Friday, October 30, 2020

Event Update For 2020-10-29




http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html




The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.




A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.




Category: Variety Pack

2020-10-29 - As climate disasters pile up, the idea of solar engineering gains traction:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/climate-disasters-pile-radical-proposal-190057199.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/climate/climate-change-geoengineering.html

Quote: "'We’re facing an existential threat, and we need to look at all the options,' said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia Law School and editor of a book on the technology and its legal implications. 'I liken geoengineering to chemotherapy for the planet: If all else is failing, you try it.'"

Note: He's assuming that someone hasn't ALREADY decided that we face an existential threat and begun solar engineering...

2020-10-29 - Devastating fire season in Colorado is a sign of things to come:
http://www.vaildaily.com/news/colorado/colorados-historic-wildfire-season-could-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/

Quote: "This year alone, Colorado saw its three largest wildfires: the Cameron Peak Fire (208,000), the East Troublesome Fire (192,560) and the Pine Gulch Fire (139,007), two of which are still burning late into October. And experts say residents and fire managers need to be prepared for more big fires down the road. 'What we need to realize is that with our current situation with climate change, these are going to be the new types of fire seasons we see in the future,' said Julie Korb, professor of biology at Fort Lewis College."

2020-10-29 - Australia to face a fiery future as global heating accelerates:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54742909
http://time.com/5904762/australia-bushfires-climate-change-report/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/australias-bushfires-burned-area-twice-110949035.html
http://www.thenationalnews.com/world/oceania/climate-change-australia-faces-more-frequent-and-more-severe-disasters-1.1102119
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/30/australia-must-prepare-for-future-shaped-by-extreme-climate-bushfire-royal-commission-report-warns
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/international/australia-wildfires-probe-recommends-climate-risk-forecasts/article_0d1f29fc-953d-5259-83e0-f2e541cdecae.html
http://www.wwnytv.com/2020/10/30/australia-wildfires-probe-recommends-climate-risk-forecasts/

Quote: "Australia’s bushfire disaster last summer was just a glimpse of what global heating will deliver to the country in the future, with major changes needed to the way the nation responds, according to the final report of the royal commission."

Note: At least they aren't denying what's happening or blaming it on a lack of raking, like some idiotic people...

2020-10-29 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 8 cars burn, in coastal Geelong (Australia):
http://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/122197-fire-crews-attend-north-geelong-wrecking-yard-blaze

2020-10-29 - Underground utility fire breaks out along US 101 in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/electrical-vault-fire-along-hwy-101-in-san-jose/2388529/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/10/29/san-jose-fire-department-at-scene-of-vault-fire-along-hwy-101/
http://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/29/san-jose-fire-closes-tully-road-onramp-to-highway-101/
http://twitter.com/SJFD/status/1321979015045894144

2020-10-29 - Hurricane Zeta causes widespread damage on the Gulf Coast, 2.1 million homes without power, 6+ killed:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/weather/hurricane-zeta-thursday/index.html
http://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-10-29-hurricane-zeta-tropical-storm-forecast-south-east
http://weather.com/news/news/2020-10-29-hurricane-zeta-impacts-louisiana-mississippi-alabama-georgia-carolinas
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/us/hurricane-zeta-louisiana-mississippi.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-zeta-tropical-storm-louisana-power-outages/

Quote: "At least six people have died and more than 2.1 million customers are without power Thursday after former Hurricane Zeta hit the Gulf Coast and rushed inland. Zeta -- the 27th storm of the Atlantic hurricane season -- made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone by Thursday afternoon."

2020-10-29 - Man in his 50s has 'medical episode' in the water at coastal Porthmeor Beach (Britain):
http://planetradio.co.uk/pirate-fm/local/news/man-airlifted-to-hospital-after-st-ives-beach-incident/
http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/casualty-pulled-water-cornwall-sea-4653614

Quote: "A man has been airlifted to hospital after being pulled from the sea in St Ives. Devon and Cornwall Police were called by the Coastguard at 11.55am on Thursday 29th October after a man in his 50's was pulled unconscious from the water at Porthmeor Beach. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and was then airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske. Police say the man who had been holidaying in the area is thought to have suffered a medical episode in the sea."




