Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-01 - Large amounts of methane leaking from gas facilities around the world:
http://phys.org/news/2020-03-satellite-scale-methane-leaks.html
http://www.yahoo.com/news/satellite-data-lays-scale-methane-leaks-bare-160111608.html
2020-04-01 - Volcanoes, earthquakes, storms, floods and wildfires in March 2020:
http://www.sott.net/article/431787-Volcanoes-earthquakes-storms-floods-and-wildfires-in-March-2020
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jeR_d2KVss
2020-04-01 - Indian Air Force cargo plane's engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in Agra (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-air-force-pilots-transport-aircraft-safely-after-engine-catches-fire-2204549
http://www.news18.com/news/auto/iaf-plane-carrying-covid-19-supplies-catches-fire-soon-after-take-off-landed-safely-at-agra-airbase-2560571.html
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/iaf-plane-carrying-covid-19-supplies-catches-fire-soon-after-taking-off-from-agra-air-base-603633
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/engine-of-iaf-plane-carrying-essential-supplies-catches-fire-pilots-land-it-safely-back-in-agra/1788050
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/26634/Pilots_Land_IAF_Avro_Carrying_COVID_19_Supplies_Safely_After_Engine_Catches_Fire_Mid_air#.XoV4JIhKguU
Quote: "Indian Air Force Pilots safely landed Avro aircraft at Agra airbase on Tuesday after one of its engines caught fire at an altitude of around 250 feet, according to IAF sources."
Note: This is the 19th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...
2020-04-01 - Auto wrecking yard hit by fire, more than 300 crushed cars burn, in Mojave (California):
http://www.avpress.com/news/fire-blackens-junkyard-vehicles/article_57835990-748a-11ea-9f9b-c32d20b7e7c7.html
Quote: "Ultimately, officials estimate more than 300 crushed cars were burned in the blaze when firefighters left the scene in mid-afternoon."
2020-04-01 - Landfill fire breaks out at 6:23 AM near Bridgwater (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51885&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/huge-landfill-fire-causes-plume-4006744
2020-04-01 - Car bursts into flame on Cumberland Road in coastal Devonport, Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/live-updates-car-bursts-flames-4007901
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51886&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2020-04-01 - Car bursts into flame on Madden Road in coastal Devonport, Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=51887&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
Quote: "The dramatic incidents unfolded not far from each other in Devonport this lunchtime with firefighters saying both blazes were 'accidental'..."
2020-04-01 - Coronavirus death toll rises by a record 1,040 to 5,116 in the United States:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/01/coronavirus-kills-1-000-single-day-u-s-double-flu/5100905002/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-than-1-000-in-us-die-in-a-single-day-from-coronavirus-doubling-the-worst-daily-death-toll-of-the-flu/ar-BB122UBy
Quote: "The U.S. topped 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time Wednesday, a daily death toll more than double that of two of America's most deadly illnesses – lung cancer and the flu."
Quote: "The previous high mark for a single day in the U.S. was Tuesday, with 504 deaths."
2020-04-01 - Coronavirus death toll rises rapidly to more than 1900 in New York:
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Experts-warn-coronavirus-could-kill-up-to-240000-Americans-569276381.html
Quote: "New York rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in 72 hours to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets of the city became the heartbreaking soundtrack of the crisis."
2020-04-01 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 37 with 1,378 cases in Mexico:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EP-20200401-70827-MEX
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/01/c_138937948.htm
2020-04-01 - Officials warn that the coronavirus death toll may be as high as 240,000 in the US even if people stay home and limit contact:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EP-20200329-70822-USA
http://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/latest-experts-virus-kill-240000-us-69911681
http://wbng.com/2020/04/01/the-latest-experts-say-virus-could-kill-up-to-240000-in-us-2/
http://www.live5news.com/2020/04/01/experts-warn-coronavirus-could-kill-up-americans/
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/01/us/ap-virus-outbreak.html
2020-04-01 - Mask-wearing recommendation under 'very serious consideration':
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/31/fauci-mask-recommendation-coronavirus-157476
http://www.sott.net/article/431711-Fauci-Mask-wearing-recommendation-under-very-serious-consideration
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-02 - Rare ozone hole opens over the Arctic, likely the largest in history:
http://watchers.news/2020/04/03/rare-ozone-hole-opens-over-the-arctic-likely-the-largest-in-history/
Quote: "The depletion of the ozone layer in the Arctic has only been recorded twice-- in 1997 and 2011. 'There are some indications that it might be worse than in 2011,' said Gloria Manney, an atmospheric scientist with NorthWest Research Associates."
Note: So this had never happened before 1997, then it happened again 14 years later and now again, 9 years later after the second occurrence. That's a small sample size, but ozone depletion events in the Arctic appear to be increasing in frequency. That timeframe also coincides with the rise of methane in the atmosphere, especially in the Arctic. Methane reacts with ozone to form H2O and CO2. The depletion of ozone will speed up ice melt and permafrost melt as more solar radiation hits the ground, which will increase the amount of methane entering the atmosphere, which will decrease the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, and so on and so on...
2020-04-02 - The next pandemic could arise from melting permafrost as the Arctic continues warming:
http://newrepublic.com/article/157129/next-pandemic-hiding-arctic-permafrost
2020-04-02 - Landfill hit by fire, maintenance facility and heavy equipment destroyed, in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2020/04/02/fire-crews-battle-spsa-blaze/
Quote: "Chief Michael Barakey said arriving crews found heavy fire showing through the roof of the operations building, which includes administrative offices and a maintenance facility. Heavy equipment located within the maintenance facility were also fully engulfed in flames."
2020-04-02 - UK looking for cold storage warehouses to store corpses:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-02/u-k-seeks-cold-storage-for-bodies-as-virus-death-toll-rises
Quote: "The U.K. government has begun a search for cold-storage warehouses to handle a possible overflow of dead bodies from the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the situation."
2020-04-02 - US Navy relieves aircraft carrier captain of duty for sounding alarm over COVID-19 spread on the USS Theodore Roosevelt:
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-navy-captain-fired/
http://abc7.com/health/navy-fires-captain-who-sought-help-for-coronavirus-stricken-ship/6071979/
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/02/us-navy-uss-theodore-roosevelt-coronavirus
http://www.oann.com/u-s-navy-relieves-captain-of-command-after-he-raised-red-flag-on-coronavirus-outbreak-at-sea/
http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/02/navy-fires-roosevelt-captain-coronavirus-help-ship-sailors/5116256002/
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/us-navy-relieves-aircraft-carrier-captain-of-duty-for-sounding-alarm-over-covid-19-spread-on-ship
Note: He was relieved of command because he made someone higher up than him look bad...
2020-04-02 - Coronavirus may pose an extra danger along coasts:
http://www.complex.com/life/2020/04/scientist-warns-against-swimming-ocean-during-coronavirus-pandemic
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-02/coronavirus-ocean-swimming-surfing-safe-beaches-los-angeles
Quote: "Kim Prather—an atmospheric scientist who specializes in viruses and bacteria that discharge from the ocean—has said people should refrain from surfing, swimming, walking, or biking along the coast, TMZ reports. She explained that the virus could enter the water and spray back into the air. 'Surfers are saying that they’re safe if they stay 6 feet away from other people, but that’s only true if the air isn’t moving,' Prather told The San Diego Union-Tribune. 'Most of the time, there’s wind or a breeze at the coast. Tiny drops of virus can float in the air and get blown around.'"
Note: Even if that's not true, there are other dangers on coasts that can leave you dead...
2020-04-02 - Another 6.6 million people file for unemployment in the US after 3.3 million people did so the week before:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html
Quote: "The last three weeks have marked one of the most devastating periods in history for the American job market, as first-time claims for unemployment benefits have surged more than 3,000% since early March. Businesses continue to lay off and furlough workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. 6.6 million US workers filed for their first week of unemployment benefits in the week ending March 28, according to the Department of Labor — a new historic high."
Note: The total for the past two weeks is 9,955,000 people filing for unemployment, so just shy of 10 million people. The US has never seen so many people lose so many jobs so quickly, not even in the Great Depression...
2020-04-02 - Lightning strike kills 20 people in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo):
http://www.jjcornish.com/2020/04/lightning-strike-kills-20-in-brazzaville/
http://africafeeds.com/2020/04/02/congo-20-killed-by-lightning-strike-during-covid-19-lockdown/
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."
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-04 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 20 cars burn, on Calder Road in Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury (Britain):
http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/incident/scrap-yard-fire/
http://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/dewsbury-fire-live-crews-rush-18044795
Quote: "Crews are currently in attendance at a large fire involving 20 cars in a scrap yard. 3 large jets and 1 ground monitor in use. Two fire engines from Dewsbury, one from Mirfield and one from Cleckheaton are present. Due to a large amount of smoke local residents are advised to keep windows and door closed."
2020-04-04 - Metal business damaged by fire in Plum (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/three-people-taken-to-hospital-after-chemical-fire-inside-plum-business/32041349
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/04/04/business-on-fire-after-reported-explosion/
http://plum.triblive.com/3-injured-in-fire-at-plum-manufacturing-facility/
2020-04-04 - Landfill fire breaks out near Peters Road near the Hudson River in Gansevoort (New York):
http://poststar.com/news/local/firefighters-respond-to-gansevoort-landfill-fire/article_454c32fc-a0c4-56e0-9860-ae1d80a11495.html
2020-04-04 - Underground electrical explosion and fire causes blackouts in Leeds (Britain):
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/watch-shocking-moment-underground-electrics-exploded-and-caught-fire-leeds-100-homes-lose-power-2529625
2020-04-04 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 19 with 2,113 cases in Missouri:
http://www.kait8.com/2020/04/04/gov-parson-gave-covid-update-cases-deaths-mo/
2020-04-04 - Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/pandemic-hurts-ability-nations-face-natural-disasters-69973439
http://www.fireengineering.com/2020/04/04/486270/pandemic-hurts-ability-of-nations-to-face-natural-disasters/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-pandemic-hurts-ability-of-nations-to-face-natural-disasters-2/
http://www.kristv.com/media/v/content/d24dfd115ce4f1dc61ba6398ac28c7ca
2020-04-04 - Coronavirus may cause some food shortages, warns government task force:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-may-cause-some-food-shortages-says-government-document-223308504.html
2020-04-04 - How long does coronavirus live in the air? Here's what we know:
http://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/how-long-coronavirus-lives-in-air-174541949.html
http://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-long-coronavirus-lives-in-air_l_5e873e03c5b6a9491835668b
2020-04-04 - Morgues scrambling to deal with increase in customers:
http://wpde.com/news/nation-world/where-will-the-bodies-go-morgues-plan-as-virus-grows
http://okcfox.com/news/nation-world/where-will-the-bodies-go-morgues-plan-as-virus-grows
http://kpic.com/news/coronavirus/where-will-the-bodies-go-morgues-plan-as-virus-grows
http://idahonews.com/news/coronavirus/where-will-the-bodies-go-morgues-plan-as-virus-grows
http://wwmt.com/news/coronavirus/where-will-the-bodies-go-morgues-plan-as-virus-grows
Quote: "With U.S. medical experts and even President Donald Trump now estimating the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic could reach 240,000 nationwide, the sheer practicalities of death — where to put the bodies — are worrying just about everyone as cities, hospitals and private medical groups clamor to secure additional storage."
2020-04-04 - North Atlantic Ocean’s capacity to absorb CO2 overestimated, study suggests:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/03/oceans-capacity-to-absorb-co2-overestimated-study-suggests
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/04/03/north-atlantics-capacity-to-absorb-co2-overestimated-study-suggests/
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-05 - RV trailer goes up in flames at 11:35 PM and kills man while parked at home on Georgia Street in Merrillville (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/1-dead-after-fire-guts-rv-damages-home/article_18a58166-1d81-5083-8040-dfa605673509.html
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/update-man-found-dead-after-fire-engulfs-rv-parked-in-homes-driveway/article_18a58166-1d81-5083-8040-dfa605673509.html
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/rv-fire-victim-was-self-isolating-from-family-amid-covid-19-concerns-cops-say/article_f2ab9590-07aa-56bc-b0f6-8b629dd25c4a.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/indiana/merrillville/news/0OfC7VJn/victim-identified-after-fatal-fire-in-lake-county-ind-officials-say
http://abc7chicago.com/victim-identified-after-fatal-fire-in-lake-co-ind-officials-say/6078549/
http://regionnewssource.org/fatal-rv-fire-in-merrillville-driveway/
Quote: "Jason Morris, 37, of Merrillville, was found dead inside the RV parked in the driveway after fighters doused the flames, according to fire officials and the Lake County coroner's office."
2020-04-05 - Underground electrical fire breaks out in Kiev (Ukraine):
http://112.international/society/heavy-fire-broke-out-on-khreshchatyk-street-in-kyiv-50214.html
2020-04-05 - Plastic recycling center erupts in flame near Saltburn (Britain):
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18360332.firefighters-tackling-major-fire-plastic-recycling-plant/
2020-04-05 - Recycling warehouse heavily damaged by fire in Melton (Britain):
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/investigation-cause-huge-fire-industrial-4023051
2020-04-05 - Wildfire breaks out near Chernobyl (Ukraine), radiation spikes:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=WF-20200405-70833-UKR
http://time.com/5815988/chernobyl-forest-fire/
http://www.theledger.com/news/20200405/ukraine-battles-forest-fires-near-chernobyl
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/forest-fire-chernobyl-boosts-radiation-level-69983859
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/2020/04/05/forest-fire-near-chornobyl-boosts-radiation-level.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/06/bad-news-radiation-spikes-16-times-above-normal-after-forest-fire-near-chernobyl
http://magicvalley.com/news/world/ukraine-battles-forest-fires-near-chernobyl/image_88a65fd9-ec4a-5271-84ec-7f50cacc5edc.html
2020-04-05 - Interactive map of coronavirus cases in the US, updated every 10 minutes:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-us-maps-and-cases/
2020-04-05 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 4,159 with 122,031 cases in New York:
http://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/04/ny-coronavirus-death-count-at-4159-slight-dip-in-daily-fatalities.html
2020-04-05 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 221 with 12,350 cases in Florida:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/04/05/coronavirus-cases-in-florida-climb-to-12151-195-dead/
http://www.1031thewolforlando.com/2020/04/05/coronavirus-cases-in-florida-climb-to-12151-195-dead/
http://www.wftv.com/news/florida/florida-coronavirus/WYHWQ2QA5QBBEDQDUHNFEXFQMQ/
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/health-care/article241784091.html
2020-04-05 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 189 with 5,675 cases in Connecticut:
http://patch.com/connecticut/branford/coronavirus-ct-now-has-5-675-cases-189-people-have-died
2020-04-05 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 75 with 2,267 cases in Wisconsin:
http://fox6now.com/2020/04/05/2240-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-wisconsin-23k-test-negative-71-deaths/
2020-04-05 - First COVID-19 case confirmed among indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon:
http://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/first-covid-19-case-among-indigenous-people-confirmed-in-brazilian-amazon/
2020-04-05 - Tiger infected with coronavirus at zoo in the Bronx (New York):
http://www.bladenjournal.com/news/31284/coronavirus-can-animals-get-it-from-people-zoo-worker-likely-infected-tiger
http://nationalpost.com/news/world/covid-19-animals-tiger-at-new-yorks-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-coronavirus
http://www.ktvu.com/news/tiger-at-nyc-bronx-zoo-positive-for-coronavirus-first-known-animal-infection-in-us
http://www.wtnh.com/news/animals-and-wildlife/tiger-at-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
Quote: "A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday."
