http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html
The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.
A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-03 - More than 3500 cars destroyed or damaged by massive blaze near airport in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://dailycaller.com/2020/04/04/fire-florida-airport-3500-cars/
http://www.winknews.com/2020/04/04/fire-at-rsw-destroys-over-3500-rental-cars-port-authority-says/
http://wildfiretoday.com/2020/04/04/over-3500-rental-cars-destroyed-by-fire-at-fort-meyers-airport/
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2020/04/04/fire-near-southwest-florida-international-airport-contained/2946972001/
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/massive-fire-near-rsw-burns-more-than-3500-cars-could-take-months-to-investigate
http://www.yoursun.com/fire-destroys-damages-3-500-plus-cars-near-rsw/article_d587dde4-76a5-11ea-a74f-7fb11092d7ca.html
http://www.naplesnews.com/videos/news/local/2020/04/03/huge-smoke-fire-near-southwest-florida-international-airport/2945189001/
http://www.winknews.com/2020/04/03/brush-fire-in-rental-overflow-area-at-rsw-airport/
http://weather.com/news/news/2020-04-04-florida-brush-fire-destroys-cars-at-airport
Quote: "There were 3,516 cars destroyed or damaged by the fire and 3,850 remained undamaged, Moreland said."
Note: This is the new record for most non-junk cars to burn in one fire. The previous record was 1460 cars that burned when the car-carrier ship 'Auto Banner' went up in flames in coastal Incheon (South Korea), mentioned in the 2018-05-21 update. Moving down to third place is the fire that destroyed 1400 cars in a waterfront parking garage in coastal Liverpool (Britain) on New Years Eve in 2017, mentioned in the 2017-12-31 update. So this new fire was bigger than the previous two biggest car fires combined!
2020-04-03 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire at 1:16 AM, vehicles burn, on Overton Road in Ludlow (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/83163
Quote: "Fire involving quantity of vehicles in small salvage yard crews used 2 breathing apparatus and 2 hose reel jets to extinguish."
2020-04-03 - Pallet factory destroyed by massive fire in the wee hours in Juarez (Mexico):
http://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2020/04/03/massive-fire-in-juarez-burns-for-hours-overnight/
Quote: "A massive fire broke out in Juarez factory near the Zaragoza bridge early Friday morning. The flames and smoke are visible from miles away in El Paso's Lower Valley and the east side. ABC-7 first noticed the fire on Texas Dept. of Transportation cameras just after midnight. El Diario de Juarez reported that it was a factory that makes wooden pallets."
2020-04-03 - CDC issues new guidelines recommending that everyone cover their face with something when leaving the house:
http://www.nbc29.com/2020/04/03/virus-deaths-unemployment-accelerating-across-europe-us/
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Feds-now-encouraging-Americans-to-wear-face-masks-569368021.html
http://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/03/826219824/president-trump-says-cdc-now-recommends-americans-wear-cloth-masks-in-public
Quote: "President Donald Trump announced new guidelines that call for everyone to wear makeshift face coverings such as T-shirts and bandannas when leaving the house, especially in areas hit hard by the pandemic, like New York."
2020-04-03 - Coronavirus death toll rises by more than 1,000 to 6,921 with 261,438 cases in the United States:
http://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-04/coronavirus-death-toll-u-s-tops-1-000-a-day
Quote: "The United States on Friday recorded at least 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, a sad milestone in the nation’s war to stop the spread of the novel virus, according to figures maintained by Johns Hopkins University. The figure increased the national death count to 6,921 as of early afternoon Pacific time. Nationally, there are more than 261,438 confirmed cases. That figure is higher than what any other country has confirmed, although U.S. officials believe China and some governments may be underreporting case numbers."
2020-04-03 - Coronavirus death toll rises by record 53 to 210 with 8,904 cases in Illinois:
http://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-suffers-largest-spike-in-covid-19-deaths-cases-in-1-day/6073073/
http://www.whig.com/20200404/covid-19-death-toll-surpasses-200-in-illinois-as-state-prepares-alternate-care-facilities
Quote: "Illinois' coronavirus cases increased by more than 1,200 with 53 additional deaths Friday, the largest jump in both categories in one day. There are now 8,904 confirmed COVID-19 cases across Illinois, including 210 deaths, state health officials announced Friday."
2020-04-03 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 170 with 10,268 cases in Florida:
http://cbs12.com/news/local/coronavirus-cases-top-10000-in-florida-death-toll-rises-to-170
Quote: "According to the health department, there are now 10,268 total confirmed cases in Florida with 9,925 Florida residents who have tested positive and 170 deaths total."
2020-04-03 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 102 with 3,437 cases in Indiana:
http://www.purdueexponent.org/city_state/article_a249bfb6-75b4-11ea-b99d-f7922401d684.html
Quote: "Indiana's death toll from the novel coronavirus eclipsed 100 Friday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. The total number of cases surged from just over 3,000 to 3,437. A map on the ISDH website that updates at 10 a.m. daily shows 102 deaths in the state. People over 70 account for only 22% of confirmed cases but over 70% of deaths."
