tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post7628960113199034589..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2020-07-20Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-67071766951386484142020-07-22T16:39:51.562-05:002020-07-22T16:39:51.562-05:00[Gusty winds, lightning and large but sporadic dow...[Gusty winds, lightning and large but sporadic downpours rolling through.]<br /><br />Disney Actor Dead at 24<br />https://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/976038<br /><br />Sebastián Athié, best known for his role in Disney's Argentine series "O11CE" (Once), has died at age 24. Disney Channel Latin America confirmed the news on Saturday in an Instagram post but did not provide a cause of death. [more]<br /><br />Photos from the Cedar Fire, 15 miles south of Elko, Nevada<br />https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/07/22/photos-from-the-cedar-fire-15-miles-south-of-elko-nevada/<br /><br />The Cedar Fire 15 miles south of Elko, Nevada has burned 6,000 acres [more]<br /><br />[this is suspicious]<br />Firefighter suicide in Illinois — could it happen in your organization?<br />https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/07/22/firefighter-suicide-in-illinois-could-it-happen-in-your-organization/<br /><br />FIREFIGHTER TAKES HER OWN LIFE.<br />A family is searching for answers after a 27-year-old Hinsdale Firefighter (Illinois) who died by suicide. <br /><br />Wildfire TodayMENU<br />Wildfire Today<br />SEARCH<br />Firefighter suicide in Illinois — could it happen in your organization?<br />AuthorBill GabbertPosted onJuly 22, 2020CategoriesUncategorizedTagsfirefighter health, suicide<br />Rest in peace, Nicole Hladik<br /><br />All suicides are tragic, but when it happens to a young firefighter who had been on the job for less than a year it is especially so. Nicole Hladik was not a wildland firefighter, but could it happen in any fire organization?<br /><br />From FirefighterCloseCalls.com:<br /><br />FIREFIGHTER TAKES HER OWN LIFE.<br />A family is searching for answers after a 27-year-old Hinsdale Firefighter (Illinois) who died by suicide. Firefighter Nicole Hladik was the only female firefighter at the Hinsdale Fire Department and the third in the town’s history. “Nicki was a bright rising star in the fire service, she was beloved by all of us of course and very happy early on,” Brian Kulaga, Hladik’s uncle, said.<br /><br />But Kulaga said something changed recently.<br /><br />“Then she traded shifts and suddenly just a lot of negativity and then leading up to today, which was obviously a complete surprise to all of us,” he said. Hladik died by suicide Tuesday and her brother Joseph Hladik said it was a complete shock. “Super active, super fit, a family person, a great friend, she’s my sister but my best friend,” he said. Hladik’s family said it doesn’t make sense. “Our goal is, we just want someone to look into this, it’s not an accusation. It’s just the facts are, how could someone who was so happy and loved what she was doing go from one spectrum to the other end? It just doesn’t make any sense,” Joseph Hladik said. [more]<br /><br />100-ton dead blue whale found stranded, decomposing in Kupang Bay<br />https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/07/22/100-ton-dead-blue-whale-found-stranded-decomposing-in-kupang-bay.html<br /><br />Fishermen found a 100 ton dead blue whale stranded and decaying in Kupang Bay, specifically on Na Batu Kepala Beach in Nunhila subdistrict, Alak district, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday afternoon. [more]Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-41171028556935822722020-07-22T13:35:06.523-05:002020-07-22T13:35:06.523-05:00Severe floods hit Nizhniye Sergi, Sverdlovsk Oblas...Severe floods hit Nizhniye Sergi, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438486-Severe-floods-hit-Nizhniye-Sergi-Sverdlovsk-Oblast-Russia [~ 2.75 min. video]<br /><br />Bangladesh floods claim 54 lives, affect 2.4 million people, says UN<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438485-Bangladesh-floods-claim-54-lives-affect-2-4-million-people-says-UN<br /><br />Severe flooding in Bangladesh, which has killed at least 54 people and affected over 2.4 million people, could be the worst since 1988, the United Nations has said. [more]<br /><br />Lightning strikes kill 18 in 24 hours in Bihar, India - toll nearly 200 dead over the last several weeks - floods affect 413,952<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438482-Lightning-strikes-kill-18-in-24-hours-in-Bihar-India-toll-nearly-200-dead-over-the-last-several-weeks-floods-affect-413952<br /><br />According to officials at Bihar disaster management department, 18 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours due to lightning strikes in nine districts of the state.<br /><br />So far close to 200 people have been killed in lightning and thunder strikes across the state over the past several weeks.