tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post732347301942020203..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-01-27Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-65212613672798225482020-01-29T16:05:46.195-06:002020-01-29T16:05:46.195-06:00Coronavirus threats grow as death toll reaches 132...Coronavirus threats grow as death toll reaches 132 in China<br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_68jrgyjSIA [~ 5 min. report]<br /><br />BLACK BEAR NEWS: The state of global biodiversity — it s worse than you probably think<br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jyeErXdWXDY [~ 11 3 min.]<br /><br />Group Calls for Punxsutawney Phil to Be Traded in for a Robot Groundhog<br />https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/weird/group-calls-for-punxsutawney-phil-to-be-traded-in-for-a-robot-groundhog/2281620/ [30 sec.]<br /><br />[PETA request]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-90151046779358062382020-01-29T13:04:00.761-06:002020-01-29T13:04:00.761-06:00Meanwhile, Australian fires are back: Blaze 's...Meanwhile, Australian fires are back: Blaze 'sparked by helicopter lights' rages near Canberra An army helicopter's landing lights are thought to have sparked a bushfire burning south of Canberra. [more]<br /><br />2020 is shaking: The second major quake in two days rock the Solomon Islands and is the 3rd major quake in less than 24 hours after the mag 7.7 and a mag 6.1 last night in the Caribbean<br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/2020-is-shaking-second-major-quake-in.html<br /><br />Scientists in Australia recreate coronavirus in potential ‘game changer’ in race to find vaccine<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-vaccine-australia-gamechanger-084750429.html [~ 3 min. video]<br /><br />Two Satellites Could Collide Tonight<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-satellites-could-collide-tomorrow-155300724.html<br /><br /> Leo Labs, a venture-based company that monitors satellites in Low Earth Orbit, tweeted yesterday that it was tracking two satellites that will come within 15 to 30 meters of each other January 29, just before 6:40 p.m. EST.<br /><br /> The two satellites are IRAS, a decommissioned NASA space telescope, and GGSE-4, a US Naval Research Lab intelligence satellite.<br /><br /> They're set to sweep past each other in the skies above Pittsburgh at an altitude of about 559 miles above Earth's surface. [more]<br /><br />No hot meals, blankets, magazines as airlines step up fight on virus<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-hot-meals-blankets-magazines-063855495.html<br /><br />[everyone will be in full body suits before you know it]<br /><br />Deaths, confirmed cases from virus rise sharply<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/deaths-confirmed-cases-virus-rise-114925403.html<br /><br />The number of cases of a new coronavirus rose sharply on Wednesday (January 29).<br /><br />In mainland China it's now already infected more people there than the SARS epidemic did in 2003.<br /><br />That outbreak went on to kill nearly 800 people worldwide.<br /><br />The new, previously unknown virus is sparking international alarm.<br /><br />It's spreading fast with more than a dozen countries affected.<br /><br />Scientists around the world are trying to get ahead of the virus. [more; talks about the Australian break-through]<br /><br />Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/astronaut-craves-salsa-surf-record-143104572.html<br /><br /> After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico. [more; you were safer UP THERE!]<br /><br />Dolphins Swim Alongside Gray Whales and Humpbacks Off California Coast<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/dolphins-swim-alongside-gray-whales-035820252.html [~ 2.75 min. video, turn up the volume and close your eyes]<br /><br />[so there ARE still fish and lg mammals left in the Pacific]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-30351271917442784642020-01-29T13:03:54.622-06:002020-01-29T13:03:54.622-06:00Blaze rips through Lagos street market as traders ...Blaze rips through Lagos street market as traders race against time to save their goods<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428205-Blaze-rips-through-Lagos-street-market-as-traders-race-against-time-to-save-their-goods<br /><br />Footage of a blaze at a popular market on Lagos Island has surfaced on social media; it reportedly shows desperate traders flinging their goods off balconies as the inferno races towards them.