2020-04-03 - Coronavirus infection count rises to 2,113 in Missouri, governor issues statewide stay-at-home order:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20200403/parson-issues-missouri-stay-at-home-order-as-covid-cases-top-2000
http://www.kshb.com/news/coronavirus/missouri-gov-parson-issues-statewide-stay-at-home-order
http://www.kait8.com/2020/04/03/live-gov-parson-announces-statewide-stay-home-order-mo/
http://krcgtv.com/news/local/parson-to-update-statewide-social-distancing-order-in-500-pm-press-briefing
http://www.kctv5.com/coronavirus/gov-parson-orders-stay-at-home-order-for-missouri-effective-monday/article_34c45638-75f8-11ea-8e58-37abaa49cf23.html
Quote: "Missouri’s COVID-19 case count recorded its fourth day of more than 250 new infections and the number of total cases rose to 2,113 on Friday."
2020-04-03 - All beaches and pools to be closed this summer in Minneapolis (Minnesota):
http://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-beaches-and-pools-to-remain-closed-this-summer-due-to-covid-19
Quote: "Minneapolis beaches and pools will not open this summer due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. These closures impact all outdoor aquatic facilities such as beaches, wading pools, waterparks and the Webber Natural Swimming Pool."
2020-04-03 - Brush fire breaks out along the Rio Grande near Mesilla (New Mexico):
http://www.lcsun-news.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/04/03/brush-fire-rages-through-mesilla-valley-bosque-state-park-friday/2943600001/
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2020/04/03/crews-battle-brush-fire-along-rio-grande-bosque-heres-what-we-know/2942856001/
http://kvia.com/news/new-mexico/2020/04/03/brush-fire-burning-near-mesilla-producing-heavy-smoke-but-no-threat-to-buildings/
2020-04-03 - Three tractor trailers destroyed by fire at 3 AM, two more damaged, while parked at truck stop in Anna (Texas):
http://cdllife.com/2020/multiple-trucks-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-at-texas-truck-stop/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/04/03/fire-texas-truck-stop-destroys-3-semi-tractor-trailers/
http://upnewsinfo.com/2020/04/03/overnight-fire-at-texas-truck-stop-destroys-3-semi-trailers-up-news-info-dallas-fort-worth/
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/multiple-trucks-destroyed-in-overnight-fire-at-texas-truck-stop.1890386/
http://www.facebook.com/annafiretx/posts/1405980352901937
Quote: "Crews were able to put out the blaze, but not before three trucks were completely destroyed and another two damaged in the fire."
2020-04-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-77 in Huntersville (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/04/04/tractor-trailer-goes-up-flames-i-huntersville/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/firefighters-working-put-out-tractor-trailer-fire-i-77-near-huntersville/MOT3PMV4NJCW3JGQ77A35MYEJI/
2020-04-03 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at I-80 rest stop in Placer County (California):
http://goldcountrymedia.com/news/173752/commercial-vehicle-fire-temporarily-closed-gold-run-rest-area/
Note: These are the 482nd, 483rd, 484th, 485th and 486th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-04-03 - Car bursts into flame at home on Rudder Road in coastal Hyannis (Massachusetts):
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20200403/no-one-injured-when-engine-fire-totals-car-in-hyannis
2020-04-03 - Car bursts into flame at grocery store, fire spreads to store, in Smithtown (New York):
http://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/fire-heavily-damages-fresh-market-smithtown
2020-04-03 - Car bursts into flame on I-20 in Rankin County (Mississippi):
http://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/vehicle-fire-i-20-w/
2020-04-03 - Car bursts into flame in carpark at shopping center in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/vehicle-fire-swindon-27/
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/18356404.car-fire-orbital-shopping-centre/
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18356404.car-fire-orbital-shopping-centre/
2020-04-03 - Several vehicles destroyed by fire while parked at towing business in DeKalb (Illinois):
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/04/03/multiple-cars-catch-fire-in-parking-lot-of-a-to-z-towing-in-dekalb-friday-afternoon/a1kwgcb/
2020-04-03 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-10 in Milton (Florida):
http://www.wkrg.com/news/traffic/traffic-alert-vehicle-fire-on-i-10-in-milton/
2020-04-03 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Glebe Lane in Landford (Britain):
http://www.dwfire.org.uk/incident/vehicle-fire-landford/
2020-04-03 - Moped bursts into flame on Fulford Grove in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
Quote: "Fulford Grove, Hull. Fri 3 Apr 2020 16:44 (No: 006516) Moped fire. Extinguished by occupier using hose pipe prior to Fire Service arrival."
2020-04-03 - Car(s) and garage destroyed by fire at home in Oconto (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/oconto-county/2020/04/03/fire-town-oconto-destroys-garage-and-contents/2938849001/
Quote: "The garage and its contents, including a cars and tools, are a total loss."