2020-10-29 - Transformer bursts into flame on pole along Grand Central Avenue in Parkersburg (West Virginia):
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2020/10/grand-central-ave-closed-in-both-directions-after-transformer-fire/

2020-10-29 - Migrant boat goes up in flames off the Canary Islands (Spain), 140 killed:
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202010/31/WS5f9ce0e8a31024ad0ba824c7.html
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/266833806/140-drown-after-boat-capsizes-and-catches-fire-off-senegal-coast
http://observers.france24.com/en/20201030-boat-fire-migration-route-senegal-canary-islands
http://www.yahoo.com/news/m/483f6018-8c55-33ad-9229-1fcbc0cd0fcb/deadly-boat-fire-highlights.html

Quote: "People across Senegal are reacting with shock and sadness to the news that a deadly fire engulfed a canoe carrying migrants bound for the Canary Islands in the waters off of M’bour, Senegal on October 23."

Note: This is the 1045th boat/ship to burn/explode in 2020...

2020-10-29 - School bus bursts into flame on street in coastal Davie (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/10/29/school-bus-driver-saves-5-children-from-fire-in-davie/
http://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/children-evacuated-safely-after-school-bus-catches-fire-in-davie/
http://www.local10.com/video/local-news/2020/10/30/bus-driver-rescues-children-from-school-bus-fire-in-davie-/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/driver-saves-children-after-school-bus-catches-fire-in-davie/2314126/
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article246818487.html

Quote: "A school bus driver rescued a group of children when the bus caught on fire on Thursday afternoon in Davie, police said."

Note: This is the 53rd school bus to burn in 2020, and this is the 317th bus to burn in 2020...

2020-10-29 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on Marlow Road in High Wycombe (Britain):
http://bucksfire.gov.uk/incident/small-fire-in-engine-compartment-of-bus/

Note: This is the 318th bus to burn in 2020...

2020-10-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-5 near Bakersfield (California):
http://kmph.com/news/local/truck-carrying-pineapples-catches-fire-near-grapevine
http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/truck-carrying-pineapple-catches-fire-closes-2-lanes-on-i-5-at-grapevine/
http://www.kget.com/news/local-news/truck-carrying-pineapple-catches-fire-closes-2-lanes-on-i-5-at-grapevine-road/
http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/two-lanes-closed-on-northbound-i-5-near-grapevine-rd-due-to-semi-fire
http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/truck-carrying-pineapples-catches-fire-near-grapevine

2020-10-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-5 in Valencia (California):
http://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/scv-emergency/santa-clarita-fire/trash-truck-fire-on-5-freeway-in-valencia-prompts-response-from-firefighters-352293
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/accident/2092196445269/trash-truck-fire-on-5-freeway-in-valencia-prompts-response-from-firefighters

2020-10-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300145390/auckland-traffic-live-lorry-fire-shuts-south-western-motorway-in-both-directions
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300146171/large-truck-fire-on-aucklands-southwestern-motorway-causing-long-delays
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/truck-catches-fire-in-middle-busy-auckland-motorway-blocking-north-and-southbound-lanes
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/traffic-mayhem-truck-on-fire-on-aucklands-southwestern-motorway/P7WY7LTCBEIL3X7ZO6KOU2WMSE/
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/10/traffic-truck-on-fire-on-auckland-s-southwestern-motorway.html

2020-10-29 - Tractor bursts into flame inside outbuilding near Wigton (Britain):
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/cumbriafire/recent-incidents/

Quote: "Vehicle Fire, Wigton(Allerdale) 29 Oct 2020 At 20:17 on 29th October 2020 two fire engines attended a fire involving a tractor in an outbuilding on a minor road, Biglands near Wigton. Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and were in attendance for thirty minutes."

Note: These are the 1530th, 1531st, 1532nd and 1533rd tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2020...

2020-10-29 - Car bursts into flame at business on Ashland Street in North Adams (Massachusetts):
http://www.iberkshires.com/story/63461/No-Injuries-In-North-Adams-Vehicle-Fire-.html

2020-10-29 - Car wash destroyed by fire just before 4 AM on East Atkins Street in Dobson (North Carolina):
http://www.wxii12.com/article/dobson-car-wash-considered-a-total-loss-after-overnight-fire/34518433

2020-10-29 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 5:06 AM on Ed Carson Drive in Americus (Georgia), pets killed:
http://wgxa.tv/news/local/family-loses-pets-in-early-morning-house-fire-in-sumter-county

2020-10-29 - Home destroyed by fire on East Water Street in Constantine (Michigan):
http://www.wlkm.com/2020/10/constantine-home-destroyed-in-fire/

2020-10-29 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Frawley Road in East Ridge (Tennessee):
http://wdef.com/2020/10/29/fire-park-ridge-apartments-east-ridge/
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-apartment-complex-in-east-ridge