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-06 - Atmospheric methane levels increased in 2019 by the highest amount in five years to a new record high:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-06/methane-emissions-hit-a-new-record-and-scientists-can-t-say-why
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/491424-2019-atmospheric-methane-increase-greatest-in-five-years
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/methane-emissions-hit-record-scientists-213421592.html
Quote: "The average level of methane in the atmosphere increased last year by the highest amount in five years, according to preliminary data released Sunday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that the average level of methane in the atmosphere increased by 11.54 parts per billion (ppb) in 2019 over the level of methane in the atmosphere in 2018. This is the largest increase since 2014, when the average level of atmospheric methane increased by 12.72 ppb. Drew Shindell, an earth science professor at Duke University, called the 2019 increase 'alarmingly high.'"
Note: CO2 levels are still increasing too. The coronavirus collapse hasn't changed that either. Our civilization was the match that lit the fuse, but the fuse is now burning on its own and the metaphorical bomb is going to explode and wipe us out, even if we blow out the match now. In other words, we're not particularly relevant anymore. The Earth is now irrevocably heading toward a hothouse phase that will be unsurvivable by human beings regardless of what we do or don't do at this point. The best we can hope for now is to delay our extinction by a little bit...
2020-04-06 - Metal recycling business heavily damaged by fire and explosions in Estevan (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/6785349/explosions-estevan-sask-business-video/
http://regina.ctvnews.ca/caught-on-camera-explosions-at-estevan-s-regens-metals-1.4885073
http://globalnews.ca/video/6785641/explosions-at-estevan-business-caught-on-camera-described-as-wild/
http://www.ckom.com/2020/04/06/police-fire-on-scene-of-possible-explosion-at-estevan-business/
2020-04-06 - Landfill fire breaks out in Rutherford County (Tennessee):
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news/middle-point-landfill-fire-under-investigation/article_fa6dda06-7816-11ea-babe-c773433c2590.html
2020-04-06 - More than a dozen brush fires break out across Maine:
http://www.pressherald.com/2020/04/06/wildfires-rage-across-maine-on-monday/
2020-04-06 - COVID-19 patients suffering heart damage:
http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25226/20200407/heart-damages-covid-19-patients-leave-scientists-mystified.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/health-struggle-covid-19-patients-heart-failure/story?id=70002186
http://www.webmd.com/news/20200406/mysterious-heart-damage-not-just-lung-troubles-befalling-covid-19-patients?page=2
http://globalhealthnewswire.com/2020/04/07/mysterious-heart-damage-not-just-lung-troubles-befalling-covid-19-patients/
2020-04-06 - New York City plans to temporarily bury coronavirus victims in a park:
http://theweek.com/speedreads/907102/new-york-city-plans-temporarily-bury-coronavirus-victims-park
2020-04-06 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 727 with 17,221 cases in Michigan:
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/06/michigan-coronavirus-cases-and-deaths/2954090001/
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/04/06/michigan-covid-19-deaths-hit-727-17-200-confirmed-cases/2955915001/
2020-04-06 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 91 with 4,045 cases in Maryland:
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/coronavirus/new-numbers-coronavirus-cases-in-md-04-06-2020
http://twitter.com/katadhall/status/1247161450583355395
2020-04-06 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, sickened by coronavirus, admitted to intensive care:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52192604
http://www.rt.com/uk/485126-boris-johnson-coronavirus-icu/
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/boris-johnson-moved-to-intensive-care-with-covid-19-168840
http://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson-in-intensive-care-after-coronavirus-condition-worsened.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-uk-boris-johnson-hospital-queen-speech-cases/
2020-04-06 - Massive locust swarms exploding in population in East Africa:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/locust-numbers-exploding-swarms-gather.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-07 - Scientists report unprecedented bleaching event in the Great Barrier Reef:
http://theweek.com/speedreads/907141/scientists-report-unprecedented-bleaching-event-great-barrier-reef
http://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-report-unprecedented-bleaching-event-165412441.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/04/06/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching/
Quote: "Surveys conducted by scientists at Australia’s James Cook University and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority show that a summer of extreme heat has caused the reef, which is a World Heritage Site, to suffer a mass bleaching of unprecedented scale. Corals from the far north to the southern tip of the 1,400 mile-long ecosystem are experiencing severe impacts."
Quote: "This year, corals from the north to south have been negatively affected. Scientists agreed this indicates the reef is growing closer to annual bleaching events."
2020-04-07 - Landfill fire breaks out in coastal St. John's (Canada):
http://vocm.com/2020/04/07/robin-hood-bay-blaze/
2020-04-07 - Recycling center heavily damaged by fire in Denny (Scotland):
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5468639/fire-denny-recycling-centre-emergency-police/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/dozens-of-firefighters-tackling-large-fire-at-recycling-centre-near-falkirk/
2020-04-07 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 731 to 5,489 with 139,875 cases in New York:
http://apnews.com/72a432c5ef566621f3b288146d2bc00d
http://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/nyc-coronavirus-deaths-outnumber-911-toll-at-ground-zero
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2020/04/new-york-reports-deadliest-day-from-coronavirus-over-700-people-died-in-24-hours/
http://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/publicservicenews/ny-virus-daily-death-toll-spikes/article_c8c59a9a-b9b4-56cc-aefc-0d3a1aeeb996.html
Quote: "New York state reported 731 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, its biggest jump since the start of the outbreak, dampening some of the cautious optimism officials have expressed about efforts to stop the spread of the virus. The state’s death toll grew to 5,489."
2020-04-07 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 296 with 14,747 cases in Florida:
http://cbs12.com//news/local/coronavirus-cases-in-florida-now-at-14747-with-almost-300-deaths
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-florida-update-cases-deaths-4-7-20/67-4f010c2c-7764-432c-b33f-54caef219848
2020-04-07 - Coronavirus death toll rises by record 78 to 240 with more than 14,550 cases in Pennsylvania:
http://wjactv.com/news/local/78-more-virus-deaths-set-new-single-day-high-in-pennsylvania
Quote: "Pennsylvania has smashed its single-day high for reported coronavirus-related deaths, recording 78 more fatalities. The count was more than double the previous single-day high of 34 deaths, and it boosted the statewide death toll to 240. The Department of Health also confirmed Tuesday that the state has nearly 1,600 more cases of COVID-19 and every county now has an infected resident. That raised the statewide total to more than 14,550 cases."
2020-04-07 - Coronavirus can live on a surgical mask for 7 days, cloth for 2 days, and paper for 3 hours:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-lives-surfaces-hours-day-132600145.html
2020-04-07 - Four mild coronavirus symptoms you need to watch out for:
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/4-mild-coronavirus-symptoms-watch-060000100.html
http://www.esquire.com/uk/life/a32055199/mild-coronavirus-symptoms/
Note: Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which one should not put!
2020-04-07 - Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/us-intelligence-report-china-coronavirus/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/intelligence-report-warned-coronavirus-crisis-early-november-sources/story?id=70031273
2020-04-07 - Crops could face double trouble from insects and a warming climate:
http://theconversation.com/crops-could-face-double-trouble-from-insects-and-a-warming-climate-131367
http://www.yahoo.com/news/crops-could-face-double-trouble-120448383.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-08 - Entire ecosystems could abruptly go extinct within this decade:
http://earther.gizmodo.com/entire-ecosystems-could-abruptly-go-extinct-within-this-1842736466
http://today.uconn.edu/2020/04/climate-change-cause-sudden-biodiversity-losses-worldwide/
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/07042020/global-warming-ecosystem-biodiversity-rising-heat-species
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2189-9
Quote: "If emissions continue to rise and the planet continues to warm, tropical oceans could reach temperature thresholds that cause ecosystem-wide collapse as early as 2030."
Quote: "Our study suggests that exposure of species to potentially dangerous temperatures is already underway in the tropical oceans, a finding consistent with the mass bleaching of coral reefs that we are now seeing on an almost yearly basis such as on the Great Barrier Reef..."
Note: Arguably the devastation of the coral reefs around the planet is the beginning of ecosystem-wide collapse. It will get worse, of course, MUCH worse, but it seems to me that it has already begun. And it's not just the reefs - INSECTS are disappearing from the planet. There could hardly be a more ominous sign of impending apocalyptic biosphere collapse than that...
2020-04-08 - Underground electrical fire causes blackouts in Temecula (California):
http://myvalleynews.com/electrical-vault-blows-knocking-out-power-to-edison-customers-in-temecula/
2020-04-08 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near theater in Bradford (Britain):
http://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/firefighters-tackle-fire-under-pavement-18065680
2020-04-08 - Recycling center erupts in flame in Keene (New Hampshire):
http://whdh.com/news/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-fire-at-keene-nh-recycling-center/
2020-04-08 - US now has nearly a third of all coronavirus cases in the world:
http://www.rt.com/news/485338-coronavirus-record-cases-worldwide/
2020-04-08 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 757 to 14,555 in Spain, but real toll may be higher:
http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2020/apr/08/spains-number-of-coronavirus-deaths-rises-by-757-to-over-14500/1004372/
Quote: "The health ministry said 757 people died over the past 24 hours, up from 743 the previous day, marking the second daily rise in a row and bringing the total death toll to 14,555 - the world's second-highest after Italy."
Quote: "There is increasing suspicion, however, that the official toll is under-estimating a more traumatic reality. In Madrid, the difference between the number of burials reported in the last two weeks of March and the death toll from the virus was substantially higher than the number who died over the same period in 2018. That suggested some casualties of the epidemic were not reflected."
2020-04-08 - New research links air pollution to higher coronavirus death rates:
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-08/air-pollution-linked-to-higher-coronavirus-death-rates
http://www.yahoo.com/news/research-links-air-pollution-higher-190410211.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/climate/air-pollution-coronavirus-covid.html
http://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2020/04/08/new-research-links-air/
2020-04-08 - Talking drones used to enforce social distancing in Elizabeth (New Jersey):
http://nypost.com/2020/04/08/nj-town-using-talking-drones-to-scold-people-for-gathering/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-town-resorts-to-talking-drones-to-enforce-social-distancing/2364912/
2020-04-08 - French Navy flagship and only aircraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' cuts Middle East op short as dozens of sailors come down with COVID-19 symptoms:
http://www.rt.com/news/485250-french-aircraft-carrier-covid19/
2020-04-08 - Unknown orbs filmed in the sky over Tomsk in Siberia (Russia):
http://www.rt.com/russia/485295-siberia-ufo-flying-overhead/
http://www.sott.net/article/432111-Daylight-UFO-sighting-caught-on-video-in-Siberia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_xa72jRxH0
Note: Check out the video. See the one orb phasing in and out? Whatever these are, I and a number of other people watched a swarm of these for a solid week on multiple live cameras around volcano Sakurajima when it was erupting vigorously in Japan, in 2011 I think, and some of them would phase in and out just like that, especially the ones hovering around the top of the cone. Sometimes more would show up and others would leave or simply disappear, as if they were working in shifts doing whatever it was they were doing at the volcano. And at the base of the volcano, partially embedded in the ground, was a HUGE orb, like a mothership orb. At night you could see two or three orbs patrolling along the coast at the base of the volcano too. During that week, not one plane came anywhere near the volcano. That could be because no aircraft made by humans could possibly remain in the air amidst all of the ash spewing from the volcano. The orbs had no problem though.
Whatever these orbs are, they are guided by intelligence and they operate with purpose, even if it's not easy to tell exactly what the purpose is. At the time, because the volcano was erupting, I thought maybe they were hostile and they were INDUCING the volcano to erupt. Later I realized that the reverse could easily be true, that they were there to MITIGATE the eruption, by manipulating Earth's magnetic field or something. That's what I tend to believe now. These orbs have been seen all over the world, sometimes just a few orbs at a time like this event in Siberia, sometimes in much larger swarms involving dozens of orbs or more...
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-09 - Recycling center erupts in flame in coastal West Palm Beach (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/pbcfr-crews-battle-flames-at-west-palm-beach-recycling-plant
2020-04-09 - Workers in hazmat suits burying corpses in mass grave on Hart Island (New York):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8205237/Prisoners-hazmat-suits-continue-dig-mass-graves-NYCs-Hart-Island.html
http://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/04/new-york-city-starts-burying-coronavirus-victims-in-mass-graves.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52241221
Quote: "Workers wearing hazmat suits have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York's Hart Island - as the number of burials quadruples amid the coronavirus pandemic and the city's death roll rises to more than 4,200."
2020-04-09 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 42 to 245 with 6,351 cases in Indiana:
http://wpta21.com/2020/04/09/indiana-reports-245-deaths-6351-positive-covid-19-cases/
Quote: "In the latest data released from the Indiana State Department of Health, 42 more Hoosiers died from the novel coronavirus and 400 more people tested positive for the virus. The state health department reports 6,351 people have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 245 people have died."
2020-04-09 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 881 to 7,978 in Britain:
http://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/uk-has-881-more-deaths-from-coronavirus
http://kpic.com/news/coronavirus/uk-has-881-more-deaths-from-coronavirus
http://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/uk-has-881-more-deaths-from-coronavirus
Quote: "The British government says the U.K. has recorded 881 new deaths of people with the coronavirus. The number is lower than in the previous 24 hours, in which 938 deaths were recorded. As of Thursday, 7,978 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the U.K."
2020-04-09 - Staggering surge of people dying in their homes suggests coronavirus fatalities being undercounted in New York City (New York):
http://gothamist.com/news/surge-number-new-yorkers-dying-home-officials-suspect-undercount-covid-19-related-deaths
Quote: "To alleviate pressure on hospitals, last week the council that oversees emergency responders told paramedics and EMTs to try to revive a person whose heart has stopped beating in the field. If they can’t do so, the person is not taken to a hospital for further care."
