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“significant changes”: U.S. Food Crisis, September 2018

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Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns, outbreaks and recalls for the month of September, 2018:

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

In Denmark, one of the world’s most profitable salmon farms is now blaming the mass die-off of salmon (750-thousand around just one of Denmark’s islands) on farm fertilizer run-off which is causing a deadly algae to bloom

Who actually makes money off taxpayer funded farm bills; Wealthy urbanites from Hollywood to Manhattan 

Is the Second Farm Crisis Upon Us?

Corn plunges on huge yields

More than 1-thousand-3-hundred Shop ’n Save employees across Illinois and Missouri losing their jobs as a result of failed efforts to sell-off the troubled stores by parent company Supervalu!

ALABAMA: Legal Petition Urges Feds to End Toxic Agricultural Pesticide Use on Alabama Wildlife Refuge Complex

Drought conditions spread

Almost a Half-Million Pounds of Prepared Chicken Is Being Recalled 

ALASKA: worries that Alaskans could lose food stamps 

240 varieties of potatoes grown in Palmer

ARKANSAS: In Texarkana, after more than 40 years Park Place Restaurant shutdown so the owner can retire.

Legal Issues in Arkansas Agriculture

Rain Stalls Potentially Record Arkansas Cotton Harvest

ARIZONA: The owners of Tucson Tamale Company said, on facebook, that they’re forced to shutdown their Broadway location because of road construction, they hope the shutdown is temporary.  In Chandler, after ten years Wimpy’s Paradise shutdown, the owner claiming he is not quiting the eatery scene, he just has to adjust to his age.

The cost of cotton

Life as a Farmworker in Yuma’s Lettuce Fields

Department of Agriculture investigates well-being of horses in Vail

CALIFORNIA: In Los Gatos, after 36 years Gilley’s Diner shutdown due to family ‘obligations’.  In San Francisco, The Matterhorn Swiss Restaurant shutdown after 24 years “because we’re old and tired.”  Four Ruby’s Diners, in Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Oceanside and Palm Springs, now bankrupt busted.  Color Spot Nurseries issued a shutdown WARN for its Carson location, 52 jobs gone by Thanksgiving. Veggie packer Jackpot Harvesting Company issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Gonzales, 256 jobs gone in January 2019! (it might have something to do with a lawsuit over compensation of piece-rate employees)

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton held a Feds Feed Families food event at the Blinder Memorial Chapel. Feds Feed Families is a U.S. Department of Agriculture operation, relying totally on unpaid volunteers (federal government employees), to help provide food to food pantries near military bases.

Despite California farm shutdowns, Farmers claim they’re Struggling To Find Workers. 

Arrogant leftist-liberal California claims its farmers will show the world how to lead on climate change.

COLORADO: Are hot springs the future of farming?

meatpacker recalls ground beef after E. coli death

CONNECTICUT: In Stratford, after 62 years popular restaurant Marnick’s shutdown without warning to customers and employees, local news media reported that city officials were happy to announce the property (which also included the Rodeway Inn) had been sold.

At Farm Aid In Hartford, Neil Young Tells Fans ‘Corporate Farms Suck’

DELAWARE: Restaurant Cocina Lolo shutdown after only three years, even the facebook page was disabled.

Third equine case of West Nile Virus confirmed

Monsanto grant to help Delaware Farm Bureau

Delaware farmers to get tariff relief

FLORIDA: What exactly is the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture?

GEORGIA: diversity of agriculture industry

Mayfield Dairy (Dean Foods) eliminated 108 jobs!

GUAM: Guam Agriculture Awarded $313-thousand in taxpayer funded Federal Grants

SNAP recipients to get 60% of food stamps automatically added to help deal with Typhoon Mangkhut

HAWAII: Stratos New York Pizzeria shutdown due to ongoing lava flows running-off tourists, and the fact that the owners have been blocked from moving to a new location.

IDAHO: tax panel raising valuations on irrigated farmland

elk hunters are having some of the best hunting of all time

Gov. Otter to lead trade mission to Canada

Raising warm water fish near the cool waters of Idaho

U.S. Department of Agriculture m44 land-mine explodes Pocatello family

ILLINOIS: Chicago based, but British empire Canada/South Africa owned, MillerCoors eliminating 350 corporate jobs in the U.S. by the end of October! MillerCoors is also raising prices, as well as canceling some of its products, due to crashing beer sales.  Shop-n-Save issued shutdown WARNs for grocery stores in Jerseyville, Granite City, Belleville, Cahokia and Springfield, 420 jobs gone just in time for Xmas!

record 300.5 pound watermelon

More proof its farm welfare; farmers anxious about promised federal taxpayer payouts

Rauner declares harvest emergency for 2nd straight year

INDIANA:  Farmers Need Industrial Hemp Or Legal Marijuana To Prosper

Indiana partners with British empire Canadian province to advance agricultural

Why aren’t land values plummeting?

IOWA: VeroBlue Farms issued a shutdown WARN for its fish farm ops in Webster (and also warned of looming bankruptcy), 24 jobs gone by Halloween.

Iowa land values fall

USDA is putting tax dollars into developing new markets

KANSAS: first step toward growing industrial hemp

American Farmers Are in Crisis

KENTUCKY: In Louisville, after 28 years Clifton’s Pizza shutdown because the owner needs to “take care of my personal life.”

AppHarvest launches high-tech agriculture class

test plot of malaria-fighting plant a success

Why Vermont students are farming in Kentucky

LOUISIANA: After 18 years The Melting Pot shutdown its Baton Rouge location because “we have been unable to work out a long term lease deal with our landlord”.

