusive possibilities, and in fact I'm quite sure it's both. And just like I said years ago, the hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere are being reacted away, by both hydrogen sulfide and methane. That means even if the same amount of methane enters the atmosphere, it will accumulate faster, because less of it will be reacted away, and methane is accumulating in the atmosphere FAST now. The fewer hydroxyl radicals, the more methane that will accumulate, which will react away more hydroxyl radicals, and so on and so on - another self-reinforcing feedback. So when they say that methane is 25 times worse than CO2 over a century, they're presupposing that there will be a normal amount of hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere to react away the methane. That isn't the case, so methane is now MUCH worse than 25 times as bad as CO2.

The loss of ozone and/or hydroxyl radicals also reduces the atmosphere's UV shielding, which is why the Sun looks more and more WHITE - as opposed to yellow - with every year that passes. That's more UV hitting the surface of the planet - more 'blue' UV light is getting through the atmosphere now. If you remember the yellow Sun, you are a member of the last generation of human beings who will EVER see the Sun like that. If they weren't spraying goop into the sky all across the planet to replace our lost atmospheric UV shielding - especially over populated areas and croplands - we'd probably already all be dead. However, that isn't a solution, nor is it without significant detrimental consequences itself. Spraying 'replacement shielding' into the sky is merely a tactic to buy us a little time by postponing the inevitable. And the minute they stop spraying, the full unmitigated harshness of the extra UV will start frying food crops out of existence all around the planet and widespread starvation will ensue everywhere within a year or two, among other problems...

2018-04-27 - Methane venting into the atmosphere in the Arctic:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2018/04/methane-venting-into-air-in-arctic.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntMMsyGXvU

2018-04-27 - Unknown gas odor evacuates school in Paulina (Iowa):
http://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/school-out-early-friday-at-south-o-brien-in-northwest/article_6c62a3b2-3634-560a-b521-e1024cb7f370.html
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/education/school-out-early-friday-at-south-o-brien-in-northwest/article_e444de02-f5ec-5959-b981-f608ac1a42f3.html

Quote: "Classes were let out early Friday in the South O'Brien School District, while crews checked out a gas odor that was reported midday."

Quote: "Porter said it is possible the odor came from sewer gas in the school vicinity."

2017-04-27 - Dead zone larger than Scotland found growing and spreading in the Gulf of Oman:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180427113251.htm

Quote: "New research reveals a growing 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Oman. Little data has been collected in the area for almost 50 years because of piracy and geopolitical tensions. The area devoid of oxygen was confirmed by underwater robots. Researchers found an area larger than Scotland with almost no oxygen left. The environmental disaster is worse than expected with dire consequences for fish and marine plants, plus humans who rely on the oceans for food and employment."

Quote: "Our research shows that the situation is actually worse than feared -- and that the area of dead zone is vast and growing. The ocean is suffocating."

2018-04-27 - Six children freak out and lose consciousness at school in coastal Palomino (Colombia):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5630197/Six-children-collapse-possessed-spirits-Colombia-school.html
http://www.sott.net/article/384009-I-will-kill-them-all-Six-children-possessed-by-spirits-collapse-at-school-in-Colombia

2018-04-27 - Climate change already displacing US communities:
http://www.kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/forced-to-move-climate-change-already-displacing-us-communities

2018-04-27 - 36,749 lightning strikes in 13 hours hit Andhra Pradesh (India), 9+ killed:
http://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2018/04/26/9-killed-as-indian-state-weathers-36749-lightning-strikes-in-13-hours
http://www.sott.net/article/384016-Indian-state-of-Andhra-Pradesh-weathers-rare-event-of-36749-lightning-strikes-in-13-hours-at-least-9-killed

2018-04-27 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Cairo (Egypt):
http://egyptianstreets.com/2018/04/26/heavy-rains-cause-chaos-in-cairo/
http://www.sott.net/article/384012-Heavy-rainfall-causes-chaos-in-Cairo-Egypt