2020-04-09 - Another 6.6 million people file for unemployment in the US, at least 16.5 million jobs lost in three weeks:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/09/coronavirus-unemployment-claims-numbers-176794
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-coronavirus-latest-us-unemployment-claims-pass-16-million/
http://www.axios.com/coronavirus-west-virginia-first-case-ac32ce6d-5523-4310-a219-7d1d1dcb6b44.html
http://www.wcjb.com/content/news/As-coronavirus-outbreaks-flatten-in-places-Japan-India-see-more-cases-569499711.html
http://www.fosters.com/zz/news/20200409/another-66m-americans-file-for-unemployment-benefits-as-layoffs-show-no-letup
2020-04-09 - Schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year in Missouri:
http://fox2now.com/news/watch-missouri-gov-parson-delivers-states-daily-response-to-covid-19/
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/life-health/coronavirus/gov-parson-orders-schools-close-the-rest-of-the-academic-year/
http://www.kctv5.com/coronavirus/gov-parson-orders-missouri-schools-to-stay-closed-for-rest-of-school-year/article_e1fac87e-7a9d-11ea-9083-c753b7531e76.html
http://www.kmov.com/news/coronavirus-latest-parson-orders-all-schools-to-remain-closed-this-academic-school-year/article_919d880c-79d1-11ea-9264-8f8f351f0b4f.html
2020-04-09 - Volcano Shiveluch erupts on the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia):
http://www.sott.net/article/432169-Shiveluch-volcano-in-Russias-Far-East-spews-10km-high-plume-of-ash
http://tass.com/emergencies/1142187
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-10 - Early heatwave brings temps up to 30C (86F) to parts of Europe:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/early-heatwave-continues-in-europe-with.html
2020-04-10 - Man goes up in flames outside convenience store in coastal Portland (Maine), 3200 feet from the ocean:
http://www.wmtw.com/article/man-seriously-burned-outside-portland-maine-convenience-store/32110699#
http://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/police-investigate-circumstances-of-man-who-was-on-fire-at-a-7-11-in-portland/97-09f56696-f8ca-4987-9e99-622a85673e87
http://www.newsbreak.com/maine/portland/news/0Oioo7Jt/man-seriously-burned-outside-portland-convenience-store
http://www.facebook.com/newscentermaine/posts/10157415046719613
Quote: "Around 1 p.m. on Friday, the Portland Police and Fire Departments were called to the 7-11 store at 704 Congress Street for the report of a man that was on fire. Police say bystanders had begun to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher from the gas pumps before the fire department arrived. The man was seriously injured and was treated on scene by medics from the Portland Fire Department and then transported to the Maine Medical Center."
2020-04-10 - Refinery damaged by explosion and fire at 1 AM along the Mississippi River in Meraux (Louisiana), 1 injured:
http://abc13.com/plant-explosion-at-refinery-near-new-orleans-injures-1/6092022/
http://www.fox8live.com/2020/04/10/video-explosion-valero-meraux-refinery-lights-up-sky/
http://www.nola.com/news/business/article_6e180bbe-7b16-11ea-8c3f-2335fa90ba07.html
http://www.katc.com/sports/top-stories/firefighters-working-blaze-at-valero-plant
http://ktla.com/news/local-news/explosion-at-burbank-water-and-power-causes-fire-power-outages-and-street-closures/
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/st-bernard/explosion-fire-at-valero-plant-in-st-bernard-parish-rocks-area/289-f6f61495-b640-46a5-be25-7075a96e143c
http://wwl.radio.com/articles/explosion-at-valero-refinery-rocks-nearby-homes
http://www.wdsu.com/article/valero-plant-explosion-in-meraux/32104586
Quote: "An explosion at the Valero plant in St. Bernard Parish rocked the area and could be felt across the river in Algiers as homes shook and some car alarms were set off. St. Bernard Parish Fire Chief Thomas Stone said one of the units at the plant in Meraux exploded around 1 a.m. and they were battling what he called a small fire throughout the morning."
2020-04-10 - Electrical substation rocked by explosion and fireball in Burbank (California):
http://abc7.com/burbank-explosion-fire-erupts-at-power-substation/6093148/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/burbank-california-explosion-fire-power-substation-empire-center/2344128/
http://www.dailynews.com/2020/04/10/burbank-power-station-explosion-sends-fireball-over-residential-neighborhood/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/burbank-explosion-fire-erupts-at-power-substation-rattling-area-and-causing-outages/ar-BB12s2du
http://www.wbrz.com/news/early-morning-explosion-at-valero-plant-startles-residents-in-new-orleans-east/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/04/10/massive-explosion-at-burbank-power-substation/
Quote: "An explosion at a power substation sent heavy smoke and a massive fireball into the sky in Burbank on Friday. The blast was reported around noon at Burbank Water and Power, located near the 5 Freeway."
2020-04-10 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame on East First Street in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/crews-respond-fire-franklin-iron-metal-corp/dhmr1QZy9SPHiujxVD1Q4O/
http://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/fire-breaks-out-at-scrap-yard-in-dayton/
2020-04-10 - New second wave of locusts 20 times bigger than the first enormous wave arriving in Africa:
http://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/desert-locust-upsurge-in-east-africa.html
Quote: "Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries had seen in 70 years. Now the second wave of the voracious insects, some 20 times the size of the first, is arriving. Billions of the young desert locusts are winging in from breeding grounds in Somalia in search of fresh vegetation springing up with seasonal rains."
Quote: "The locusts are 'invading the Eastern Africa region in exceptionally large swarms like never seen before,' the Nairobi-based Climate Prediction and Application Center said."
2020-04-10 - Coronavirus death toll rises by record 1,953 to 18,637 with 500,399 cases in the United States:
http://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-04-11-20/index.html
http://www.watoday.com.au/world/north-america/coronavirus-deaths-surpasses-2000-a-day-in-us-20200411-p54j1t.html
Quote: "The US had 1,953 coronavirus deaths today -- the biggest single-day jump in deaths since the pandemic began. That brings the national death toll to 18,637, according to data from Johns Hopkins University."
Note: That's one American dying from COVID-19 every 45 seconds in the US now...
2020-04-10 - Coronavirus death toll rises by record 980 to 8,958 in Britain:
http://www.wdrb.com/news/national/uk-sees-almost-1-000-new-virus-deaths-johnson-improving/article_8f17a69a-8b27-5fdc-af2f-f6aa30b353be.html
Quote: "Britain’s official death toll of people with the coronavirus leapt by 980 Friday to 8,958 — a bigger daily increase than was seen in Italy and Spain, the two European countries with the greatest number of fatalities. Italy recorded a high of 969 deaths on March 27 and Spain 950 deaths on April 2. The figures may not be directly comparable, however. The U.K. deaths reported each day occurred over several days or even weeks, and the total only includes deaths in hospitals."
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-11 - Atmospheric CO2 level hits record 418 PPM:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/co2-reaches-almost-418ppm-in-midst-of.html
2020-04-11 - Semi trailers and pallets destroyed by massive fire just before 12:30 AM on Tulane Road in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://wreg.com/news/fire-causes-1-million-in-damages-at-pallet-company/
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/04/11/mfd-investigating-second-alarm-fire-whitehaven/
http://www.newsbreak.com/tennessee/memphis/news/0OjCoW48/fire-causes-1-million-in-damages-at-pallet-company
http://www.laprensalatina.com/pallet-company-catches-fire-1-million-in-damages/
http://twitter.com/mffa1784/status/1248931149780529154
Quote: "MFD says 21 18-wheeler trailers and the building were damaged. Multiple pallets were destroyed."
2020-04-11 - Ambulance bursts into flame while parked inside fire station in Ranson (West Virginia):
http://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/fire-at-independent-fire-company-causes-damage-to-ambulance/article_b5d94e19-f41c-5384-974d-e341725a563a.html
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/instant/ambulance-damaged-in-fire-at-fire-station-in-ranson/article_5743a886-7c4b-11ea-906d-cfe977cb45b8.html
2020-04-11 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 20,071 in the United States, highest in the world:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EH-20200131-70586-USA
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/u-s-passes-italy-for-worlds-highest-coronavirus-death-toll
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/11/health/us-coronavirus-updates-saturday/index.html
http://www.kalb.com/content/news/South-Korea-plans-tracking-wristbands-US-virus-deaths-rise-569562761.html
http://www.wilx.com/content/news/South-Korea-plans-tracking-wristbands-US-virus-deaths-rise-569562761.html
http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/South-Korea-plans-tracking-wristbands-US-virus-deaths-rise-569562761.html
http://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/11/21217606/us-coronavirus-death-toll-closes-in-on-italys-as-the-midwest-braces
Quote: "The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at more than 20,071, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt."
2020-04-11 - Hospitals running out of body bags and wrapping corpses in sheets in Britain:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11380527/hospitals-body-bags-wrapping-dead-coronavirus-victims-sheets/
2020-04-11 - Recovered coronavirus patients test positive again in blow to immunity hopes:
http://news.yahoo.com/recovered-coronavirus-patients-test-positive-161747102.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/10/south-korea-reports-recovered-coronavirus-patients-testing-positive/
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/recovered-coronavirus-patients-test-positive-again-in-blow-to-immunity-hopes/ar-BB12sxdA
2020-04-11 - Nearly half of severe COVID-19 cases showed neurological symptoms:
http://nypost.com/2020/04/10/nearly-half-of-severe-covid-19-cases-showed-neurological-symptoms/
http://www.sott.net/article/432367-Nearly-half-of-severe-COVID-19-cases-showed-neurological-symptoms
2020-04-11 - Volcano Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia:
http://nypost.com/2020/04/11/indonesias-anak-krakatau-volcano-erupts-shooting-ash-and-lava/
http://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/jakartans-report-hearing-huge-boom-as-child-of-krakatoa-erupts/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1267895/Krakatoa-volcano-eruption-indonesia-when-Krakatoa-last-eruption-anak-krakatoa-erupting-now
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/anak-krakatau-volcano-erupts-in-indonesia
http://twitter.com/masqueuncoach/status/1248795713762361349
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-12 - Atmospheric methane levels hit record high and they're rising fast:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/methane-levels-reach-an-all-time-high/
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-methane-levels-record-noaa-global-warming-a9462741.html
http://rtoinsider.com/methane-levels-hit-all-time-high-160117/
Quote: "A preliminary estimate from NOAA finds that levels of atmospheric methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, have hit an all-time high."
Quote: "'Here we are. It’s 2020, and it’s not only not dropping. It’s not level. In fact, it’s one of the fastest growth rates we’ve seen in the last 20 years,' said Drew Shindell, a climate scientist at Duke University."
Note: Methane reacts with ozone and forms H2O and CO2. Hopefully all of this methane entering the atmosphere won't cause any gigantic not-seen-before ozone holes 3 times the size of Greenland to open!
2020-04-12 - Arctic ozone hole 3 times the size of Greenland, the largest ever recorded, opens over the North Pole:
http://www.wivb.com/news/world/largest-arctic-ozone-hole-ever-recorded-opens-up-over-the-north-pole/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/largest-arctic-ozone-hole-ever-recorded-north-pole/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/largest-arctic-ozone-hole-ever-200926942.html
http://www.livescience.com/largest-ozone-hole-arctic-north-pole.html
http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00904-w
2020-04-12 - Auto salvage yard destroyed by fire near coastal Eureka (California):
http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2020/apr/12/johns-auto-wreckers-building-total-loss-says-humbo/
http://kymkemp.com/2020/04/12/fire-at-johns-used-cars-and-wreckers-north-of-eureka/
http://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/4-alarm-fire-destroys-johns-auto-wreckers-in-eureka-sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiRDvNrTXYo
2020-04-12 - Scrap vehicles go up in flames in Oldbury (Britain):
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-thick-black-smoke-pours-18082488
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=1398923590333864&story_fbid=3200492340176971
Quote: "Thirty firefighters are tonight at the scene of a major blaze in the Black Country. Six crews from West Midlands Fire Service were sent to Upper Chapel Street in Oldbury just before 6pm on Sunday, April 12. The 999 organisation said scrap vehicles were ablaze, along with temporary structures."
2020-04-12 - Landfill fire spews toxic gas in coastal Surat (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/burning-dumpyard-fills-surat-lockdown-air-with-toxic-gas/articleshow/75102062.cms
2020-04-12 - High-rise residential building under construction heavily damaged by fire in coastal Sharjah (UAE):
http://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2020/04/12/fire-breaks-out-in-sharjah-al-qassimiya-area
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/fire-breaks-out-in-sharjah-residential-building-1.1005101
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/sharjah/huge-fire-breaks-out-in-sharjah-building-
http://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-fire-breaks-out-in-an-under-construction-building-in-sharjah-1.1586708089278
2020-04-12 - Coronavirus death toll passes 10,000 in New York, Governor Cuomo says worst may be over:
http://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/virus-death-toll-tops-10000-in-new-york
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/coronavirus/virus-death-toll-tops-10000-in-new-york
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/albany/news/0OjsRcIj/coronavirus-in-ny-deaths-now-over-10000-but-cuomo-says-he-believes-worst-is-over
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/US-South-Korea-countries-in-Europe-face-pressure-to-loosen-coronavirus-restrictions-569587901.html
2020-04-12 - Coronavirus caused many people to lose their sense of smell weeks ago, and they're still waiting for it to return:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/health/smell-taste-coronavirus-pandemic-wellness-intl-gbr/index.html
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/sense-of-smell-was-lost-by-some-people-weeks-ago-theyre-still-waiting-for-it-to-come-back/ar-BB12v4V7
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/features/health/many-people-lost-their-sense-of-smell-weeks-ago-theyre-still-waiting-for-it-to/image_26022fc1-5b6f-576b-a767-c1b6268b6657.html
2020-04-12 - Coronavirus infection may cause lasting damage throughout the body, doctors fear:
http://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-10/coronavirus-infection-can-do-lasting-damage-to-the-heart-liver
2020-04-12 - Bread lines erupt across the US as lockdowns crush America's working poor:
http://www.zerohedge.com/health/breadlines-erupt-across-america-lockdowns-crush-americas-working-poor
2020-04-12 - Trump reportedly weighed letting COVID-19 wash over the US, but was warned of grim toll:
http://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-free-range-covid-19-death-toll-032245601.html
http://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-free-range-covid-19-death-toll_n_5e925a48c5b6f7b1ea82dcd7
Note: Spending the crucial initial six or eight weeks telling Americans that it was a Democratic hoax and that it was all under control and that soon there would be 0 cases basically DID let it wash over the US. Trump couldn't face reality. The countries that DID face reality and acted swiftly and decisively are in waaaaay better shape than the US. As Trump says, he went with his gut. That's the same gut that led him into bankruptcy after bankruptcy in business and failed marriage after failed marriage in his personal life. Now many Americans are dying unnecessarily. Ironically, because his supporters skew older, many of them will be among the dead, body bags the reward for their support...