Government data proves Louisiana is in trouble

MAINE: Oyster farm on Maquoit Bay raises concerns

small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage

Maine ranks highest in New England for food insecurity

MARYLAND: Fudgery shutdown its 33 years old location at Inner Harbor, due to sales that can’t keep up with increasing costs.

Coalition Launches ‘Save A Shore Farmer’ Program

New regulations for lawn-fertilizer 

MASSACHUSETTS: Save-A-Lot suddenly shutdown its 12 years old grocery store in Taunton, with only a weeks notice, local news media reported the corporate office refused to say why.  In Hyannis, Cape Cod Potato Chips suddenly laid off 21 people as part of efforts to ‘upgrade’ to new equipment, which reduced the three production lines down to just one.

Farmers Revive Historic Hops

Cranberry prices so low farmers are going to dump their crops!

Indigo raises $250M to build online marketplace for farmers

MICHIGAN: Grocery giant Kroger shutting down its store in Mundy, 73 jobs lost by the end of October.  In Hastings, after 30 years Mills Landing shutdown, the restaurant owners didn’t say why.  Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling shutting down its Kalamazo operations, 102 jobs affected by November!  Great North Foods issued a layoff WARN, at least 19 people (the official WARN also warned of additional layoffs) jobless right after Thanksgiving.

Here’s one reason for Trump’s tariffs; Michigan lost 143 dairy farms in the past year!

Marie Catrib’s in Grand Rapids closing in October

MINNESOTA: In Minneapolis, Colossal Cafe shutdown so the owner can retire.  Maple Plain Food Center shutdown after 52 years due to increased competition, the owners reminisced about how hard it was to start a family run store because of government regulators: “We were actually the first combination grocery store/pharmacy in the state of Minnesota. We had trouble getting our license initially because the state board of pharmacy thought it was unethical to have groceries and pharmacy in the same facility.”-Tom Reycraft

MISSISSIPPI: farmers, contractors still back Trump

MISSOURI: HeBrews Coffee forced to shutdown its Springfield location due to a court order, as a result of a dispute with the landlord.  In Saint Louis, after more than 40 years Llywelyn’s Pub, on McPherson Avenue, suddenly shutdown so the owner can focus on the more profitable locations.  In Jefferson City, Weber Meat Market shutting down by Xmas because the property owner wants to demolish everything, due to the fact that the majority of spaces in the 60 years old shopping plaza are vacant.  In Kansas City, after about 12 years Domo Sushi & Japanese Grill shutdown so the 75 years old owner can retire.

farmers still struggle

Drought effects persist despite rain

Farm owner refuses to comply with state regulations

MONTANA: The farmers who trust Trump

NEBRASKA: Obviously trying to “revolutionize the way America thinks about food” doesn’t pay-off because Eat Fit Go now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, suddenly shutting down two stores.

New health care plan available for Nebraska farmers

New Costco poultry complex initiates ripple effect at retail

NEVADA: Starving horses suddenly appear, nobody knows where they came from 

tariffs strengthen “perfect storm” slamming Nevada farms

USDA hands out $5-million taxpayer funded grant for snow-pack study

NEW HAMPSHIRE:  Farm Bet on Organic Eggs and Won Big

NEW JERSEY:  Grocery store Seasons now bankrupt busted and up for sale.  In Cherry Hill, Asian Food Markets shutdown its 13 years old Barclay Farms location, saying a new location is being sought.

a thriving agriculture industry

Hazelnuts could never grow in New Jersey — until now

NEW MEXICO:  USDA bills New Mexico $164-million for over-billing of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka food stamps)!

NEW YORK: Coffee shop chain Fika now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, apparently rent on 11 of the 20 shops hasn’t been paid. Maritima issued a shutdown WARN for its LaSirena restaurant, 140 jobs gone right after Xmas!  Signature issued a shutdown WARN for its North End Grill, 59 jobs gone a week before Xmas.

New invasive pest could impact NY’s agriculture

Immigration policy at the forefront of New York apple farming controversy

NORTH CAROLINA: Golden Corral shut down its buffet in Elizabeth City, without warning or explanation.  Smithfield Foods shutting down its Clayton distribution center, 1-hundred jobs lost to consolidation operations!  The Winterville Rucker Johns restaurant shutdown with no warning and no explanation.  In Washington, after six years Coffee Caboose shutdown.

Florence Engulfs Hog Farms And Chicken Houses causing floods of pig poop and chicken crap, Thrashes North Carolina Agriculture

Millions of dead chickens and pigs found in hurricane floods

Video, Maryland National Guard assists North Carolina National Guard in food distribution after Hurricane Florence:

Video, North Carolina National Guard delivers MREs to a local fire department after Hurricane Florence:

Marines from MCAS Cherry Point conduct food distribution ops house-to-house in New Bern, 20SEP2018.

NORTH DAKOTA: Judge rules North Dakota anti-corporate farm law is constitutional

Demand for North Dakota beans goes south

OHIO:  Tilted Kilt suddenly shutdown its pub-restaurant on East Prospect Avenue, in Cleveland, supposedly the employees will be working at a “new venue” elsewhere.  In Cincinnati, after 20 years restaurant Palomino announced it can’t renew the lease on its Fountain Square location and shutdown.  In Findlay, after 40 years New China Inn shutdown, the owners said “we’re getting old.” 

U.S. Defense Logistics Agency associates, along with local food bank volunteers, collected 9-thousand-143 pounds of food that will support more than 525-thousand people in Central Ohio!

Bumper crops not paying off for farmers

OKLAHOMA: Woody’s Corner Bar shutdown after 12 years in Tulsa, the owners claim they’ll be back with something new.  Also in Tulsa, the Natural Grocers store shutting down by November, 16 jobs lost to ‘recent financial performance’.