<br />[more]<br /><br />[from INCOMING magazine]<br />Mysterious lights spotted over Calgary during thunderstorm likely a meteor<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438439-Mysterious-lights-spotted-over-Calgary-during-thunderstorm-likely-a-meteor<br /><br />Meteor fireball streaks over Irkutsk, Russia<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438427-Meteor-fireball-streaks-over-Irkutsk-Russia<br /><br />Bright meteor fireball captured on video over Scottish Highlands<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438498-Bright-meteor-fireball-captured-on-video-over-Scottish-Highlands<br /><br />[who's in the undercard matches ova-deh]<br />Wednesday, 22 July 2020<br />Another hotspot - Greece vs. Turkey<br />From Hal Turner<br />COVERT INTEL: GREECE v. TURKEY<br /><br />Greece has officially informed the United States that they will fire upon and sink any Turkish military vessel found in Greek territorial waters.<br /><br />Turkey has decided they will begin oil exploration off Islands that are Greek territory, but near the Turk coastline. <br /><br />Greece has repeatedly told Turkey they do not have permission to do this, and to keep their oil exploration vessels out of Greek waters. <br /><br />Turkey openly scoffed and said they don't need anyone's permission. [more; jus'-like da JEWZ!]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-4944153523760368252020-07-22T13:35:00.584-05:002020-07-22T13:35:00.584-05:00Escorted by heavily armed police, Israel demolishe...Escorted by heavily armed police, Israel demolishes livelihood of local fisherman in Jisr al-Zarqa<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438503-Escorted-by-heavily-armed-police-Israel-demolishes-livelihood-of-local-fisherman-in-Jisr-al-Zarqa<br /><br />A demolition in the Palestinian village of Jisr al-Zarqa highlights the discrimination Palestinian citizens of Israel face on a daily basis<br /><br />Early in the morning on July 20th the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, escorted by heavily armed police equipped with assault rifles and bullet proof vests, demolished a fishing shack belonging to a local fisherman in the Palestinian village of Jisr al-Zarqa.<br /><br />After completely destroying the building, the demolition team and police forces abandoned the wreckage, forcing the local fishermen and the building's owner, Ali Jurban (whom they did not notify of the imminent demolition), to clean it up. Adding insult to injury, the costs of the demolition will fall upon Jurban. [more]<br /><br />More evidence emerges of inflated Covid-19 fatality rates - are we being intimidated?<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438499-More-evidence-emerges-of-inflated-Covid-19-fatality-rates-are-we-being-intimidated<br /><br />This week we were told that, in the UK at least, anyone who has had a positive Covid test and who then died - from any illness - would be recorded as a coronavirus-related death. No matter when they die.<br /><br />This week we were told that, in the UK at least, anyone who has had a positive Covid test and who then died - from any illness - would be recorded as a coronavirus-related death. No matter when they die.<br /><br />This means that someone could have tested positive in March, with no symptoms of Covid at all, and who then died in July, would be recorded in the official figures, as having died of Covid-related causes. Even if they were hit by a bus.<br /><br />Even more weird is the fact that there does not seem to be any time limit to this. [more]<br /><br />Niger hit by devastating floods, 9 killed<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438487-Niger-hit-by-devastating-floods-9-killed<br /><br />Heavy floods in Niger have claimed nine lives and destroyed more than 2,000 homes, affecting at least 20,000 people, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. [more]<br /><br />[2nd section follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-69289135777653529682020-07-22T08:25:43.221-05:002020-07-22T08:25:43.221-05:00[some mid-week headlines from RF]
News Links, July...[some mid-week headlines from RF]<br />News Links, July 22, 2020<br />Rice Farmer<br />https://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his net worth in one day—and that's a record<br /><br />Unprecedented Recession Synchronization and What it Means<br />Over 90% of the world's economies are contracting. The present global recession has no precedent in terms of synchronization.<br /><br />World Recovery Running On Fumes As Virus Pandemic Reemerges<br /><br />Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as coronavirus slows hiring<br /><br />Nearly 17,000 Southwest employees sign up for buyouts, voluntary leave as furlough threat looms<br /><br />It's official: US Air Force to buy Turkish F-35s [JUNK!]