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-13 - Person found dead in burning car at 2:33 AM in used car lot on Parade Street in Erie (Pennsylvania):
http://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/body-found-in-burning-car-overnight/
http://www.goerie.com/news/20200413/car-fire-leads-to-discovery-of-body-in-erie
http://www.wkbn.com/news/pennsylvania/firefighters-find-body-inside-burning-vehicle-in-erie/
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41999265/police-investigate-dead-body-found-in-burnedout-car
http://www.newsbreak.com/pennsylvania/erie/news/0Ojj8X2R/car-fire-leads-to-discovery-of-body-in-erie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjLpuIaU2kE
2020-04-13 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Yekaterinburg (Russia):
http://tass.com/emergencies/1143863
http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2020/4/13/14945/?h
http://apa.az/en/cis-countries-news/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Russia's-Yekaterinburg-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit-317915
Quote: "MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. A passenger jet en route to Moscow from Yekaterinburg has been forced to emergency land in the airport of departure due to smoke in the cockpit, the emergency services told TASS."
Note: This is the 20th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...
2020-04-13 - Huge wildfires spread to within one kilometer of abandoned nuclear plant in Chernobyl (Ukraine):
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chernobyl-fire-nuclear-power-plant-disaster-ukraine-pripyat-a9463271.html
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/chernobyl-fire-huge-forest-blaze-moves-within-one-kilometre-of-abandoned-nuclear-plant/ar-BB12zv4n
http://nationalpost.com/news/world/were-hoping-for-rain-huge-forest-fire-now-just-one-kilometre-from-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/492624-ukraine-wildfires-creep-closer-to-chernobyl
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/fires-rage-in-chernobyl-radiation.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52274242
Quote: "Greenpeace Russia said the situation is much worse than Ukrainian authorities believe, and that the fires cover an area one thousand times bigger than they claim. On 4 April, Ukrainian authorities said the blaze covered an area of 20 hectares, but Greenpeace cited satellite images showing it was around 12,000 hectares in size at that time. 'According to satellite images taken on Monday, the area of the largest fire has reached 34,400 hectares,' it said, adding that a second fire, stretching across 12,600 hectares, was just one kilometre away from the defunct plant."
2020-04-13 - Landfill fire breaks out in Moncks Corner (South Carolina):
http://www.live5news.com/2020/04/13/emergency-crews-contain-fire-berkeley-county-landfill/
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/emergency-crews-on-scene-at-moncks-corner-recycling-facility
http://www.newsbreak.com/south-carolina/charleston/news/0OkDUVyF/emergency-crews-contain-fire-at-berkeley-county-landfill
2020-04-13 - Landfill fire breaks out on Warren Lane in Stanway (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/i8200/
2020-04-13 - Electrical recycling plant damaged by fire in St Helens (Britain):
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-firefighters-tackle-large-blaze-18086578
2020-04-13 - Coronavirus death toll surpasses 23,000 in the US:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EH-20200131-70586-USA
2020-04-13 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 717 to 11,329 in Britain:
http://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/uk-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-11329-717
2020-04-13 - Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research amid US-China row on virus origin:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/asia/china-coronavirus-research-restrictions-intl-hnk/index.html
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/beijing-tightens-grip-over-coronavirus-research-amid-us-china-row-on-virus-origin/ar-BB12w616
2020-04-13 - China's new coronavirus cases rise to near six-week high:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/china-reports-108-coronavirus-cases-004936630.html
http://www.france24.com/en/20200413-china-s-new-covid-19-cases-rise-to-near-6-week-high
http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/chinas-new-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-near-six-week-high/ar-BB12xy2R
2020-04-13 - Top pork producer shuts key plant and warns of meat shortfall:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-pork-producer-shuts-key-173657598.html
http://fortune.com/2020/04/13/smithfield-foods-pork-plant-closure-us-meat-supply/
http://nypost.com/2020/04/12/smithfield-closes-sd-pork-plant-indefinitely-warns-of-meat-shortages/
http://www.bloombergquint.com/business/smithfield-foods-idles-sioux-falls-plant-amid-virus-concerns
http://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/13/833110486/u-s-meat-supply-is-perilously-close-to-a-shortage-ceo-warns
Note: We haven't even begun to tap our stores of long pork...
2020-04-13 - Leaked emails show top public health experts raised alarm about the Trump administration's botched coronavirus response:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/thrown-15-years-institutional-learning-211941024.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-emails-show-experts-alarm-over-trump-admin-coronavirus-response-2020-4
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-14 - March was the second-hottest on record, 2020 also the second-hottest year on record so far, behind 2016:
http://www.noaa.gov/news/earth-had-its-2nd-hottest-march-on-record
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/eye-of-the-storm/march-2020-earths-second-warmest-march-and-third-warmest-month-on-record/
2020-04-14 - Mysterious explosion shakes homes in coastal Washington DC:
http://dcist.com/story/20/04/14/d-c-residents-heard-a-loud-boom-in-northwest-last-night-the-city-doesnt-know-what-it-was/
2020-04-14 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, pile of scrap metal burns, on South Wyoming Avenue in Edwardsville (Pennsylvania), 900 feet from the Susquehanna River:
http://www.timesleader.com/news/780034/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-edwardsville-scrapyard
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/fire-crews-battling-scrap-yard-blaze-alert-dep-over-air-water-run-off-concerns-1.2618503
2020-04-14 - Recycling plant erupts in flame at Fairfield Industrial Estate in Louth (Britain):
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/people/pictures-scene-waste-fire-recycling-plant-fairfield-industrial-estate-louth-2537638
http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-recycling-plant-louth-coronavirus-4044272
2020-04-14 - Coronavirus death toll rises by record 40 to 302 in Maryland:
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/coronavirus/40-deaths-24-hours-md-records-highest-1-day-covid-19-death-toll
2020-04-14 - Coronavirus death toll rises by record 2,405 to 26,033 with 609,240 cases in the United States:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-highest-number-of-deaths-in-a-day-recorded-after-several-days-of-a-downward-trend/ar-BB12Em0n
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/us/us-coronavirus-reopening-tuesday/index.html
Quote: "The daily death toll was 2,405 on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases, bringing the total number of US deaths to 26,033. At least 609,240 people have been infected with the virus in the US."
Note: That daily death toll in the US is ten times the number of dead as South Korea has experienced TOTAL. In other words, we're exceeding South Korea's TOTAL death toll every THREE HOURS in the US. That's pretty amazing considering we both started with just a few cases when the WHO declared a global health emergency in January. Now South Korea is getting ready to resume some semblance of normality, albeit with precautions and lots of testing, whereas who knows how long we'll be shut down here in the US. That dichotomy shows how smart leadership at the top during a crisis - or lack of it - makes all the difference in the world...
2020-04-14 - US may have to endure social distancing until 2022 if no vaccine is quickly found:
http://www.the-sun.com/news/682697/coronavirus-social-distancing-2022-harvard-experts/
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/social-distancing-research-coronavirus-2022-trnd/index.html
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/harvard-study-some-social-distancing-required-into-2022.html
http://www.statnews.com/2020/04/14/some-social-distancing-may-be-needed-into-2022-to-keep-coronavirus-in-check-new-study-says/
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/04/14/Social-distancing-needed-until-2022-against-COVID-19-spread-analysis-says/1991586881706/
http://cw39.com/news/health/poll-scientists-predict-us-may-need-social-distancing-till-2022/
Note: I'm not too awfully confident that a vaccine will EVER be found. I mean, there's vast financial incentive for someone to develop a vaccine for the common cold, which is also a coronavirus, yet nobody has ever been able to do it, and not from lack of trying. Will COVID-19 be different? I suppose it's possible, but I certainly wouldn't count on it...
2020-04-14 - Coronavirus could attack immune system like HIV by targeting protective cells, warn scientists:
http://www.todayonline.com/world/coronavirus-could-attack-immune-system-hiv-targeting-protective-cells-warn-scientists
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3079443/coronavirus-could-target-immune-system-targeting-protective
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-could-target-immune-system-123913133.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10142468755
2020-04-14 - Coronavirus can survive long exposure to high temperature, a threat to lab staff around world:
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3079831/coronavirus-can-survive-long-exposure-high-temperature-threat
2020-04-14 - Restarting the economy doesn't mean life will return to normal, and here are 5 plans that offer a glimpse of a dystopian future:
http://www.businessinsider.com/plans-reopen-economy-after-coronavirus-us-dystopian-future-change-life-2020-4
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-survive-long-exposure-high-075328125.html
Note: Just taking things one dystopian day at a time in the PRESENT right now, thanks!
2020-04-14 - Paris climate goals failure could cost world $600 trillion:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/paris-climate-goals-failure-could-cost-world-600-160440888.html
http://www.barrons.com/news/paris-climate-goals-failure-could-cost-world-600-tn-01586880305
Note: When nobody is left alive, the term 'cost' will have no meaning, so we've got that to look forward to!
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-15 - Paper mill damaged by huge explosion and fire in Jay (Maine), several injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20200415-70850-USA
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/maine-paper-mill-explosion/index.html
http://www.wmtw.com/article/crews-respond-to-explosion-at-jay-paper-mill/32159402
http://www.foxnews.com/us/maine-toilet-paper-mill-explosion-draws-tweet-from-stephen-king
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-toilet-paper-mill-explosion-draws-tweet-from-stephen-king/ar-BB12HhUG
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paper-mill-explosion-jay-maine-today/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKso45nYtg
2020-04-15 - Mobility scooter bursts into flame while parked outside home on Norfolk Road in coastal Weymouth (Britain):
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/18381823.mobility-scooter-found-fire-norfolk-road-weymouth/
2020-04-15 - Motorcycles and motorcycle shop go up in flames, fire spreads to mobile homes, in Bastrop County (Texas):
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/bastrop-county/multiple-explosions-heard-at-camp-swift-fire-wednesday-no-one-hurt/
Quote: "Josh Gill, fire chief of Bastrop County ESD No. 2, said the fire was at a motorcycle shop with two mobile homes and outbuildings nearby. When crews arrived, they saw multiple motorcycles were on fire and it had spread to the mobile homes."
2020-04-15 - What does COVID-19 do to your brain?
http://www.wired.com/story/what-does-covid-19-do-to-your-brain/
2020-04-15 - Many coronavirus survivors who were on ventilators then suffer delirium and hallucinations:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/coronavirus-icu-delirium/index.html
Quote: "Delirium is fairly common among ICU patients even in normal times. But the coronavirus pandemic is like a 'delirium factory,' said Dr. Wes Ely, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who specializes in ICU delirium. 'If you had to design an experiment to make delirium as big of a problem as you could in an ICU, Covid is it,' he said."
2020-04-15 - Scientists confirm first case of COVID-19 transmitted from a corpse:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/scientists-confirm-first-case-of-covid-19-transmitted-from-corpse
http://www.businessinsider.com/first-death-coronavirus-healthcare-caught-from-dead-body-thailand-2020-4
http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25287/20200413/scientists-confirm-first-case-coronavirus-spreading-corpses.htm
http://nypost.com/2020/04/14/scientists-suggest-coronavirus-could-spread-from-corpses/
2020-04-15 - U.S. debt to exceed the size of the economy in 2020 with deficits totaling more than $3.8 trillion:
http://www.realclearpolicy.com/2020/04/15/debt_will_exceed_size_of_economy_this_year_489131.html
http://desdemonadespair.net/2020/04/u-s-debt-to-exceed-the-size-of-the-economy-in-2020-budget-deficits-will-total-more-than-3-8-trillion-at-some-point-such-high-and-rising-deficits-and-debt-levels-will-pr.html
Note: That comes out to around $12,000 added to the US debt per person in just this one year. A whole lot of that money is going to bail out big corporations that spent all their profits on stock buybacks to enrich their executives while leaving nothing for rainy day emergencies. And now that a rainy day has arrived, we're bailing them out. If we spent this amount on nationalized healthcare, nobody would have to worry about paying for healthcare and everybody would have healthcare. This is socialism just as much as nationalized healthcare is. The only difference is what We The People get for our money. In this case we're getting richer rich people instead of healthcare for everyone...
2020-04-15 - Global economy set to suffer the worst year since the Great Depression:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/14/imf-pandemic-make-2020-worst-world-economy-since-great-depression/2987934001/
http://desdemonadespair.net/2020/04/imf-global-economy-will-suffer-worst-year-since-great-depression-this-is-a-crisis-like-no-other.html
http://apnews.com/8f170d4aae2073c692d0fa40da6abcf4
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-16 - Person dies in burning car at car dealership in Cherry Hill (New Jersey):
http://6abc.com/body-found-in-burning-car-at-nj-auto-dealership/6109653/
http://www.inquirer.com/news/dead-body-burning-car-cherry-hill-20200416.html
Quote: "A death investigation is underway in Camden County, New Jersey after a body was found inside a charred vehicle on Thursday night. The discovery was made at an auto dealership off Rt. 70 at 9:20 p.m. in Cherry Hill. According to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, a person was found dead inside a vehicle after the car went up in flames."
2020-04-16 - Kazakh Air Defense Forces MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jet bursts into flame mid-air then crashes into field, in Karaganda (Kazakhstan), pilots eject:
http://sputniknews.com/asia/202004161078984463-mig-31-crashes-in-kazakhstans-karaganda-region-due-to-fire-in-one-of-engines/
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33045/mig-31-foxhound-bursts-into-flames-after-takeoff-and-then-crashes-and-burns-in-kazakhstan
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/moment-mig-31-began-to-fall-from-sky-video/
Quote: "Kazakh Air Defense Forces MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor crashed shortly after takeoff today after suffering an engine fire. The two crew members successfully ejected before the plane crashed and burned in a field. The MiG-31 had taken off from an airbase in the country's eastern Karaganda region before the accident occurred, according to an official statement from the Kazakh Ministry of Defense. Bystanders below watched as the aircraft, clearly on fire, plummeted into the ground."
Note: This is the 21st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2019...
