Saturday, February 20, 2021

Event Update For 2021-02-19




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

2021-02-19 - Unknown rotten egg odor evacuates Forest Hills Global Elementary in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://portcitydaily.com/live-briefs/2021/02/19/forest-hills-elementary-evacuated-for-suspicious-odor/
http://foxwilmington.com/local-news/forest-hills-global-elementary-evacuated-due-to-suspicious-gas-odor/

2021-02-19 - Car goes up in flames and burns man to death on Old Centreville Road in Centreville (Virginia):
http://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2021/02/police-investigating-after-man-dies-in-fairfax-co-car-fire/
http://www.newsbreak.com/virginia/centreville/news/2166923016325/man-dead-in-unexplained-fairfax-car-fire
http://theworldnews.net/us-news/police-investigating-after-man-dies-in-fairfax-co-car-fire
http://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/man-dies-after-car-fire-in-centreville/
http://twitter.com/FairfaxCountyPD/status/1362758977390579718

Quote: "A man is dead after a car fire in Centreville, Virginia, police said early Friday. Fairfax County police tweeted at 8:40 a.m. that officers were on the scene in the 5800 block of Old Centreville Road. They found a man at the car fire. He was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police said the vehicle fire 'did not result from a crash and no other cars are involved.'"

2021-02-19 - Numerous classic cars and garage destroyed by fire at 2:43 AM in Bushwood (Maryland), 2 miles from the ocean:
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/487491/bailey-family-loses-20-beloved-vehicles-after-large-fire-in-bushwood-state-fire-marshal-investigating-cause/
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0221/baileys-love-of-classic-cars-lives-despite-fire.html

Quote: "First responded were alerted at approximately 2:43 a.m., and arrived on the scene within minutes to find the 50×80 detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire marshal estimated approximately 20 vehicles were located within the structure and all of them were destroyed by the fire."

2021-02-19 - Texas agriculture commissioner issues red alert warning on food supply chain disruption:
http://www.feedstrategy.com/north-america/weather-causes-red-alert-for-texas-food-supply-chain/
http://strangesounds.org/2021/02/texas-agriculture-warning-food-chain-collapse-video.html
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-agriculture-commissioner-issues-red-alert-over-food-supply-chain

2021-02-19 - Reversal of Earth's magnetic poles may have triggered Neanderthal extinction, and it could happen again:
http://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/world/magnetic-fields-earth-intl-scli-scn/index.html
http://whdh.com/news/reversal-of-earths-magnetic-poles-may-have-triggered-neanderthal-extinction-and-it-could-happen-again/
http://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Reversal-of-Earths-magnetic-poles-may-have-triggered-Neanderthal-extinction----and-it-could-happen-again-573829331.html
http://ktvz.com/news/national-world/2021/02/19/reversal-of-earths-magnetic-poles-may-have-triggered-neanderthal-extinction-and-it-could-happen-again/
http://www.newsbreak.com/news/2166979599269/reversal-of-earths-magnetic-poles-may-have-triggered-neanderthal-extinction-and-it-could-happen-again

2021-02-19 - Volcano Merapi erupts and spews lava in Indonesia:
http://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210219-indonesia-volcano-erupts-spews-red-hot-lava
http://www.sott.net/article/448990-Merapi-volcano-erupts-in-Indonesia-spews-red-hot-lava

2021-02-19 - At least 52 short-finned pilot whales strand and die on beach in East Java (Indonesia):
http://www.sott.net/article/448987-52-short-finned-pilot-whales-die-after-stranding-on-beach-in-Java-Indonesia
http://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/environment/52-short-finned-pilot-whales-found-dead-on-indonesian-beach-673141
http://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/world/news/52-short-finned-pilot-whales-found-dead-on-indonesian-beach-131353
http://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-02-20/Dozens-of-pilot-whales-die-in-mass-stranding-on-Indonesia-beach--Y26wRMYh0Y/index.html
http://www.thestatesman.com/features/52-short-finned-pilot-whales-found-dead-indonesian-beach-1502953347.html
http://www.latestly.com/world/indonesia-52-short-finned-pilot-whales-found-dead-on-east-javas-beach-2331759.html
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2021-02/19/content_77228770.htm
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2021-02/19/c_139752824.htm

Quote: "At least 52 among dozens of short-finned pilot whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia's East Java province died on Friday morning, local media reported."




