“hostile weather conditions”: Pacific Ring of Fire, 23-29 February 2020

Incomplete list of links to seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, days 23 to 29 of Gregorian February 2020.

CANADA:  Taxpayers spending CAD$1.9-million for new flood mitigation

Canada looks for geothermal energy from Mount Meager, which is part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

CHINA: 5.0 quake hits Taiwan

4.7 quake hits Taiwan

4.5 quake hits Taiwan

4.2 quake hits Taiwan

INDONESIA: Magnitude […] Continue Reading…

Warming up the buses!: Going Viral, 09-10 March 2020

Incomplete list of links to news reports about viral outbreaks during the days of 09 to 10 of the Gregorian month of March 2020.

FLU=INFLUENZA

India: Former politician, along with 17 current politicians, apparently go missing after being suspected of being infected with swine flu

4-thousand poultry killed in two days because of bird flu, 12-thousand in total, dead bats being studied 

Ireland: The battle […] Continue Reading…

Something rises through the Seadragon’s Ice, USS Toledo!

USS Toledo (SSN-769) arrives at Ice Camp Seadragon on the Arctic Ocean, 04MAR2020.

Ice Exercise (IcEx) is a three-week, once every two years Arctic training event.

Dramatic official IcEx-20 music video of USS Toledo breaking through the ice:

Unadulterated video of USS Toledo breaking through the ice:

THEY’VE FOUND SOME ‘THING’ UNDER […] Continue Reading…

Ski Bird and the HIMARS

“We need to make sure we have the training and capability to deal with conflict or competition in the Arctic. With more and more shipping and cruise ships happening in the Arctic, we can supplement search and rescue capabilities if needed. We also have the ability to sustain forward operating locations, refueling points and […] Continue Reading…

“I didn’t die, but saw hell!”: Going Viral, 06-08 March 2020

Incomplete list of links to news reports about viral outbreaks during the days of 06 to 07 of the Gregorian month of March 2020.

FLU=INFLUENZA

India:    Two farms in Kerala state hit by bird flu, further reducing supply of poultry for food

United States:  Summit County, Ohio, reports first flu death after reviewing public records

3rd child dies in Arizona, despite flu shots health officials report […] Continue Reading…

Trees are maxed out!: Climate Change, 01-07 March 2020

Incomplete list of links to news articles concerning climate change events during the days of 01 to 07 of the Gregorian month of March 2020.

Could CoViD-19 do to the oil industry what climate change-environmentalists have been wanting to do for decades; shut it down?

Africa Climate Week postponed because of coronavirus
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Yet again, the reality of promises made by […] Continue Reading…

Surviving the Arctic

“The Arctic is more accessible than it has ever been, we want to make sure we are playing our part in meeting the Department of Defense objectives for Arctic strategy.”-Captain Eric Chan, New York Air National Guard, perhaps referencing the fact that climate change has greatly increased Russia’s activity in the Arctic

From 20FEB2020 to […] Continue Reading…

“…it has gone into stealth mode…”: Going Viral, 02-05 March 2020

Incomplete list of links to news reports about viral outbreaks during the days of 02 to 05 of the Gregorian month of March 2020.

20 years of health scares in city of New York
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FLU=INFLUENZA

Australia: New South Wales admits last flu season was their worst, responds by lowering the age for flu shots (despite it being obvious they […] Continue Reading…

“I’m here to sound the alarm…..”: Immigrant Invasion U.S.A., 23-29 February 2020

Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of main-stream-links about global immigrant/border operations affecting the United States taxpayers, days of 23 to 29 of Gregorian February 2020.

These U.S. taxpayer funded coastal patrol boats, called Defender, were given to the country of Djibouti on 22FEB2020, for use in patrolling their coastal borders!

U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st […] Continue Reading…

Chinook on Ice, skis for you model CH-47 kit

They’re not really on ice, but ice is on them.

From 20FEB2020 to 06MAR2020, Army National Guard units from several states, the U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force are taking part in U.S. Northern Command’s Arctic Eagle 2020, held in Alaska.

Video, preps for dust-off:

Video CH-47 flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Deadhorse, […] Continue Reading…

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