<br /><br />The fire started early Wednesday morning in the Anambra Plaza at Balogun market, a section of the market on the island. The incident comes just two months after another blaze ripped through the marketplace, destroying goods worth thousands of dollars.<br /><br />The cause of Wednesday's fire has yet to be established but bewildered eyewitnesses have already taken to social media to complain about the slow response by emergency services in tackling the inferno. [more]<br /><br />China reporting 17 new cases of Sars-like mystery virus - UPDATE: Death toll at 106<br />https://www.sott.net/article/427648-China-reporting-17-new-cases-of-Sars-like-mystery-virus-UPDATE-Death-toll-at-106<br /><br />6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Solomon Islands<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428201-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Solomon-Islands<br /><br />6 dead, 3 missing after floods in North Sumatra, Indonesia following a foot of rainfall in 24 hours<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428199-6-dead-3-missing-after-floods-in-North-Sumatra-Indonesia-following-a-foot-of-rainfall-in-24-hours<br /><br />CDC funded study shows the vaccinated shed 6.3 times more flu virus, just by breathing<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428206-CDC-funded-study-shows-the-vaccinated-shed-6-3-times-more-flu-virus-just-by-breathing<br /><br />Want to know why more people are sick this year and dying from the flu? The answer might surprise you, it's because of the flu vaccine and the most recent research from the National Academy of Sciences proves that people who are vaccinated spread the virus more, are not protected, and prior vaccination is harming people's immunity! [more]<br /><br />Wednesday, 29 January 2020<br />More than a months rain falls in 24 hours: Torrential rain breaks records in North Queensland: A new fire rages out of control near Canberra with a new heatwave on the way <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/more-than-months-rain-falls-in-24-hours.html<br /><br />[2nd part next]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-19848971846477836262020-01-29T11:27:22.078-06:002020-01-29T11:27:22.078-06:00Coronavirus hits cruise lines: 'Every lost voy...Coronavirus hits cruise lines: 'Every lost voyage' could cost $4 million in revenue<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/coronavirus-hits-cruise-lines-151931325.html<br /><br />The exponential spread of the coronavirus is upending the travel industry with cruise operators being hit particularly hard.<br /><br />“By our math, every lost voyage is $3 to $4 million of revenue, and about $0.02 of earnings,” James Hardiman, the managing director of equity research for Wedbush Securities, told Yahoo Finance’s On The Move on Tuesday.<br /><br />Royal Caribbean International (RCL), the world’s largest cruise operator, canceled cruises from Shanghai while Carnival (CCL) canceled four of its scheduled trips in the region. The cancellations will have a negative impact on earnings, according to Hardiman. [more]<br /><br />[Next up: lg sports events]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-63766497862514337392020-01-29T09:48:35.093-06:002020-01-29T09:48:35.093-06:00At the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, West...At the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, Western medicine meets traditional Chinese remedies<br />https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-as-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-china-combines-western-and/<br /><br />The novel coronavirus, also known as the Wuhan 2019-nCoV virus, had killed 132 and infected many more as of Tuesday, with 5,989 confirmed cases in China and a further 9,239 suspected cases. The country has relied heavily on Western methods to combat the virus, with hospitals employing equipment and medicine that would not be unfamiliar in Canada. Scientists in China and around the world are searching for a drug that can tackle the 2019-nCoV virus, sifting through dozens of potential candidates, including anti-HIV drugs, an anti-schizophrenia medication and an immunosuppressant.