8-Year-Old Boy Killed In Farming Incident

producers can apply for funds to offset tariff disruptions

Men Charged with Series of Cattle and Equipment Thefts

OREGON:  Beaverton Bakery shutdown after 93 years, apparently due to increased competition as local news media reported there were eight other bakeries in the immediate area.  In Portland, Sweet Heart Pizza on North East 7th Avenue shutdown so it can be turned into something else.

Critical Drought Levels After Driest Summer 

USDA approves emergency grazing, cover crops

Feds will take over troubled Lost Valley Farm megadairy

PENNSYLVANIA:  In Indiana, after 25 years The Coventry Inn shutdown, the owners claiming they can’t find reliable employees saying “We need eight or 10 committed workers, and four or five is hopeless.”  In Pittsburgh, after 28 years Beehive CoffeeHouse & Dessertery forced to shutdown because the building is being sold-off.  In Hermitage, After 86 years family owned Darrenkamp’s grocery chain shutting down and/or selling-off its stores, more than 641 jobs affected!  Hunger relief organization Philabundance got 3-thousand-931 pounds of food from the local U.S. Defense Logistics Agency employees. Philabundance feeds 90-thousand people across Pennsylvania and New Jersey!

Spotted Lanternfly discovered

sounding the alarm on deer disease

$10 million in farm tax credits available

PUERTO RICO: In coffee country, ‘We have to motivate the farmers to come to the soil’ 

RHODE ISLAND: In Middletown, after 14 years Rusty’s Bar & Grill forced to shutdown so the property can be gentrified into a 23 unit apartment building, local news media reported that the customers are opposed to the city’s decision.

Hemp will be cropping up 

Topsfield Fair pumpkin record smashed

SOUTH CAROLINA: Hurricane Florence causes at least $125-million in damages to farms

SOUTH DAKOTA: 2-year-old dies from farming accident

Variability leads to questions about crop outcomes

TENNESSEE: In Franklin, after only two years the Buffalo Wings & Rings shutdown with only one weeks notice.

Who wants to be a farmer?

TEXAS: Farmers Branch based Taco Bueno suddenly shutdown 16 restaurants across four states due to “changing traffic patterns”.  In Upper Kirby, Steakhouse Power owned Del Frisco’s Grille suddenly shutdown after five years, local news media reported its another in a long list of restaurants that can’t seem to survive in that area of town.  In Austin, after more than 70 years iconic Hill’s Cafe shutdown, the owners say they’re looking for a new location.

Sheppard Air Force Base Feds Feed Families video promo:

UTAH:  new innovations in food production

Drought conditions prompt emergency meeting

Panguitch Lake closed because of toxic algal bloom

VERMONT: Magnolia Bistro suddenly shutdown after 12 years due to the owner’s negative social media comments about people with addictions, and despite the owner’s apology for those comments.

Scores of farm owners face higher taxes 

Thieves Put Damper On Hemp Harvest

VIRGINIA: man killed in farming accident

WASHINGTON: Starbucks warning of massive layoffs at the corporate level due to “significant changes”.  

Record $171-million spent in farm-land sale

apple crop awaits answers amid ongoing trade uncertainty

WEST VIRGINIA: More Women Are Becoming Farmers

U.S. Attorney Sues Hemp Farm Over Seeds’ Origin

WISCONSIN: On Pace To Hit Highest Loss Of Dairy Farms In 4 Years

University of Wisconsin-Madison: Ancient farmers reduced the negative effects of The Ice Age and started Global Warming

The Fort McCoy Commissary donated food as part of the nation-wide Feds Feed Families operation.  Feds Feed Families is a USDA operation, relying totally on unpaid volunteers (federal government employees), to help provide food to food pantries near military bases.

WYOMING: Why a wrinkle in the old water law is worth millions (thanks to the oil industry)

elk populations boom ahead of hunting season

Wyoming to begin international trade with Taiwan

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, August 2018: OUTBREAKS & RECALLS

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Illegal Immigrant invasion, United States, December 2018

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Incomplete list of illegal immigrant operations inside the United States, December 2018.

At the beginning of December taxpayer funded leftist liberal propaganda machine Voice of America (VOA) admitted “In fiscal year 2018, CBP apprehended 17,256 criminals trying to cross illegally along the southwest border, as well as 1,019 gang members.”  But the gist of their report was “Does it matter?” (essentially saying ‘who cares’)

New York Times:  8 Million People Are Working Illegally in the U.S. Here’s Why That’s Unlikely to Change.

Washington Times: More than 3000 illegals caught in one day

NPR: Almost 15,000 Migrant Children Now Held At Nearly Full Shelters

The Guardian: migrant children blocked at Mexican border

The San Diego Union Tribune: Central American migrants demand U.S. taxpayers pay them $50,000 each, claims the U.S. owes them ‘reparations’ for blocking their attempt to illegally enter the U.S.! 

Los Angeles Times: Homicides have fallen dramatically in Honduras. So why are people still fleeing?

U.S. News & World Report: Mexico to Invest $30 Billion to …..Stem Migration

ALABAMA: Immigrant prisoners made one Alabama sheriff $1.5-million!

ARIZONA: Immigration judge revokes green card, orders deportation of activist who led protest ops in the United States

U.S. Army 104th Engineer Construction Company place concertina wire on the border wall near Nogales, 10DEC2018.

Operation FAITHFUL PATRIOT; U.S. Army 65th MP (Military Police) Company Airborne, 503rd MP Battalion Airborne, 16th MP Brigade, undergoes crowd control training with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at the DeConcini Port of Entry, 04DEC2018.