2020-04-03 - Truss plant destroyed by fire just before 11:30 PM on East Clark Street in East Helena (Montana), nobody there:
http://www.ktvh.com/news/helena-news/east-helena-truss-plant-destroyed-in-fire
http://helenair.com/news/local/east-helena-truss-plant-goes-up-in-flames/article_05139925-d205-55a1-9fdb-892bc4a7a854.html
http://helenair.com/news/local/east-helena-truss-business-goes-up-in-flames/article_05139925-d205-55a1-9fdb-892bc4a7a854.html
2020-04-03 - Garage destroyed by fire at home on Harmony Highway in Harmony (North Carolina), nobody there:
http://www.statesville.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-garage-fire-in-harmony-cause-source-unclear/article_4eb23fc5-4e43-52d5-b529-7a0d02e45541.html
2020-04-03 - Home damaged by fire on School House Road in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://wach.com/news/local/fire-damages-home-displaces-5-in-columbia
2020-04-03 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Southeast 274th Place in coastal Kent (Washington), cat killed:
http://www.kentreporter.com/news/fire-displaces-family-of-five-at-kent-home/
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/crews-battling-two-alarm-fire-kent/ODU5XU2PXNE5DM5C4NP7YUSP6I/
2020-04-03 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3 AM on Carnforth Drive in Austin (Texas):
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/6-people-escape-north-austin-house-fire-thanks-to-smoke-alarm-afd-says/
2020-04-03 - Home destroyed by fire on Wigal Road near Lubeck (West Virginia), nobody there:
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2020/04/fire-destroys-wood-county-home/
2020-04-03 - Home destroyed by fire just before 4:30 AM on Seventh Street in Salisbury (North Carolina):
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/04/03/crews-battle-house-fire-salisbury/
2020-04-03 - Apartment building destroyed by huge fire on St Regis Circle in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/firefighters-battle-large-flames-as-they-engulf-multiple-floors-of-a-raleigh-apartment/19041567/
http://www.wral.com/dozens-left-homeless-during-stay-at-home-order-after-apartment-fire-destroys-12-units/19041567/
http://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/residents-react-after-raleigh-apartments-a-total-loss-following-massive-fire/
http://abc11.com/crews-battle-flames-at-raleigh-apartment-complex/6074261/
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article241757711.html
2020-04-03 - Deadly fire burns home at 1:30 AM on North Broadmoore Avenue in West Covina (California), 2 killed:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/04/03/2-dead-west-covina-house-fire/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/fire-west-covina/2340115/
http://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-and-woman-found-dead-after-fire-at-west-covina-home/
2020-04-03 - Deadly fire burns home on Pennsylvania Avenue near Big Chimney (West Virginia), 1 killed:
http://wchstv.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-big-chimney-fire
2020-04-03 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on 65th Street East in Inver Grove Heights (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://kstp.com/news/inver-grove-heights-apartment-fire-fatality/5691030/
http://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/1-dead-after-inver-grove-heights-apartment-fire
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/04/03/man-killed-in-inver-grove-heights-apartment-fire/
http://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/kare11-sunrise/5-alarm-fire-claims-life-in-inver-grove-heights/89-87a342da-53e5-4758-a1c3-eab212f106c7
2020-04-03 - Vacant church burns in the wee hours in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://okcfox.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-sw-oklahoma-city-church
2020-04-03 - Mother and daughter, 81 and 61, found dead in apartment on Forrest Hill Avenue in Richmond (Virginia):
http://www.nbc12.com/2020/04/03/mother-daughter-found-dead-inside-richmond-home-identified/
http://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/mother-and-daughter-found-dead-inside-richmond-apartment/
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/crime/police-identify-mother-81-and-daughter-61-found-dead-at-richmond-home-no-foul-play/article_13b109a5-7c42-5dbd-9712-3dd5838e0568.html
2020-04-03 - Two people, 23 and 26, found dead near Busic Avenue and Lowdermilk Street in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/news/police-identify-victims-found-dead-on-lowdermilk-street-in-greensboro/
http://myfox8.com/news/police-investigating-death-at-busic-avenue-lowdermilk-street-in-greensboro/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/two-people-found-dead-in-greensboro/83-3d8d7d19-9b85-469e-918c-6c0aa110c23e
2020-04-03 - Woman and two children die in water tank in Rajasthan (India):
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mother-two-minor-children-drown-in-water-tank-in-rajasthans-bikaner/1790741
http://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/991914-mother-two-minor-children-drown-in-water-tank-in-rajasthans-bikaner
2020-04-03 - Man, 33, dies in the Little River at Little River Canyon Nature Preserve (Alabama):
http://www.waff.com/2020/04/04/man-drowns-little-river-canyon-national-preserve/
http://whnt.com/news/northeast-alabama/swimmer-drowned-at-little-river-canyon-nature-preserve/
2020-04-03 - Man, 20 to 30, found dead in the Guadalupe River in Kerrville (Texas):
http://dailytimes.com/promotions/article_e723084e-769b-11ea-9242-7705915ebc3e.html
2020-04-03 - Person found dead in the water near Harbor Hospital in coastal Baltimore (Maryland):
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/04/03/baltimore-police-body-found-in-water-near-harbor-hospital/
2020-04-03 - Man, 24, found dead near Teeterville (Canada):
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/missing-norfolk-man-found-dead/wcm/4852baeb-08f3-468f-8f84-ae324a44eab4
2020-04-03 - Man, 27, dies in the Lubangwe River near Hwange (Zimbabwe):
http://www.chronicle.co.zw/man-drowns-while-taking-a-bath/
2020-04-03 - Man, 33, found dead in the Densu River in New Juaben South (Ghana):
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/33-year-old-driver-drowns-in-Densu-River-914095
2020-04-03 - Woman in her 30s found dead at bus stop on Cricklade Road in Swindon (Britain):
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18355597.road-closed-police-gorse-hill-woman-dies/
http://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/homeless-woman-found-dead-at-swindon-bus-stop-named-locally/
2020-04-03 - Man in his 60s found dead at 5 AM at bridge in Grantham (Britain):
http://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2020/04/mans-body-found-at-bridge-on-a1-grantham/
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/body-of-man-found-by-bridge-over-a1-in-grantham-9105326/
2020-04-03 - Driver has 'medical emergency', car plows into police car, in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/impd-officer-driver-both-injured-in-crash-on-indys-south-side
http://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/impd-officer-involved-in-2-vehicle-crash-on-south-side/
Quote: "Police believe the driver was having a medical emergency when he hit the officer."
