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
2021-01-29 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame at 4:26 AM along the Delaware River in Camden (New Jersey):
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/2021/01/29/fire-south-camden-recycling-plant-sends-noxious-smoke-into-neighborhood-emr-environment-air-quality/4309113001/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/large-fire-breaks-out-at-camden-scrap-yard/2683574/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/01/29/camden-scrapyard-fire-forces-residents-to-evacuate-as-fire-crews-battle-blaze/
http://www.njpen.com/high-winds-low-temps-send-auto-waste-from-camden-scrapyard-fire-across-region/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/camden-scrapyard-fire-forces-residents-to-evacuate-injures-several-firefighters/vi-BB1ddFPv
http://www.newsbreak.com/new-jersey/camden/accident/2153989108306/large-fire-breaks-out-at-camden-scrapyard
http://6abc.com/camden-iron--metal-fire-new-jersey-smoke-2nd-street/10121881/
Quote: "The pile, he estimated, is about 300 feet by about 150 feet and it took up most of a block in a heavily industrial area of South Camden that's surrounded by residential streets."
Quote: "Chief Harper says the fire department has responded to a number of fires at this same scrapyard in the last six months."
Quote: "EMR said in the statement that no processing of scrap metal occurred at the site within the last 30 days."
2021-01-29 - Transformer bursts into flame and causes blackouts on 10th Street in Elkhart (Indiana):
http://www.wndu.com/2021/01/29/transformer-fire-knocks-out-power/
2021-01-29 - Van explodes into flame while parked inside garage at home, fire spreads, garage destroyed, home damaged, in Ringgold (Virginia):
http://wset.com/news/local/house-garage-catches-fire-in-ringgold
http://godanriver.com/news/local/fanned-by-winds-fire-engulfs-ringgold-garage-after-sound-of-explosion/article_8d40871e-1829-5870-96e6-63eb2de133d8.html
http://twitter.com/kaiceybaylor/status/1355223422750621709
Quote: "Officials believe a van explosion set a garage on fire in Ringgold."
Quote: "Chief Neal says the fire started from the van."
2021-01-29 - Methane emissions from coal mines are higher than previously thought:
http://phys.org/news/2021-01-methane-emissions-coal-higher-previously.html
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/dnnl-mef012821.php
http://www.sciencecodex.com/methane-emissions-coal-mines-are-higher-previously-thought-665908
2021-01-29 - Rapid warming in the Arctic is causing seals to experience dramatic weight loss:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rapid-warming-in-the-arctic-is-causing-seals-to-wither-away/
http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/condition-seals-declined-during-rapid-warming-alaska
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064520301594
Quote: "But when animals like the ribbon, spotted and harbor seals — described as 'resilient, long-lived predators that eat a variety of prey' — are facing physical decline, the authors wrote, 'it likely reflects broad underlying ecological shifts in multiple prey species.'"
2021-01-29 - Huge chunk of US 1 sloughs off into the ocean in coastal Big Sur (California):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/section-highway-1-big-sur-064515694.html
http://www.ksbw.com/article/section-of-highway-1-in-big-sur-falls-into-the-ocean/35356732
http://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Highway-1-weather-storm-closed-Rat-Creek-Big-Sur-15908140.php
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536638-part-of-california-highway-near-big-sur-collapses-into-ocean
http://www.wcvb.com/article/section-of-californias-highway-1-falls-into-the-ocean/35365768
http://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/us/big-sur-road-collapse-trnd/index.html
Note: Not sure how that's fixable. A bridge maybe? But the ground they'd build a bridge on might have the same thing happen at any time too...
2021-01-29 - Apartment building explodes and burns in Langenzersdorf (Austria):
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-austria-blast/apartment-building-near-vienna-partially-collapses-after-apparent-explosion-idUSKBN29Y0UH?il=0
http://kfgo.com/2021/01/29/apartment-building-near-vienna-partially-collapses-after-apparent-explosion/
Note: This is the 16th residential explosion in 2021...
2021-01-29 - Two passenger buses destroyed by fire while parked in Sulur (India):
http://simplicity.in/coimbatore/english/news/77275/omni-buses-catch-fire-while-parked-in-sulur
2021-01-29 - Passenger bus bursts into flame at midnight on highway in Madhukhali (Bangladesh):
http://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/bangladesh/over-50-picnickers-escape-unhurt-after-bus-catches-fire/ar-BB1ddw6D
Note: These are the 40th, 41st and 42nd buses to burn in 2021...
2021-01-29 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at gas station in Rajasthan (India), 1 killed, 9 injured:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/1-dead-lpg-tanker-catches-170946093.html
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/1-dead-as-lpg-tanker-catches-fire/2020064
http://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1427928-1-dead-as-lpg-tanker-catches-fire
http://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/1-dead-as-lpg-tanker-catches-fire.html
Quote: "A 32-year-old man was burnt alive and nine others sustained burn injuries on Friday after a LPG refilling tanker caught fire at a petrol pump in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police said."