2020-04-16 - Antique cars, racing cars and commercial warehouse devastated by massive fire near the Mississippi River in Sauget (Illinois), smoke blows into St. Louis:
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article242101276.html
http://fox2now.com/news/smoke-from-sauget-building-fire-can-be-seen-for-miles/
http://fox2now.com/news/warehouse-fire-rages-for-several-hours-in-sauget-illinois/
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/illinois/sauget-warehouse-fire/63-8b7aa6ff-5be0-4914-a62a-966fa91d3161
http://www.kmov.com/news/massive-warehouse-fire-in-metro-east-spreads-smoke-for-miles/article_511192b6-801f-11ea-a94d-438a3da77868.html
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sauget-warehouse-fire-sends-plumes-of-black-smoke-over-st-louis/article_299f7b6e-a8c2-5766-9905-36aa6aaca60d.html
http://www.republictimes.net/large-warehouse-fire-in-sauget/
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article242062541.html
Quote: "Nations Food Service Equipment and Design and BCL Auction both occupied warehouse bays. Sauget Police Chief James Jones said an auto repair service and “racing car outfit” also were using the space. 'They were totally destroyed because of the heavy flames that ripped through them,' said Burns. 'The roofs collapsed. The walls collapsed. There were lots of antique cars in there as well as some racing cars.'"
2020-04-16 - Wildfires continue burning near Chernobyl, smoke blankets Kiev (Ukraine):
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52329498
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/17/smoke-chernobyl-wildfires-blankets-ukrainian-capital/
http://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/national/18386996.smoke-wildfires-near-chernobyl-engulfs-ukraine-capital/
http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/national/18386996.smoke-wildfires-near-chernobyl-engulfs-ukraine-capital/
2020-04-16 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 141 with 6,262 cases in Tennessee:
http://www.wate.com/health/coronavirus/tennesse-coronavirus-state-has-6262-cases-and-141-deaths/
2020-04-16 - Newly discovered coronavirus mutation could threaten vaccine race, study says:
http://nypost.com/2020/04/14/newly-found-coronavirus-mutation-could-threaten-vaccine-race-study-says/
http://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-throws-curveball-new-mutation-can-make-current-vaccine-research-futile-2958659
2020-04-16 - Jobless claims increase by 5.2 million this week to more than 22 million in the last month in the US:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/16/coronavirus-unemployment-claims-numbers-190026
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-latest-us-unemployment-claims-pass-22-million-in-four-weeks/
http://www.fox17online.com/news/national/coronavirus/5-2-million-people-filed-initial-unemployment-claims-last-week-bringing-four-week-total-to-21-million
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/coronavirus/5-2-million-people-filed-initial-unemployment-claims-last-week-bringing-four-week-total-to-21-million
2020-04-16 - Outdoor pools closed for summer 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic in New York City, beaches likely shut down too:
http://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-outdoor-pools-closed-2020-new-york-city-20200416-xwauqkgwszcwpetkyfocy3g37q-story.html
2020-04-16 - Wildlife collapse from climate change is predicted to hit suddenly and sooner:
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/04/15/wildlife-collapse-from-climate-change-is-predicted-to-hit-suddenly-and-sooner/
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/climate/wildlife-population-collapse-climate-change.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-17 - Unknown rotten egg odor hits coastal Truro, coastal Penzance and coastal Newquay (Britain):
http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mystery-awful-gas-smell-reported-4058105
Quote: "Glenn Thorne, Wales & West Utilities gas emergency service manager for Cornwall, said: "We were alerted to reports of the smell of gas at several places in Cornwall including Truro, Penzance and Newquay yesterday (April 17). We immediately sent out engineers to investigate. 'On arrival, our engineers conducted all the necessary gas safety checks and we found no evidence of a gas leak in any of these places.'"
2020-04-17 - Unknown sulfury stench randomly blowing through coastal Sheffield and coastal Salt Rock (South Africa):
http://northcoastcourier.co.za/152040/stench-over-north-coast-leaves-residents-gasping/
Quote: "An acrid, sulphur-like stink has been recurring at Sheffield and Salt Rock, irritating residents and raising fears of respiratory ailments. According to residents, wind conditions bring the stench into their homes at random hours of the day and night, on some occasions being so disruptive that they have been woken up by the strong smell. Sheffield resident Ken Davidson said the sulphur-like smell has been lingering for many months and worsened over the past two weeks."
2020-04-17 - Girl, 13, goes to use washroom, next seen dead and burned near home, in West Tripura (India):
http://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/13-year-old-girls-charred-body-found-in-west-tripura-district-826692.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/13-year-old-girl-s-charred-body-found-in-west-tripura-district-120041701592_1.html
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/13yearold-girls-charred-body-found-in-west-tripura-district/1806122
http://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1012629-13-year-old-girls-charred-body-found-in-west-tripura-district
Quote: "The charred body of a 13-year-old girl was found near her house in the Durgabari area in West Tripura district on Friday, police said. Around 6.30 am the girl told her mother that she was going to the washroom, which is a bit far from the house, but she did not return, said Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO), New Capital Complex, Priya Madhuri Majumder. 'The family members started looking for her as she did not return even after three hours and found the body about 150 meters away from the house,' the officer said. Most part of the body was burnt, she added."
2020-04-17 - RV goes up in flames and kills person on Sunset Road in Joshua Tree (California):
http://www.sbsun.com/2020/04/17/1-found-dead-after-firefighters-put-out-rv-fire-in-joshua-tree/
http://www.newsbreak.com/california/joshua-tree/news/0OmiSbNS/body-found-following-early-morning-joshua-tree-fire
http://z1077fm.com/body-found-following-early-morning-joshua-tree-fire/
Note: This is the 100th RV to burn in 2020, and this is the 7th deadly RV fire in 2020...
2020-04-17 - Wildfire breaks out in coastal Hong Kong (China):
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3080509/large-hill-fire-burns-hong-kong-more-8-hours
2020-04-17 - 2020 expected to be Earth's warmest year on record, scientists say:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/16/global-warming-2020-expected-warmest-year-record-noaa-said/5144767002/
2020-04-17 - Alarms ring as Greenland ice loss causes 40% of sea level rise in 2019:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/alarms-ring-greenland-ice-loss-causes-40-2019-182007530.html
http://www.barrons.com/news/alarms-ring-as-greenland-ice-loss-causes-40-of-2019-sea-level-rise-01587061506
http://www.fasterthanexpected.com/2020/04/15/greenland-ice-sheet-shrinks-by-record-amount-climate-study/
http://news.trust.org/item/20200415122035-s203z/
2020-04-17 - US to have major floods on a daily basis since sea-level rise is unstoppable:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/16/us-climate-change-floods-sea-level-rise
http://www.yahoo.com/news/us-major-floods-daily-basis-150010137.html
2020-04-17 - Megadrought emerging in the western US might be worse than any in 1,200 years:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/16/drought-worst-western-megadrought-here-study-says/5145929002/
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/15042020/megadrought-american-west-south-america-drought-climate-change
2020-04-17 - US will see an exponential explosion in COVID-19 cases if it relaxes lockdown measures too early, MIT model predicts:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8229055/US-exponential-explosion-COVID-19-cases-relaxes-lockdown-measures-early.html
http://www.the-sun.com/news/697723/mit-coronavirus-explosion-lockdowns-eased-trump-states-reopen/
http://futurism.com/neoscope/mit-reopening-too-soon-cause-explosion-coronavirus
2020-04-17 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 668 with 17,432 cases in Georgia:
http://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news/evening-update-georgia-now-at-17432-covid-19-cases-668-deaths/
2020-04-17 - Coronavirus death toll rises to 142 with 6,589 cases in Tennessee:
http://www.wate.com/health/coronavirus/tennessee-coronavirus-state-covid-19-cases-up-to-6589-with-142-deaths/
2020-04-17 - Sunlight destroys virus quickly, tests find, but experts say pandemic could last through summer:
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/04/17/sunlight-destroys-virus-quickly-new-govt-tests-find-but-experts-say-pandemic-could-last-through-summer/24017889/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/sunlight-destroys-coronavirus-very-quickly-new-government-tests-find-but-experts-say-pandemic-could-still-last-through-summer-200745675.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8231473/US-government-shows-SUNLIGHT-quickly-destroy-coronavirus-says-not-proven.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-18 - Lagoon suddenly and mysteriously turns pink in Zacatecas (Mexico):
http://strangesounds.org/2020/04/laguna-de-chichimequillas-turns-pink-mexico-video-picture.html
http://twitter.com/porticoomx/status/1250082379038887940
2020-04-18 - Climate change brings record-breaking summertime heat to Florida’s early spring:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/climate-change-brings-summertime-heat-110030116.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-17/climate-change-brings-summertime-heat-to-florida-s-early-spring
2020-04-18 - WHO unsure antibodies protect against COVID-19, little sign of herd immunity:
http://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-04-17/who-unsure-antibodies-protect-against-covid-little-sign-of-herd-immunity
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/coronavirus-who-unsure-antibodies-protect-against-covid-19-little-sign-of-herd-immunity
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-immunity/who-unsure-antibodies-protect-against-covid-little-sign-of-herd-immunity-idUSKBN21Z2XM
http://www.news18.com/news/world/unsure-if-antibodies-protect-against-covid-19-little-sign-of-herd-immunity-says-who-2582649.html
2020-04-18 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 156 to 1,560 with 36,372 cases in Massachusetts:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/04/18/coronavirus-massachusetts-latest-total-new-cases-deaths-reported-saturday-april-18/
2020-04-18 - Coronavirus killing thousands of people in Ecuador:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52324218
http://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-ecuador-sees-massive-surge-103126223.html
2020-04-18 - Coronavirus infects more than 1,000 people on French aircraft carrier:
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/04/18/france-finds-more-1000-virus-cases-aircraft-carrier.html
http://nbc25news.com/news/coronavirus/france-finds-more-than-1000-virus-cases-on-aircraft-carrier
http://www.pilotonline.com/military/vp-nw-coronavirus-france-aircraft-carrier-20200417-bklsr6hnlnesre3jy6shuhvhj4-story.html
http://www.wishtv.com/news/international/over-a-thousand-virus-cases-on-french-ship/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/french-seek-clue-900-plus-150019441.html
2020-04-18 - Universities begin considering canceling in-person classes until 2021:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/us/university-may-cancel-classes-fall-2021-trnd/index.html
http://whdh.com/news/universities-begin-considering-canceling-in-person-classes-until-2021/
http://nypost.com/2020/04/15/some-colleges-consider-canceling-in-person-classes-until-2021/
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/universities-consider-cancelling-person-classes-163357626.html
http://ktla.com/news/nationworld/universities-mull-canceling-in-person-cancels-until-2021-due-to-coronavirus/
2020-04-18 - Computer modelers estimate how much longer coronavirus shutdowns should last in US states:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/another-month-computer-modelers-estimate-065307753.html
http://www.geekwire.com/2020/another-month-computer-modelers-estimate-long-coronavirus-shutdowns-last/
2020-04-18 - Don’t bet on vaccine to protect us from COVID-19, says world health expert:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/18/dont-bet-on-vaccine-to-protect-us-from-covid-19-says-world-health-expert
2020-04-18 - Testicles may make men more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women:
http://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-04-18/do-testicles-make-men-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus
2020-04-18 - Officials dumbfounded as beaches reopen 3 days after death spike in Florida:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/very-very-scary-officials-dumbfounded-215722198.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/jacksonville-florida-beaches-reopen-three-days-after-states-coronavirus-death-toll-spiked
http://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/04/19/decision-to-reopen-jacksonville-beaches-draws-national-media-attention-scrutiny/
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-19 - Pollution regulation rollbacks sickening people on the Gulf Coast in Texas:
http://apnews.com/9553e45fd2fc46940ce5b3ca4b4a0d04
http://www.yahoo.com/news/theyre-killing-us-texas-residents-161239637.html
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/04/19/theyre-killing-us-texas-residents-say-of-trump-rollbacks/
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/theyre-killing-us-texas-residents-say-of-trump-rollbacks/2354320/
Quote: "'They’re basically killing us,' says the 37-year-old, who herself has been diagnosed with respiratory problems since moving to the community after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. 'We don’t even know what we’re breathing,' she says."
2020-04-19 - Recycling center erupts in flame in El Paso (Texas):
http://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2020/04/19/large-fire-burning-at-recycling-plant-in-homestead-meadows-south-area/
2020-04-19 - Pallet yard fire breaks out at 3:33 AM on Procter Avenue in the City of Industry (California), 1 killed:
http://ktla.com/news/local-news/detectives-investigate-pallet-yard-fire-in-city-of-industry-that-killed-a-person/
http://www.sgvtribune.com/2020/04/19/victim-dies-in-fire-at-pallet-yard-in-la-puente/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/04/19/firefighters-battle-large-pallet-yard-fire-in-city-of-industry/
http://www.newsbreak.com/california/la-puente/news/0OneURQl/detectives-investigate-pallet-yard-fire-in-city-of-industry-that-left-a-person-dead
2020-04-19 - Volcano Klyuchevskoy erupts on the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia):
http://www.rt.com/russia/486242-volcano-spew-lava-russia-east/
http://www.sott.net/article/432811-One-of-the-worlds-most-active-volcanoes-spew-lava-in-Russias-far-east
2020-04-19 - WHO warns that there is no evidence that COVID-19 survivors have immunity:
http://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-no-evidence-that-covid-19-survivors-have-immunity-who-warns-11975011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8231839/WHO-warns-no-evidence-antibody-tests-coronavirus-survivors-immune.html
http://www.joe.ie/fitness-health/warns-theres-no-evidence-covid-19-survivors-will-immunity-696606
http://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/who-no-evidence-survivors-covid-19-are-immune-disease
2020-04-19 - Thousands of businesses that have been shut down in the US will never open again:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/killed-by-the-coronavirus-lockdowns-1000s-of-u-s-businesses-that-were-shut-down-will-be-closed-permanently
2020-04-19 - How effective is cloud brightening for managing climate change?
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/environment/how-effective-is-cloud-brightening-for-managing-climate-change/article/570335
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_cloud_brightening
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-20 - Warmest oceans on record add to hurricane and wildfire risks:
http://time.com/5824299/ocean-temperature-rise-climate-change/
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10909187-181/warmest-oceans-on-record-adds
http://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/warmest-oceans-on-record-could-set-off-a-year-of-extreme-weather
2020-04-20 - World Health Organization head warns the worst of coronavirus pandemic is still ahead:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/who-head-warns-worst-of-virus-is-still-ahead-196214
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/coronavirus/who-head-warns-worst-of-virus-is-still-ahead
http://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-who-head-warns-worst-pandemic-is-ahead-of-us-2020-4
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/121145906/world-health-organisation-head-warns-the-worst-of-coronavirus-pandemic-is-still-ahead
2020-04-20 - What are 'COVID toes' and why are dermatologists seeing an 'epidemic' of them in kids?