2020-04-03 - Tanker truck overturns on Surrey Street near the Vermillion River in Lafayette (Louisiana):
http://www.klfy.com/local/lpd-18-wheeler-carrying-fuel-crashes-surrey-street-closed/
http://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/surrey-st-closed-due-to-overturned-18-wheeler
http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_00bce842-75ca-11ea-99c4-6b37db866460.html
http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/04/03/diesel-tanker-truck-overturns-surrey-street-lafayette/2940955001/
http://kpel965.com/overturned-tanker-truck-on-surrey-street/
2020-04-03 - Tractor trailer overturns, bursts into flame, on the Florida Turnpike in coastal Jupiter (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/jupiter/semi-truck-overturns-catches-fire-on-floridas-turnpike
http://www.wpbf.com/article/tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-turnpike-in-jupiter/32030524
http://cbs12.com/news/local/truck-fire-blocks-florida-turnpike-in-jupiter
2020-04-03 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-74 in Tazewell County (Illinois):
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20200403/semi-overturns-on-i-74-in-east-peoria
2020-04-03 - SUV veers off road, crashes into tree, in Easton (Massachusetts), 1 injured:
http://whdh.com/news/woman-sustains-serious-injuries-after-head-on-crash-in-easton/
Quote: "A preliminary report found the woman may have suffered a medical episode shortly before the crash, police said."
2020-04-03 - Car veers over centerline at 6:50 AM, hits truck head-on, on Highway 63 in Warren (Arkansas), 3 killed:
http://katv.com/news/local/three-dead-after-car-crash-on-highway-63-in-warren
2020-04-03 - Two cars collide head-on just after 5 AM on County Road 10 in Laketown Township (Minnesota), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://kduz.com/2020/04/03/waconia-man-dies-in-head-on-crash/
http://www.startribune.com/one-killed-in-head-on-crash-near-waconia/569318862/
http://www.swnewsmedia.com/chanhassen_villager/news/public_safety/waconia-man-dies-in-crash-on-county-road-10/article_62614510-4416-57e8-be48-407ef09500e6.html
2020-04-03 - Two cars collide head-on at 5 AM on Rucker Boulevard in Enterprise (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.wsfa.com/2020/04/03/killed-head-on-crash-enterprise/
http://www.dothaneagle.com/enterprise_ledger/news/new-brockton-man-killed-in-head-on-crash/article_569a10ce-75ba-11ea-bb31-9be5541fcfef.html
2020-04-03 - Unemployment rate rises from 3.5 percent to 4.4 percent:
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/03/unemployment-numbers-march-162890
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-us-officially-lost-701000-jobs-in-march-but-in-reality-millions-vanished-2020-04-03
Note: That data only goes up to the middle of March, so the 10 million people who filed for unemployment in the last two weeks of March won't show up until the next unemployment report...
2020-04-03 - Abnormally warm Gulf of Mexico could intensify the upcoming tornado and hurricane seasons:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/ominous-signs-abnormally-warm-gulf-of.html
2020-04-03 - Early spring warmth set to expand across the central and eastern US:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/early-spring-warmth-set-expand-074920715.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/early-spring-warmth-set-to-expand-across-central-eastern-us/713534
2020-04-03 - Climate monitoring and research could fall victim to coronavirus, scientists fear:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-monitoring-research-could-fall-090015643.html
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/apr/03/climate-monitoring-research-coronavirus-scientists
2020-04-03 - Tropical Cyclone Harold pounds the Solomon Islands, 28 missing:
http://watchers.news/2020/04/03/tropical-cyclone-harold-leaves-28-missing-in-solomon-islands-set-to-make-landfall-over-vanuatu/
2020-04-03 - Heavy rain and flooding hit parts of eastern Spain after 4 months' worth of rain in 24 hours:
http://watchers.news/2020/04/03/severe-floods-hit-parts-of-eastern-spain-after-4-months-worth-rain-in-24-hours/
2020-04-03 - Five asteroids to pass by Earth this weekend:
http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-5-asteroids-including-2-city-killer-neos-approaching-earth-weekend-2951935
http://www.sott.net/article/431869-NASA-5-asteroids-including-2-city-killer-NEOs-approaching-Earth-this-weekend
2020-04-03 - Half of humanity now on lockdown as 90 countries call for confinement:
http://www.euronews.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-in-europe-spain-s-death-toll-hits-10-000-after-record-950-new-deaths-in-24-hou
2020-04-03 - 30% of all mortgages likely to default in 'biggest wave of delinquencies in history':
http://www.zerohedge.com/economics/here-comes-next-crisis-30-all-mortgages-will-default-biggest-wave-delinquencies-history
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/this-is-what-economic-collapse-looks-like
and, lemme guess - they blame the conflagration on Covid-19 somehow . . .
ReplyDeleteJeez, that's gotta be close to the record, i'n-it Jonny?