2021-01-29 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:30 AM on Highway 116 in Harris County (Georgia):
http://www.wtvm.com/2021/01/29/wheeler-carrying-frozen-chicken-catches-fire-hwy/
Note: These are the 119th and 120th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2021...
2021-01-29 - Box truck bursts into flame in the wee hours while parked at business on Old Newtown Road in Danbury (Connecticut):
http://patch.com/connecticut/danbury/danbury-firefighters-battle-early-morning-truck-blaze
http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Danbury-police-officer-calls-in-box-truck-fire-15908574.php
http://kicks1055.com/danbury-firefighters-knock-down-box-truck-fire-before-things-spin-out-of-control/
http://www.wiltonbulletin.com/local/article/Danbury-police-officer-calls-in-box-truck-fire-15908574.php
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Danbury-police-officer-calls-in-box-truck-fire-15908574.php
2021-01-29 - Shredder truck bursts into flame while parked inside business in Gering (Nebraska):
http://kearneyhub.com/news/state-and-regional/truck-full-of-shredded-paper-burns-for-hours-in-gering/article_0e1a73c1-8c71-5924-bad0-7ea7700567ab.html
http://1049maxcountry.com/regional-news/fire-inside-truck-at-gering-business-draws-firefighter-response-thursday-night/
http://kneb.com/regional-news/fire-inside-truck-at-gering-business-draws-firefighter-response-thursday-night/
2021-01-29 - RV bursts into flame at homeless camp in Bend (Oregon):
http://ktvz.com/videos/2021/01/29/rv-fire-put-out-at-bend-homeless-camp/
Note: This is the 27th RV to burn in 2021...
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame at 11:43 PM while parked at home in Golden Gate (Florida):
http://nbc-2.com/news/2021/01/29/fire-crew-respond-to-vehicle-fire-in-golden-gate/
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame while parked at university in Chicago (Illinois):
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2021/01/car-catches-fire-outside-loyolas-canisius-hall/
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame at home, fire spreads to home, on New York Avenue in Grand Island (Nebraska):
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/car-fire-leads-to-garage-fire-leads-to-kitchen-fire/ar-BB1ddE3i
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame just before 5 AM on Santa Fe Avenue in Pueblo (Colorado):
http://www.kktv.com/2021/01/29/pueblo-police-respond-to-car-fire-early-friday-morning/
http://twitter.com/PPDWatchIVCapt/status/1355139724797599744
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame at 6:40 AM on State Road 417 near Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo (Florida):
http://www.wesh.com/article/state-road-417-northbound-closed-near-red-bug-lake-road-due-to-car-fire/35360521
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame on I-10 bridge in coastal Milton (Florida):
http://weartv.com/amp/news/local/car-goes-up-in-flames-on-i-10-bridge-in-milton
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame on South Old Reidsville Road near Twin City (Georgia):
http://emanuelcountylive.com/stories/emergency-personnel-respond-to-car-fire,13076
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame on Dryandra Street in O'Connor (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/caution-car-fire-oconnor-act-496833.traffic
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame on highway in Behlana (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/car-catches-fire-occupant-safe-205248
2021-01-29 - Car bursts into flame on Lune Way in coastal Widnes (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/car-fire-in-widnes_30-01-2021_9-36-14
2021-01-29 - Vehicle bursts into flame on I-76 in King of Prussia (Pennsylvania):
http://patch.com/pennsylvania/te/vehicle-fire-causing-ramp-closure-reported-i-76-exit-329
2021-01-29 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Preston New Road in Clifton (Britain):
http://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/vehicle-fire-in-clifton/
2021-01-29 - Two vehicles and garage destroyed by fire just after 12:30 AM at home, fire spreads to home, in Exeter (New Hampshire):
http://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2021/01/29/exeter-fire-destroys-clara-st-garage-and-2-vehicles-extends-home/4309179001/
http://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/exeter-blaze-destroys-garage-two-vehicles/article_b175a66c-e3e6-52fa-a16a-7bfd02f0ae82.html
2021-01-29 - Car and home go up in flames on Newton Tomlinson Road in Newton Falls (Ohio):
http://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/firefighters-battle-fire-at-newton-falls-home/
Quote: "Crews got the fire under control, but there is a lot of damage to the garage and home as well as a car that was parked nearby."