2021-02-19 - At least 11 boats destroyed by fire, more damaged, at the Hoosier Hills Marina on Patoka Lake (Indiana):
http://www.wishtv.com/news/indiana-news/boats-catch-fire-at-southern-indiana-marina/
http://www.14news.com/2021/02/19/dispatch-crews-working-active-fire-hoosier-hills-marina-lake-patoka/
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/multiple-boats-on-fire-at-hoosier-hills-marina-in-dubois-county/
http://www.wlky.com/article/several-houseboats-ablaze-after-fire-breaks-out-at-patoka-lake-in-southern-indiana/35564565
http://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/fire-dubois-county-hoosier-hills-marina/417-e118b997-4cb2-4e8d-8dae-a9da0e74f4a8
http://www.wdrb.com/news/11-boats-destroyed-in-fire-at-hoosier-hills-marina-on-patoka-lake/article_777e845c-72c9-11eb-b40d-6fcf7734af99.html
http://www.wane.com/news/pictures-show-multiple-boats-on-fire-at-a-southern-indiana-marina/
http://fox59.com/news/multiple-boats-catch-fire-at-hoosier-hills-marina-in-dubois-county/

Quote: "Three boats sank, eleven were totaled and 22 boats overall sustained damage."

Note: These are the 101st-111th boats/ships to burn/explode in 2021...

2021-02-19 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the island of Hisingen (Sweden):
http://nord.news/2021/02/19/major-traffic-disruptions-on-hisingen-after-fire-in-gas-bus/

Note: This is the 75th bus to burn in 2021...

2021-02-19 - Semi tractor bursts into flame at home on Mountain Laurel Drive in Aiken (South Carolina):
http://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/local/fire-crews-battle-fully-involved-semi-truck-fire-in-aiken-neighborhood/article_f75fc4cc-72d5-11eb-84db-531b73830c7f.html
http://www.newsbreak.com/south-carolina/aiken/accident/2167040703038/fire-crews-battle-fully-involved-semi-truck-fire-in-aiken-neighborhood

2021-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-75 near Keavy (Kentucky):
http://www.thenewsjournal.net/west-knox-firefighters-battle-tractor-trailer-fire-friday-morning/

2021-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame at 5:13 AM on I-73 near Summerfield in Guilford County (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/news/truck-catches-fire-on-i-73-near-greensboro/

2021-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-40 near Carlisle (Arkansas):
http://newsdumonde.com/tractor-trailer-fire-temporarily-blocks-i-40/
http://lovebylife.com/tractor-trailer-fire-temporarily-blocks-i-40/

2021-02-19 - Tractor, building and hay destroyed by fire near Watertown (South Dakota):
http://www.gowatertown.net/two-buildings-tractor-cattle-and-hay-bales-lost-in-rural-codington-county-fire/
http://www.mykxlg.com/news/local/buildings-tractor-destroyed-in-rural-codington-county-fire/article_be8e45b8-72aa-11eb-af1d-cb08e9e6412d.html
http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/local_news/fire-destroys-building-tractor-thursday/article_dfec501a-72be-11eb-87fa-bb433cd8971a.html

Quote: "The fire did not reach these structures however the tractor, several hay bales and a building were all destroyed by the fire."

2021-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Highway 1 near Morley (Canada):
http://www.cochranetoday.ca/local-news/no-injuries-at-transport-truck-fire-on-highway-1-3443549
http://www.rmotoday.com/local-news/no-injuries-at-transport-truck-fire-on-highway-1-3442419

2021-02-19 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Nacton Road in coastal Ipswich (Britain):
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/traffic/nacton-road-lorry-fire-ipswich-7566426

Note: These are the 705th, 706th, 707th, 708th, 709th, 710th and 711th tractors/tankers/semis to burn/explode in 2021...

2021-02-19 - Box truck bursts into flame at business in Santa Maria (California):
http://keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/2021/02/19/firefighters-knock-down-box-truck-fire-near-building-in-santa-maria/
http://www.newsbreak.com/california/santa-maria/accident/2167257008399/firefighters-knock-down-box-truck-fire-near-building-in-santa-maria

2021-02-19 - RV and pickup truck destroyed by fire while parked at home in Denison (Texas):
http://www.kten.com/story/43380040/rv-consumed-by-fire-in-denison

Quote: "A recreational vehicle and a pickup truck caught fire at a Denison residence on Friday afternoon."