2020-10-29 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on Starcrest Drive in San Antonio (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/SAFD-1-person-dead-in-Northeast-Side-apartment-15685218.php
http://www.ktsa.com/woman-found-dead-in-northeast-side-fire/

2020-10-29 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Norman (Oklahoma), 1 killed:
http://kfor.com/news/local/one-dead-after-apartment-fire-in-norman/




2020-10-29 - Dolphin washes ashore dead at beach in coastal Gunung Kidul Regency (Indonesia):
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/10/29/dolphin-found-dead-on-yogyakarta-beach.html

2020-10-29 - Dolphin washes ashore dead at beach in coastal Telscombe (Britain):
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18830550.dead-dolphin-found-washed-beach-telscombe/




2020-10-29 - Man, 61, loses consciousness in swimming pool and dies in Fitzroy suburb of coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://pathofex.com/swimmer-dies-at-fitzroy-pool/
http://www.theage.com.au/melbourne-news/swimmer-dies-at-fitzroy-pool-20201030-p56a2y.html

Quote: "A 61-year-old swimmer has died after being found unresponsive at a public pool in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Emergency services were called to Fitzroy swimming pool, on Alexandra Parade, shortly after 10am on Friday."

2020-10-29 - Lifeguard, man, 57, has 'medical incident' in the water and dies at coastal Nobbys Beach (Australia):
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/popular-nsw-lifeguard-drowns-022427753--spt.html
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/2020/10/30/man-pulled-from-water-at-newcastle-beach-taken-to-hospital/
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/lifeguard-drowns-during-a-team-exercise-as-colleagues-try-to-save-him/ar-BB1ay3m6?li=AAgfYrC
http://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6991485/devastated-lifeguard-dale-laverty-dies-after-nobbys-beach-emergency-council-confirms/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8897577/NSW-lifeguard-drowns-team-exercise-despite-devastated-colleagues-trying-desperately-revive.html
http://www.facebook.com/ABCNewcastle/posts/10158643438857591

Quote: "A lifeguard who suffered a medical incident in the water at Nobbys on Friday has died, City of Newcastle has confirmed. The council said Dale Laverty, 57, was undertaking a professional exercise at the beach when he was brought to shore by his colleagues."

2020-10-29 - Person drops dead in public restroom at Anderson Park in coastal Redondo Beach (California):
http://patch.com/california/redondobeach/body-discovered-redondo-beach-park-bathroom
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2020/10/29/grim-mystery-body-in-redondo-beach-park-restroom/

2020-10-29 - Man found dead in the Smith River in Fieldale (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/2020/10/29/body-found-in-smith-river-in-henry-county/
http://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/10/29/swift-water-rescue-underway-in-henry-county/
http://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_c4515016-1a27-11eb-b771-33c2da772bf2.html
http://www.wbtmdanville.com/2020/10/29/body-found-in-smith-river-in-henry-co/

2020-10-29 - Woman, 25, model, found dead at home in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/model-maxima-cortina-dies-25-213159051.html
http://wwd.com/eye/people/model-maxima-cortina-dies-at-25-ford-models-1234649631/
http://www.ampgoo.com/model-maxima-cortina-dies-at-25

2020-10-29 - Man found dead near cemetery in Redding (California):
http://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2020/10/29/police-investigating-after-body-found-near-redding-cemetery/6078122002/

2020-10-29 - Woman, 49, found dead in Soldier Creek in Kankankee (Illinois):
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/crime/authorities-identify-body-found-in-soldier-creek/article_8edd0600-1a27-11eb-ab0d-7b41d41324e7.html

2020-10-29 - Man has 'medical event' and dies on track in coastal Remutaka Forest Park (New Zealand):
http://salars.net/man-dies-after-suffering-039medical-event039-on-remutaka-forest-park-track/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hutt-valley/123249559/man-dies-after-suffering-medical-event-on-remutaka-forest-park-track
http://newzealand.shafaqna.com/EN/AL/758333

Quote: "A man has died after suffering a 'medical event' on the Butcher Track in Remutaka Forest Park."