<br /><br />Israeli bulldozers raze Palestinian lands near Bethlehem for settlement expansion [nice people doing nice things . ..]<br /><br />House Democratic Leadership Teams Up With Republicans To Keep US Troops in Afghanistan<br /><br />Esper: 'No orders' issued to remove forces from South Korea<br /><br />COVID-19: The Pentagon Confronts the Pandemic<br /><br />Gulf Oil Producers To Amass $490 Billion Debt By 2023<br /><br />$40 Oil Isn't Enough For Saudi Arabia<br /><br />Another Major Bakken Pipeline Forced To Halt Operations<br /><br />Geoengineering is just a partial solution to fight climate change [it's no solution at all - making things worse]<br /><br />Global Warming and Ocean Acidification Accelerate<br /><br />CDC: U.S. COVID-19 case count 6 to 24 times higher than reported [bullshit]<br /><br />California coronavirus cases top 400,000, soon to surpass New York as worst-hit state<br /><br />Face coverings, social distancing can reduce COVID-19 spread by up to 65% [really?]<br /><br />Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection<br /><br />So It Turns Out 'Overpopulation' Was Always A Stupid Patriarchal Myth [author is an idiot, no mention of climate change impacting FOOD, and lots of other overlooked factors]<br /><br />The Only Obstacle To A Healthy World Is Government Secrecy And Propaganda [oh shut up, this is so fucking wrong]<br /><br />Briggs & Stratton, Stalwart of Suburban Lawns, Goes Bust<br /><br />Inequality Is America's Monster Id<br /><br />Bailout of Trucking Company YRC, Near Bankruptcy Before Covid-19, Ripped by Congressional Watchdog<br /> Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-48333050098164767932020-07-22T08:13:59.358-05:002020-07-22T08:13:59.358-05:00Thunderstorms Could Flood Parts Of U.S. This Week ...Thunderstorms Could Flood Parts Of U.S. This Week (With Forecast Video)<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/thunderstorms-could-flood-parts-u-160049250.html<br /><br />A series of fronts, plus plenty of summer heat and humidity, will provide ample energy for thunderstorm development each day in places across the eastern two-thirds of the country.<br /><br />With lack of a strong jet stream to steer these systems at a steady cadence, the fronts may stall at times, prolonging the lives of some storms. This is why certain areas could get drenched with intense rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, leading to flash flooding, in addition to total rainfall amounts for the week potentially exceeding 5 or 6 inches.<br /><br />The areas most at risk, based on the latest outlook from the National Weather Service (NWS), are from northern Minnesota into northern Wisconsin, eastern Kansas into western and central Missouri, as well as the southern Appalchians. This includes, but is not limited to places such as Duluth, Minnesota; Kansas City, Missouri; and western North Carolina, including Asheville. [more]<br /><br />Scientists report that airborne coronavirus is probably infectious<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-report-airborne-coronavirus-probably-infectious-090340015.html<br /><br />Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious.<br /><br />A new study by scientists at the University of Nebraska that was uploaded to a medical preprint site this week has shown for the first time that SARS-CoV-2 taken from microdroplets, defined as under five microns, can replicate in lab conditions.<br /><br />This boosts the hypothesis that normal speaking and breathing, not just coughing and sneezing, are responsible for spreading COVID-19 -- and that infectious doses of the virus can travel distances far greater than the six feet (two meters) urged by social distancing guidelines. [more]<br /><br />The EPA Has Verified Only 1 Disinfectant Brand As Effective Against COVID-19: Here's Who Makes It<br />https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/07/21/the-epa-has-verified-only-1-disinfectant-brand-as.aspx<br /><br />Lysol [more]<br /><br />US public increasingly skeptical of Covid-19 death toll, poll finds<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-public-increasingly-sceptical-covid-154847981.html<br /><br />Skepticism is growing in the United States about the accuracy of publicly reported numbers for Covid-19 deaths, according to Axios-Ipsos polling published on Tuesday. [more; yup]<br /><br />Bacteria and viruses are traveling the world on highways in the sky<br />https://theconversation.com/bacteria-and-viruses-are-travelling-the-world-on-highways-in-the-sky-142854<br /><br />We are now learning that there is even a microbiome high in the sky. These are microbes that are swept into and then reside in the lower parts of the atmosphere. This includes the mid and upper troposphere at altitudes of between 8km and 12km above the ground, and the lower stratosphere at altitudes of up to 15km. What’s more, by joining the planetary wind systems, these lifeforms create microbial highways in the sky that