Note: This is the 52nd RV to burn in 2021...

2021-02-19 - Van bursts into flame at interchange in Telford (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/91521

2021-02-19 - SUV bursts into flame on Atherton Road in Hindley (Britain):
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/people/dramatic-scenes-as-car-bursts-into-flames-on-main-road-in-wigan-3139884

2021-02-19 - Car bursts into flame at home on C Street in Cozad (Nebraska):
http://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/vehicle-catches-fire-thursday-in-cozad/

2021-02-19 - Car bursts into flame near Connie Avenue and 11th Street West in Lehigh Acres (Florida):
http://www.winknews.com/2021/02/19/lehigh-acres-car-fire-under-investigation/
http://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/02/19/watch-crews-extinguish-car-fire-lehigh-acres/
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/vehicle-engulfed-in-flames-put-out-by-lehigh-acres-fire-control-and-rescue-district

2021-02-19 - Car bursts into flame while parked near Highway 97 in Vernon (Canada):
http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/watch-car-fire-in-vernon-has-hwy-97-traffic-down-to-single-lane/
http://www.saobserver.net/news/watch-car-fire-in-vernon-has-hwy-97-traffic-down-to-single-lane/
http://globalnews.ca/video/7651357/vernon-car-fire

2021-02-19 - Two cars destroyed by fire while parked at apartments, apartment building damaged, in Pasadena (California):
http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/2-cars-destroyed-apartment-building-damaged-in-pasadena-fire/

2021-02-19 - Barn and equipment go up in flames in Chadwicks (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Barn-fire-prompts-large-response-in-Chadwicks-573827541.html

2021-02-19 - Barn goes up in flames in Creech St Michael (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=52925&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

2021-02-19 - Stable destroyed by fire at horse riding academy in Cape Girardeau (Missouri), 10 horses killed:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/regional-news/several-horses-killed-in-stable-fire-in-cape-girardeau/
http://www.kfvs12.com/2021/02/19/heartland-crews-battle-stable-fire-several-animals-lost/
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2866670.html

2021-02-19 - Meatpacking plant destroyed by fire in Cheraw (South Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/several-fire-departments-battle-blaze-cheraw-meatpacking-plant/RU3R33CPPRD4FKAPJCKXCHADLM/
http://wpde.com/news/local/major-fire-at-cheraw-packing-plant-workers-evacuated

2021-02-19 - Church fellowship hall and rectory destroyed by massive fire in Hooversville (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/02/19/holy-family-catholic-church-fire-hooversville/
http://www.wtae.com/article/fire-at-holy-family-catholic-church-somerset-county-pennsylvania/35565788
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/flames-consume-somerset-county-church/4MBOQH5TSRF6LJFB76OKES3QJY/
http://www.facebook.com/BoswellFire/posts/3812317472177192

2021-02-19 - Garage goes up in flames at apartment building on North Linden Street in Normal (Illinois):
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/fire-blazes-through-nine-garages-in-normal-thursday-afternoon/
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/public_safety/garage-fire-burns-at-north-normal-apartments/article_1fc09042-2cbd-5058-82b4-52fc06b47269.html

2021-02-19 - Mobile home destroyed by fire on Rutledge Pike in East Knox County (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/fire-destroys-home-on-rutledge-pike-dogs-missing/

2021-02-19 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Rifle Range Road in Fountain City (Tennessee):
http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/rural-metro-responding-to-fire-in-fountain-city/

2021-02-19 - Home heavily damaged by fire on South Geddes Street in Syracuse (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/crime/2021/02/firefighters-battle-large-fire-at-home-on-syracuses-near-west-side.html
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/syracuse-fire-department-battles-major-fire-on-citys-westside/
http://cnycentral.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-active-fire-in-syracuse

2021-02-19 - Home heavily damaged by fire on Daugherty Ferry Road in Sale Creek (Tennessee), nobody there:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/43379058/sale-creek-house-damaged-by-fire-no-injuries-reported