2020-10-29 - Man, 54, found dead at mouth of bay in coastal Waterloo on the island of Trinidad:
http://www.looptt.com/content/man-found-dead-waterloo-beach

2020-10-29 - Professor, man, 50, drops dead at university in coastal Taipei (Taiwan):
http://focustaiwan.tw/society/202010290016

2020-10-29 - Man, 35, found dead at home in Kodiyathur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/man-found-dead/article32976015.ece

2020-10-29 - Person suddenly dies in the water in Lake Waro (New Zealand):
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/police-launch-investigation-after-sudden-death-northland-lake
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Asia-Pacific/1zlu61d633/Body-found-at-Northland-lake-police-investigating.htm
http://newzealand.shafaqna.com/EN/AL/758485

Quote: "Police say they were called to reports of a sudden death in the water at Lake Waro, Hikurangi, in the Whangarei District about 1.30pm."

2020-10-29 - Man found dead in park in Stockport (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mans-body-found-park-stockport-19184466




2020-10-29 - Woman has seizure, car crashes into picnic table at park along the Detroit River in Ecorse (Michigan), 1 injured:
http://www.thenewsherald.com/news/woman-drives-through-dingell-park-in-ecorse-after-having-seizure-nearly-crashing-into-detroit-river/article_92859d6e-18a4-11eb-82ba-4b6da0e137b9.html

Quote: "According to Deputy Chief Narda Bruno, the woman suffered a seizure and lost control of her vehicle before crashing. It is not clear what direction she was coming from as she veered off the roadway, but Bruno said the concrete picnic table she hit most likely stopped her from plunging into the Detroit River."

2020-10-29 - Small plane crashes and burns near Raven Avenue and Hinson Street in Las Vegas (Nevada), 2 killed:
http://mynews4.com/news/local/small-plane-crashes-near-pebble-valley-view
http://www.wtkr.com/news/national/fire-official-says-2-people-died-after-plane-crashed-in-las-vegas
http://www.wkbw.com/news/national/fire-official-says-2-people-died-after-plane-crashed-in-las-vegas
http://lasvegassun.com//news/2020/oct/29/metro-small-plane-goes-down-in-southwest-valley/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/2-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-in-south-las-vegas-2165841/
http://nptelegraph.com/news/national/2-die-in-vegas-area-small-plane-crash-man-on-ground-escapes/article_931ffada-6b71-58e5-8a94-1b53fd580dcd.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-10-29/authorities-two-killed-after-small-plane-headed-to-san-diego-crashes-in-las-vegas
http://www.kaaltv.com/national-news/2-die-in-vegas-area-small-plane-crash-man-on-ground-escapes/5910525/

2020-10-29 - Freight train derails in Mauriceville (Texas):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/major-train-derailment-forces-schools-162642920.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/train-derailment-mauriceville-texas-evacuation/

2020-10-29 - SUV veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Reno (Nevada), 2 injured:
http://www.ktvn.com/story/42840758/crews-responding-to-crash-near-south-rock-boulevard

2020-10-29 - Car veers off road, crashes into tree, bursts into flame, in Hammond (New York), 1 killed:
http://www.wwnytv.com/2020/10/29/crash-closes-route-near-schermerhorn-landing/
http://www.nny360.com/news/jeffersoncounty/update-one-dead-after-thursday-morning-crash-in-hammond/article_864b4b41-c72c-5cfd-8543-f396791003b2.html

Quote: "Initial reports suggested the driver was trapped in the vehicle, but Mr. VanBrocklin thinks there are other possibilities, like the driver suffered a medical incident while driving."

2020-10-29 - Car veers off road, crashes into Rush Creek, bursts into flame, in Arlington (Texas), 1 killed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/10/29/driver-dies-after-veering-off-road-car-ends-up-on-fire-in-rush-creek/

2020-10-29 - Car veers off road, overturns, bursts into flame, on Route 8 in Shelton (Connecticut), 1 injured:
http://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/One-seriously-injured-in-Route-8-rollover-15687022.php

2020-10-29 - Car veers off road, overturns, bursts into flame, in Vestavia Hills (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2020/10/vestavia-hills-firefighters-police-on-scene-of-fiery-fatal-crash.html




2020-10-29 - Pit bull attacks and kills deaf mute boy in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/pet-dog-kills-deaf-boy-three-who-couldnt-shout-for-help-c-1486817
http://www.sott.net/article/443601-Pit-bull-terrier-kills-deaf-and-mute-boy-in-Cape-Town-South-Africa




2020-10-29 - Mt. Sinabung erupts again in Indonesia, spews 2,000-meter-high volcanic ash clouds:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/10/29/mt-sinabung-erupts-again-spews-2000-meter-high-volcanic-ash-clouds.html
http://www.sott.net/article/443553-Mt-Sinabung-in-Indonesia-erupts-again-spews-2000-meter-high-volcanic-ash-clouds