2018-04-27 - Severe thunderstorms, hail and torrential rain expected across Western Europe:
http://www.severe-weather.eu/recent-events/severe-thunderstorms-across-france-germany-and-benelux-this-weekend/
http://www.sott.net/article/384124-Severe-thunderstorms-hail-and-torrential-rain-expected-across-Western-Europe-this-weekend

2018-04-27 - Alarming 'Salmon Extinction Act' passes in US House:
http://www.ecowatch.com/salmon-dams-congress-2563523631.html

2018-04-27 - Ben Carson wants to triple the rent for poor people:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/ben-carson-thinks-poor-people-103733117.html

2018-04-27 - Ford will stop selling most of its cars in North America:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-stop-selling-most-cars-235400380.html

2018-04-27 - High-paying trade jobs sit empty, while high school grads line up for college:
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university

2018-04-28 - Unknown gas sickens 40 people at cocktail bar in coastal Stockton-on-Tees (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20180429-62854-GBR
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/drinkers-evacuated-from-pub-after-mystery-chemical-scare-1-9140439
http://www.facebook.com/yorkshirepost.newspaper/posts/1701649919889938

Quote: "Around 40 revellers had to leave a bar when an unidentified gas caused them to cough and struggle for breath. The incident happened last night at a cocktail bar called Dr Inks in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland. An arcade containing several pubs was evacuated and cordoned off. Police and fire crews have not yet identified the mystery substance."

2018-04-28 - Person has 'medical issue' at Trump rally in Washington Township (Michigan):
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/government-and-politics/20180428/trump-rally-fires-up-crowd-in-washington-township
http://dmlnews.com/video-trump-pauses-rally-medical-emergency-crowd/
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/29/president-trump-rally-emergency/

Quote: "Trump halted his speech for about five minutes and called for a doctor when one person inside suffered a medical issue. Township Fire Chief Brian Tyrell reported about 10 people needed medical assistance at the complex at 30 Mile and Powell roads just east of M-53 but none were serious enough to require transport to a hospital."

2018-04-28 - Woman has 'medical emergency' at conservation area in North Attleborough (Massachusetts):
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/first-responders-rescue-ill-hiker-from-north-attleboro-woods/article_d8efd68b-9331-58ce-8f79-4e7798cd6f8e.html

Quote: "Fire Department Capt. Chris Coleman said rescue workers were called to the conservation area off of Old Wood Road and found a hiker suffering from a medical emergency."

2018-04-28 - Child found unconscious in swimming pool at home in Chandler (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/chandler/child-pulled-from-chandler-pool-semi-responsive-near-ray-and-alma-school-roads

2018-04-28 - Volcano Piton de la Fournaise erupts on Reunion Island (France):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/piton-de-la-fournaise-erupts-again.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/952493/reunion-Piton-de-la-Fournaise-reunion-volcano-eruption-updates
http://www.sott.net/article/384218-Volcano-erupts-on-Reunion-island-for-the-second-time-this-year

2018-04-28 - Steamboat Geyser experiencing unusual series of eruptions at Yellowstone National Park (Montana/Wyoming):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=UGE-20180429-62846-USA
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-Yellowstone-geyser-has-experienced-unusual-12873170.php
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/worlds-largest-active-geyser-steamboat.html

Quote: "The Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park can spout 300 feet of scalding water into the air, a feature of the world's tallest active geyser. That is known. What isn't known is why is the geyser has erupted three times in the past six weeks, including one event on Friday in an unusual pattern that hasn't occurred since 2003. The spike in activity has puzzled scientists who closely monitor Yellowstone - the crown jewel of the national park system that rests on top of a violent supervolcano measuring 44 miles across."