CALIFORNIA: Illegal immigrant criminal kills legal immigrant cop

Suspects accused of helping alleged cop killer plead not guilty

Stanislaus sheriff slams California sanctuary policies

Before dying in police pursuit, migrant shot & killed at random during ‘reign of terror’

Border patrol: More families cross illegally to San Diego

Hispanic gangs form ‘murder squads’, kill migrant farm worker

U.S. Army’s 93rd Military Police Battalion trained with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, 03DEC2018.

U.S. Marines with 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, provide military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, El Centro, 06DEC2018.

FLORIDA: 

On 09DEC2018, the U.S. Coast Guard captured 11 migrants and two human traffickers east of Miami.  Watch the official video:

NEW MEXICO: 7-year-old migrant girl taken into Border Patrol custody dies of dehydration, exhaustion

Boy dies of “potential illness”

Supplies low for christian shelters helping migrants

NEW YORK: Cuomo Pardons 22 Immigrants

Woman who climbed Statue of Liberty in immigration protest found guilty

PUERTO RICO: Operation Unified Resolve, Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Border Interagency Group; video of U.S. Coast Guard transferring illegal immigrants on 18DEC2018:

TEXAS: El Paso aid agencies overwhelmed as 1,600 migrants are cast on to streets

U.S. Army 541st Sapper Company adding concertina wire to the border fence in Donna, 01DEC2018.

UTAH: Immigration arrests up 24% in ICE zone covering Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah

Washington DC: Immigrants seeking permanent green cards through marriage may have one less hurdle

Trump administration to release hundreds of immigrant families from detention

Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees

Deportations under Trump are on the rise but still lower than Obama’s

Justice Department Investigating for-profit corporate Migrant Shelter operator

The U.S. taxpayers have been funding Operation Enduring Promise, a U.S. military led free healthcare operation for the countries of Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras.  It’s in response to increased ‘cross-border’ migrations of people with healthcare problems resulting in over-taxed healthcare systems.  Here’s an official video explainer:

MY IMMIGRANT IDAHO: THE “SPANISH SECTION” KEEPING IDAHO FARMS STRONG!

STUDENTS & TOURISTS USED AS SLAVE LABOR? MORE PROOF IMMIGRATION IS ABOUT DENYING YOU A JOB!

FALSE FLAG: ‘WAR REFUGEES’, THE GREATEST & MOST PROFITABLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OP EVER!

HISTORY SHOWS IMMIGRANTS ARE GREATEST SELF-INFLICTED THREAT TO EMPIRES!

International

“This must be what hell looks like.”: Pacific Ring of Fire, December 2018

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Incomplete list of seismic/disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, 29NOV2018 through to 31DEC2018.

Science News: Super volcano events sucks oxygen out of the air, causing mass-extinction event 

Scientific American: Can Rivers Cause Earthquakes?

GlobeNewswire:  Global $1.98 Billion Seismic Survey Equipment Market Outlook to 2026

CHILE: Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake

6.2-M Quake Shakes Easter Island

CHINA: Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – TAIWAN

STRONG 5.1 earthquake STRIKES Taiwan

China’s NYC-Sized ‘Earthquake Warning System’ 

COLUMBIA: Light mag. 4.5 earthquake -W of Molagavita

COSTA RICA: Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake – Puntarenas

ECUADOR: Light mag. 4.2 earthquake

FIJI: Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake

INDONESIA:  Agung volcano spews ash in fresh eruption

Killer tsunami caused by collapse of Anak Krakatau volcano

extraordinary footage showing intense explosions of water with lava

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – Irian Jaya

How a tsunami could wipe out the last Javan rhinos

Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – SW of Sibolga

JAPAN: Light mag. 4.9 earthquake

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake – Hokkaido

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake – SW of Nishinoomote

MEXICO: Light mag. 4.2 earthquake – MICHOACAN

NEW CALEDONIA-LOYALTY ISLANDS: Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes 

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake

Major mag. 7.4 earthquake 

Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake

 NEW ZEALAND: Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Light mag. 4.7 earthquake

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake – WNW of Madang

PERU: Minor mag. 3.9 earthquake

U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Peru show off their disaster response equipment to Peruvian news media, 01DEC2018.

Official USMC video explaining that Natural Disaster Preparedness was the reason for a massive war game in Peru:

PHILIPPINES: Major mag. 7.0 earthquake

14 aftershocks recorded off Davao Oriental

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake 

Light mag. 4.7 earthquake – Negros

RUSSIA: Light mag. 4.6 earthquake

Major mag. 7.3 earthquake – W of Nikol’skoye

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – Komandorskiye Ostrova Region

Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake – Komandorskiye Ostrova Region 

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Light mag. 4.6 earthquake

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake

TONGA: Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake 

UNITED STATES: America’s year of extreme weather and eruptions – in pictures

Alaska; Year-end 5.0 quake shakes Southcentral Alaska

Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake

7.0 quake hit Alaska on 30NOV2018.

Video of National Guard 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King-2, and Para-rescuemen of the 212th Rescue Squadron, over flying 7.0 earthquake zone, 30NOV2018:

Over 6,000 aftershocks tied to Nov. 30 earthquake

Glenn Highway, 30NOV2018.

