tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post1910590450297093197..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2019-08-06Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-8081048177013553622019-08-08T16:41:18.972-05:002019-08-08T16:41:18.972-05:00A New Hurricane Forecast Says To Expect A LOT Of S...A New Hurricane Forecast Says To Expect A LOT Of Severe Storms This Year<br />https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hurricane-forecast-says-expect-lot-141400320.html<br /><br /><br /> In April, AccuWeather released its 2019 Atlantic hurricane forecast for the upcoming season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.<br /><br /> A below-average season was originally predicted, but now researchers at Colorado State University suggest we may see as many as 12 more storms this year. [more]<br /><br />[big joke of the day]<br />Japan to resume effort to tackle contaminated water problem at Fukushima<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-resume-effort-tackle-contaminated-093956264.html<br /> <br />[let's stack 'em on top of each other!]<br /><br />Enbridge says gap opens beneath Great Lakes oil pipeline<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/enbridge-says-gap-opens-beneath-213253955.html<br /><br />Erosion has created a gap beneath an oil pipeline in a key Great Lakes channel that's wider than allowed under an agreement with the state of Michigan, oil transport company Enbridge Inc. said Wednesday.<br /><br />The Canadian company said the opening between the pipe and the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac poses "no safety or integrity risk," an assessment that state regulators said they couldn't immediately confirm. But the Michigan attorney general's office said the development reinforces the need to decommission Enbridge's Line 5, which carries 23 million gallons (87 million liters) of oil and natural gas liquids daily between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario. [more]<br /><br />US economy seems to be heading down same path as Japan: Economist<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-economy-seems-to-be-heading-down-same-path-as-japan-economist-152203833.html<br /><br />The US Air Force grounded over 100 workhorse C-130 transport planes after discovering unusual wing cracks<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-air-force-grounded-over-162146416.html<br /><br />[follow-up article]<br />British scientist 'crushed to death by boulder’ after falling into 65ft ravine on Greek island<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/british-scientist-crushed-to-death-by-boulder-after-falling-into-65-ft-ravine-on-greek-island-074510653.html<br /><br /> Ms Christopher appeared to have slipped and suffered fatal injuries while rock climbing. [more]<br /><br />Moscow becomes first city in Russia to launch 5G network<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418211-Moscow-becomes-first-city-in-Russia-to-launch-5G-network<br /><br />John Pilger: Assange being 'treated worse than a murderer' in prison<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418210-John-Pilger-Assange-being-treated-worse-than-a-murderer-in-prison<br /><br />"[H]e is isolated, medicated and denied the tools to fight the bogus charges of a US extradition. I now fear for him. Do not forget him," Pilger wrote. [more]<br /><br />Huge waterspout filmed on Lake Erie<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418214-Huge-waterspout-filmed-on-Lake-Erie<br /><br />Pakistan downgrades diplomatic relations with India, expels envoy, but doesn't want war<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418203-Pakistan-downgrades-diplomatic-relations-with-India-expels-envoy-but-doesnt-want-war<br /><br />Bilateral trade between India and Pakistan that has now been suspended amounted to around $2.5 billion last year. That's roughly 3 percent of Islamabad's total annual trade. [more]<br /><br /><br />Thursday, 8 August 2019<br />News from India and Pakistan - 07 August, 2019<br /><br />Heavy Clashes Erupt Between Indian, Pakistani Forces In Kashmir<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2019/08/news-from-india-and-pakistan-07-august.html<br /><br /> Reuters reports intense clashes broke out Wednesday along the Line of Control in contested Kashmir between Indian and Pakistani troops. [more; incl. following article]<br /><br />Pakistan Prime Minister: Is the world prepared for a NUCLEAR WAR?<br /><br />Giant 1-Meter-Tall Parrot Discovered In New Zealand<br />https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/giant-parrot-new-zealand-fossil-discovery-picture.html<br /><br />A new species of extinct giant parrot has been discovered in New Zealand.