2021-02-19 - Home destroyed by fire shortly after 1 AM on Klementia Drive in Reserve Township (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/02/19/reserve-twp-massive-house-fire/
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2021/02/19/house-fire-in-Reserve-klementina/stories/202102190109

2021-02-19 - Home destroyed by fire on West Hill Street in Urbana (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/fire-destroys-home-in-northeast-urbana-no-one-injured/article_b7c7e2cb-a621-5c1e-9fe2-c2298f256f4e.html
http://www.wandtv.com/news/no-injuries-in-urbana-house-fire/article_d301198a-722d-11eb-9041-cf385b7fd3a6.html
http://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/fire-leaves-house-destroyed/

2021-02-19 - Apartment building heavily damaged by basement fire just before 2 AM on Old Santa Fe Road in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-apartment-building-catches-fire

2021-02-19 - Hotel destroyed by massive fire in Killeen (Texas):
http://abc13.com/massive-fire-destroys-central-texas-hotel-/10355651/
http://www.kcci.com/article/fire-engulfs-hotel-in-central-texas/35571358
http://www.wmur.com/article/fire-engulfs-hotel-in-central-texas/35571358
http://www.wbaltv.com/article/fire-engulfs-hotel-in-central-texas/35571358
http://www.wlwt.com/article/fire-engulfs-hotel-in-central-texas/35571358
http://nypost.com/2021/02/20/fire-erupts-at-texas-hilton-hotel-amid-water-shortage/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/fire-breaks-texas-hotel-sprinkler-systems-fail-due/story?id=76014008

2021-02-19 - Deadly fire burns home near Zavalla (Texas), 1 killed:
http://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/article_4c76dbdc-2748-5cd5-acc8-b3e8eae8c095.html
http://www.kltv.com/2021/02/19/man-dies-zavalla-house-fire/




2021-02-19 - Man drops dead at Nadine McCaw Park in coastal Pensacola (Florida):
http://www.northescambia.com/2021/02/foul-play-not-suspected-after-mans-body-found-in-century-park

2021-02-19 - Man found dead outside auto shop in Sunset Hills suburb of St. Louis (Missouri):
http://wsiltv.com/2021/02/20/police-investigate-after-man-found-dead-in-the-snow/
http://apnews.com/article/st-louis-50d633d2b614fe396c02546ac87c68bc
http://www.kmov.com/news/death-investigation-underway-in-sunset-hills/article_71fa0858-7319-11eb-aa66-3b10b518aa26.html

2021-02-19 - Man, 68, found dead near his vehicle south of Festus (Missouri):
http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/longtime-crystal-city-businessman-found-dead-near-his-vehicle-south-of-festus/article_fcca25d0-730f-11eb-919f-2fbf788bcd1a.html

2021-02-19 - Man in his 60s collapses at grocery store and dies in Bluemont (Virginia):
http://www.arlnow.com/2021/02/19/police-conducting-death-investigation-at-bluemont-safeway/

2021-02-19 - Man found dead at Zion National Park (Utah):
http://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/unidentified-body-found-at-zion-national-park
http://ksltv.com/455840/body-found-in-zion-national-park-during-search-for-missing-hiker/
http://www.abc4.com/news/body-found-at-zion-national-park-in-search-for-missing-hiker/
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/02/20/body-found-zion-national/

2021-02-19 - Man found dead at Horsetooth Mountain Park (Colorado):
http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2021/02/19/missing-fort-collins-man-found-dead-horsetooth-rock/4509316001/
http://www.reporterherald.com/2021/02/19/body-found-at-horsetooth-mountain-park-believed-to-be-missing-fort-collins-man/
http://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/body-found-at-colorado-mountain-park/article_721b13e2-72ea-11eb-ba42-df75a5af708f.html

2021-02-19 - Man, 56, dies while diving in coastal Mosman Park (Australia):
http://nypressnews.com/news/world/australia/man-56-dead-after-evening-dive-in-mosman-park/
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/56-year-old-man-dead-after-he-failed-to-resurface-from-the-water-during-an-evening-dive-in-mosman-park-ng-b881801920z

Quote: "A 56-year-old man died in Mosman Park on Friday night after he failed to resurface from the water during an evening dive. Police say the man went into the water for a dive just before 7.30pm near Coombe Reserve in Mosman Park. His wife called emergency services when he failed to surface. Police divers conducted a search of the area and about 11.25pm they found the man unresponsive near the Mosman Bay jetty. He was unable to be revived."