2021-01-29 - Mulch fire breaks out off Folly Road in Warrington (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/bucks-brush-fire-schools/2683636/
2021-01-29 - Gift store destroyed by fire just before 7:30 AM in Deerfield (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/popular-deerfield-new-hampshire-gift-store-destroyed-in-fire/35362746
2021-01-29 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Terry Drive in coastal North Charleston (South Carolina):
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/six-displaced-after-home-fire-in-north-charleston
http://www.live5news.com/2021/01/29/fire-damages-north-charleston-home/
2021-01-29 - Home heavily damaged by fire on 28th Street in Kansas City (Missouri), 2 injured:
http://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/2-injured-in-kcmo-house-fire-1-critical/article_b6859c58-6261-11eb-bd00-6bab980ba02b.html
http://www.kmbc.com/article/1-dead-1-injured-in-house-fire-near-27th-and-askew/35365985
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kcfd-investigating-fire-at-27th-and-askew-2-injured
2021-01-29 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Roach Street in coastal Dorchester (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/boston-firefighters-brave-cold-to-battle-dorchester-fire/
2021-01-29 - Apartment building damaged by fire on West Longspur Boulevard in Austin (Texas):
http://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/nearly-30-displaced-after-north-austin-apartment-complex-fire/
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/29-displaced-after-apartment-fire-in-north-austin
2021-01-29 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Alcott Drive in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wistv.com/2021/01/29/crews-work-extinguish-fire-apartment-building-off-fairfield-road/
2021-01-29 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Wedgewood Street in coastal Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/crews-respond-to-house-fire-in-myrtle-beach/
2021-01-29 - Apartment building heavily damaged by fire on Lakecrest Drive in Beaver Dam (Wisconsin):
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/updated-beaver-dam-apartment-building-on-fire/article_ffd48eac-cacc-572d-8202-9ba26a3cde6f.html
http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2021/01/29/beaver-dam-apartment-fire-lakecrest-drive-displaces-15-families/4305932001/
http://www.wbay.com/2021/01/29/15-families-displaced-after-beaver-dam-apartment-fire/
http://www.channel3000.com/beaver-dam-apartment-fire-affects-15-families/
2021-01-29 - Apartment building destroyed by fire on Darien Court in Indianapolis (Indiana):
http://www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/fire-destroys-apartment-building-on-indys-northeast-side
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire destroys mobile home in Kirtland (New Mexico), 1 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/one-person-dead-after-kirtland-mobile-home-fire/
http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/29/kirtland-structure-fire-leaves-1-person-dead-5-injured/4311422001/
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire burns home at 6:12 AM on Old Village Road in Northumberland (New Hampshire), 1 killed:
http://www.wmur.com/article/1-dead-after-fire-in-northumberland-new-hampshire-officials-say/35364991
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire destroys home at 3 AM on Locust Street in Waynoka (Oklahoma), 4 killed:
http://okcfox.com/news/local/2-firefighters-2-people-die-in-deadly-house-fire
http://kfor.com/news/local/officials-2-firefighters-2-residents-die-in-oklahoma-house-fire/
http://www.koco.com/article/four-people-including-two-firefighters-killed-in-house-fire-in-northwestern-oklahoma/35363452
http://www.koco.com/article/two-firefighters-among-the-four-people-killed-in-waynoka-house-fire/35368370
http://kfor.com/news/local/two-firefighters-two-residents-die-in-waynoka-fire/
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire destroys home shortly before 5 AM, fire spreads to second home, on Gainsborough Road in Toronto (Canada), 4 killed, several injured:
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/four-people-dead-several-injured-after-3-alarm-house-fire-in-toronto-s-east-end-1.5287341
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire burns apartment building just after 2:30 AM on North Jefferson Street in Kittanning (Pennsylvania), 1 killed:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/01/29/apartment-fire-in-kittanning/
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/man-dead-after-fire-burns-apartment-building-kittanning/6KSE4QJXDRFULAAYIPRDX3MZBU/
http://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/1-person-dead-in-overnight-fire-at-apartment-building-in-kittanning/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2021/01/29/person-killed-apartment-building-fatal-fire-Kittanning/stories/202101290115
http://www.wtae.com/article/coroner-called-to-apartment-fire-in-armstrong-county/35359433
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire burns apartment building in Bloomington (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/indiana/20210129/dead-woman-found-in-bloomington-apartment-building-fire
http://duboiscountyherald.com/b/dead-woman-found-in-apartment-building-fire
2021-01-29 - Deadly fire burns apartment building on Hamilton Avenue in College Hill (Ohio), 1 killed:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/college-hill/fd-woman-killed-in-college-hill-apartment-fire
http://local12.com/news/local/one-dead-after-fire-at-college-hill-apartment-cincinnati
http://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-fire-1-dead-in-fire-at-apartment-building-in-college-hill/35357269
2021-01-29 - Vacant home burns shortly before 4 AM on Colorado Avenue in Las Cruces (New Mexico):
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2021/01/29/fire-damages-abandoned-home-colorado-avenue/4309242001/
2021-01-29 - Man and son, 44 and 14, and dog die in the water at beach in coastal La Mercy (South Africa):
http://www.news24.com/witness/news/kzn/triple-tragedy-as-man-child-and-dog-drown-on-kwazulu-natal-beach-20210129
http://www.iol.co.za/news/father-son-and-dog-drown-at-la-mercy-beach-in-durban-26b0871e-a2f8-4c77-8e67-f4d919bbf669
2021-01-29 - College student found dead in dorm room at Florida International University in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://wsvn.com/news/local/student-found-dead-in-dorm-at-fiu/
2021-01-29 - Man in his 60s or 70s found dead in the water at boat launch in coastal Aransas Pass (Texas):
http://www.caller.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/29/aransas-pass-police-death-investigation-launched-after-body-found/4311975001/
http://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/aransas-pass-pd-investigating-after-body-found-in-water/503-5d35b539-93a8-42f9-b138-16ecb121f598
http://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/dead-body-found-floating-in-aransas-pass
Quote: "Investigators believe he may have had a 'life-threatening event' that resulted in his death."