Official National Guard earthquake response video:

California; “This must be what hell looks like.”–Sylvia Broyles, veteran, widow and survivor of deadly Camp Fire

Florida; Miami was the site for U.S. Southern Command’s 2nd Annual Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Workshop.  It was supposedly co-sponsored (financed) by the taxpayers of Chile.  In attendance were the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, Coordination Center for the Prevention of Natural Disasters in Central America, Conference of the Armed Forces of Central American, and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: “We’re here to mitigate the disaster risk in the region. It’s imperative that we understand the resources available in the region and utilize coordination between civil and military assets to ensure that the right resources are available when and where they’re needed.”-Rodolfo Gonzalez Palaneck, retired Chilean General

Hawaii; America’s Most Hazardous Volcano Erupted This Year. Then It Erupted and Erupted.

‘Volcano Watch’ Suspended During government Shutdown

Idaho; 2.5 quake: 32km SW of Arco

Nevada; Earthquakes rattle Carson City area 

Northern Mariana Islands;  Light mag. 4.6 earthquake

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command continues FEMA led recovery efforts 10DEC2018, weeks after Super Typhoon Yutu hit.

Oregon; Scientists claim progress on earthquake prediction

Washington;  Puget Sound Prepares For The Big One

Seattle Fire Department trains for disaster response alongside Washington National Guard personnel, 04DEC2018.

Official U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, video showing efforts to control flooding in Washington, Oregon and Idaho:

Washington DC;  The DC based Inter-American Development Bank issues natural disaster preparedness loans to countries considered at high risk.  The IADB compiled a list of American countries that have suffered the most natural disasters in the past 25 years (note that most border the Pacific Ring of Fire): Mexico – 480, Brazil – 332, Colombia – 288, Peru – 279, Argentina – 234, Chile -196, Guatemala -195, Ecuador – 150, Honduras – 127 and Nicaragua – 125

Wyoming; Yellowstone volcano explosion WARNING – expert fears GLOBAL devastation

VANUATU: Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE: VOLCANOES & GLACIERS CAUSE GLOBAL WARMING?

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Outbreaks & Recalls: U.S. Food Crisis, August 2018

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Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns, outbreaks and recalls for the month of August, 2018:

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

CBS News: More Americans struggling to buy food, especially those with kids

In Korea (south) the U.S. Air Force’s 51st Fighter Wing has started a Food First! program to help with its Drug Demand Reduction operations.  It’s partly based on studies that show that so-called health food supplements don’t actually work in people who are considered healthy: “The program highlights the importance of good nutrition, hydration, rest and recovery, and physical activity in the development and maintenance of good health as opposed to relying on supplements such as multivitamins and protein shakes.”-Lisa Roof, 51st MDG Health Promotion Coordinator

NationalPublicRadio: Your Kitchen Spices Can Harbor Salmonella

What Sparked An E. Coli Outbreak In Lettuce?

Healthline: Is Pork the New Chicken When It Comes to Drug-Resistant Salmonella?

CNN: Avoid these foods due to outbreaks and recalls

AgWeb: Farm Real Estate Value Averaging $3140/Acre for 2018

ALABAMA: “If all things go well….and the NASS report holds true Alabama farmers expect to set new yield records for corn, cotton, peanuts and soybeans in 2018.”

Local farm industry surging, saving bankrupt mom-n-pop stores?

Alabama woman hospitalized sues Pepperidge Farms-Goldfish crackers over salmonella 

6 current food-borne illness outbreaks

Video of members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, delivering donated food to a homeless shelter:

ALASKA: “Alaska Berries is the only certified Alaska Grown winery in the state.”

“…limits have increased for coho salmon to four per day and eight in possession. Fishing is very good in most locations.”

Kenai River closing to sockeye salmon fishing

A Dwindling Catch Has Alaskans Uneasy

Total Salmon Catch Tops 80 Million Fish

ARKANSAS: farmers facing big crop losses from heavy rains

New “gift” funded rice research center to open

C&H’s owners propose new hog operation near Arkansas River

Tiny Worms Bug Arkansas’s Soybean Farmers

ARIZONA: 500 Arizona farmers Could Upend Drought Plan for all of the southwest U.S.

Western Growers opposes Arizona energy initiative

Arizona may have to cut back on water use in 2020

Farmers need fast answers on cause of E. coli in romaine lettuce

CALIFORNIA: Kings Fish House ‘temporarily’ shutting down its restaurant in Carlsbad, 86 jobs gone by October.  Oxnard Lemon Company issued a layoff WARN for its operations in Oxnard, 155 jobs gone right after Halloween!

Farmers Protest California Water Plan Aimed to Save Salmon

New Groundwater Law Means Big Changes

Southeast U.S. cotton farmers shown how Californians do it

Toxic pesticides found at most illegal California pot farms

Marijuana farms Destroyed By Wildfires

COLORADO: Salmonella Linked to Arapahoe County Fair/4-H event

Cargill Recalls 25000 Pounds of potentially E. coli – tainted Ground Beef

USAA reports 8000 claims from hailstorm

Large hail kills several animals and injures 14 people

‘Farming in the Forest’

Sugar beets making a comeback

CONNECTICUT: Edible Arrangements issued a WARN, 125 jobs in Wallingford gone right after Xmas!

Farm Aid concert scheduled to help save dairy farmers

Award winning dairy farm uses robots

One of the Country’s Oldest Tobacco Farms is Switching to Booze

DELAWARE: Delaware Gets Disaster Designation by Agriculture Officials

West Nile Virus confirmed in two Delaware horses

FLORIDA: Publix recalls ground beef products sold in Florida for possible E. coli 

20th annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference reports 80% of the world’s human population will live in urban areas by 2040, so who will grow the food?

Food fight divides growers in Florida and West Coast

Florida’s red tide takes a mounting toll. And it’s not just on the fish.

Animal sacrifices made on illegal slaughter farm 

Animal protection groups proved that 145 Florida farms were abusing animals, resulting in shutdown of those farms.