2020-10-29 - Lightning strike kills four-year-old girl on beach in Rio das Ostras (Brazil):
http://alkhaleejtoday.co/international/5222678/Lightning-kills-four-year-old-girl-on-Rio-de-Janeiro-beach.html
http://www.sott.net/article/443567-Lightning-kills-four-year-old-girl-on-beach-in-Rio-das-Ostras-Brazil

2020-10-29 - Typhoon Molave hits Vietnam, dozens killed:
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/national/18831024.dozens-dead-vietnam-hit-powerful-typhoon-20-years/
http://www.swiowanewssource.com/news/world/article_9838e201-2c2c-52d3-b024-17defc0ea8f8.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20201029-71698-VNM

2020-10-29 - Daylight-saving time ends this weekend in the US:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/daylight-saving-time-ends-weekend-230000558.html

3 comments:

  1. Mornin' Jonny, everyone. So many people having medical episodes in water that people may soon resort to virtual vacations, where they stay home and watch tv images (or internet pics) of the place they wanted to visit.

    Australia and Britain having problems that are becoming more frequent (fires and watery deaths), as are many other places.

    It's getting really cold around here - but it's supposed to warm back up next week (Wed. through Sat.).

    Saturday, 31 October 2020
    A week after Typhoon Molave killed 22 people the Philippines orders more evacuations as the world's biggest storm of 2020, category 5 Typhoon Goni which is nearing "Super Typhoon Status" and is expected to impact Metro Manila, population 13 million on Monday.
    http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/10/a-week-after-typhoon-molave-killed-22.html

    Last week Typhoon Molave killed 22 people in the Philippines, today the Philippines orders more evacuations as the worlds biggest storm of 2020, category 5 Typhoon Goni nears "Super Typhoon Status" and is expected to impact Metro Manila, population 13 million between Sunday evening and Monday morning.

    As of Saturday morning, Rolly has maximum sustained winds of 215 kph and gustiness of up to 265 kph. It is close to reaching the 220 kph maximum wind speed to be classified as a supertyphoon. PAGASA is not ruling out its possible intensification into a super typhoon within 12 hours. ]more]

    Two dead after oxygen supply booth explodes at ICU in Chelyabinsk, Russia
    https://www.sott.net/article/443649-Two-dead-after-oxygen-supply-booth-explodes-at-ICU-in-Chelyabinsk-Russia

    After the explosion a nearby student dormitory caught fire, its residents were evacuated too.

    A city state of emergency was imposed by governor Alexey Teksler. [more; 2 short videos!]

    Pattern flip to bring big changes across the US during 1st week of November
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/pattern-flip-bring-big-changes-102148517.html

    In stark contrast to the wild weather during the last week of October, a tranquil and mild pattern is forecast to set up across a large swath of the United States during the first week of November.

    Forecasters say that residents in the Plains who were in the grips of bone-chilling cold, snow and ice this past week will be basking in September-like warmth by the middle of next week. Meanwhile, areas of the Northeast are also likely to turn milder, following a wintry blow from Sunday into Tuesday.
    [more]

    'Extinct' giant spider rediscovered on army training area
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/extinct-giant-spider-rediscovered-army-143148736.html

    A giant spider which was feared extinct in the UK has been rediscovered at an army training centre after not being spotted for over 25 years.

    Conservationists say that interesting creatures are often unearthed at Ministry of Defence sites because they are undisturbed and unaffected by farming or development. [more]

    Earth Keeps Pulsating Every 26 Seconds. No One Knows Why.
    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/earth-keeps-pulsating-every-26-184300818.html

    Earth makes a tiny seismic rumble every 26 seconds.

    Is the pulsating caused by ocean waves, volcanoes, or something else completely? Theories abound.

    scientists have spent a lot of time listening to the pulse and even finding out where it comes from: “a part of the Gulf of Guinea called the Bight of Bonny,” Discover says. [more]

    [part ii follows]










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  2. BBN: [mini]Tsunami In Turkey
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqnEUTo9AI [~ 19 min.]

    Scientists Say a ‘2068 Impact Scenario Is Still in Play’ for 1,000-Foot-Wide Asteroid
    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scientists-2068-impact-scenario-still-203157266.html

    A new report from the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy indicates that a 1,000-foot-wide asteroid called Apophis may pass very close to Earth in 2068.