2021-01-29 - Firefighter, man, unexpectedly dies in Leesburg (Virginia):
http://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-firefighter-dies-unexpectedly
Quote: "A Loudoun County firefighter who had recently graduated from recruit school has died. Keith Gehman was assigned to Station 13 in Leesburg."
2021-01-29 - Person has heart attack and dies after 3-vehicle crash on US 101 near Buellton (California):
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/one_dead_after_cardiac_arrest_following_3_vehicle_crash_on_highway_101
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/multi-vehicle-crash-blocks-lanes-on-hwy-101-north-of-los-olivos
Quote: "One person died of a suspected heart attack after a three-vehicle crash Friday night on Highway 101 north of Buellton, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department."
2021-01-29 - Person found dead in the water near Banning’s Landing Community Center in coastal Wilmington (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/29/wilmington-death-investigation-body-found-floating/
2021-01-29 - Person found dead on street in Tulsa (Oklahoma):
http://ktul.com/news/local/body-found-01-29-2021
2021-01-29 - Woman drops dead near South Roan Street in Johnson City (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jcpd-body-found-in-woods-off-south-roan-street-foul-play-not-suspected/
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/johnson-city-police-investigating-death-after-body-found-in-woods-no-foul-play-suspected/article_59756518-6282-11eb-89a3-8387e7398d8c.html
2021-01-29 - Man, 30 to 60, found dead in the water in coastal Sewall's Point (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/mans-body-found-in-sewalls-point-waterway
http://www.wflx.com/2021/01/29/man-body-found-sewall-point-waterway/
http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/martin-county/2021/01/29/mcso-mans-body-found-water-near-sewalls-point-thursday-night/4312208001/
http://www.treasurecoast.com/mans-body-found-sewalls-point-waterway/
2021-01-29 - Man found dead at Levy Park in Florence (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2021/01/29/death-investigation-underway-after-man-found-dead-florence-park/
http://wpde.com/news/local/man-found-dead-levy-park-florence
2021-01-29 - Man, 65, found dead in car near West Raspberry Street and Fifth Avenue in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-bethlehem-man-dead-in-car-20210130-omf6yu2ivfhxfo5d5wuhvchkcm-story.html
2021-01-29 - Man, 41, found dead in Papanashini Lake (India):
http://www.udayavani.com/english-news/udupi-man-who-went-to-collect-shells-accidentally-drowns-in-lake
2021-01-29 - Man found dead in apartment in coastal George Town (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/01/29/unidentified-body-found-in-ayer-itam-apartment
2021-01-29 - Woman, 30 to 40, found dead in the River Holme in Huddersfield (Britain):
http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/appeal-womans-body-found-water-near-queens-mill-business-centre-huddersfield
2021-01-29 - Driver has 'medical emergency', car slams into home, on Hillston Ridge Road in Huntersville (North Carolina), 1 injured:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/medic-person-seriously-hurt-after-car-crashes-into-house-huntersville/NQ6QLFIPGZFETIXDEMYHKL2EAY/
http://twitter.com/Huntersville_FD/status/1355294018775764997
Quote: "Officials said they believe the crash happened due to a medical emergency."
2021-01-29 - Small plane crashes near Live Oak (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/suwannee-fire-rescue-responds-to-plane-crash-south-of-live-oak
http://www.wctv.tv/2021/01/29/suwanee-fire-rescue-responds-to-small-plane-crash/
2021-01-29 - School bus veers off road and crashes into ditch at 6:40 AM in Wynne (Arkansas), 3 injured:
http://www.kark.com/news/state-news/two-students-bus-driver-taken-to-hospital-after-school-bus-wreck-in-wynne/
http://wreg.com/news/two-students-bus-driver-suffer-minor-injuries-after-arkansas-school-bus-crash/
http://www.kait8.com/2021/01/29/school-bus-crash-sends-driver-students-hospital/
http://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/school-bus-crash-wynne/91-81c657de-899d-4b5e-b8d8-f6a800bb2a54
2021-01-29 - Car-hauler overturns on Route 58 in coastal Suffolk (Virginia):
http://www.13newsnow.com/article/traffic/car-hauling-truck-overturns-in-suffolk-no-one-hurt/291-af0955dd-9c27-42fd-99a9-7d64b9f941a6
http://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/suffolk/car-hauling-trailer-overturns-on-route-58-in-suffolk-friday/
2021-01-29 - Tractor trailer overturns at 3:35 AM, bursts into flame, in coastal Los Angeles (California), 1 injured:
http://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2021-01-29-semi-truck-overturns-catches-fire-hangs-off-edge-of-freeway-in-dtla/
http://watchourcity.com/communities/about-california-southern/semi-truck-overturns-catches-fire-hangs-off-edge-of-freeway-in-downtown-l-a/
http://mynewsla.com/life/2021/01/29/semi-truck-overturns-catches-fire-hangs-off-edge-of-freeway-in-downtown-l-a/
2021-01-29 - Street sweeper crashes into building at shopping center in Southbury (Connecticut), 1 killed:
http://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/brookfield/police-fire/street-sweeper-found-dead-after-crash-at-ct-shopping-center/802431/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-street-sweeper-connecticut-killed-20210130-vuasuewymjgldg5l6qgh7k2fny-story.html
2021-01-29 - SUV and pickup truck collide head-on at 5:45 AM near coastal Charlestown (Rhode Island), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/01/29/driver-dies-head-charlestown-crash-early-friday/4309326001/
http://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/1-killed-1-hurt-in-head-on-charlestown-crash/
http://turnto10.com/news/local/man-killed-in-crash-on-route-91-in-charlestown
2021-01-29 - SUV veers off road, crashes into restaurant, in Warrick County (Ohio), 1 injured:
http://www.14news.com/2021/01/29/vehicle-drives-through-wings-etc-newburgh-driver-taken-hospital-minor-injuries/
2021-01-29 - Car veers off road, crashes into pole, on Rainier Avenue South in coastal Seattle (Washington), 2 injured:
http://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-fire-crews-rescue-two-patient-after-car-hits-pole
2021-01-29 - Car overturns at 1 AM, bursts into flame, on Upper Water Street in coastal Halifax (Canada), 1 injured:
http://globalnews.ca/news/7607150/halifax-transit-driver-officer-pull-man-to-safety-after-car-flips-catches-fire-and-explodes/
2021-01-29 - Shark attacks and injures man at Papamoa Beach (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/261196-auckland-man-attacked-shark-papamoa.html
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/01/doc-issues-warning-after-shark-attacks-man-at-papamoa-beach.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300217333/auckland-man-attacked-by-shark-in-papamoa-issues-long-weekend-warning
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/man-attacked-by-shark-at-papamoa-doc-warning-over-great-whites-in-tauranga-harbour/ZAIKJ2F4LPPVQJARCHLBERZF5U/
2021-01-29 - Sinkhole opens under mail truck in San Luis Obispo (California):
http://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/mail-truck-falls-in-sinkhole-in-san-luis-obispo
http://www.postal-reporter.com/blog/california-usps-truck-caught-in-sinkhole/
2021-01-29 - Sinkhole opens on the A559 in Wincham (Britain):
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/19049085.road-collapses-huge-sinkhole-appears-a559-wincham/
2021-01-29 - Tropical depression to intensify into a tropical cyclone near the Fiji Islands:
http://watchers.news/2021/01/29/tropical-depression-near-fiji-to-intensify-into-a-tropical-cyclone/
2021-01-29 - Heavy rain and flooding hit Victoria and New South Wales (Australia):
http://watchers.news/2021/01/29/victoria-drenched-by-a-months-worth-of-rain-in-12-hours-while-historic-rains-hit-nsw/
Snowy Sunday Jonny, as we're expecting 10" - 15" of it this afternoon into Tuesday morning (they always forecast a ton, so we'll see what happens) here in western Chester Co., PA.
ReplyDeleteHelluva lotta residential fires on this day, jeez!
i think Caltrans will have to shut Rt. 1 down until further notice at this point, since it's not an easy fix. They may have to re-route the road from about a mile back on either side of the hole and move it inland by a quarter mile or more - BIG project no matter which way they go.
Complex, long-duration winter storm for the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic/Northeast, U.S.
https://watchers.news/2021/01/30/complex-long-duration-winter-storm-for-the-midwest-and-mid-atlantic-northeast-us/
A complex winter storm will start today, January 30, 2021, in the Midwest with heavy snow from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley, including the Chicago metro area. On Sunday, January 31, the snow and wintry mix will spread into the Mid-Atlantic region before a potential Nor'easter intensifies and significantly impacts portions of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and New England on Monday and Tuesday, February 1 and 2. [more]
[according to this, you might be gettin' some snow now, Jonny]
Warnings in place ahead of Tropical Cyclone "Ana" landfall, Fiji
https://watchers.news/2021/01/30/tropical-cyclone-ana-landfall-forecast-fiji-january-2021/
Tropical Storm "Ana" formed late January 29, 2021 west of Fiji as the third named storm of the 2020/21 South Pacific cyclone season. The system is expected to make landfall over Ra Province on Sunday morning (LT), January 31, and slow down as it moves over Fiji.[more]
Your daily dose of natural disaster and amazing phenomena - January 30, 2021
https://strangesounds.substack.com/p/your-daily-dose-of-natural-disaster [3 videos, pics]
The Great Reset And Climate Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4r3mHlyavo [~ 28 min. BBN]
2020 was costliest year on record for severe convective storms – U.S. hit by record-breaking 12 named storm landfalls – China saw most widespread Yangtze River floods since 1998
https://desdemonadespair.net/2021/01/2020-was-costliest-year-on-record-for-severe-convective-storms-u-s-hit-by-record-breaking-12-named-storm-landfalls-china-saw-most-widespread-yangtze-river-floods-since-1998.html
Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health solutions, today launches its global Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2020 Annual Report. The report evaluates the impact of global natural disaster events to identify trends, manage volatility and enhance resilience.