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/covid-toes-why-dermatologists-seeing-epidemic-kids-135948618.html
http://www.aol.co.uk/living/2020/04/21/what-are-covid-toes-and-why-are-dermatologists-seeing-an-epid/
http://globalnews.ca/news/6848644/covid-toes-skin-rash-coronavirus-symptom/
2020-04-20 - Naked man jumps on woman's car, assaults her, throws himself onto police car, gets arrested, in coastal Beverly (Massachusetts), 650 feet from the coast:
http://patch.com/massachusetts/beverly/beverly-police-arrest-irrational-naked-man
http://beverly.wickedlocal.com/news/20200420/irrational-naked-man-taken-into-custody-in-beverly
http://www.necn.com/news/local/naked-man-accused-of-jumping-onto-hood-of-womans-vehicle-and-attacking-her/2262513/
http://whdh.com/news/police-naked-man-jumped-on-hood-of-car-assaulted-woman-before-streaking-through-beverly-neighborhood/
http://www.masslive.com/news/2020/04/police-tase-nude-man-after-they-say-he-jumped-on-womans-car-and-assaulted-her-while-bystander-pulled-gun-on-him.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/massachusetts/beverly/news/0OoGaoVF/police-naked-man-jumped-on-hood-of-car-assaulted-woman-before-streaking-through-beverly-neighborhood
http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/04/21/naked-man-arrested-beverly
Quote: "According to a press release issued by the Beverly Police Department, officers who arrived on the scene encountered a naked man. A witness told officers that the naked man had jumped on the hood of a female’s vehicle before he assaulted the woman. The male witness then drew his firearm on the naked man in an effort to stop the assault. As more officers arrived on scene, the naked man took off at a sprint pace and launched himself into the windshield of a responding officer’s parked police vehicle. The naked man, whose name is being withheld until he is released from the hospital, had to be tased by officers in order for them to place him into custody. He was then transported to Beverly Hospital for evaluation."
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2020-04-20 - Landfill fire breaks out in Aberdeen (South Dakota):
http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/yard-debris-catches-fire-at-fairgrounds-dump-site/article_b59550a6-833a-11ea-a146-bb757b90f1fc.html
2020-04-20 - Mount Etna erupts in Sicily (Italy):
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sicilys-mount-etna-erupts-plumes-235316154.html
http://www.sott.net/article/432863-Sicilys-Mount-Etna-spews-smoke-and-ash-5-km-into-air
2020-04-20 - Magnitude 6.1+ earthquake strikes in the ocean near Fukushima (Japan):
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/an-accident-waiting-to-happen-in-world.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/04/20/national/magnitude-6-1-earthquake-jolts-miyagi-area/
http://www.sott.net/article/432862-Magnitude-6-1-earthquake-jolts-Miyagi-Prefecture-Japan
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-21 - Person found dead in burning car just before 2 AM near home on Herbert Street in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/body-found-in-car-after-a-fire/
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/2020/04/body-pulled-from-vehicle-fire-on-syracuses-north-side.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/syracuse/news/0OodvV4A/body-pulled-from-car-after-a-fire-on-syracuses-north-side
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/public-safety/2020/04/21/body-found-in-burning-car-on-syracuse-s-north-side
2020-04-21 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, nearly 100 vehicles burn, in Johnson County near Sitka (Kentucky):
http://wchstv.com/news/local/dozens-of-junk-cars-burn-in-fire-in-johnson-county-ky
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Junkyard-fire-at-Eastern-Kentucky-scrap-yard-put-out.html
http://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/More-than-100-vehicles-at-junkyard-catch-fire-in-Kentucky--569830111.html
http://www.wtvq.com/2020/04/21/junk-cars-catch-fire-causing-nearby-brush-fire/
Quote: "Members of W.R. Castle Fire-Rescue responded to Green's Auto Parts on KY 201 in Sitka Tuesday morning. Nearly 100 junk vehicles caught fire which spread to nearby brush."
2020-04-21 - Chemical plant explodes and burns in Lianyungang (China):
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1186345.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zb-nKvbwgw
2020-04-21 - Temps 5C above average in the Arctic:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/04/an-april-heatwave-in-arctic.html
2020-04-21 - North Pole heading toward ice-free state in the summer:
http://scitechdaily.com/soon-the-north-pole-will-be-ice-free-in-summer/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200420104852.htm
2020-04-21 - Coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different strains, new study finds:
http://www.foxnews.com/science/coronavirus-mutated-at-least-30-different-strains-study-finds
http://nypost.com/2020/04/21/coronavirus-has-mutated-into-at-least-30-different-strains-study/
http://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Coronavirus-has-mutated-into-at-least-30-different-strains-new-study-finds-625333
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8237849/Coronavirus-mutated-Strains-evolved-far-deadlier-spread-Europe-New-York.html
http://www.rt.com/news/486425-covid-19-mutations-deadlier-strains/
2020-04-21 - Winter wave of coronavirus could be worse than initial outbreak, CDC director warns:
http://whdh.com/news/winter-wave-of-coronavirus-could-be-worse-than-initial-outbreak-cdc-director-warns/
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/cdc-director-warns-second-coronavirus-wave-could-be-worse.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/21/coronavirus-secondwave-cdcdirector/
2020-04-21 - Coronavirus death toll rises by 2,751 to 44,845 in the United States:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=EH-20200131-70586-USA
http://www.barrons.com/news/more-than-2-700-dead-in-us-from-coronavirus-in-last-24-hours-01587516605?refsec=afp-news
http://www.whio.com/news/trending/coronavirus-live-updates-total-us-cases-surpass-825000-nationwide-deaths-top-45000/QFVRRVT3YFD6NGMHLGYKJ6UOFY/
Quote: "The coronavirus death toll in the United States -- the country with the most fatalities in the pandemic -- has climbed by 2,751 in the past 24 hours, the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University showed Tuesday. The US has recorded more than 800,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Baltimore-based university, with 44,845 deaths. Nearly 40,000 new cases were reported between Monday at 8:30pm local time, and Tuesday at the same time, the university said."
Note: That's almost one person dying every 30 seconds from COVID-19 in the United States...
2020-04-21 - Fever-sensing and cough-detecting drones to be tested in Westport (Connecticut):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/westport-police-to-test-pandemic-drone-that-can-sense-fevers-coughing/2383593/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/westport-police-to-test-pandemic-drone-that-can-sense-fevers-coughing/2258746/
Quote: "Westport police are going to be testing a 'pandemic drone' that can monitor people’s temperatures from 190 feet away and detect sneezing, coughing and heart and breathing rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Westport police said they are working with Draganfly, a drone company, to test technology in an effort to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. A news release from Draganfly said the pandemic drone will be equipped with a specialized sensor and computer vision systems that can display fever/temperature, heart and respiratory rates, as well as detect people sneezing and coughing in crowds, and wherever groups of people may work or congregate."
2020-04-21 - Coronavirus pandemic could spark famines of biblical proportions:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-52373888
http://nypost.com/2020/04/22/coronavirus-crisis-could-cause-biblical-famines-un-official/
http://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/coronavirus-biblical-famines-could-double-global-hunger-un-warns.html
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-un-is-now-admitting-that-this-coronavirus-pandemic-could-spark-famines-of-biblical-proportions
Note: We are faminely!
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-22 - Car goes up in flames at 3 AM and kills man at hotel in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/1-dead-following-vehicle-fire-in-hotel-parking-lot-on-pelham-rd-deputies-say/
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/04/22/man-dead-vehicle-fire-greenville-county-hotel/3002585001/
http://www.wyff4.com/article/man-found-dead-inside-car-in-motel-parking-lot-after-vehicle-fire-deputies-say/32236273
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-found-dead-inside-car-in-motel-parking-lot-after-vehicle-fire-deputies-say/ar-BB132IFO
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/coroner-elderly-man-found-dead-after-car-fire-in-motel-parking-lot/article_f0e8f686-849c-11ea-8855-bb6c1e5d04ae.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/south-carolina/greenville/news/0OpI71Ao/deputies-say-body-discovered-after-car-fire-extinguished-in-greenville-hotel-parking-lot
Quote: "According to the sheriff's office, the fire was reported around 3:00 a.m. at the Extended Stay America located in the 3700 block of Pelham Road. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire. At that time, deputies say an adult male's body was discovered in the driver's seat of the car."
2020-04-22 - RV bursts into flame and kills person at Acorn Mobile Village in South Sacramento (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/04/22/person-dies-after-rv-fire-in-south-sacramento/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/4524526-one-person-killed-in-rv-fire/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video/one-person-killed-in-rv-fire/vp-BB134sl7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjgbEzw8DW0
Quote: "One person is dead after an RV caught fire at the Acorn Mobile Village in South Sacramento Wednesday evening."
Note: This is the 107th RV to burn in 2020, and this is the 8th deadly RV fire in 2020...
2020-04-22 - Compost fire erupts at landfill in Colonie (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Compost-pile-at-Colonie-Landfill-catches-fire-15219512.php
2020-04-22 - Landfill fire breaks out on Launders Lane in Rainham (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2020/april/fire-at-landfill-site-rainham/
2020-04-22 - Wildfire burns 23,922 acres in Crockett County (Texas):
http://www.mytexasdaily.com/west-texas/holcombe-road-fire-now-at-an-estimated-23-922-acres-with-15-containment/article_b41089a2-8377-11ea-8d30-df902eacc167.html
2020-04-22 - Wildfires rip through Biebrza National Park (Poland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52392231
http://www.dw.com/en/wildfire-ravages-polands-largest-national-park-on-earth-day/a-53212297
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-earth-day-poland-wildfire/polands-biggest-nature-reserve-fights-largest-fire-in-years-idUSKCN22427I
http://www.thefirstnews.com/article/firefighters-battle-to-contain-worst-fires-for-over-100-years-as-they-ravage-largest-national-park-in-poland-12179
Quote: "Wild fires are devastating Poland’s largest national park and causing a natural catastrophe for wildlife. Firefighters and volunteers are fighting night and day to save an area the size of 2,000 football pitches in the Biebrza National Park in north-east Poland."
2020-04-22 - Giant locust armies of biblical proportions threaten to cause mass starvation in Africa:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-next-generation-giant-locust-armies-of-biblical-proportions-threaten-to-cause-mass-starvation-in-Africa
2020-04-22 - Coronavirus can survive in the human eye, Chinese doctors report:
http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/chinese-doctors-report-coronavirus-can-survive-in-the-human-eye-625505
Quote: "The report claimed that the virus can replicate even when it is no longer detectable, meaning the infection potential exists even when patients seem to be healthy."
2020-04-22 - Reopening after coronavirus is a much bigger job than most Americans realize, Harvard study finds:
http://news.yahoo.com/reopening-after-coronavirus-is-a-much-bigger-job-than-most-americans-realize-harvard-study-finds-202228688.html
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/04/23/reopening-after-coronavirus-is-a-much-bigger-job-than-most-americans-realize-harvard-study-finds/24076114/
http://foxwilmington.com/science/reopening-us-after-coronavirus-pandemic-much-bigger-than-most-people-realize-harvard-study-warns/
2020-04-22 - Missouri sues China over coronavirus outbreak:
http://www.rt.com/usa/486511-missouri-sues-china-coronavirus-wuhan/
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-23 - RV bursts into flame at 6:38 AM and kills person while parked at home in Milton-Freewater (Oregon):
http://www.mycolumbiabasin.com/2020/04/23/firefighters-respond-to-deadly-rv-fire-in-milton-freewater/
http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/courts_and_crime/one-dead-in-early-morning-m-f-blaze/article_0b99bed3-0d41-5c63-bf8f-91febc666a2e.html
http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/body-found-after-motorhome-fire-in-milton-freewater/article_654f2646-85bd-11ea-bd63-ebf3e0c29914.html
Note: This is the 109th RV to burn in 2020, and this is the 9th deadly RV fire in 2020...
2020-04-23 - RV trailer explodes and burns and kills person at RV storage facility in Calgary (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/6861006/1-dead-calgary-rv-explosion/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-legacy-rv-explosion-1.5543441
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/1-dead-in-explosion-at-rv-lot-southwest-of-calgary-1.4909548
http://calgaryherald.com/news/explosion-at-rv-storage-lot-in-legacy-leaves-one-dead/
http://www.660citynews.com/2020/04/23/one-person-dead-following-explosion-in-rv-storage-facility/
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/man-dead-after-explosion-at-calgary-rv-storage-lot/ar-BB137lHj
2020-04-23 - Brush fire breaks out and burns 400 acres in coastal Kawaihae (Hawaii):
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2020/04/23/hawaii-news/brush-fire-threatening-homes-in-kohala/
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/04/23/big-island-firefighters-working-contain-brush-fire-spreading-kawaihae/
2020-04-23 - Another 4.4 million people file for unemployment in the US, total rises to 26.6 million in 5 weeks:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/23/coronavirus-unemployment-claims-numbers-203455
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html
Quote: "The new report, which covers the week ending April 18, lent plausibility to economists' prediction that the unemployment rate will by summer be within range of the 25 percent peak recorded in 1933 during the Great Depression."
2020-04-23 - Coronavirus causes sudden strokes in young adults:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/health/strokes-coronavirus-young-adults/index.html
http://wreg.com/news/covid-19-causes-sudden-strokes-in-young-adults-doctors-say/
http://nypost.com/2020/04/23/doctors-warn-covid-19-might-cause-strokes-in-young-adults/
http://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/report-coronavirus-may-cause-sudden-strokes-in-younger-adults.html
http://www.foxnews.com/science/coronavirus-may-cause-strokes-in-younger-patients-report
2020-04-23 - Coronavirus killing many people in Manaus (Brazil), corpses being buried in mass graves:
http://news.yahoo.com/brazilian-city-manaus-fighting-horror-movie-pandemic-conditions-163132378.html
http://citizen.co.za/news/news-world/2274205/brazilian-city-of-manaus-fighting-horror-movie-pandemic-conditions/
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/day-of-the-dead-brazilian-city-of-manaus-fighting-horror-movie-pandemic-conditions/
Quote: "Bodies are piling up in refrigerated trucks outside overwhelmed hospitals. Doctors are in short supply. Bulldozers are digging mass graves at cemeteries. And the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. Welcome to Manaus, the now chaotic and desperate riverside capital of vast Amazonas state as it grapples with the highest coronavirus mortality rate of any such city in Brazil."
2020-04-23 - New coronavirus outbreak causes another huge city to be locked down in China:
http://nypost.com/2020/04/23/chinese-city-locked-down-after-nyu-student-allegedly-sparked-outbreak/
http://metro.co.uk/2020/04/23/china-puts-new-city-10000000-people-lockdown-outbreak-12600044/
http://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-harbin-on-lockdown-20200423-xvoswykk6jfyvph6x46zb2c7qq-story.html
2020-04-23 - There’s less than a decade left before climate change becomes irreversible, say activists:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/less-decade-left-climate-change-213311590.html
Note: Activists are wrong. There's not a decade left. We're significantly more than a decade past the point of no return...