2021-02-19 - Man in his 70s dies after being pulled from canal near Fullbridge Road in Maldon (Britain):
http://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/man-dies-after-police-pull-5022498

2021-02-19 - Man found dead near aqueduct in Chirk (Britain):
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/oswestry/chirk/2021/02/19/body-found-at-beauty-spot/

2021-02-19 - Man, 37, found dead near shopping center in Murton, Seaham (Britain), 2 miles from the ocean:
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/body-found-search-missing-county-19873102
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19103828.body-found-search-missing-county-durham-man/




2021-02-19 - Driver has 'medical event', car crashes into building, in Valley City (North Dakota), 1 killed:
http://www.valleynewslive.com/2021/02/19/1-person-is-dead-after-a-vehicle-crashes-into-a-building-in-valley-city/

Quote: "Based on the initial investigation, it is suspected that the driver suffered a medical event that led to the incident."

2021-02-19 - Military training jet crashes near Montgomery Regional Airport (Alabama), 2 killed:
http://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/us/plane-crash-military-montgomery/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2-dead-after-military-plane-crash-in-alabama
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-military-jet-crashes-airport-montgomery-alabama/story?id=76009990
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-dead-after-military-jet-crashes-near-alabama-airport-n1258421
http://dailycaller.com/2021/02/19/military-jet-crash-leaves-two-dead-alabama-montgomery-regional-airport/
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/us/2021/02/19/military-training-jet-crashes-in-woods-near-alabama-airport.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/military-plane-crash-montgomery-alabama.html
http://nypost.com/2021/02/19/2-killed-in-alabama-military-plane-crash/

2021-02-19 - Small plane crashes into semi tractor at the Port of Los Angeles in coastal San Pedro (California):
http://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/us/california-plane-crash/index.html
http://abc7.com/pilot-killed-after-plane-crashes-into-semi-truck-at-port-of-los-angeles/10354480/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/pilot-killed-after-small-plane-crashes-into-big-rig-at-port-of-los-angeles
http://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/2-killed-after-military-aircraft-crashed-near-montgomery-airport/
http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-19/small-plane-crashes-into-big-rig-at-san-pedro-harbor-killing-one
http://www.kctv5.com/1-killed-1-injured-after-small-plane-crashes-into-semi-truck-in-california/article_c781a0a3-5689-516a-9216-f5e9760888a1.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/san-pedro-plane-crash-terminal-island/2531374/

2021-02-19 - Tractor trailer veers off road, crashes into tree, bursts into flame, on US 431 in Henry County (Alabama), 1 killed:
http://www.dothanfirst.com/news/local-news/tractor-trailer-runs-off-road-strikes-tree-in-henry-county/

2021-02-19 - Car veers off road, crashes into tree, on Little Bethel Road in Horry County (South Carolina):
http://www.wmbfnews.com/2021/02/20/injured-after-car-crashes-into-tree-horry-county/

2021-02-19 - Car veers off road, crashes into pole, bursts into flame, on Emery Street in Palmer (Massachusetts), 1+ injured:
http://www.wwlp.com/news/car-accident-in-palmer-friday-night/

2021-02-19 - Car crashes into pole in the wee hours, bursts into flame, on Loop 101 in Scottsdale (Arizona), 1 killed:
http://www.azfamily.com/traffic/1-killed-after-car-fire-crash-on-loop-101-in-scottsdale/article_82ec0080-72a1-11eb-804c-bbd2feb0f6a1.html




2021-02-19 - Sinkhole opens and swallows teen boy in coastal Herzliya (Israel):
http://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-rescued-after-falling-into-herzliya-sinkhole/




2021-02-19 - Three-story building collapses in Keraniganj (Bangladesh), several injured:
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2021/02/19/seven-hurt-as-three-storey-building-collapses-in-keraniganj
http://www.newagebd.net/article/130623/three-storied-building-collapses-in-keraniganj
http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/259491




2021-02-19 - Tropical Cyclone Guambe intensifying over the Mozambique Channel:
http://watchers.news/2021/02/19/tropical-cyclone-guambe-intensifying-over-the-mozambique-channel/

2021-02-19 - Insane pictures and videos of the Texas Big Freeze:
http://strangesounds.org/2021/02/insane-pictures-and-videos-of-texas-big-freeze.html

4 comments:

  1. i sincerely hope Mike D. and Fran are doing alright. Some crazy weather situation in Texas and surrounding states. Never thought i'd see the day that it's colder in Texas than it is here in PA during winter.