<br />[more]<br /><br /><br />VCard. <br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-44165107534593010052020-01-29T09:16:47.723-06:002020-01-29T09:16:47.723-06:00Could coronavirus be the recessionary catalyst tha...Could coronavirus be the recessionary catalyst that triggers a global economic downturn? RT’s Boom Bust investigates<br />https://www.rt.com/business/479473-coronavirus-catalyst-global-downturn/<br /><br />While the markets have slightly rebounded after the shock of the coronavirus outbreak, the effects of the crisis could ripple across industries, ex-Fed insider Danielle DiMartino Booth believes. [more]<br /><br />WATCH: UFO spotted in skies over Mexican volcano seconds after ERUPTION<br />https://www.rt.com/news/479452-ufo-spotted-mexican-volcano/<br /><br />Mexico’s highly-active Popocatepetl volcano began its latest eruption on Monday evening, but mysterious, fast-moving lights in the vicinity immediately after the explosion prompted major concerns online. [more]<br /><br />Boeing reports first annual loss in over two decades as 737 MAX crisis drags on<br />https://www.rt.com/business/479484-boeing-annual-loss-crisis/<br /><br />Rising costs from the grounding of its once-bestselling 737 MAX jets have left US aerospace giant Boeing with its first annual loss in net revenue since 1997. [more]<br /><br />United Airlines, British Airways & other carriers suspend flights to China in bid to halt coronavirus spread<br />https://www.rt.com/news/479475-airlines-cancel-china-flights/<br /><br />Major airlines across the world have suspended travel in and out of China in an attempt to stem the rapid spread of the deadly new coronavirus strain which has killed more than 130 people since the outbreak started last month. [more]<br /><br />[Lil late there fellas . . ]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-18872974761025305332020-01-29T08:03:04.125-06:002020-01-29T08:03:04.125-06:00[some mid-week headlines from Rice Farmer]
News Li...[some mid-week headlines from Rice Farmer]<br />News Links, January 29, 2020<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />China Virus Sends Shockwaves Through Asia Tourist Industry<br /><br />China will replace the US as the world's biggest superpower by 2030: UBS survey [pffff - we'll all be gone by then]<br /><br />Could the Coronavirus Epidemic Be the Tipping Point in the Supply Chain Leaving China?<br /><br />US budget deficit to break $1 trillion in fiscal 2020, CBO says<br /><br />Negative debt pile surges by $1.2 trillion in dash for havens<br /><br />Doctor Copper Catches Coronavirus With Worst Performance In 34 Years<br /><br />Boeing Implosion Leads To Worst Aircraft Orders In 11 Years, With GDP Collapse On Deck (US)<br /><br />Despite Soaring Mask Demand, 3M Slashes 1,500 Jobs In Global Restructuring<br /><br />Boeing secures more than $12 billion in financing to help weather 737 Max crisis<br /><br />China coronavirus: airlines ramping up efforts to contain risk of transmission among staff, passengers<br /><br />Trump administration expands screening for coronavirus to 20 US airports [ineffective, only a "show"]<br /><br />Duterte looks to boot US troops from Philippines<br /><br />China now world's second-largest arms producer after U.S.<br /><br />Syria: Army Liberates Maarat al-Numan - U.S. Plans New Mischief<br /><br />Germany walks away from $2.5 billion purchase of US Navy's Triton spy drones<br /><br />US cuts number of Black Hawks to Afghanistan by two-thirds<br /><br />US Builds Several New Bases In Iraq Near Iran<br /><br />Casing failures: This Problem With Fracked Oil and Gas Wells Is Occurring 'at an Alarming Rate'<br /><br />Peak Permian Is Approaching Faster Than You Think<br /><br />Northeast apple production suffering from Climate Change<br /><br />Last year's historic floods ruined 20 million acres of farmland<br /><br />Zimbabwe says grain stocks running out after drought<br /><br />Thousands of Corn Acres Left To Harvest In North Dakota<br /><br />Illinois corn, soybean production drops by roughly 20 percent<br /><br />Raw ground beef recalled in nine states due to possible plastic contamination<br /><br />Big increase in potent greenhouse gases reported<br /><br />Current model for storing nuclear waste may not be sufficiently safe, study says<br /><br />Mongolia shuts universities, border crossings to halt virus spread<br /><br />Australia confirms fifth coronavirus case from last flight out of Wuhan<br /><br />Is the Market Grossly Underestimating the Potential Impact of the Coronavirus Epidemic?<br /><br />CDC is monitoring 110 possible coronavirus cases across 26 states in US [i thought it was 5]<br /><br />Sri Lanka, Cambodia Confirm First Coronavirus Cases<br /><br />Germany identifies first case of deadly coronavirus<br /><br />Containing new coronavirus may not be feasible, experts say, as they warn of possible sustained global spread<br /><br />Thailand to screen arrivals from China as tally of virus infections hits 14<br /><br />The 'Race To 5G' Is A Giant Pile Of Lobbyist Nonsense<br /><br />Corporate Media Equate Sanders to Trump—Because for Them, Sanders Is the Bigger Threat<br /><br />Homesteaders, catastrophists run for the hills to flee U.S. uncertainty<br /><br />Spent MOX nuclear fuel removal starts at Fukui plant<br /><br />Japan to send charter flight to Wuhan to bring citizens home as virus spreads<br /><br />Cancellations pile up in Japan as virus spreads<br /><br />China says death toll from coronavirus rises to 106, confirmed cases hits 4,515<br /><br />China Closes Foxconn, Johnson & Johnson, And Samsung Factories Amid Virus Outbreak<br /><br />U.S. deficit projected to hit $1T milestone in 2020<br /><br />Elizabeth Warren's foreign policy team is stacked with pro-war swamp creatures<br /><br />Bernie Sanders Staffer Admits Campaign Attracts "Marxists, Leninists And Anarchists"<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-58977423209138776582020-01-29T07:50:21.438-06:002020-01-29T07:50:21.438-06:00Wednesday, 29 January 2020
The Pacific Ocean’s ris...Wednesday, 29 January 2020<br />The Pacific Ocean’s rising acidity<br /><br />Pacific Ocean’s rising acidity causes Dungeness crabs’ shells to dissolve<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-pacific-oceans-rising-acidity.html<br /><br />Acidity is making shells of crab larvae more vulnerable to predators and limiting effectiveness in supporting muscle growth [more]<br /><br />[Japan, U.S. and even China are sending planes out of Wuhan to other parts of the globe!]<br /><br />Hundreds of Virus Carrying Planes Headed for US, London, Paris, Vancouver<br />https://moneymaven.io/mishtalk/economics/hundreds-of-virus-carrying-planes-headed-for-us-london-paris-vancouver-EjNxIUbMhk-CUN3PWJcLNA<br /><br />There is no lockdown in China, if you are wealthy. [more]<br /><br />China: Lockdowns are for the peasants, not those with money.<br />Hundreds of Virus Carrying Planes Headed for US, London, Paris, Vancouver<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/china-lockdowns-are-for-peasants-not.html<br /><br />Mathematical Model of Coronavirus Outbreak - All Travel MUST STOP or Death Toll Will Be "Cataclysmic"<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-mathematical-model-of-coronavirus.html [source: Hal Turner] <br /><br />From February 16th, multiple health systems across the world will collapse. Hospitals will be overcrowded and unable to test and treat most of the patients.<br /><br />At that point, the DEATH RATE will immediately rise to 65% of all infected. [more]<br /><br />[Guy McPherson spoke about the effect of this virus outbreak and said it's another example of "doomed if you DO, and doomed if you DON'T" (stop all air travel) - that it would trigger the aerosol masking effect spiking the global avg. temp. if we stop all air traffic, and kill lots more people if we don't.]<br /><br />[let's say 750 million people die out of the globe's 7.5 billion people - that's 10% of the global population; but of course if that happens it would probably crush the global economy in the process and we're off to the extinction races!]<br /><br />An assessment of the Coronavirus outbreak<br /><br />Scientists Estimate 44,000 Virus Cases, Doubling Every 6 Days<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/an-assessment-of-coronavirus-outbreak.html<br /><br />Reliable estimates from scientists suggest massive under-reporting of cases as well as chance of spreading.<br />The University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) reports nCoV spread in China's cities could trigger global epidemic. [more]<br /><br />Hundreds of Amazon Workers Risk Their Jobs to Speak Out on Climate Change<br />https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hundreds-amazon-workers-risk-jobs-180314858.html<br /><br />A day after 364 workers contributed to a Medium post criticizing the e-commerce giant’s stance on climate change, the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice released a video about their campaign on social media, defying a corporate policy that requires they seek permission from the company before publicly addressing the issue.[more; robot replacement]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-18403145985690716092020-01-29T07:47:46.533-06:002020-01-29T07:47:46.533-06:00[from our News You Won't See On SOTT desk]