2018-04-28 - Acidification, a new threat to lakes and rivers:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23831750-300-acid-bath-the-new-threat-to-lakes-and-rivers/
http://www.sott.net/article/384129-Acidification-A-new-threat-to-lakes-and-rivers

2018-04-28 - Most atolls will be uninhabitable by the mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding:
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/4/eaap9741.full
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425162044.htm

2018-04-28 - Heatwave heads to Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, central Maharashtra and Vidarbha (India):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180429-62847-IND

2018-04-28 - Powerful storm hits Auckland (New Zealand), blackouts ensue:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20180428-62829-NZL
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=ST-20180428-62829-NZL

2018-04-28 - Heavy flooding caused by melting snowpack hits Oliver (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=FL-20180429-62851-CAN

2018-04-28 - Can Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria before the next storm hits?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/can-puerto-rico-recover-from-maria-before-the-next-storm-hits/ar-AAwmp2G

2018-04-28 - US government releases plan to cull and slaughter 100,000 wild horses and burros:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/u-s-government-releases-plan-cull-slaughter-wild-horses-burros/

2018-04-28 - Trump has shrunk Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, here’s a look at what America stands to lose:
http://www.businessinsider.com/bears-ears-national-monument-pictures-2017-12
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/trump-has-shrunk-bears-ears-national.html

2018-04-28 - Chocolate could improve poor eyesight, study finds:
http://www.rt.com/news/425405-dark-chocolate-eyesight-study/
http://www.sott.net/article/384147-Sweet-vision-Chocolate-could-improve-poor-eyesight-study-finds

2018-04-28 - 'Perfectoid geometry' may be the secret that links numbers and shapes:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23831752-700-theorem-of-everything-the-secret-that-links-numbers-and-shapes/
http://www.sott.net/article/384114-Perfectoid-geometry-may-be-the-secret-that-links-numbers-and-shapes

2018-04-28 - Shark catches fish, osprey catches shark, man catches picture, at Maderia Beach (Florida):
http://www.mynbc5.com/article/photographer-snaps-picture-of-bird-carrying-shark-that-is-carrying-fish/20098272

2018-04-29 - Unknown odor hits coastal Incheon (South Korea):
http://tech2.org/korea/%EC%82%AC%ED%9A%8C-incidentally-reported-odor-in-songdo-new-town-in-incheon/

Quote: "In the middle of Incheon Songdo-dong area in Incheon, there was an unpleasant odor and inconvenience to the residents. Incheon Yeonsu Ward Office reported residents complaining about odor in Incheon Songdo New Town. The ward office and the fire department investigated together, but only the fact that it was not a stench caused by the gas was confirmed, but the exact cause was not understood yet."

2018-04-29 - Heatwave with temps over 47C/117F baking India:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/temps-approaching-50-deg-c-or-122-deg-f.html

2018-04-29 - Person goes into cardiac arrest at home on Clairbrook Close in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://www.humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents

Quote: "Clairbrook Close, Hull. Sun 29 Apr 2018 13:33 (No:07933) Request to gain entry from yas. Entry gained using breaking-in tool. Cpr administered to adult male occupier. Trauma bag, defibrillator and oxygen therapy in use prior to arrival of ambulance. Casualty left in care of paramedics."

2018-04-29 - Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Morristown (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/top-news/regional/usgs-reports-31-magnitude-earthquake-near-morristown/1150454023
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/se60197892#region-info

2018-04-29 - Scientists warn that cataclysmic rainfall event in Hawaii is a sign of things to come:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/a-hawaiian-island-got-about-50-inches.html

2018-04-29 - Dust storm sweeps through near York (Nebraska), fatal crash ensues:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nebraska-dust-storm-triggers-chain-reaction-crash-1-dead/ar-AAwyscn

2018-04-29 - Significant severe weather threatens central US, major warmup coming to the US East:
http://www.yahoo.com/gma/significant-severe-weather-threatens-central-us-major-warmup-102803504--abc-news-topstories.html

2018-04-29 - Five asteroids fly by Earth:
http://www.rt.com/news/425462-asteroids-close-earth-flyby/
http://www.sott.net/article/384212-Incoming-close-calls-NASA-says-5-close-asteroid-flybys-will-take-place-today

2018-04-30 - Major Arctic warming event predicted for the coming week:
http://robertscribbler.com/2018/04/30/major-arctic-warming-event-predicted-over-the-coming-week/

2018-04-30 - Green heron from North America turns up in Pembrokeshire, Wales (Britain):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-43947640
http://www.sott.net/article/384291-Green-heron-from-North-America-turns-up-in-Pembrokeshire-Wales