    Extreme Cold Killed Texans in Their Bedrooms, Vehicles and Backyards
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/extreme-cold-killed-texans-bedrooms-144620898.html

    Thayer Smith, division chief with the Austin Fire Department, said his city had seen dozens of incidents of toxic exposure from people burning charcoal in their homes.

    In Texas, hospitals spent the week grappling with burst pipes, power outages and acute water shortages, making it difficult to care for patients. [more]

    Saturday, 20 February 2021
    First human cases of H5N8 bird flu: Novel bird flu has mutated in seven workers of a poultry farm in southern Russia: It's the first confirmed case of the infection of humans with the A(H5N8) bird flu virus worldwide.
    http://www.thebigwobble.org/2021/02/first-human-cases-of-h5n8-bird-flu.html

    Novel bird flu has been detected in seven workers of a poultry farm in southern Russia, Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova said at a briefing on Saturday."Scientists of the Vector Center isolated the genetic material of this kind of bird flu in seven workers of a poultry farm in the south of the Russian Federation, where an outbreak in bird population was recorded in December 2020," she said. The top sanitary doctor added that this was the first confirmed case of the infection of humans with the A(H5N8) bird flu virus worldwide.

    "All seven people I am talking about today are in good health, the clinical course of the disease was very mild," the watchdog chief added. [more]

    Texas agriculture commissioner on winter storm: $8M worth of milk down drains
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-agriculture-commissioner-winter-storm-164849321.html [~ 4.25 min. news spot]

    Air Force jet flying from Mississippi crashes near Montgomery, Alabama, killing 2
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-agriculture-commissioner-winter-storm-164849321.html

    [2nd section follows]











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  2. A military jet flying out of Mississippi's Columbus Air Force Base crashed in Alabama Friday evening, killing two people.
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/air-force-jet-flying-mississippi-032219779.html

    [here we go]
    Kerry Vows Aggressive Climate Steps as U.S. Rejoins Paris
    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/kerry-vows-aggressive-climate-steps-164625191.html

    Presidential climate envoy John Kerry vowed on Friday that the U.S. would take aggressive steps to reduce its carbon emissions as the nation officially rejoins the Paris climate accord. [the "let's sit around and talk about it for a decade while partying" club]

    Under Obama, the U.S. had pledged to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025. But Kerry and other members of the Biden administration have signaled they intend to go well beyond that as they seek to re-establish their climate credibility with world leaders after four years of environmental rollbacks during the Trump administration. [so NOTHING was done during Obombya's years and now Kerry thinks Bejing Biden's gonna come to the rescue]

    Whatever the U.S. pledges comes on top of a sweeping $2 trillion climate plan proposed by Biden that calls for an emissions-free electric grid in 15 years, and a target of net-zero emissions across the entire economy by 2050.

    “The Paris Agreement is an unprecedented framework for global action,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Friday. “We know because we helped design it and make it a reality. Its purpose is both simple and expansive: to help us all avoid catastrophic planetary warming and to build resilience around the world to the impacts from climate change we already see.” [more; WHAT are they going to actually DO? It's W A Y too late for anything to have any ameliorative affect]

    Arctic drilling plan in Alaska hits roadblock
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/arctic-drilling-plan-alaska-hits-111356147.html

    Plans for seismic surveys to help find oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have fizzled due to a lack of protection for polar bears, according to a brief statement Saturday from the Department of the Interior. [more; good - STAY OUT!]

    [more good news]
    Plummeting Texas Vaccinations Spur Record Drop Nationwide
    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/plummeting-texas-vaccinations-spur-record-185932340.html

    Winter weather and power outages had a chilling effect on Texas’s vaccination effort, one large enough to drag down inoculation trends nationwide.

    The decline in vaccinations, though [unfortunately] likely temporary, marks a setback as the country races to reach the most-vulnerable populations [to KILL THEM] and head off the [fake] impact of new [designed], easier-spreading virus variants that have gained a foothold [more; thanks to being spread by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation].