The report reveals that the 416 natural catastrophe events of 2020 resulted in economic losses of USD268 billion – 8% above the average annual losses for this century – as costs continue to rise due to a changing climate, more people moving into hazard-prone areas and an increase in global wealth. Of this total, private sector and government-sponsored insurance programs covered USD97 billion, creating a protection gap of 64%, which is the portion of economic losses not covered by insurance. This highlights the importance of addressing the underserved by ensuring that there is increased access to affordable insurance products in the future. [more; to me it says something entirely different . ..]
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Ship congestion has hit a record high at Southern California's main port
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/ship-congestion-hit-record-high-165948637.html
Around 38 container ships are waiting for berth space in Los Angeles and Long Beach, including ships that were directed to wait in defined areas or "drift boxes" at sea until anchorages are available, the Marine Exchange of Southern California said on Twitter on Thursday.
The Los Angeles port is expecting to handle 155,000 inbound containers next week, 80% more compared to a year earlier, according to Bloomberg. The vessels floating off the post have a capacity of 300,000 containers.
The challenge of ship congestion continues as cargo ships become bigger in size and take longer to unload, in addition to COVID-19 introducing workplace challenges on the waterfront, according to Bloomberg. [more]
[now climate change is all over the msm & people are ca$hing in!]
Book excerpt: "How to Prepare for Climate Change" by David Pogue
https://www.yahoo.com/news/book-excerpt-prepare-climate-change-165121183.html
The world is getting hotter, natural systems are going haywire, and you should begin to prepare. [already it's bullshit]
It's time to accept the new realities – of extreme weather, sure, but also what that weather will mean for our everyday lives: a lot of conflict, cost, and chaos.
In 2007, The New York Times interviewed John Holdren, Barack Obama's senior science advisor. What he said has become famous in climate circles:
"We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation, and suffering. We're going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be." [there is no mitigation or adaptation according to Guy McPherson]
Mitigation means trying to stop climate change: Replace fossil fuels with clean power. Eat less beef. Fly less. Grow trees instead of clear-cutting them. Adopt smarter farming and industrial techniques. Drive less. Have fewer children. Adaptation means coping with climate change: Build seawalls. Raise houses. Move farmland to cooler regions. Plant heat-tolerant trees. Buy out homeowners in flood-prone areas. Suffering. Well, you'll be reading plenty about that. [more; as we already see, NONE of this is happening voluntarily or via government sponsored "action" - as if . .]
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Oregon set to decriminalise heroin and LSD as Joe Biden eyes opportunity of federal cannabis legislation
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/oregon-set-decriminalise-heroin-lsd-164341510.html
As of Monday, the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, meth and other controlled drugs for personal use will cease to be a crime in Oregon. Instead it will be a civil offence, punishable by a $100 (£73) fine that can be waived by taking a health assessment.
Separately, 'magic mushrooms', whose psychedelic effects have been used for centuries by native Americans, are set to be legalised for medicine and therapy in two years' time. [why wait? grow your own!]
"One day soon, we may see therapy centers across the country offering MDMA and psilocybin therapy for an array of mental disorders," he says. [more; read Michael Pollan's book, How To Change Your Mind]
Biden environmental challenge: Filling vacant scientist jobs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-environmental-challenge-filling-vacant-155704102.html
Polluting factories go uninspected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Leadership positions sit vacant at the U.S. Geological Survey's climate science centers. And U.S. Department of Agriculture research into environmental issues important to farmers is unfinished.
The ranks of scientists who carry out environmental research, enforcement and other jobs fell in several agencies — sharply in some — under former President Donald Trump, federal data shows. Veteran staffers say many retired, quit or moved to other agencies amid pressure from an administration they regarded as hostile to science and beholden to industry. [THAT'S what has to change]
That poses a challenge for President Joe Biden, who must rebuild a depleted and demoralized work force to make good on promises to tackle climate change, protect the environment and reduce pollution that disproportionately affects poor and minority communities.
“It’s going to take a long time to undo the damage that the Trump administration has done,” said Kyla Bennett, a former EPA enforcement official who now directs science policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group. Bennett said many scientists left as Trump's administration rolled back regulations and undercut climate work, leaving agencies with less experience, a work backlog and unfinished research.
Employment data shows more than 670 science jobs lost at the EPA, 150 at the U.S. Geological Survey, which researches human-caused climate change and natural hazards, and 231 at the Fish and Wildlife Service.
At the USDA, more than one-third of staff members — almost 200 people — left the agency's Economic Research Service and its National Institute of Food and Agriculture in Fiscal Year 2019, after the Trump administration moved their jobs from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City. [more; remember the EPA hasn't worked as designed for DECADES, before shithead Trump trashed it more]
Fire Breaks Out at Ocean City Boardwalk Amusement Park
ReplyDeleteFire Breaks Out at Ocean City Boardwalk Amusement Park
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-ocean-city-boardwalk-amusement-park/2684598/
The fire began shortly before 8 a.m. at Playland’s Castaway Cove. Black smoke could be seen blowing into the air from miles away, with firefighters on the scene climbing ladders to douse the flames from above.