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-24 - Beachfront restaurant heavily damaged by fire on Dickinson Street in coastal Dewey Beach (Delaware):
http://www.capegazette.com/article/crews-battle-fire-lighthouse-restaurant-dewey-beach/201271
http://wtop.com/local/2020/04/newly-rebuilt-lighthouse-restaurant-in-dewey-beach-gutted-by-fire/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/04/24/crews-battle-flames-after-fire-erupts-in-dewey-beach-delaware/
http://www.wdel.com/news/update-damage-estimated-at-750k-after-dewey-beachs-lighthouse-restaurant-catches-fire/article_658832cc-85d3-11ea-8a61-1f8846b1d538.html
http://www.wboc.com/story/42043935/crews-respond-to-fire-in-dewey-beach
http://www.wmdt.com/2020/04/lighthouse-restaurant-catches-fire/
2020-04-24 - Around twelve RVs destroyed by fire at 1:39 AM while parked at Camping World in coastal Newport News (Virginia):
http://www.wtkr.com/news/crews-respond-after-vehicles-catch-fire-at-camping-world-in-newport-news
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/newport-news/two-alarm-fire-breaks-out-at-camping-world-in-newport-news-overnight/291-d4e04658-c405-4a7d-a08f-5ef0f2e954a7
http://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/mycity/newport-news/fire-breaks-out-at-camping-world-in-newport-news/291-6baf17d8-f179-4d17-9ff4-95a79c22587c
http://www.wavy.com/news/newport-news-fire-crews-battle-2-alarm-fire-r-v-dealer/
http://twitter.com/NNFire/status/1253574737978163200
http://twitter.com/NNFire/status/1253584205944152065
Note: These are the 110th-121st RVs to burn in 2020...
2020-04-24 - Pickup truck bursts into flame shortly after 1 AM while parked at home on North Bradley Road in Santa Maria (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/multiple-vehicles-catch-fire-in-santa-maria-investigation-underway
http://lompocrecord.com/county-lines-multiple-vehicles-catch-fire-in-driveway-on-north-bradley-road/article_15122b8a-bada-53d6-8f77-76e6a648877d.html
http://santamariatimes.com/county-lines-multiple-vehicles-catch-fire-in-driveway-on-north-bradley-road/article_815bad05-5268-5e32-ac96-589cb38b4693.html
http://twitter.com/SMFDHQ/status/1253614230311366657
2020-04-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked inside garage at home, fire spreads to garage, on Bethards Drive in Santa Rosa (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10921239-181/firefighters-quickly-contain-vehicle-fire
http://www.ktvu.com/news/santa-rosa-home-damaged-after-car-catches-fire-in-garage
http://patch.com/california/rohnertpark-cotati/santa-rosa-garage-fire-causes-35k-damage
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Car-Fire-In-Garage-Causes-35-000-In-Damage-15225846.php
2020-04-24 - Car bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, on 42nd Avenue in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/regional/first-on-khq-fire-crews-knock-down-car-fire-that-spread-to-a-house/article_8d3361c8-eb51-5bed-a888-24832db02fd2.html
http://www.khq.com/news/first-on-khq-fire-crews-knock-down-car-fire-that-spread-to-a-house/article_f12311e4-86a0-11ea-aa39-b7b3f6ccecb5.html
2020-04-24 - Massive forest fire rages in Qingdao (China):
http://www.sott.net/article/433221-Massive-forest-fire-in-Qingdao-China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnz86MZTjRw
http://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1409200749286558
2020-04-24 - Super-polluting methane emissions are twice federal estimates in the Permian Basin, study finds:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/22042020/permian-basin-methane-emissions-texas-new-mexico
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/17/eaaz5120
2020-04-24 - Record-breaking heat brings 95F temp to airport in Austin (Texas):
http://www.statesman.com/news/20200424/coming-in-hot-austin-airport-hits-95-breaks-daily-heat-record
Quote: "As temperatures climbed to 95 degrees Friday, the daily heat record was broken at the Austin-Bergstrom International airport."
2020-04-24 - Coronavirus vaccine research speeding along, human trials under way, but there are risks:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/24/health/coronavirus-vaccine-speed-sanjay-gupta/index.html
2020-04-24 - Scientists fear the hunt for a coronavirus vaccine will fail and we will all have to live with the constant threat of COVID-19:
http://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-vaccine-may-be-impossible-to-produce-scientists-covid-2020-4
2020-04-24 - Volcano Sakurajima erupts, spews lava bombs and ash, on the island of Kyushu (Japan):
http://www.newsweek.com/japan-sakurajima-volcano-erupts-lava-bombs-1499996
http://twitter.com/volcanodiscover/status/1253598668713791490
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-25 - Hundreds of birds drop dead from the sky onto cruise ship:
http://crew-center.com/hundreds-birds-found-dead-cruise-ship-open-decks
http://twitter.com/CrewCenter/status/1254175175572062208
Quote: "Hundreds of birds were discovered dead on a cruise ship open deck by the crew, yesterday morning. A crew member who wishes to remain anonymous recorded a video of the sight which appears as if the birds had dropped down dead from the sky."
2020-04-25 - Chicken processing plants running out of healthy workers causing depopulation of chickens in Delaware and Maryland, meat shortages loom:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/25/us/chickens-depopulated-delmarva-plants-delaware-maryland/index.html
http://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-poultry-producers-coronavirus-20200424-hufdfzs24zhqpeptx4w6yngztm-story.html
http://myfox8.com/news/coronavirus/2-million-chickens-will-be-killed-in-delaware-and-maryland-because-of-lack-of-employees-at-processing-plants/
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/world_nation/2-million-chickens-will-be-killed-in-delaware-and-maryland-because-of-lack-of-employees/article_e0799fbc-9805-5ccd-8cdd-2e0dcb276efe.html
http://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/meat-supply-threats-grow-first-181155792.html
Quote: "Two million chickens on several farms in Delaware and Maryland will be 'depopulated' -- meaning humanely killed -- due to a lack of employees at chicken processing plants, according to a statement from Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. The reduced employee attendance at the company's plants is a result of 'additional community cases of COVID-19, additional testing, and people practicing the 'stay home if you're sick' social distancing guidance from public health officials,' the statement reads."
Note: And some meat plants have closed in South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri too, at least. All of these kinds of places, where employees work in close proximity to each other, are going to have problems as the people who sicken are quarantined, leaving too few healthy employees to continue functioning properly, if at all. A lot of 'non-essential' businesses will face this same problem too, although they haven't yet simply because all of their employees are already at home under lockdown. Once the employees at non-essential businesses are allowed to return to work, they'll start infecting each other similarly and then many of them will also end up being sent back home. Ergo, don't expect a return to normalcy anytime soon, if ever, whether everything is 'opened up for business' or not.
In the US we're already a little past the halfway mark of the death toll from the 1968 Hong Kong Flu (H3N2) pandemic, which killed 100,000 people in the US and a million people worldwide, but that includes deaths from when it returned in 1969, 1970 and 1972. So in two months we're more than halfway to the death toll from all four waves across 4 years in the last pandemic. At 3 times deadlier than the common flu, the Hong Kong Flu pandemic was obviously not nearly as bad as this COVID-19 pandemic. No hospitals overflowed, no refrigerated trucks were needed to store corpses from overflowing morgues and there were no mass graves.
Ominously, in many pandemics the first wave is not the worst...
2020-04-25 - World’s biggest wheat supply dries up when some want it most, wheat shortages loom:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-running-russian-wheat-want-142042050.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-26/world-is-running-out-of-russian-wheat-when-some-want-it-most
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/energy-commodities/worlds-biggest-wheat-supply-dries-up-when-some-want-it-most
http://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/world-is-running-out-of-russian-wheat-when-some-want-it-most
Note: Farm workers at fruit and vegetable farms are having problems too...
2020-04-25 - Study finds coronavirus could be more contagious than previously thought:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/study-finds-coronavirus-could-more-184528558.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/study-finds-coronavirus-could-be-more-contagious-than-previously-thought/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/study-finds-coronavirus-could-be-more-contagious-than-previously-thought/vi-BB13erJf
Quote: "Scientists in Italy now say coronavirus has been detected in particles of air pollution, which allowed it to be carried over long distances."
2020-04-25 - Fewer than half of working Americans will have a paycheck in May as devastating coronavirus layoffs persist:
http://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-coronavirus-less-than-half-american-workers-paycheck-wage-may-2020-4
http://www.democraticunderground.com/100213344868
2020-04-25 - People living in a collapsing civilization do not usually know that their civilization is collapsing:
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/does-coronavirus-pandemic-mark-collapse-civilization-experts-212008870.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-26 - RV goes up in flames and kills person near Bluff Springs Road and Slaughter Lane just outside Austin (Texas):
http://www.statesman.com/news/20200426/one-found-dead-in-southeast-travis-county-rv-fire-firefighters-say
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/one-person-is-dead-following-south-austin-rv-fire
http://talk1370.radio.com/articles/one-dead-after-rv-fire-in-southeast-austin
http://www.kens5.com/video/news/local/one-killed-in-south-austin-fire/269-a99556bc-f346-4bdd-b472-8d15f5b9a7a3
http://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/one-killed-in-south-austin-rv-fire/269-ae2bf16a-d203-4a1a-82cb-1adb0aeff9b1
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/one-victim-dies-in-southeast-austin-rv-fire/
Quote: "Travis County Fire Rescue said around 6:30 p.m. firefighters extinguished the RV fire near the intersection of Bluff Springs Road and Slaughter Lane just south of the city limit. An investigator was requested after one person was found dead. Two vehicles were also caught fire in the blaze, firefighters said."
Note: This is the 123rd RV to burn in 2020, and this is the 10th deadly RV fire in 2020...
2020-04-26 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, large pile of scrap metal burns, in Kaukauna (Wisconsin), nobody there:
http://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/kaukauna-fire-crews-battle-fire-at-recycling-facility-for-four-hours-no-significant-damages-reported/
http://www.wbay.com/content/news/No-significant-damage-after-fire-at-Kaukauna-scrap-yard-569971831.html
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4352590611433016&id=736325483059565
Quote: "Upon arrival, crews found heavy black smoke on the top of a pile of scrap/recycling metal spanning 100 feet in width and 30 feet into the air. The facility was closed at the time and there were no employees on scene."
2020-04-26 - Underground electrical explosion blows pavement apart in Carlisle (Britain):
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/18406995.underground-carlisle-explosion-triggers-emergency-response/
2020-04-26 - The food supply chain is breaking and we're being warned that meat shortages are imminent:
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-food-supply-chain-is-breaking-and-we-are-being-warned-that-meat-shortages-are-imminent
2020-04-26 - Violent hailstorms destroy crops and damage homes and cars across the world:
http://strangesounds.org/2020/04/violent-hail-storms-crops-destruction-damage-homes-cars-homeless.html
2020-04-26 - COVID-19 may cause serious brain damage in some patients:
http://www.republicworld.com/lifestyle/health/iit-study-shows-covid-19-may-affect-central-nervous-system.html
http://www.sciencealert.com/some-covid-19-patients-are-also-reporting-neurological-symptoms
http://www.uniindia.com/covid-19-may-affect-central-nervous-system-causing-loss-of-smell-taste-study/india/news/1970701.html
http://khn.org/news/seniors-with-covid-19-show-unusual-symptoms-doctors-say/
Quote: "The paper recounts a recently conducted study on the brain scans (CT and MRI) of a patient infected by COVID-19 virus that shows a rare encephalopathy called ANE, which leads to brain dysfunction with seizures and mental disorientation. It indicates that in the presence of human ACE2 receptors in CNS, the brain may be infected by the virus through the olfactory bulbs and also through other peripheral nerve terminals or simply blood circulation and may breach the blood-brain barrier to innervate and attack CNS. The scientists said that it may also completely destroy the medulla oblongata of the hindbrain, which regulates breathing, heart, and blood vessel function."
2020-04-26 - Naked man, 22, crashes through glass at apartment building, chases woman, in Northampton (Massachusetts):
http://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/naked-man-arrested-after-allegedly-chasing-resident-in-northampton/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2myEreU4YCo
Quote: "When officers arrived residents directed them to the third floor of a building where they located a 22-year-old man who was allegedly covered in blood and being restrained by a resident. Kasper said officers spoke with a victim who said she had been inside her basement apartment knitting when she heard a loud sound from another room and saw a naked man running at her window trying to break the glass with his body. After multiple attempts, he allegedly broke the glass, fell into her room, and chased her out of her apartment."
2020-04-26 - What is happening now is how a civilization collapses:
http://eand.co/this-is-how-a-civilization-collapses-b3da4e62ed94
2020-04-26 - Strange blue and purple lights glowing in the night sky across the world baffle skywatchers:
http://strangesounds.org/2020/04/blue-purple-lights-glowing-night-sky-world-usa-spain-australia-april2020.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-27 - Pentagon officially releases real-deal UFO videos that had been previously leaked:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/index.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/pentagon-releases-three-ufo-videos-taken-by-us-navy-pilots
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-declassifies-navy-videos-purportedly-show-ufos/story?id=70364183
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2020/04/27/heres-why-the-pentagon-officially-released-ufo-video-footage/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/27/ufo-videos-navy-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-pentagon/3037803001/
http://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2020/04/27/pentagon-releases-videos-of-encounters-between-ufos-and-navy-pilots/
Quote: "The Pentagon has officially released three short videos showing 'unidentified aerial phenomena' that had previously been released by a private company."
Quote: "In 2017, one of the pilots who saw one of the unidentified objects in 2004 told CNN that it moved in ways he couldn't explain. 'As I got close to it ... it rapidly accelerated to the south, and disappeared in less than two seconds,' said retired US Navy pilot David Fravor. 'This was extremely abrupt, like a ping pong ball, bouncing off a wall. It would hit and go the other way.'"
Note: What he's saying is that the craft was going in one direction and then INSTANTANEOUSLY it began going in a completely different direction. That would look like a ping pong bouncing off an invisible wall. What the beings responsible for these craft have figured out is the God Particle, by which I mean the Higgs Boson and the Higgs Field, which give everything in the universe mass. So they can decrease the mass of their craft to zero. With zero mass their craft don't need to make TURNS to change direction, like everything humans make. They can change direction instantaneously, because without mass they also have no inertia keeping them going in the original direction. And with zero mass, they can accelerate at unthinkable speeds too, disappearing from view within seconds or less.