Gettin' kine-uva late start ta-day. Mah dawg's got issues an' i gotta take-eem tada vet tamar. Apparently it goes like 'is nah: ya pull up in-noo day parkin' lot, gimma cawl an' 'ey come out and get yer pet, no people-loud inside!
Things are changing and we don't even know, 'cause nobody's allowed to watch. Looks like we're gonna go full lock down eventually. THAT'LL be some shit. Who's gonna collect the trash? What about the water and sewage treatment plants, EMTs, police and firefighters? Are doctors going to be allowed to work? It's gonna get really dicey.
[let's start with misleading headline of the day]
A bank failure in the US
West Virginia Bank FAILS - Coronavirus
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-bank-failure-in-us.html
A small bank in West Virginia has become the first institution to fail during the coronavirus crisis.
[OH, well that's different than the implied 'bank went bust BECAUSE OF the virus!' headline]
The bank had been experiencing difficulties since 2015 and its 2019 capital levels were too low, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Friday. [there you go]
The First State Bank of Barboursville, with $152 million in total assets, was closed Friday by the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions.
The bank's $139.5 million in deposits will be acquired by MVB Bank Inc. of Fairmont, W. Va. The four branches of The First State Bank were set to reopen as branches of MVB Bank on Saturday, the FDIC said.
Sunday, 5 April 2020
Arctic ice is on the move in early Spring
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/arctic-ice-is-on-move-in-early-spring.html
NEW YORK CITY VIRUS: 2,634 DEAD
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/new-york-city-virus-2-634-dead-since-yesterday
Outside New York City, 941 have died in the rest of the state.
NYPD
6,698 uniformed members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) are on sick report which accounts for 18.5% of the Department's uniformed workforce.
1,775 uniformed members and 260 civilian members tested positive for the coronavirus.
FDNY
Approximately one out of every four FDNY EMS members called out sick on Friday, just as coronavirus has led to an all-time high in 911 calls that have flooded the system.
Of the more than 4,000 EMTs and paramedics who are part of the FDNY, 24 percent called out sick, according to the department.
There were 17 percent of firefighters also out on sick leave, the department said, with the combined number of EMS members and firefighters out sick around 3,000. [more]
[2nd section below]
Coronavirus: News from China
ReplyDeleteChina orders 200,000 body bags from Taiwan; Panic-buying erupts across China amid CCP virus pandemic
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/coronavirus-news-from-china.html [29.5 min. video]
A timeline for food shortages
FEMA/DHS Food Shortages
Timeline Leaked / China Panic Buying Food / Have Hope
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-timeline-for-food-shortages.html [~ 22.25 min. Ice Age Farmer video]
Bill Gates Reveals the real reason behind the lock-downs
Did Bill Gates Just Reveal The Real Reason Behind The Lock-Downs?
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/bill-gates-reveals-real-reason-behind.html
On March 24 Bill Gates gave a highly revelatory 50-minute interview to Chris Anderson. Anderson is the Curator of TED, the non-profit that runs the TED Talks. [~ 51.5 min.]
Anderson asked Gates at 3:49 in the video of the interview – which well over three million views now – about a ‘Perspective’ article by Gates that was published February 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
“You wrote that this could be the once-in-a-century pandemic that people have been fearing. Is that how you think of it, still?” queried Anderson.
“Well, it’s awful to say this but, we could have a respiratory virus whose case fatality rate was even higher. If this was something like smallpox, that kills 30 percent of people. So this is horrific,” responded Gates.
“But, in fact, most people even who get the COVID disease are able to survive. So in that, it’s quite infectious – way more infectious than MERS [Middle East Respiratory Syndrome] or SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome] were. [But] it’s not as fatal as they were. And yet the disruption we’re seeing in order to knock it down is really completely unprecedented.”
Gates reiterates the dire consequences for the global economy later in the interview.
“We need a clear message about that,” Gates said starting at 26:52.
“It is really tragic that the economic effects of this are very dramatic. I mean, nothing like this has ever happened to the economy in our lifetimes. But … bringing the economy back and doing [sic] money, that’s more of a reversible thing than bringing people back to life. So we’re going to take the pain in the economic dimension, huge pain, in order to minimize the pain in disease and death dimension.”
As noted in an April 1 article in OffGuardian, there may be dramatically more deaths from the economic breakdown than from COVID-19 itself.
“By all accounts, the impact of the response will be great, far-reaching, and long-lasting,”
Millions could potentially die from suicide, drug abuse, lack of medical coverage or treatment, poverty and lack of food access, on top of other predictable social, medical and public-health problems stemming from the response to COVID-19.
[more]
CoronaVirus Will Cause The Next Great Depression
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/coronavirus-and-next-great-depression.html [13 min. Shrimp Zoo video]
[3rd part next]
Ankle monitors ordered for Kentucky residents refusing coronavirus quarantine
ReplyDeletehttps://www.sott.net/article/431932-Ankle-monitors-ordered-for-Kentucky-residents-refusing-coronavirus-quarantine
Despite Governor Andy Beshear ordering all Kentucky residents to stay at home to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, some in Louisville are reportedly refusing to self-quarantine.
As a response, Jefferson Circuit Court judge Angela Bisig is ordering ankle monitors for those who were exposed to the coronavirus but who won't stay at home.