The Top 7 Challenges for Small Farms in Florida

GEORGIA: Mayfield Dairy Farms conducting final shutdown of their ops in Braselton, 108 jobs gone starting mid-September!  The dairy actually began shutting down operations in 2011, due to the not-so-recovered economy.

Georgia farms ‘rock solid’ despite weather, trade war

Former U.S. President, and peanut farmer, Jimmy Carter shuns riches and lives modestly in his hometown

HAWAII: ‘Little Buggers’ Are Taking A Big Bite Out Of Hawaii’s Macadamia Crop

Repeated natural disasters pummel Hawaii’s farms

Official FEMA video explaining how it helps prep for natural disasters:

IDAHO:  man sickened by E. coli sues Idaho distributor

“Investigations into livestock deaths in Idaho blamed on wolves don’t have to be made public, the U.S. government says.”

‘Donated’ Sandpoint orchard is site of new University of Idaho organic center

Robots in Idaho dairy farms

Boise using goats as organic lawnmowers?

ILLINOIS:  Aramark lost its food service contract with University of Chicago Ingalls Memorial Hospital and UoC Medical Center, 369 jobs gone right after Halloween!  Shop ‘n Save Warehouse Foods issued a WARN for its Collinsville location, 60 jobs gone by the end of September.

Did Illinois Farmers lie to the USDA on Their August Surveys?

In 2018, grain farms will barely break even

INDIANA: Herd of bison escape from Indiana farm

‘Powered by Poo’: How One of the World’s Biggest Dairies Finds Energy in the Unlikeliest of Places

IOWA: US Foods issued a shutdown WARN for its Sioux City location, 30 jobs gone by September.  

Molly Tibbetts murder case reveals secret of Iowa farms; reliance on illegal immigrants

It’s Harder to Bring Home the Bacon

New U.S.-Mexico trade deal could save Iowa farmers

KANSAS: Millions on the table: The potential of industrial hemp in Kansas

Building the Mecca of Heritage Poultry in Kansas

KENTUCKY: A ham just sold for $2.8 million in Kentucky

In Kentucky, Farmers Find Hemp May Be More Profitable Than Tobacco

MAINE: Shortage of farmhands causes farmers to lose crops

Missouri pork farmers breathe new life into an old Maine dairy farm

Maine dairy farm embraces technology

man who overdosed sues salmon farm for failing to call 9-1-1

MARYLAND: County Seeks to Block Oyster Farm Growth

Maryland, Delaware corn lags

MASSACHUSETTS: dairy farm determined to stay viable

How crops, trees are weathering the rain

Northboro seeks halt to composting at Santo Anza’s farm

A Pioneering Massachusetts Program Helps Low-Income Residents Eat Healthier and Supports Local Farmers

MICHIGAN: Kenco issued a shutdown WARN for its Country Market store in Dexter, 49 jobs gone by November.

farmer’s controlled burn smolders underground weeks later

drought strains farmers

soybean farmer worried about Chinese tariff hikes

$510 million in dairy facilities coming to mid-Michigan

MINNESOTA:  Farmers’ feelings on tariffs mixed

Big Minnesota pork producer ‘surprised’ by immigration raids

Minnesota farmers trying to save Gulf of Mexico shrimpers

MISSISSIPPI: chicken farmers demand less government regulation

soybean farmers blame racism for faulty seeds

MISSOURI: 34 Sickened in Salmonella Outbreak

Drought causes Farmers Market to close

Drought takes toll on crops, cattle

Metro farmers begging state parks for emergency drought help

NEBRASKA:  ICE raid targeting employers and more than 100 workers rocks a small Nebraska town

Late season hail wipes out some crops in central Nebraska

Who pays to maintain your irrigation system?

After farming Nebraska for 150 years one farm family fled the state due to ever increasing taxation.

NEVADA: Local food advocates work to bring more urban farms to Northern Nevada

Is the Farming Future of Las Vegas Indoors?

Hemp Industry Grows In Nevada

1st Year of Nevada Marijuana Sales Smokes Expectations

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Federal taxpayers give 15 New Hampshire farm ops $2.8-million USD

Upper Valley Berry Farmers on High Alert for Dreaded Fruit Fly

Couple Running ‘Animal Rescue’ Facing 44 Animal Cruelty Charges

NEW JERSEY:  Switzerland based Nestlé eliminating 175 jobs in Kearny by October!

210-acre farm one step closer to growing medical ganja

NEW MEXICO: After 13 years in Las Cruces, Toucan Market shutting down, the owners blame crashing sales caused by new competitors.

Groundwater Diversion Plan Rejected as ‘Water Speculation’

Chinese tariffs spur concern for pecan growers

NEW YORK:  Bankrupt, Amherst based Tops Friendly Markets announced it is shutting down at least ten grocery stores due to them not making enough money to pay the rent, 492 jobs lost right after Thanksgiving (according to official WARN)!  The grocery chain is reported to have $720-million USD of debt.  In Rochester, Johnny’s Irish Pub shutting down in September after 21 years, so the owner can ‘move on’.  Without warning British empire based Compass Group-Chartwells lost its food service contract with College of Mount Saint Vincent, 43 jobs suddenly gone.

NORTH CAROLINA: Nuisance lawsuits now threaten all farmers

NORTH DAKOTA: North Dakota farmers struggle with toxic byproduct of the oil industry boom

The case of the mystery photographers caught trespassing in farm fields: Big Brother state Ag officials admit their employees have been spying on farmers!