The ability to manipulate the Higgs Field is civilization-transforming technology. That's why all the supercolliders on Earth are doing Higgs research. Once a civilization figures this technology out, they are no longer shackled by the chains of gravity and can easily expand to other planets or perhaps even other stars. Harvesting asteroids for resources, relocating manufacturing to distant moons, gigantic spacefaring city-ships, all of that and much more becomes easily possible once a civilization figures this technology out. Even ships in Star Trek don't have this technology. On Star Trek you hear captains saying things like, 'Bring the ship around!' That phrase would sound positively quaint to a civilization with the technology to manipulate the Higgs Field.
The good news is that they cannot possibly be hostile, else we'd already be dead or enslaved or whatever they might want to do to us. If they wanted to destroy humanity then they could do so with ten minutes of effort from one ship. Zip over to a dinosaur-killer-sized asteroid, change its mass to zero, change its trajectory and speed to hit the Earth wherever and whenever they want, let its mass revert to normal, then kick back and wait until it hits and the impact wipes out humanity. Whatever civilization controls these craft, they are as far beyond our fighter jets and aircraft carriers as our fighter jets and aircraft carriers are beyond cavemen...
2020-04-27 - Gas station explodes and burns in Earling (Iowa), 2 injured:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-injured-iowa-gas-station-explosion-n1193476
http://www.ketv.com/article/gas-station-explosion-reported-in-earling-iowa/32288228
http://www.kcci.com/article/developing-explosion-reported-in-earling-iowa/32288377
http://ktiv.com/2020/04/27/two-sent-to-hospital-following-a-gas-station-explosion-in-earling-ia/
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2020/04/27/two-hospitalized-western-iowa-gas-station-explosion/3033289001/
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Western-Iowa-officials-respond-to-gas-station-explosion-in-Earling-569984261.html
2020-04-27 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to garage, on Marfleet Lane in coastal Hull (Britain):
http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/newsroom/incidents
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/firefighters-tackle-blaze-black-smoke-4083608
Quote: "Marfleet Lane, Hull. Mon 27 Apr 2020 18:21 (No: 007779) Car fire which spread to nearby garage. One hose reel, one hay drag, one BA and Thermal Image Camera in use."
2020-04-27 - Southwestern North America is in the grip of an epic megadrought:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/part-us-experiencing-megadrought-epic-192825374.html
http://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/part-of-the-us-is-experiencing-a-megadrought-of-epic-proportions-one-study-reports/729593
http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/part-of-the-us-is-experiencing-a-megadrought-of-epic-proportions-one-study-reports/ar-BB13hlt9
2020-04-27 - Doctors are testing whether estrogen could help men fight COVID-19:
http://www.livescience.com/covid19-trial-tests-sex-hormone-treatment.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/health/coronavirus-estrogen-men.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8261241/Could-giving-men-estrogen-help-recover-COVID-Female-hormones-prevent-inflammation.html
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/04/28/estrogen-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-study-female-sex-hormone-curnow-intv-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-28 - NOAA says 2020 already has a 75% chance of being the hottest year ever and it's still only April:
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/493999-2020-on-track-to-be-earths-warmest-year-on-record-noaa-says
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/noaa-is-claiming-2020-has-already-75.html
2020-04-28 - Transformer explodes and burns at plant in coastal Port Neches (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/smoke-noise-reported-in-port-neches/502-4d588d50-fe85-4f94-81b3-5c66e1bd2f6a
http://kykr.iheart.com/content/2020-04-29-transformer-explosion-at-port-neches-plant/
2020-04-28 - Wildfire breaks out near Seabee Base in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wxxv25.com/2020/04/28/thick-smoke-canal-road-fire-seabee-base-morning/
2020-04-28 - Wildfire breaks out in coastal St. Lucie County (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/local/wildfire-ignites-near-st-lucie-county-fairgrounds
http://cw34.com/news/local/wildfire-ignites-near-st-lucie-county-fairgrounds
2020-04-28 - Landfill fire breaks out for at least the 10th time in a year on the island of St. Croix:
http://stthomassource.com/content/2020/04/28/10th-fire-in-a-year-at-anguilla-landfill-sunday/
Quote: "This is at least the 10th fire at the St. Croix landfill in the past 12 months and the fourth since the year began less than four months ago."
2020-04-28 - In two separate incidents, four yachts go up in flames at the same time in coastal Hong Kong (China):
http://www.dimsumdaily.hk/yacht-moored-at-kwun-tong-typhoon-shelter-catches-fire/
http://sg.tv.yahoo.com/viral/firefighters-battle-extinguish-blaze-three-070000534.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3081899/firefighters-battling-blaze-three-boats-catch-fire-hong
http://today.line.me/hk/pc/article/Firefighters+battling+blaze+as+three+yachts+catch+fire+in+Hong+Kong%E2%80%99s+Victoria+Harbour-7lGGxP
http://www.portandterminal.com/watch-3-yachts-catch-fire-in-hong-kongs-busy-victoria-harbour/
http://www.ibinews.com/three-yachts-catch-fire-in-hong-kong/36214.article
Quote: "At around 2.30pm today, a yacht moored at Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter caught fire. Smoke was seen billowing from the vessel and many residents in Kowloon Bay and Hong Kong Island saw the fire and called police for help. Fireboat arrived at the scene to put out the flames. The boat subsequently sunk into the sea at 3.40pm after firemen put out the flames. Moments later, another 2 yachts moored next to it also caught fire and firemen put out the flames, two boats sunk into the sea while the third boat sunk halfway. At around 5pm, the half-sunk boat caught fire again and firemen returned to put out the flames again."
Quote: "Meanwhile, a boat in Lung Kwu Tan in Tuen Mun also caught fire at around the same time. Fireboat arrived at the scene to put out the flames."
2020-04-28 - Two fishing boats go up in flames in coastal Bandar Abbas (Iran):
http://en.mehrnews.com/photo/158138/Two-vessels-catch-fire-in-Bandar-Abbas
2020-04-28 - Boat bursts into flame in coastal Havant (Britain):
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/probe-after-boat-fire-shoreline-near-a27-2552158
Note: These are the 398th, 399th, 400th, 401st, 402nd, 403rd and 404th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2020...
2020-04-28 - Half of the world’s workforce could lose their livelihoods due to COVID-19, UN agency warns:
http://www.rt.com/news/487288-coronavirus-economic-impact-workforce-jobs/
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-29 - Heatwave broils the US Southwest:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/record-heat-bakes-southwest-as-officials-close-beaches-pools-over-coronavirus-fears/731566
2020-04-29 - Car goes up in flames shortly before 4 AM and kills man on Chatsworth Street in coastal Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-body-car-fire-sunderland-18168027
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8269075/Police-launch-investigation-mans-body-inside-burned-car.html
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/body-found-burnt-out-car-sunderland-street-police-launch-investigation-2553399
Quote: "Emergency services were called to Chatsworth Street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, shortly before 4am this morning to reports of a vehicle on fire. After crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze, the body of a man was found inside a Vauxhall Astra car."
2020-04-29 - Car goes up in flames at home and kills man in Nairobi (Kenya):
http://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/52670-questions-surrounding-buru-buru-man-burned-alive-car-video
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Police-probe-man-death-Buruburu-car-fire/1954174-5537952-d4bgf3z/index.html
http://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/man-burns-to-death-inside-his-subaru-car-in-buruburu
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2020/04/man-burnt-to-death-in-his-car-in-buru-buru-estate/
http://allafrica.com/stories/202004300066.html
2020-04-29 - SUV goes up in flames and seriously burns man near Mohawk Boulevard and Creek Drive in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/authorities-investigate-after-person-injured-in-car-fire
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/man-found-burned-after-car-fire-north-tulsa/JEDVQ7BBANFCJLB2KBSDC4MIAU/
http://www.krmg.com/news/local/man-found-burned-after-car-fire-north-tulsa/sQfTDjFGVNF0JcDa0wlVxH/
http://www.khits.com/story/5ea9a6861a66996deec99e09/tulsa-police-investigating-after-burn-victim-found-near-oxley-nature-center
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/badly-burned-man-with-potentially-life-threatening-injuries-found-next-to-charred-vehicle-at-mohawk/article_12fc6cfa-ad63-554c-9319-14b3d8213431.html
http://ktul.com/news/local/tfd
Quote: "Tulsa police and fire crews are investigating a car fire that injured one person. Authorities say a passerby called 911 after seeing a car on fire near Mohawk Boulevard and Creek Drive. The victim was found outside the burning vehicle. Authorities say the victim has life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital."
2020-04-29 - Metal recycling center hit by fire, scrap metal burns, in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/large-fire-sparks-at-phoenix-scrapyard
2020-04-29 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, several cars burn, in Round O (South Carolina):
http://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/colleton-county-news/fire-destroys-several-cars-at-a-salvage-yard-in-round-o/
2020-04-29 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire at 1:06 AM, at least 12 cars burn, in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.driven.co.nz/news/massive-fire-destroys-12-cars-at-west-auckland-yard/
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/massive-explosion-fireball-auckland-car-yard
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/massive-inferno-rips-through-auckland-car-yard-after-explosion-up-to-15-cars-on-fire.html
Quote: "Fire and Emergency NZ northern shift manager Carren Larking said multiple calls were received about the fire since 1.06am. 'Some people said it was just a grass fire, some said it was a transformer on fire but on arrival we found 12-15 cars on fire in a car wrecker's yard.'"
2020-04-29 - US buys 100,000 body bags to add to the 100,000 requested from the Department of Defense:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-buys-more-body-bags-preparing-for-worst-case-cornavirus-scenario-11588172780
2020-04-29 - Coronavirus deaths and infections surge in Germany as lockdown restrictions are eased:
http://www.the-sun.com/news/753568/germany-bring-back-coronavirus-lockdowns-cases-surge/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11505630/germany-bring-back-coronavirus-lockdowns-cases-surge/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8269107/Germany-sees-rate-infection-increase-easing-lockdown.html
Quote: "Germany faces the prospect of returning to a stricter lockdown after a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths."
Note: Easing restrictions right after deaths and infections start declining is like surrendering right after you turn the tide of battle in your favor. 'We're winning! Time to surrender!'
2020-04-29 - IMF chief says coronavirus could cause economic crash worse than the Great Depression:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/imf-chief-says-coronavirus-could-cause-economic-crash-worse-than-the-great-depression
2020-04-29 - Torrential rains from Kenya to Pakistan continue to fuel the biggest locust plague the world has ever seen:
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/04/torrential-long-rains-from-kenya-to.html
Category: Variety Pack
2020-04-30 - Car goes up in flames and kills person in parking garage at Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights (Maryland):
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/1-dead-in-car-fire-outside-maryland-mall/2289533/
http://wjla.com/news/local/person-found-dead-in-parking-garage-fire-in-md
Quote: "One person was found dead when firefighters responded to a car fire outside Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, on Thursday. The Prince George's County fire department responded to the 3700 block of Branch Avenue, the site of a parking garage at the Iverson Mall, at about 11:25 a.m Thursday."
2020-04-30 - RV trailer goes up in flames shortly after midnight and kills man at home on Bluebonnet Street in Bryan (Texas):
http://wtaw.com/rv-fire-in-north-bryan-claims-a-mans-life/
http://komonews.com/news/local/burning-rv-spreads-flames-to-nearby-home-cars-in-seattle
http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/One-killed-in-RV-fire-overnight-in-Bryan-570086251.html
http://www.kxxv.com/hometown/brazos-county/dead-body-found-inside-travel-trailer-during-fire
http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/man-found-dead-after-trailer-fire-in-bryan-no-foul-play-suspected/article_5aa24aa0-8b50-11ea-9201-cb92a0840f49.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhdNIp4yeA
2020-04-30 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, scrap cars burn, in Washington Park (Illinois):
http://www.kmov.com/news/watch-fire-destroys-cars-at-metro-east-salvage-yard/article_35de8166-8aec-11ea-b614-0372e40595dc.html
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/dozens-of-cars-damaged-in-metro-east-junkyard-fire/63-92d4698c-9b4f-405d-b26c-d1d7b3dce096
http://fox2now.com/news/large-fire-breaks-out-washington-park-junkyard/
http://www.facebook.com/frenchvillagefire/posts/3048113478565546
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFVLW0KSfnc
2020-04-30 - Air conditioner explodes into flame and ignites shop in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 3 injured:
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/3-burnt-ac-explosion-inside-dhaka-paltan-barbershop-1898182
2020-04-30 - Wildfire breaks out along the Arkansas River near John Martin Reservoir State Park (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/05/01/mcclave-bridge-fire-john-martin-reservoir-state-park-evacuation-wildfire-bent-otero-county/
2020-04-30 - Another 3.8 million jobless claims push total to 30.3 million unemployed in the US in the last six weeks:
http://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/30/coronavirus-unemployment-claims-numbers-225603
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html
http://www.fox9.com/money/us-jobless-claims-soar-past-30-million-as-3-8-million-more-workers-seek-aid
Quote: "Americans filed 3.8 million new jobless claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, pushing the six-week claims tally to 30.3 million as the coronavirus pandemic battered the economy."
2020-04-30 - Excess death statistics show that COVID-19 death counts are very likely significant undercounts:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/opinions/the-problem-with-covid-19-death-numbers-sutter/index.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2020-04-30/coronavirus-california-death-toll-higher
Note: By 'excess deaths' what they mean is that in a particular area you normally have X deaths per month, but now the number is much higher than that. The difference is 'excess deaths'. Since there's nothing particular going on other than COVID-19, the deaths above the average are probably attributable to COVID-19, though not necessarily directly...
2020-04-30 - Airlines increasingly requiring passengers to wear face masks:
http://www.4029tv.com/article/flying-these-airlines-will-require-passengers-to-wear-face-masks/32304727#
http://www.boston.com/travel/coronavirus/2020/04/30/american-delta-united-airlines-masks
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/04/30/american-airlines-require-passengers-wear-masks-coronavirus-pandemic/
http://www.wbtv.com/2020/04/30/american-airlines-delta-require-customers-wear-face-coverings/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/democratic-lawmakers-call-federal-action-require-masks-planes/story?id=70423945
2020-04-30 - Coronavirus pandemic may lead to social unrest and revolutions:
http://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-11/coronavirus-this-pandemic-will-lead-to-social-revolutions
2020-04-30 - Report predicts up to two more years of pandemic misery:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/health/report-covid-two-more-years/index.html
2020-04-30 - Russian Prime Minister Mishustin tests positive for coronavirus as national total tops 100,000 cases:
http://www.rt.com/news/487462-russian-pm-tests-positiv-covid19/
http://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52491205
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/russia-prime-minister-coronavirus-tells-putin-200430213142373.html
http://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/01/848897621/russias-prime-minister-says-he-has-coronavirus-as-country-tops-100-000-cases
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