<br /><br />This is both the world’s largest parrot and the first species of extinct giant parrot to be discovered anywhere ever. [more]<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-30402781221084279922019-08-08T14:15:33.190-05:002019-08-08T14:15:33.190-05:00Shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Turkey's...Shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Turkey's southwest<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418201-Shallow-magnitude-6-5-earthquake-hits-Turkeys-southwest<br /><br />Shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes northeastern Taiwan, leaves one dead<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418199-Shallow-magnitude-6-0-earthquake-strikes-northeastern-Taiwan-leaves-one-dead<br /><br />Evacuations after floods and landslides hit Lombardy, Italy - 4 inches of rain in 2 hours<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418172-Evacuations-after-floods-and-landslides-hit-Lombardy-Italy-4-inches-of-rain-in-2-hours<br /><br />Volcano erupts near Tokyo for the first time in 4 years<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418171-Volcano-erupts-near-Tokyo-for-the-first-time-in-4-years<br /><br />[this is where we're all headed]<br />Taiwan braces for typhoon hours after M5.9 earthquake strikes<br />https://www.sott.net/article/418170-Taiwan-braces-for-typhoon-hours-after-M5-9-earthquake-strikes<br /><br />[multiple, compounding natural disasters]<br /><br /> Hundreds evacuated near Lake Como after landslide triggered by heavy rain hits Italian town<br /><br />https://www.sott.net/article/418169-Hundreds-evacuated-near-Lake-Como-after-landslide-triggered-by-heavy-rain-hits-Italian-town<br /><br />Colorado natural gas company shedding hundreds of jobs<br />https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2019/08/08/dcp-midstream-job-cuts.html<br /><br />Denver-based natural gas processing and pipeline giant DCP Midstream has cut hundreds of jobs from its payroll this year and plans to reduce its staff by hundreds more as it continues an efficiency push over the next 18 months. [more]<br /><br />[ca-mahn, da place runs itself!]<br /><br />Two bodies found near Canadian river believed to be teens suspected of 3 murders<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-bodies-found-near-canadian-204851435.html<br /><br />The Manitoba RCMP said on Twitter that the bodies of the men were found in dense brush near the shoreline of the Nelson River, about 5 miles from where their burned out vehicle was discovered earlier.<br /><br />She did not indicate the cause of death. Police had said Tuesday that they were investigating all possibilities, including the possibility that the pair might have drowned. <br />[more; sure, in the dense brush - with a mysteriously "burned out" car 5 miles back; sounds like JJFH Justice to me]<br /><br />'Flight shame' web site spells out emissions toll on global climate<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/flight-shame-spells-emissions-toll-005922237.html<br /><br /> Getting ready to cruise in first class from New York to Beijing? That will be 15.6 square meters of Arctic ice down the drain, thank you. Enjoy your flight. [more]<br /><br />Hog Virus May Matter More for China Soy Buyers Than Trade War<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/hog-virus-may-matter-more-111838508.html<br /><br />Alaska records warmest month ever in July with coastline barren of sea ice<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/alaska-records-warmest-month-ever-060009346.html<br /><br />Alaska’s average temperature in July was a record 58.1F (14.5C), nearly 1F above the previous monthly high set in July 2004, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [more]<br /><br />'Unprecedented' Wildfires Burn in Greenland Amid Concerns Over Increasing Temperatures<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/unprecedented-wildfires-burn-greenland-amid-195545352.html<br /><br />A unusually high number of wildfires were reported in Greenland in July and August as scientists expressed concern over rising temperatures in the Arctic Circle. [more]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-57201457480354317382019-08-08T08:29:39.066-05:002019-08-08T08:29:39.066-05:00Willie Nelson cancels tour due to breathing proble...Willie Nelson cancels tour due to breathing problems. Actually Willie it's probably better not to breathe much these days because of what you can breathe in. It'll kill ya! <br /><br />But alas you do have to breathe. It's a no win situation. Mike Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457050132624768898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-38287494624147445002019-08-08T07:39:53.497-05:002019-08-08T07:39:53.497-05:00Also, the new Godzilla movie had as its basic plot...Also, the new Godzilla movie had as its basic plotline that a scientist woman was working to release all the megamonsters so they could more or less wipe out humanity because if they didn't then on our current trajectory, WE would wipe out the planet and cause a massive extinction event within a generation. Pretty topical, really, but with added mega-monsters!Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-24789389774592292822019-08-08T07:31:50.990-05:002019-08-08T07:31:50.990-05:00Just finished watching the new Godzilla movie the ...Just finished watching the new Godzilla movie the other day, so a gigantic squid would've been cool. Alas, it's fake:<br /><br />https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/random/monstrous-radioactive-squid-on-california-beach-some-actually-believe-these-stories/<br />Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-706127013154949072019-08-08T07:26:46.388-05:002019-08-08T07:26:46.388-05:00Mornin' Jonny, everyone. We had a loss of pow...Mornin' Jonny, everyone. We had a loss of power during the much-needed rain in the wee hours, but it's back on now - so i slept through it.<br /><br />Yet another case of many animals dying at the same time in the same place with no obvious cause. Authorities baffled because they never consider the obvious atmospheric connection.<br /><br />The drop-dead list grows longer each day!<br /><br />BLACK BEAR NEWS 8.7.19 The Great Flood<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J82EzJkfqyg [~ 12.5 min.]<br /><br />Heatwaves and droughts are causing horrific wildfires around the world in 2019 as drought-stricken Peru becomes the latest country to suffer<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/08/heatwaves-and-droughts-are-causing.html<br /><br />Peru is the latest country to suffer horrendous wildfires after more than 22,000 hectares (54,363 acres) of forest, protected areas and farmland in drought-stricken parts have been destroyed. [more]<br /><br />[breaking news]<br />Deadly Crash as Plane Slams Into Montgomery County Backyards<br />https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Montgomery-County-Small-Plane-Crash-527480941.html<br /><br />A small plane went down in a Montgomery County neighborhood Thursday morning.<br /><br />There were fatalities after the single-engine plane crashed in some yards along Minnie Lane near Morris Road in Upper Moreland Township around 6:20 a.m., Upper Moreland police said.<br /><br />No one on board survived, police said.<br /><br />The county coroner and NTSB investigators are headed to the scene. [more]<br /><br />Eruption at Asamayama volcano, alert level raised to 3 of 5, Japan<br />https://watchers.news/2019/08/07/asamayama-eruption-japan-august-7-2019/<br /><br />The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has raised the volcanic alert level for Asamayama volcano from 2 to 3 of 5 following an eruption at 13:08 UTC (22:08 JST) on August 7, 2019. The volcano is located about 140 km (87 miles) NW of capital Tokyo. This volcano has had several major plinian eruptions, the last two of which occurred in 1108 (VEI 5) and 1783 (VEI 4). Its last eruption took place in 2015 (VEI 1). [more]<br /><br />Typhoon "Lekima" strengthening, heading toward Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Shanghai, China<br />https://watchers.news/2019/08/07/typhoon-lekima-strengthening-heading-toward-ryukyu-islands-taiwan-and-shanghai-china/<br /><br /><br /><br />Typhoon "Lekima," the 9th named tropical cyclone of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season is strengthening on its way toward southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan, northern Taiwan and Shanghai, China. [more]<br /><br />Shelter Pass Fire burns thousands of acres west of Great Salt Lake<br />https://wildfiretoday.com/2019/08/07/shelter-pass-fire-burns-thousands-of-acres-west-of-great-salt-lake/<br /><br />[from MrMBB333]<br />Something WEIRD is going on when Earth goes ABOVE the Ecliptic Plane - 2 yrs in a row now!<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyA5FuHEHLc [~ 14 min.]<br /><br />The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Only One of Many Trash Islands Floating Around the World’s Oceans<br />https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/great-pacific-garbage-patch-floating-garbage-island-visible-california-coast.html<br /><br />It’s not a floating island of trash, like a garbage dump or a landfill. It’s also not the only patch. [more]<br /><br />Cancer Patients Get Rare Blood Infection in New York<br />https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/drug-diversion-health-risks-infection-video.html<br /><br />Half a dozen cancer patients in New York developed a rare blood infection after they received injectable opioids that a nurse had diluted with tap water. [more]<br /><br />[from our Holy SHIT! desk]<br />Radioactive Gigantism? Giant Fukushima Squid Discovered On California Coast<br />https://strangesounds.org/2019/08/radioactive-gigantism-giant-squid-discovered-on-california-coast-january-2014.html<br /><br />Before Californians only worried about parking when they went to the beach.<br /><br />Now they have to worry about Godzilla coming after them.[more]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com