Aggressive Weed Found in North Dakota for the First Time

OHIO:  The problem of people without food is so bad that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime and the Defense Supply Center Columbus is working on its ninth year supporting the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, and that’s only to fight the food crisis affecting 183-thousand-750 children and 89-thousand-250 old people just in the Columbus area!  But wait, don’t think this is a totally taxpayer funded effort, according to official Department of Defense sources the employees who work the ‘Feds Feed Families’ (FFF) operation are doing so voluntarily.   In Hamilton, Andy’s Restaurant shutdown after 62 years.  Riesbeck’s Food Market shutdown its Wintersville location, saying the store is so old it’s not worth it to upgrade it or to continue paying rent on it, 60 jobs gone.

agri-tourism immunity law extends to many farm-based activities

OKLAHOMA: USAF Jet Crashes Into A Farm

Four counties designated as primary natural disaster areas

Local man charged with “defrauding local farmers by providing migrant workers with improper legal status and allegedly charging fake immigration and transportation fees” 

Thousands of chickens Found Dead, Beaten, Gassed

OREGON:  Court rules that dairy farm can continue its troubled wastewater ops

Pot Growers Now Must Notify state government About Harvests

PENNSYLVANIA:  farmers poised to bring back hemp, once a state staple

Oversupply threatens dairy industry

‘Monsoon’ delays projects, swells peaches 

3 men accused of sexually abusing farm animals

PUERTO RICO: how hurricane Maria actually helped small farms

yet,  Coffee, banana and orange farmers say they “lost everything”

Rescued dogs taken from Puerto Rico to Virginia 

RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island Sued Over Truck Tolls

SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Poor man’s meat’ may find home on South Carolina farms

As first crop of SC hemp nears harvest, scores of farmers line up

Neighbors want to stop mega-farms from guzzling water. 

Thousands of soybean farmers face big financial losses 

SOUTH DAKOTA:  South Dakota kids can legally stay home at any age, and for farmers, it’s better that way

Pheasant counts up for 2018, still below long-term average

TENNESSEE: Wheat farmers need to ‘break mold’ for weed control

Rescued farm animals finally at home

The good, bad, and ugly of farming with precision technologies

Legal Hemp Crops Pose Problems For Law Enforcement

TEXAS:  farmers see new source of green in legal hemp

Texas agriculture touted as innovative, diverse

rice farmers experiencing bumper 2018

Trade “aid” leaves behind wounded corn farmers

West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton farms

UTAH:  Thieves target small family farm, steal unusual items

Growing Population Could Threaten Cherry Production

farmers share fruits of their labor with wildfire evacuees

Farmers band together to battle fire

Algae-related toxin found in Jordan River

Drought Forces Hard Choices 

Frequent dog attacks imperil livestock

VIRGINIA: brewery, farm help each other out

farmers, vintners lament record-breaking rain

peanuts bear heavy thrips damage, other challenges

Poultry vs. tourism comment ‘a slap in the face’

WASHINGTON: production looking good for Washington wheat despite uncertain markets

‘Crops go unharvested and animals go uncared for.’ 

The  burden of making Washington king of the cherry

Dairy industry struggling

Garbage from booming marijuana industry clogs gutters

Washington DC: New Native American farm fund to distribute $266 million

E. coli strain from retail poultry may cause urinary tract infections

Trump is giving farmers a $6 billion bailout 

August USDA Reports Confirm Too Much of Everything

“A whopping 15.6 million American households experienced at least some food insecurity…”

WEST VIRGINIA:  Kroger shutting down its grocery store in Smithers, 59 jobs gone in October due to “low financial returns”.

Farming Project Doesn’t Go as Planned

Taxpayer funded Program pays Farmers to Conserve Flood-Prone Land

Schools and farmers warn about new foreign-owned stone wool factory

WISCONSIN:  With only one day’s official WARN warning, PF Chang’s shutdown its Middleton restaurant, 36 jobs suddenly gone.

More than 4% of Wisconsin Dairy Farms Call It Quits in 2018—So Far

New taxpayer funded Crop Insurance Program May Benefit Dairy Farmers

WYOMING:  Where’s The Beef? Wyoming Ranchers Bet On Blockchain

Man trampled to death by bull 

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, July 2018: “THE RISE OF BIG BOX STORES”

International

Coffee thru the Mail is just as bad as illegal drugs?

Video

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Millions of U.S. citizens have family and friends employed by the U.S. military and deployed to other countries, now imagine millions of ‘care packages’ being sent to those military personnel.  I remember guys getting books, music cassette tapes (remember those?), cookies, candy, but I don’t remember anybody getting drugs or coffee.  Coffee?

Turns out that sending coffee to military personnel overseas is just as ‘illegal’ as sending illegal drugs.  Not just coffee, but prescription drugs and even food supplements are banned, yet people still do it and they get caught.

Here’s some links to websites about sending care packages to military personnel:

Tips for Sending Care Packages to the Military Overseas

Military Guide to Shipping Packages

 Army Care Package Prohibited Contents

However, there are groups out there trying desperately to get some good high grade coffee to military personnel suffering from that old Army Coffee-itis: Help Us Ship Coffee to Troops in Afghanistan

DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, JULY 2018: “A STATE OF NEAR DEATH.” 

 

U.S.

What happens to your pets after Paradise is destroyed by the Fires of Hell?

Video

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A volunteer with the North Valley Animal Rescue Group, cuddles a dog being housed in a temporary shelter at the municipal airport in Chico, California. California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 18NOV2018.

“As awful as this situation is, it has boosted my confidence in humanity.”-Michelle Moore, Chico State student from Texas working 12 hour shifts to save the animals

One of nearly 1800 displaced animals being cared for in shelters managed by the North Valley Animal Rescue Group. California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 18NOV2018.