Sho...[from our News You Won't See On SOTT desk]<br />Shorter Cold Snaps<br />https://medialibrary.climatecentral.org/resources/shorter-cold-snaps<br /><br />After the hottest decade on record, it’s clear that all seasons are feeling the warming effects of climate change. Winter cold snaps have been getting shorter across the U.S.<br />[more]<br /><br />Bitterly cold wave sweeps over Saudi Arabia's north<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428182-Bitterly-cold-wave-sweeps-over-Saudi-Arabias-north<br /><br /> the cold wave that started a few days ago will continue for about two weeks more. [more]<br /><br />Torrential rain breaks records in Australia's North Queensland as 529mm of rain falls in 24 hours<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428179-Torrential-rain-breaks-records-in-Australias-North-Queensland-as-529mm-of-rain-falls-in-24-hours<br /><br />The rain is being driven by a slow-moving tropical low pressure system sitting over the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and also bringing wild weather to the region.[more]<br /><br />Flash flood kills at least 3 in Tanzania<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428166-Flash-flood-kills-at-least-3-in-Tanzania<br /><br />Wide areas of rice crops have also been damaged. [more]<br /><br />Some 8,000 migratory birds mysteriously perish at wildlife sanctuary in northern Iran<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428135-Some-8000-migratory-birds-mysteriously-perish-at-wildlife-sanctuary-in-northern-Iran<br /><br />[this is tragic]<br />According to Hossein-Ali Ebrahimi, head of Mazandaran province's department of environment, the corpses of some 8,000 birds of different species, including flamingos, have been collected in the peninsula since the unusual death of the birds was witnessed last week. [more]<br /><br />Signs and Portents: Pet axolotl spawns a two-headed baby in Waterlooville, UK<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428133-Signs-and-Portents-Pet-axolotl-spawns-a-two-headed-baby-in-Waterlooville-UK<br /><br />The axolotl died this afternoon but had been seen swimming and eating with one of its heads. [more]<br /><br />[3rd part next]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-20779729919035340982020-01-29T07:47:16.238-06:002020-01-29T07:47:16.238-06:00Ya see what happens, Jonny - people get distracted...Ya see what happens, Jonny - people get distracted by one catastrophic experience after another in the news cycle. The Australian bushfires, already a environmental calamity, were overtaken by the coronavirus outbreak. Now we have BOTH! Not to mention Fukushima isn't finished with us yet, JJFH still kills people every day, the environment continues to degrade everywhere and the 6th mass extinction rolls on. And we're not even talking about the volcanoes and earthquakes, which are ramping up again!<br /><br />That's a LOT of boats going up in flames in one day!<br /><br />PA all over today's report.<br /><br />Another home explosion brings us to an average of 1 home being destroyed about every 3 days so far in 2020.<br /><br />Wednesday, 29 January 2020<br />A massive mag 7.7 and a mag 6.1 are very near misses for Jamaica, Cuba and The Cayman Islands (The same fault line which has rocked Puerto Rico with more than 4,000 quakes this month) <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/01/a-massive-mag-77-and-mag-61-are-very.html<br /><br />Wednesday, 29 January 2020<br />Terrifying Wall of Flames Heads Toward Canberra <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2020/01/terrifying-wall-of-flames-heads-toward.html <br /><br />Australian Fire Series Part 8 [~ 19.5 min. video + article]<br /><br />It is more difficult for animals to survive megafires than “normal” fires<br />https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/01/27/it-is-more-difficult-for-animals-to-survive-megafires-than-normal-fires/<br /><br />The cumulative effects of the bushfires in Australia during the 2019-2020 summer are unprecedented. [more; check out the headline pic, talk about barren . .jeez]<br /><br />Two Eruptions, 78 exhalations and Volcanic Earthquakes: The Popocatepetl Volcano Comes to Life Again in Mexico<br />https://strangesounds.org/2020/01/popocatepetl-volcano-eruption-video-pictures.html<br /><br />In the last 24 hours, the Popocatepetl volcano exploded twice.<br />Those 2 eruptions were accompanied by 78 exhalations, 563 minutes of tremors and a M1.6 volcano-tectonic earthquake, showing lava movement in the crater. [more]<br /><br />Red Sea discovered to be releasing large quantities of polluting gases<br />https://www.sott.net/article/428167-Red-Sea-discovered-to-be-releasing-large-quantities-of-polluting-gases<br /><br />Given the size of the oil and gas industries therein, it comes as little surprise to learn that the Middle East churns out a shedload of greenhouse gases.<br /><br />In a surprise discovery, however, researchers led by Efstratios Bourtsoukidis from Germany's Max Planck Institute for Chemistry have identified a second, natural source in the region - so large that it easily matches the anthropogenic output of the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait or Oman. [more]<br /><br />[2nd part follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com