transport them across the world. [more]<br /><br />U.S. EPA to propose first-ever airplane emissions standards, sources say<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-epa-propose-first-ever-040001506.html<br /><br />[all the chem-trail spraying will of course go on]<br /><br />The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to announce on Wednesday the first proposed U.S. emissions standards for commercial aircraft, officials briefed on the matter said. [more; no matter what figure they use, it's not good]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-70098375560406219702020-07-22T08:13:54.195-05:002020-07-22T08:13:54.195-05:00Flames From Hog Fire Rage Along California Highway...Flames From Hog Fire Rage Along California Highway<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/flames-hog-fire-rage-along-163209811.html<br /><br />The Hog Fire raged alongside Highway 36 in Northern California’s Lassen County on the evening of July 20.Tyler Day recorded video footage showing trees and shrubbery engulfed in flames as smoke plumes swirled into the night sky.The Hog Fire has burned 8,000 acres and was 5 percent contained at the time of writing, according to reports. [more; 37 sec. video]<br /><br />Bangladesh faces further flood crisis in monsoon-hit South Asia<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/bangladesh-faces-further-flood-crisis-monsoon-hit-south-155429060.html<br /><br />Deadly flooding will persist in Bangladesh for the next 10 days, officials warned Tuesday, as South Asia battles torrential monsoon rains which have already pounded the region for weeks.<br /><br />In flood-prone Bangladesh -- where almost one-third of the impoverished nation is underwater -- officials warned of an extended disaster in one of the worst deluges in recent years. [more]<br /><br />[opinion piece]<br />The feared jumbo mortgage debacle is here — thanks to the coronavirus — and ready to pound the housing market<br />https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-feared-jumbo-mortgage-debacle-is-here-thanks-to-the-coronavirus-and-ready-to-pound-the-housing-market-2020-07-22<br /><br />COVID-19 pandemic is squeezing borrowers’ ability to stay in their homes [more]<br /><br />Sudden outbreak of worms reported in South Korea's water supply [now with extra protein!]<br />https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/21/sudden-outbreak-worms-reported-south-koreas-water-supply/<br /><br />A week after the first reports of small worms or larvae being discovered in tap water in the South Korean city of Incheon, the problem has spread to towns and cities across the country and the prime minister has ordered an urgent investigation. Residents of nearly 600 households in Incheon, a coastal city to the west of Seoul, have complained of finding worms in their drinking water. City officials believe that insects may have laid eggs in water treatment facilities, with the larvae then making their way through the city’s pipes to emerge from taps. [more]<br /><br />[5th piece next]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-24187376505178037882020-07-22T08:13:10.848-05:002020-07-22T08:13:10.848-05:00Newly Released FAA Documents Give Unprecedented Lo...Newly Released FAA Documents Give Unprecedented Look Into Colorado Drone Swarm Mystery<br />https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34662/faa-documents-offer-unprecedented-look-into-colorado-drone-mystery<br /><br />As covered in previous reports by The War Zone, law enforcement agencies in numerous rural counties in eastern Colorado and adjacent areas of Nebraska and Kansas received an influx of reports of large drones flying in formations at night for a period of several weeks during December 2019 and early January 2020. Many law enforcement personnel were among the reporting witnesses. In short order, the “mystery drone” wave also elicited serious expressions of concern from at least two U.S. senators and attention from Colorado’s governor and state public safety agency. The activity soon drew the attention of regional and later national news media, as well. <br /><br />Now, The War Zone can offer an unprecedented inside look at what was going on behind the scenes within the FAA, which was leading a task force to solve the drone mystery. Not only is the confusion within the agency made clear, but we now have multiple highly credible official reports from trained observers from the timeframe when the objects were present in the region. Many of them match to a remarkable degree and they allude to a unique arrangement in which a large drone seems to have been accompanied by a fleet of smaller ones. We also have the latest conclusions, or lack thereof, of what the FAA thinks actually was happening over those peculiar weeks last winter. [more; whole buncha paper leading to no conclusion]<br /><br />China evacuates thousands after floods threaten