More than a dozen fire and police departments helped in the operation Bergen said.
The cause of the blaze remained under investigation.
[hey, c'mon out to the Mt. & ski - we have 10' of fresh powder!]
ReplyDeleteSkier dies after being found buried upside down in snow at Mammoth Mountain, California
https://www.sott.net/article/448018-Skier-dies-after-being-found-buried-upside-down-in-snow-at-Mammoth-Mountain-California
A skier has died after being found upside down in several feet of snow at Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California.
The man was found by guests of the resort buried head first at about noon on Thursday "in deep snow near the intersection of Redwing and Hully Gully," Mammoth Mountain said in a statement.
The Mammoth Mountain Ski Patrol arrived on the scene, where skiers had already begun digging out the man. The ski patrol started CPR immediately and used a defibrillator as the man did not have a pulse, the resort said.
The man was taken to Mammoth Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Sierra Nevada Mountains are getting hammered by a snow storm this week. Mammoth Mountain said it had received 87 inches -- or more than 7 feet -- of snow since Tuesday. [more]
Pack of 5 stray dogs kill young boy in Hyderabad, India
https://www.sott.net/article/448014-Pack-of-5-stray-dogs-kill-young-boy-in-Hyderabad-India
a nine year old boy was killed when stray dogs attacked him.
The dogs chased him around for a while before attacking him. The boy was injured and died on the spot." [more]
Earthquake swarm continues in Grenada, Spain, with 49 quakes in one day, 585 counted since December
https://www.sott.net/article/448010-Earthquake-swarm-continues-in-Grenada-Spain-with-49-quakes-in-one-day-585-counted-since-December
The tremors have caused widespread alarm among local communities, with some families opting to sleep in their cars in open spaces due to fears of staying in their homes
Granada province, in southern Spain, was hit on Thursday by 49 earthquakes, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The largest of these, with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck at 7.49pm at a depth of three kilometers. The city of Granada and its metropolitan area had already been shaken by 42 tremors of varying magnitudes before the latest ones were felt.
one building had suffered minor damage, but did not pose any risk.
But the biggest impact has been the pervading sense of fear [more]
Nearly 100 million in US Midwest under advisories as winter storm moves east
https://www.sott.net/article/448006-Nearly-100-million-in-US-Midwest-under-advisories-as-winter-storm-moves-east [~ 3 min. video]
[yeah, it started snowing here in s/e PA now - sticking]
String of lights seen in sky near Charlotte sparks UFO debate. What was it?
https://www.sott.net/article/447999-String-of-lights-seen-in-sky-near-Charlotte-sparks-UFO-debate-What-was-it
Multiple people have reported seeing an odd string of lights at night near Charlotte, igniting talk of UFOs on social media.
"Anyone know what these lights were tonight?" Alisa Homewood asked on the "What's Up Indian Trail?" community Facebook page. "No sound at all. They flickered like lanterns, but followed the same exact path up until they disappeared which was odd."
Homewood told the Charlotte Observer the lights "resembled how a flame would look, flickering in the dark."
"My initial thought when I saw the lights was it was the helicopters in the distance, but as the lights got closer there was no sound. Then they went straight up into the sky and disappeared. No smoke, no debris," she said.
"The blue light I didn't notice until after I took the pictures. In the sky it did not look blue, it looked like a group of bright lights," she said. "I thought it was odd though, that a few people have seen and photographed that same blue-ish grouping of lights."
Since Homewood shared her photos, others living along the East Coast have reported seeing similar lights at night and they have begun sharing their photos social media. [more; sighting in NC]
[part 2 awaits]
Wipeout Contestant Michael Paredes' Cause of Death Revealed
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wipeout-contestant-michael-paredes-cause-210420067.html
The cause of death for Wipeout contestant Michael Paredes has been released.
[In Nov.] He died 24 hours after being taken to the hospital following his attempt at the show's difficult obstacle course.
The autopsy report from the L.A. County's coroner's office, made available to E! News, stated that Paredes died of natural causes. He suffered a blockage in his coronary arteries, as well as an acute case of pneumonia. No drugs or alcohol were found in his body.
Paredes fell into the water during his Wipeout challenge. He was pulled out of the pool by staff after he was unable to lift himself out. He was placed in a wheelchair, where he went under cardiopulmonary arrest before being resuscitated and taken to the hospital. [more; sounds a LOT like JJFH to me]
Judge blocks Trump rule to limit health studies in EPA regs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-rule-limit-192151816.html
A federal judge has blocked a last-minute rule issued by the Trump administration to limit what evidence the Environmental Protection Agency may consider as it regulates pollutants to protect public health.