CNN reports that Bisig ordered an individual identified as D.L. to wear a global positioning device for the next two weeks. D.L is reportedly living with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, as well as someone who is a presumptive case.
About a week ago, D.L. was ordered to self-quarantine for 14 days, the amount of time it takes for an infected individual to exhibit symptoms of the coronavirus. Family members, however, said he leaves his home often.
Bisig ordered the state's Department of Corrections to place an ankle monitor on D.L., who will face criminal charges if they leave the house again. [more]
In what sense do you think we are free?
https://www.sott.net/article/431931-In-what-sense-do-you-think-we-are-free
Got that? The better the health outlook has become, the harsher the government's restrictions on you have also become.
[more]
Four die as flash floods, landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia after heavy rainfall
https://www.sott.net/article/431935-Four-die-as-flash-floods-landslides-hit-South-Sulawesi-Indonesia-after-heavy-rainfall
Heavy rain has caused flash floods and landslides in two districts of Tana Toraja regency in South Sulawesi, leaving at least four people dead. [more]
Destructive frost hits SE Europe, one of the coldest April mornings in a decade
https://watchers.news/2020/04/04/destructive-frost-hits-se-europe-one-of-the-coldest-april-mornings-in-a-decade/
The northern Balkans experienced one of their coldest April mornings in a decade on Thursday, April 2, 2020, as destructive frost hit many parts of SE Europe during the time of blossoming trees. Many vineyards and fruit plantations across southeastern Europe experienced almost 100% damage.[more]
Apricots have been destroyed, cold already affects peaches and cherries in Bulgaria
https://www.sott.net/article/431934-Apricots-have-been-destroyed-cold-already-affects-peaches-and-cherries-in-Bulgaria
Apricots are for more than 95 percent, if not all completely dead, in the Danube Plain region. Some places have survived here and there, but if it freezes after the snow, they will also die," Nikolay Kolev of the Union of Danube Fruit Growers from Agrozona. Some varieties of peaches and nectarines in the north-east of the country are currently blooming or have already finished flowering, he also reports. Freezing temperatures are also critical to them. Cherries and plums are next in line. They are in the bud phase, they should not be damaged, but it depends on how much the temperatures will drop. The snow itself is not dangerous, but it is the negative temperatures that come after that is," says the fruit grower.
Apricots cover about 8-9 thousand decares of a total of more than 28 thousand decares plantings within the Union of Danube Fruit Growers. Then comes about 3-4 thousand decares peaches, of which if the forecasts come true and temperatures drop, much of this fruit will die as well. "Unfortunately it will be a zero yield year for some fruits," says Nikolay Kolev. [more]
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[today's HOLY SHIT! headline]
ReplyDelete28 swept overboard, feared dead after Solomons ferry ignores Cyclone Harold warning
https://www.sott.net/article/431933-28-swept-overboard-feared-dead-after-Solomons-ferry-ignores-Cyclone-Harold-warning
The MV Taimareho set sail on Thursday night as tropical cyclone Harold bore down on the Solomons, and with weather forecasters warning against any unnecessary voyages.
But the captain ignored advice not to sail, the nation's leader said, as survivors reported dozens of people were swept overboard by huge waves and strong winds. Local media put the death toll at 28.
But police said it was impossible to verify the number. [more]
Delhi experiences wettest March ever, records 589% more rainfall than normal
https://www.sott.net/article/431927-Delhi-experiences-wettest-March-ever-records-589-more-rainfall-than-normal
fourth wettest March day on record last month [more]
Geoengineering Watch
Global Alert News, April 4,2020,#243 ( Dane Wigington )
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/geoengineering-news-4-april-2020.html [54.75 min. video]
Two wildfires in the Pisgah National Forest in NC burn 80 acres
https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/04/04/two-wildfires-in-the-pisgah-national-forest-in-nc-burn-80-acres/
The causes of both fires are under investigation. [more]
[coupla fan favorites]
Latest Strange Sounds from The Sky In March 2020 – And Some Are Really Creepy
https://strangesounds.org/2020/04/strange-sounds-in-the-sky-video-reports-news.html [long list of individual videos]
Pneumonia Deaths Declining Rapidly Since January [???]
https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=57928
According to Hoyt:
…the 2019-2020 season shows week by week pneumonia mortality to be low compared to the last few years, which is not what I expected. What I truly did not expect was the sharp decline over the last few weeks.
Coronavirus: Google Releases Location Data To Help Authorities Check Lock-downs
https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-regulation/coronavirus-google-releases-location-data-338372
Location data is being released by Google in 131 countries so officials can see if people are obeying self-isolating rules
[more]
#MrMBB333
ISS "Anomalies"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsgQ5a1HcF4 [~ 8 min.]
North Atlantic’s capacity to absorb CO2 overestimated, study suggests
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/04/03/north-atlantics-capacity-to-absorb-co2-overestimated-study-suggests/
The North Atlantic may be a weaker climate ally than previously believed, according to a study that suggests the ocean’s capacity to absorb carbon dioxide has been overestimated.
A first-ever winter and spring sampling of plankton in the western North Atlantic showed cell sizes were considerably smaller than scientists assumed, which means the carbon they absorb does not sink as deep or as fast, nor does it stay in the depths for as long.
This discovery is likely to force a negative revision of global climate calculations, say the authors of the Nasa-backed study, though it is unclear by how much.