villages<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-evacuates-thousands-floods-threaten-044649814.html<br /><br />China has evacuated thousands of residents after a landslide blocked a river and created a barrier lake that threatened to submerge neighbouring villages, as large parts of the country reeled under some of the heaviest rainfall in decades. [more]<br /><br />Thames worst major river in Europe for microplastics as 94,000 particles flow down it every second<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/0bc82b03-b092-3da2-9255-ffaeef017749/thames-worst-major-river-in.html<br /><br />The Thames is the worst major river in Europe for microplastics, scientists have said after they found 94,000 pieces of plastic flowed down it every second. While the river has been cleaned of many pollutants including trace metals in recent decades, with many lost species of fish returning, the research found that plastic pollution is a growing problem. Researchers at the Royal Holloway, University of London, found that the Thames had a higher density of microplastics than other major European rivers, including the Rhine in Germany and the Danube in Romania. [more; mostly from food wrappers]<br /><br />EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/epa-finds-plastic-trash-contaminates-194851341.html<br /><br /> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated the waters of two remote beaches in Hawaii as contaminated by trash, forcing the state to address the persistent problem of plastic deposited on its coastlines by swirling Pacific Ocean currents. [more]<br /><br />A Pipeline Is Quietly Ordered Shut in New Signal of Shale’s Woes<br />https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/pipeline-quietly-ordered-shut-signal-152844943.html<br /><br />Earlier this month, a federal judge stunned the U.S. energy sector with an order to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline. Environmentalists hailed it as the first time a fully operating system had been forced to close by a legal challenge.<br /><br />As it turns out, it was actually the second time an oil pipeline was ordered shut in a matter of four days. [more]<br /><br />[so all around here there are barriers and trenches, pipe & dirt piles laying around with abandoned heavy equipment] <br /><br />Major pipelines take hit, but oil networks keep growing<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/major-pipelines-hit-oil-networks-233457083.html<br /><br />[4th section below]<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-15679089116906920772020-07-22T08:12:35.484-05:002020-07-22T08:12:35.484-05:00Wednesday, 22 July 2020
With speeds reaching 800 k...Wednesday, 22 July 2020<br />With speeds reaching 800 km per second solar wind batters the earth's magnetosphere constantly: It is a theory The Big Wobble has championed for years, solar activity reacting with the earth's magnetosphere causes large earthquakes worldwide claims a new paper <br />http://www.thebigwobble.org/2020/07/with-speeds-reaching-800-km-per-second.html<br /><br />A new paper released on Scientific Reports has the science world excited with possible proof of what many scientists have always believed but could never prove. Published just over a week ago it proceeded this year's largest quake, today's magnitude 7.8, which struck Alaska this morning. [more]<br /><br />Major M7.8 earthquake hits near the coast of Alaska Peninsula, U.S. -- tsunami warning issued<br />https://watchers.news/2020/07/22/alaska-m7-8-earthquake-july-2020-tsunami/<br /><br />A very strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.8 hit near the coast of Alaska Peninsula, U.S. at 06:12 UTC on July 22, 2020 (19:12 LT, July 21). The agency is reporting a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles). EMSC registered it as M7.8 at a depth of 30 km (18.6 miles). [more]<br /><br />Alaskan city residents evacuate after 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warnings<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/alaskan-city-residents-evacuate-7-090000517.html<br /><br />Residents of Homer, south Alaska were forced to evacuate the city after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake of the coast triggered tsunami warnings on July 22. Footage shows dozens of families taking refuge on elevated ground as they wait for further official advice. The filmer told Newsflare: "Approximately 10 minutes after the tsunami sirens went off, many people evacuated to the 'Welcome to Homer' sign and were not allowed to re-enter the city until around 1 a.m. Police advised us to drive up Diamond Ridge Road to higher ground." The US NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later cancelled the tsunami warning. [more; loop of short videos]<br /><br />6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Fiji region: USGS<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438467-6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Fiji-region-USGS<br /><br />[hey, when does "hurricane season" start?]