Former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the Jan. 6 rule was aimed at ending what he and other Republicans call “secret science.″ Some industry and conservative groups had long pushed for the change, saying public health studies that hold confidential and potentially identifying data about test subjects should be made public so the underlying data can be scrutinized before the EPA issues rules aimed at protecting public health.
Wheeler called the rule an attempt to boost transparency about government decision-making, but critics said it was hastily imposed and would threaten patient confidentiality and the privacy of individuals in public health studies that underlie federal regulations. [more; yeah, FUCK SAFETY! we need JOBS, JOBS and JABS!]
[where's yer MASK, JOE?!]
Centrists could sink Biden's activist liberal agenda
https://www.yahoo.com/news/centrists-could-scupper-bidens-activist-171438562.html
Joe Biden ran as a unifying centrist destined to be in conflict with activist liberals. Turns out, Biden is governing as an activist liberal constrained by centrists.
Why it matters: Biden has outlined the most liberal agenda in a generation. But centrist Democrats, including Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), are potential deal-killers on climate change, spending and immigration reform. [more; "even yer own party says you suck!"]
So Biden is pursuing "big [bullshit] ideas on climate, economic opportunity [for the uber-wealthy to steal more], child [trafficking,oh, er, um] poverty, health [we don't] care," but rejecting "far-left ideas like Medicare for All, the Green New Deal (including banning all fracking), abolish ICE, Defund the Police, universal basic income, etc." [more]
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[then there's THIS fuckin' guy]
ReplyDeleteJim [Mad Dog] Mattis: America was 'born with a birth-defect' and it's 'still dealing with the after-effects of it'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jim-mattis-america-born-birth-223719320.html
Mattis noted that "our country was born with a birth-defect that we imported from the Old World — called slavery — and we're still dealing with" it. [more; not to mention GREED, CORRUPTION, PEDOPHILIA, and being bat-shit crazy - and the fact that HE HELPED KEEP IT THIS WAY with his bullying military ways; fuck-off Jim!]
Chinese sailors are suffering from serious psychological disorders aboard South China Sea submarines, a recent study found
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-sailors-suffering-serious-psychological-205811659.html
[better hope one of them doesn't have a finger on the Launch button]
A recent study by Chinese researchers found that Chinese submariners in the South China Sea are suffering from "serious" psychological disorders.
A little over one-fifth of surveyed sailors showed signs of mental health issues.
The operating environment, as well as the challenges of life aboard a submarine, put submariners at a higher risk for psychological issues. [hell, if THAT'S the case, our sailors are included!]
108 out of 511 surveys of Chinese submariners in the South China Sea showed signs of psychological disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to hostility, the study found. [more; military life is bad]
Rural voters have turned their backs on the Democratic party - a Wisconsin political organizer describes which progressive economic policies can win them back
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rural-voters-turned-backs-democratic-152857382.html
Democrats need to fight for small businesses and independent farms and against corporate monopolies if they want to win back support in rural areas.
And those farmers "really understand how economic power works, how the companies that they buy their fertilizer and seed from have pretty much monopolized that sector. Or they can't get the best price for their grain because there's only one or two buyers in the area," Hogseth said.
It's not that they don't understand the monopolies are sucking the life out of their land and their livelihoods - it's that they understand exactly how powerful the corporate monopolies are, and they don't believe Democrats will fight them on their behalf.
Rural voters care about action, and taking a stand, and living up to your words. Unless Democrats are willing to demonstrate that they're fighting for small businesses and independent farms, and against job-killing market consolidation and corporate monopolies, they'll never win back the rural areas that used to be steadfast Democratic strongholds. [more; not likely they'll get any help from corporate Joe & his Dems]
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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-whale-hunting-catch-rule-002032890.html
A video showing the final, brutal 20 minutes of a minke whale's life at the hands of Japanese fishermen sent a ripple of shock through international media.
But activists says the footage of the whale being slowly drowned, after becoming trapped in their nets, has merely highlighted an entirely legal loophole which is used to kill dozens of whales each year.
"This is neither an exceptional nor unexpected occurrence," Mark Simmonds, senior marine scientist at Humane Society International (HSI), said in a release after the whale's death.
"But what is exceptional is that this whole process was witnessed and filmed for the world to see."
Indeed, the young mammal's death once again has exposed the gaping chasm between Japan and the wider world when it comes to whale hunting: activists see a cruel and avoidable death, but the fishermen see a gift from the sea. [more; the gift will be when they're all gone]
First wildfires, now mudslides. California endures year-round disaster season.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-wildfires-now-mudslides-california-002900466.html
SALINAS, Calif. — It was 4 a.m. when Crystal Urite and her family were awakened by firefighters knocking at the door of her home in Monterey County.
Mudslides were starting to flow in the burn scar left by last summer’s River Fire, and the firefighters recommended she evacuate. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Urite didn’t want to go to a crowded shelter. Thirty minutes later, her SUV was submerged in mud.
In the recent downpour, Urite’s car was destroyed, and she needed a backhoe to clear her garage and driveway. The house directly uphill from hers was buried in 3 feet of debris Thursday with mud stains up to the roof. [more; another place becoming uninhabitable]