“We have found a misconception. It will definitely impact the model of carbon flows,” said Oregon State University microbiologist Steve Giovannoni. “It will require more than just a small tweak.”
“We asked, how could our impressions of this ocean region be so far off?” Giovannoni said. “There are three possibilities: new equipment that allows us to see smaller plankton more clearly, the fact that previous studies had focussed on more eastern regions, and climate change altering the biology of the ocean.” [more]
Yep, this is the new record for most non-junk cars to burn in one fire. The previous record was 1460 cars that burned when the car-carrier ship 'Auto Banner' went up in flames in coastal Incheon (South Korea), mentioned in the 2018-05-21 update. Moving down to third place is the fire that destroyed 1400 cars in a waterfront parking garage in coastal Liverpool (Britain) on New Years Eve in 2017, mentioned in the 2017-12-31 update. So this new fire was bigger than the previous two biggest car fires combined!
ReplyDeleteIt's a sure sign things are ticking up environmentally (as in JJFH events will become more prevalent as these gases belch out of the ocean, permafrost, lakes, the Arctic, from oil and gas operations and more. People don't understand how the atmosphere works - pollution doesn't just magically "disappear," it all becomes absorbed after taking a while to "mix" and the result is a change in the chemical composition of "the air:" dirtier, more toxic, less oxygen and more "other shit," including radiation, particulates and poison.
ReplyDeleteLe Show for Sunday, April 5th, 2020
https://harryshearer.com/le-shows/april-05-2020/ [~ 55 min.]
The ‘Stoned Ape’ Theory Might Explain Our Extraordinary Evolution
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-stoned-ape-theory-might-explain-our-extraordinary-evolution
A scientist resurfaces a psychedelic retelling of human evolution.
Imagine Homo erectus, a now-extinct species of hominids that stood upright and became the first of our ancestors to move beyond a single continent. Around two million years ago, these hominids, some of whom eventually evolved into Homo sapiens, began to expand their range beyond Africa, moving into Asia and Europe. Along the way, they tracked animals, encountered dung, and discovered new plants.
But that’s just the version of our origin story that happens to be widely accepted by scientists.
A more radical interpretation of these events involves the same animals, dung, and plants but also includes psychedelic drugs. In 1992, ethnobotanist and psychedelics advocate Terence McKenna argued in the book Food of the Gods that what enabled Homo erectus to evolve into Homo sapiens was its encounter with magic mushrooms and psilocybin, the psychedelic compound within them, on that evolutionary journey. He called this the Stoned Ape Hypothesis.
McKenna posited that psilocybin caused the primitive brain’s information-processing capabilities to rapidly reorganize, which in turn kick-started the rapid evolution of cognition that led to the early art, language, and technology written in Homo sapiens’ archeological record. As early humans, he said we “ate our way to higher consciousness” by consuming these mushrooms, which, he hypothesized, grew out of animal manure. Psilocybin, he said, brought us “out of the animal mind and into the world of articulated speech and imagination.”
As human cultural evolution led to the domestication of wild cattle, humans began to spend a lot more time around cattle dung, McKenna explained. And, because psilocybin mushrooms commonly grow in cow droppings, “the human-mushroom interspecies codependency was enhanced and deepened. It was at this time that religious ritual, calendar making, and natural magic came into their own.” [more]
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Large and slow-moving storm moves toward Southern California
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/large-slow-moving-storm-moves-071145764.html
A very large and slow-moving storm system is moving southward from central California toward the southern part of the state. Bands of heavy rain and gusty winds have slammed central California on Sunday afternoon. [more]
Climate Experts Want Fossil Fuel Warning Labels At the Pump
https://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-experts-want-fossil-fuel-140700592.html
[fuck the pump - label our FOOD!]
Five environmental experts are calling for fossil fuel warning labels, which would be similar to tobacco warning labels, if adopted.
They expressed their opinion in an op-ed published to BMJ, a peer-reviewed medical journal, on March 31.
"We propose a low cost, scalable intervention to facilitate change in individuals' and society's views and behavior: warning labels at points of purchase of fossil energy or services dependent on large amounts of fossil fuel, for example at petrol stations, on energy bills, and on airline tickets," they wrote in the op-ed. "They should state clearly that continuing to burn fossil fuels worsens the climate emergency—with major projected health impacts increasing over time." [more]
As China Reopens, Africa’s Woes Threaten to Starve Its Factories
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/china-reopens-africa-woes-threaten-230151398.html
South Africa on March 26 imposed a three-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus, confining millions in their homes and shuttering most businesses—including the mines that are the first link in a global supply chain that passes through smartphone factories in China and auto plants in Detroit, Turin, or Tokyo, and ends in stores and showrooms around the world.
Even as Asia slowly reopens after its lockdown, factories there risk running short on supplies as the virus spreads to countries that produce vital raw materials. And nowhere is the problem a bigger issue than in Africa, which provides the metals and minerals needed for just about every industrial product, and where countries heavily reliant on trade with China have been suffering from a collapse in commodity prices.[more]
[see 3 below]
[as if all the other crises stopped because of the pandemic]
ReplyDeleteChile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chile-drought-causing-water-shortage-amidst-virus-crisis-012400537.html
With historically low river flows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile have found themselves particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic.