<br />Douglas expected to become a hurricane soon, heading toward Hawaii, U.S.<br />https://watchers.news/2020/07/22/douglas-hawaii-july-2020/<br /><br />Tropical Storm "Douglas" formed at 07:00 UTC on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, as the fourth named storm of the 2020 Pacific hurricane season. The storm is moving west and is expected to become a hurricane soon. It is expected to continue heading W and weaken back to tropical storm strength over the weekend, just before it reaches Hawaii. [more]<br /><br />6 million affected, 90 000 displaced and 470 dead as flood situation remains grim in India<br />https://watchers.news/2020/07/22/6-million-affected-90-000-displaced-and-470-dead-as-flood-situation-remains-grim-in-india/<br /><br />The extensive flood situation due to seasonal monsoon rains remains severe in India as the death toll has crossed 470 this week, according to the National Emergency Response Center (NDMI). West Bengal is the worst-hit state, with 142 fatalities. More than 6 million people are now affected and more than 91 000 have been displaced. [more]<br /><br />[part 3 coming up]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-53197683232106688582020-07-22T08:11:10.249-05:002020-07-22T08:11:10.249-05:00Humpday, Jonny & everyone. Today is supposed ...Humpday, Jonny & everyone. Today is supposed to be even hotter than yesterday, which got to 94 [felt hotter]. Lotta lightning and thunder last night but little to no rain where i live. [i see St. Louis had weather problem too, see below]<br /><br />Not good for morale when a firefighter AND medic suddenly dies<br />IN the station. <br /><br />PA all over the place in this day's report.<br /><br />Lots of people drowning (even a suspicious one) in water.<br /><br />uhm, last i looked, beach huts are not equipped with electricity or any other power source, so how's a fire . ..<br /><br />Buncha helicopters having problems too.<br /><br />FIRST ALERT: Sweltering Heat and Severe Storms to Hit Region<br />https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/weather/stories-weather/first-alert-sweltering-heat-and-severe-storms-to-hit-region/2474453/<br />[includes lead-in ~ 2.25 min. weather spot]<br /><br />Late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening, severe storms with potentially damaging winds will move through the area <br /><br />By Wednesday afternoon, temperatures will feel like they're in the triple digits in most neighborhoods. [more]<br /><br />Lightning strikes 4 as violent storms hammer St. Louis<br />https://www.sott.net/article/438465-Lightning-strikes-4-as-violent-storms-hammer-St-Louis<br /><br />As violent thunderstorms rattled south St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday night, four people in the city were struck by lightning.<br /><br />At 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, the St. Louis Fire Department released information regarding the lightning strikes on social media. The department reported that the four victims -- all of whom were men -- were transported by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and one was in critical condition. <br /><br />Eight people have been fatally struck by lightning so far in 2020 in the United States, according to National Weather Service data. [more]<br /><br />The East Coast heat wave isn't helping COVID-19 efforts<br />https://www.yahoo.com/gma/east-coast-heat-wave-isnt-helping-covid-19-214741556.html<br /><br />An East Coast heat wave that's triggered advisories and excessive heat warnings, combined with the U.S.'s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, could force vulnerable people into making hard choices about their health, experts say.<br /><br />This week's heat index, which refers to how hot it feels outside, is expected to exceed 100 degrees in cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. [more]<br /><br />The Real Unemployment Rate is 21%--and Heading Higher<br />http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-real-unemployment-rate-is-21-and.html<br /><br />As businesses, agencies and organizations recalibrate to the reality that the V-shaped recovery was nothing but a brief fantasy, 6 million additional jobs lost may be a best-case scenario rather than the worst-case scenario.<br /><br />It is somewhat less than reassuring that the "official" unemployment rate of around 12% is roughly half of the "real-world" unemployment rate.<br /><br />But even the 21% real-world unemployment rate doesn't reflect the full unemployment picture: previously full-time workers who have had their hours cut to part-time aren't counted in unemployment statistics, even though their employment status has changed for the worse. [more; right, the #s are BOGUS!]<br /><br />[part 2 follows]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com