2018-04-30 - Britain under siege from toxic caterpillars that can cause asthma attacks, vomiting and infections:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/oak-processionary-moths-toxic-caterpillars-invading-uk-how-dangerous-protect-pets-dogs-cats-a8328156.html
http://www.sott.net/article/384341-Invasion-of-the-moths-Britain-under-siege-from-toxic-caterpillars-that-can-cause-asthma-attacks-vomiting-and-infections

2018-04-30 - CDC announces that 1 in 59 children are now autistic:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-cdc-just-announced-one-in-59-children-are-autistic-here%E2%80%99s-why-that%E2%80%99s-not-evidence-of-an-epidemic/ar-AAwsApP?ocid=spartandhp&ffid=gz

2018-04-30 - Bacteria communicate in groups to avoid antibiotics:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/bacteria-communicate-in-groups-to-avoid-antibiotics-2.html

2018-04-30 - Man surfs world record 80-foot wave off Portugal:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/80-foot-wave-in-portugal-gives-brazilian-surfer-world-record/ar-AAwxffU

2018-04-30 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Buenos Aires (Argentina), 2 killed:
http://floodlist.com/africa/algeria-tiaret-elbayadh-floods-april-2018
http://www.sott.net/article/384351-Storm-in-Buenos-Aires-Argentina-leaves-2-dead-hundreds-displaced

2018-04-30 - Terrible flooding devastates Kenya, 100 killed, many homeless:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/05/a-humanitarian-crisis-100-dead.html

2018-04-30 - Tornado rips through three villages in the Marne (France):
http://www.sott.net/article/384411-France-After-the-snow-in-Normandy-a-tornado-forms-in-the-Marne-and-destroys-three-villages

2018-04-30 - Lightning strikes kill at least 13 people and injure 25 more West Bengal (India):
http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/kalbaisakhi-kills-13-in-west-bengal/222824
http://www.sott.net/article/384396-At-least-13-people-killed-and-25-injured-by-lightning-strikes-in-West-Bengal-India

2018-04-30 - Lightning strikes kill 6 cattle and unseasonal hailstorm destroys mango crop in parts of Telangana (India):
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Khammam-Tab/2018-04-30/Cattle-perish-in-heavy-rains-crops-destroyed---/377851
http://www.sott.net/article/384362-Lightning-strikes-kill-6-cattle-unseasonal-hailstorm-destroys-mango-crop-in-parts-of-Telangana-India

2018-04-30 - Lightning strikes kill 19 people, injure at least 16 more, across Bangladesh:
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/04/29/lightning-kills-eight-injures-four-in-sirajganj-and-magura
http://www.sott.net/article/384294-Lightning-strikes-kill-19-injure-at-least-16-others-across-Bangladesh

2018-04-30 - Lightning strike kills dog in Te Puke (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12041810
http://www.sott.net/article/384293-Lightning-kills-dog-in-Te-Puke-New-Zealand

2018-04-30 - California's next megaflood could be world's first trillion-dollar disaster:
http://grist.org/article/californias-next-megaflood-would-be-worse-than-eight-hurricane-katrinas/
http://www.sott.net/article/384256-Worlds-first-trillion-natural-disaster-Californias-next-megaflood-would-be-worse-than-8-Hurricane-Katrinas

2018-04-30 - Volcano Barbarbunga shaken by magnitude 3.9 earthquake in Iceland:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/04/the-monster-icelandic-volcano.html

2018-04-30 - Man, 33, topples off hotel balcony shortly after 5 AM in coastal Albufeira (Portugal), 2000 feet from the ocean, 1 injured:
http://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-tourist-rushed-to-hospital-after-falling-from-balcony-at-popular-holiday-resort-154085

Quote: "Another Irish tourist died in the same Algarve resort last year. Daryl Dargan from Portlaoise, Co. Laois was found dead in his apartment by friends after a night out last May."

2018-04-30 - Heatwave broils parts of Pakistan, dozens of people lose consciousness:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HT-20180501-62894-PAK