    [3rd part below]

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  3. [from Laughable At Best news]
    Sara Menker, CEO of Gro Intelligence, Believes Big Data Can Save Our Climate and Food Supply
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/sara-menker-ceo-gro-intelligence-115053797.html

    Gro Intelligence uses AI and machine learning to provide thousands of clients, ranging from big food companies like Unilever and Yum! Brands to financial institutions including BNP Paribas and Wells Fargo, with a host of data and analysis on the global agricultural ecosystem. In all, Gro computers hoover up 650 trillion data points from more than 40,000 data sets—crop forecasts, satellite images, topography, reports on precipitation, soil moisture, evapotranspiration—to provide insights into 15,000 different agricultural products. The company also works with governments around the world on food-security issues to help them adequately plan for food reserves.

    I know you were very involved in trying to ward off famine as a result of the locust swarm in East Africa. Were you able to make a difference?

    Sometimes you know the impact you make, and sometimes you don’t. I think we moved the dial. I was frustrated we couldn’t move it more. It was very personal for me. I’ve seen it; I know what the effects could be. It sucks when human suffering is not treated equally.[more; they can do NOTHING of value in the face of climate change]

    4.2-magnitude earthquake rattles Oklahoma and Kansas, geologists say
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-161009364.html

    A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook Oklahoma and Kansas Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-161009364.html

    Earlier this month, a swarm of about a dozen earthquakes rattled northern Oklahoma in a day’s span, including another 4.2-magnitude quake, McClatchy News reported. [more]

    The Latest: Oklahoma gov seeks federal disaster declaration
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/latest-harris-talks-federal-relief-130347454.html

    Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Wednesday that he is asking President Joe Biden for a federal disaster declaration as a result of a winter storm that dumped snow and ice on the state in addition to days of subfreezing temperatures and power outages.

    Stitt’s disaster declaration request for all 77 Oklahoma counties comes a day after the governor spoke with Biden by phone. [more]

    [4th installment awaits]

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  4. Texas freeze led to release of tons of air pollutants as refineries shut
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-freeze-led-release-tons-120352722.html

    Shutdowns led to the refineries flaring, or burning and releasing gases, to prevent damage to their processing units. That flaring darkened the skies in eastern Texas with smoke visible for miles.

    "These emissions can dwarf the usual emissions of the refineries by orders of magnitude," said Jane Williams, chair of the Sierra Club's National Clean Air Team.

    She said U.S. regulators must change policies that allow "these massive emissions to occur with impunity." [more; nice try]

    Texas furniture store owner turns his showrooms into shelters
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-furniture-store-owner-turns-200027617.html [~ 2 min. video]

    Floods hit Indonesian capital
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/floods-hit-indonesian-capital-172118386.html [~ 1 min. video]

    Overnight torrential rains have pounded Indonesia's capital Jakarta and surrounding areas, triggering floods. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate and move to shelters. "I was so afraid of being swept away by the floodwater," said one local resident.

    Fire breaks out in Texas hotel as sprinkler system fails due to frozen pipes from winter storm
    https://www.yahoo.com/gma/fire-breaks-texas-hotel-sprinkler-084000411.html

    A massive fire broke out in a hotel in Killeen, Texas, after the building's sprinkler systems failed to work due to frozen pipes.

    On Friday night, the Killeen Fire Department arrived at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Killeen to find "fire coming from the roof above the fourth floor of the four-story hotel," according to a statement from the fire department. [more; no cause given]

    U.S. insurers on hook for billions in Texas storm; regulator collecting data [watch how quickly they get out of this]
    https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/u-insurers-hook-billions-texas-220454053.html

    With billions of dollars in damageexpected from the historic Texas winter storm, a state regulatorplans to collect data from property insurers to assess costsstemming from a crippled electrical grid, roofing collapses,broken pipes and other problems, a spokesman said on Friday.

    "We expect this to be a large event, but we just don't knowhow large it will be," said Texas Department of Insurancespokesman Ben Gonzalez, noting that the data inquiry mirrors theregulator's process after other major storms, such ashurricanes.

    The process, set begin in the coming weeks, comes as onefirm that models catastrophe risk estimated an $18 billion tabfor property insurers. [more; "It was an ACT OF GOD! You're NOT covered!"]

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