Years of resource exploitation and lax legislation have allowed most reservoirs in that part of the country to run dry.
"There are now 400,000 families, nearly 1.5 million people approximately, whose supply of 50 liters of water a day depends on tankers," Rodrigo Mundaca, spokesman for the Movement for the Defense of Water, the Earth and the Protection of the Environment, told AFP.
One of the main pieces of advice to protect people against coronavirus is to wash your hands regularly.
"Living without water is awful," said Dilma Castillo, who lives with her children on one of the hills around El Melon, a town of 22,000 close to the seaside resort of Valparaiso whose river has dried up.
"The worst thing is that there's no awareness, even among the people here. I'm very distressed because it's humiliating to live in these conditions."
In the greater Santiago area and in Valparaiso, rainfall last year was almost 80 percent below the previous record low. In the northern region of Coquimbo it was down 90 percent. [more]
Under "coupla fan favorites" above, i forgot this one!]
A Lot Of Mysterious Booms Have Been Reported Around The World In March 2020 – Did You Also Hear Some Loud Booming Noises?
https://strangesounds.org/2020/04/mysterious-loud-booms-march2020-news-videos.html [another list of links]
Bank of America restricts coronavirus bailout loans to businesses who previously borrowed
https://www.sott.net/article/431950-Bank-of-America-restricts-coronavirus-bailout-loans-to-businesses-who-previously-borrowed
Bank of America customers trying to apply for their piece of the $350 billion small business bailout were appalled to learn the bank was restricting loans to businesses who'd borrowed previously - despite claiming otherwise.
Outraged customers discovered on Friday that the massive financial institution is unilaterally denying loans through the Paycheck Protection Program - the small business bailout passed as part of last month's coronavirus economic stimulus - to any business that hasn't borrowed from Bank of America previously.
While the bank's CEO Brian Moynihan told CNBC it was merely prioritizing existing business loan customers, the policy posted on its website contradicted that claim, revealing that a prerequisite for applying to the scheme was a "small business lending relationship, inclusive of credit card," that existed prior to February 15. Bank of America was the first of the 'big banks' to begin accepting applications - and, as of Friday morning, the only one, though the program's website was supposed to go live at midnight on Thursday.
Social media was filled with outraged reports from customers, some of whom said their relationship with the bank goes back years. [more; Led Zep song refrain: YOUR TIME IS GONNA COME!]
[4th piece follows]
[as usual]
ReplyDeleteTaliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point
https://www.sott.net/article/431954-Taliban-warn-peace-deal-with-US-near-breaking-point
The Taliban warned of more violence if the U.S. and the Afghan government continue alleged violations of the deal.
The militants said they had reduced their attacks compared to last year, but said continued violations would "create an atmosphere of mistrust that will not only damage the agreements, but also force mujaheddin to a similar response and will increase the level of fighting."
The Taliban have accused the Afghan government of using "indefensible arguments" to explain the repeated delays in releasing a promised 5,000 Taliban prisoners in exchange for 1,000 government personnel. The Afghan government's foot-dragging has also left Washington frustrated.
Attempts to negotiate an end to the political turmoil roiling Kabul have made little progress, frustrating the U.S. and potentially derailing the next stage in the Afghan peace process. Washington has threatened to withhold $1 billion in aid this year if Ghani and Abdullah can't reach a compromise.
[more; uh, we could use that here!]
US-led coalition evacuates another Iraqi base
https://www.sott.net/article/431947-US-led-coalition-evacuates-another-Iraqi-base
Colonel Myles Caggins, spokesman for the combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), has announced that the US-led anti-terror coalition is leaving an air base located in central Iraq.
He tweeted on Saturday that "after months of planning", at least 500 CJTF-OIR troops had departed the Taqaddum (Habbaniyah) Air Base, transferring $3.5 million in property to the Iraqi government, and that the Iraqi Ministry of Defence "remains strong against Daesh in Anbar Province".
Dr. Vladimir Zelenko has now treated 699 coronavirus patients with 100% success using Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Zinc and Z-Pak
https://www.sott.net/article/431959-Dr-Vladimir-Zelenko-has-now-treated-699-coronavirus-patients-with-100-success-using-Hydroxychloroquine-Sulfate-Zinc-and-Z-Pak
IMPORTANT UPDATE (April 3): In an exclusive interview, Dr. Zelenko provides a major update about the results of his COVID-19 patients: 700 coronavirus patients treated with 99.9% success rate using Hydroxychloroquine, 1 outpatient died after not following protocol.
Last Wednesday, we published the success story from Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, a board-certified family practitioner in New York, after he successfully treated 350 coronavirus patients with 100 percent success using a cocktail of drugs: hydroxychloroquine, in combination with azithromycin (Z-Pak), an antibiotic to treat secondary infections, and zinc sulfate. Dr. Zelenko said he saw the symptom of shortness of breath resolved within four to six hours after treatment. Hydroxychloroquine is now being used worldwide, according to a map from French Dr. Didier Raoult. In the meantime, scientists at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine believe they've found potential vaccine for coronavirus.
Now, Dr. Zelenko provides updates on the treatment after he successfully treated 699 COVID-19 patients in New York. In an exclusive interview with former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Vladmir Zelenko shares the results of his latest study, which showed that out of his 699 patients treated, zero patients died, zero patients intubated, and four hospitalizations. [more]