    While tracking the asteroid, which is named after the Egyptian god of chaos, scientists found it has sped up due to an orbital process called the Yarkovsky effect. [more]

    [from Way Too Late news]
    2020 Polls: Almost half of Americans want to transition from fossil fuels as majority say time is running out to save planet
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/2020-polls-almost-half-americans-154220205.html

    The majority of people think that time is running out to tackle the climate crisis, according to a sweeping poll shared exclusively with The Independent.

    In the survey of 5,500 people across the US last month, 54 per cent [soon 100%!] either strongly or partially agreed that the window was rapidly close on our ability to prevent more devastating consequences as a result of global heating.

    Scientists say [LIE] there is around a decade [!] to make meaningful cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and bring climate change under control [!], or the planet will face even more severe impacts than we are already witnessing. [more]

    Trump's EPA rewrote the rules on air, water energy. Now voters face a choice on climate change issues
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-epa-rewrote-rules-air-001923978.html

    As Americans cast their ballots in next Tuesday’s election, voters have a choice: continued deregulation that could lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions, worsening symptoms of climate change and mass species die-offs or a reversal of those policies and slate of new governmental restrictions
    [that won't help, because we're doing the same polluting shit under ANY government!]. [more]

    [this looks like my hooptie]
    Honda gets crushed by a 120-foot tree — and keeps on driving, Georgia video shows
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/honda-gets-crushed-120-foot-191448392.html

    A Honda SUV was badly bent out of shape after Tropical Storm Zeta blew through Georgia and sent a 120-foot tree toppling onto its roof. Yet that didn’t stop its owner from driving off into the cloudy sunset.Decatur resident Carlton Parks captured the moment his neighbor hopped into the partially crushed car — with its roof almost completely caved in and windshield still intact — and drove the mangled midsize SUV up the road Thursday. [more; yep - just keep moving]

    [part iii below]

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  3. Baker Hughes data show U.S. oil-rig count up for a sixth week in a row
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/baker-hughes-data-show-us-oil-rig-count-up-for-a-sixth-week-in-a-row-2020-10-30

    [this doesn't make much sense]

    Baker Hughes BKR, +2.92% on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by 10 to 221 this week.
    The total active U.S. rig count, meanwhile, was up 9 to 296, according to Baker Hughes. December West Texas Intermediate crude CLZ20, -1.24% continued to trade lower following the data, losing 88 cents, or 2.4%, at $35.29 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. [more; so why add more?]

    Searchers in western Alaska look for 7 missing boaters
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/searchers-western-alaska-look-7-132943771.html

    Search teams have looked in western Alaska for more than a week without success for seven boaters who went missing while seal hunting. [more; will empty ghost boat be found first?]

    [what's wrong with this picture?]
    Alaskan Malamute meets newborn baby and it's the cutest sight
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/alaskan-malamute-meets-newborn-baby-203822559.html [~ 1 min. video]

    3 Things the Stock Market Cares More About Than Who Becomes President
    https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/10/31/3-things-stock-market-cares-more-than-president

    Regardless of who's in office, stocks tend to underperform the first two years after an election and then deliver superb results in year three. Going all the way back to the first election in 1789, a Fidelity analysis found that four-year stock market returns have been nearly identical no matter which party is in the Oval Office: 8.6% for Republicans and 8.8% for Democrats.

    The stock market's performance is driven by much bigger forces than who becomes commander in chief. Here are three factors that matter way more to Wall Street than who wins the presidential election.

    1. How bad the coronavirus gets
    2. What actions the Fed takes
    3. The level of gridlock in Washington [more]

    [uhm, you guys might wanna start lookin' at the environment]

    [one-sided biased news coverage example]
    Experts warn of ‘rapid increase’ in radical-right extremism and domestic terrorism following US election
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/experts-warn-rapid-increase-radical-225637910.html

    [what ever happened to Antifa and BLM? . . oh, i see]

    Academic experts on the radical right have raised “alarm” that the US could see a “rapid" rise in right-wing extremism and domestic terrorism following the 2020 presidential election.

    In an open letter sent to The Independent, 17 specialists on radical right discourse warn that “anti-democratic methods will become normalised in pursuit of still darker, radical-right agendas.” [more; where's the response from the "right"?]
    How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/fake-persona-laid-groundwork-hunter-213000679.html

    [this is complete bullshit - check out seemorerocks]

    [in case you haven't heard yet]
    Extensive damage across Louisiana coast from Hurricane Zeta
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/extensive-damage-across-louisiana-coast-222944178.html [~ 1.3 min. video and text]

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