The recent Camp Fire in the not-so-golden (for many reasons) U.S. state of California wiped out the town of Paradise.  Not only are thousands of people now homeless, so are an estimated 1-thousand-8-hundred pets.

Video of California National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk attempting to block Camp Fire from spreading:

Many of the now homeless cats and dogs are being housed at the Chico Municipal Airport.  Volunteers, with groups like North Valley Animal Disaster Group, are struggling to help.  Even the California National Guard is helping: “We’re unloading people’s donations and giving people donations that have been received. We give people the right directions if their animal is lost, or if their animal is here and they want to visit them. It’s good to show your support and help them the best way you can. It gives me pride and joy…to help them with whatever they need.”-Specialist Mark Maynard, California Army National Guard

California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 18NOV2018.

Pallets full of pet food, piles of dog beds, and boxes of leashes and toys have arrived at the airport, and there’s a steady stream of people driving up to donate what they can.

California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 18NOV2018.

Because of the fires the Chico Municipal Airport is not open to normal air traffic, so it was picked to be a temporary animal shelter.  Many of the unpaid volunteers work 12 hours at a time. National Guard Military Police patrol the airport at night so the volunteers can take a break.

California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 28NOV2018.

The lost pets are brought in by fire fighters, utility workers, or the pets are there because their owners are also now homeless.   But there are reunions between lost pets and owners as well.  Other organizations working to save the pets of Paradise are Butte County Animal Control, International Fund for Animal Welfare, and the California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corp: “This effort is just so huge. It’s a rare and extraordinary thing. It takes all of us to get things done.”-Norm Rosene, North Valley Animal Disaster Group

California Army National Guard photo by Specialist Amy Carle, 28NOV2018.

The California Army National Guard, along with the USDA Veterinary Services, also assisted livestock owners.

 

 FREE SHOTS FOR PUERTO RICO PETS!

HARVEY: WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PETS?

LOUISIANA MILITIA RESCUES FLOOD VICTIMS & THEIR PETS!

U.S. COAST GUARD: WHAT HAPPENS TO COWS ABANDONED IN FLOODED TOWNS?

HAWAIIAN COWS BOMBED BY FUKUSHIMA RADIATION! 

FUKUSHIMA TO EUTHANIZE ABANDONED LIVESTOCK AND PETS!

FOOD CRISIS: HALF MILLION LIVESTOCK STARVING TO DEATH IN JAPAN!

JAPANESE BREAK INTO 20KM EVACUATION ZONE TO BRING YOU VIDEO OF LIVESTOCK & PETS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES!

International

Pacific Ring of Fire: Volcanoes & Glaciers cause global warming?

Video

Incomplete list of seismic/disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, 26OCT2018 through to 28NOV2018.

National Geographic:  Strange waves rippled around the world, and nobody knows why

Decoded Science: Earthquakes in Chile, the Philippines and California

Nature.com: World’s first automated volcano forecaster makes a prediction

And here’s more proof humans are not the cause of catastrophic climate change;

Science Magazine: Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’

Science Daily: Volcanoes and glaciers combine as powerful methane producers

CHILE: Light mag. 4.9 

White line of algae deaths marks uplift in 2016 Chilean earthquake

CHINA:  The U.S. military is spending precious tax dollars conducting natural disaster ‘cooperation’ training with Communist China. It was called  2018 Disaster Management Exchange and was held 13 thru 18 November in Nanjing.

COLUMBIA: U.S. Southern Command’s operation Enduring Promise is currently conducting an 11 week disaster response event with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras.  In this video a MH-60S Sea Hawk delivers patients to U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort, off the coast of Columbia 27NOV2018:

ECUADOR: Reventador Volcanic Ash Advisory

EL SALVADOR: Light mag. 4.5 earthquake

FIJI: Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake

GUATEMALA:  Fuego bursts red-hot lava and ash 

INDONESIA:  The U.S. Air Force/USAID continue spending precious tax dollars with the ongoing disaster relief:

Krakatau: lava flow into the sea

Moderate mag. 5.2 near Banda Aceh

Light mag. 4.3 – SOUTH OF JAVA

Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami

Moderate mag. 5.5- Southern Sumatra

Light mag. 4.8- Lombok Timur

Earthquake and Tsunami Response SitRep

Displacement Tracking Matrix

JAPAN: 5.9-magnitude quake strikes off Aomori prefecture

Light mag. 4.3 East of Namie

Light mag. 4.5 SSE of Ofunato

Light mag. 4.4 East of Hachinohe

magnitude 5.0 hits south Japan, no tsunami warning

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake – Hokkaido

Moderate mag. 5.2-Near S. Coast of Western Honshu 

Light mag. 4.9 NorthEast of Naze

Stunning pictures of lightning as Sakurajima erupts

MEXICO: Light mag. 4.4 – OAXACA

 NEW ZEALAND: 6.2-magnitude shake halts parliament

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake

New Zealand’s North and South islands ‘creeping’ even closer together

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Light mag. 4.4 earthquake

Emergency Plan of Action

PERU:  The U.S. Marines are spending precious tax dollars conducting natural disaster ‘cooperation’ training with Peru.  It’s part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative-Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response.

Video of massive disaster relief ‘invasion’ by USMC in Peru, 24NOV2018:

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake

PHILIPPINES: Moderate earthquake – Mindanao

2 ash eruptions from Mayon volcano

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake South of Pondaguitan

Strong mag. 6.0 near Pagadian City

False earthquake – East of Philippine Islands

Light mag. 4.9- Panay

RUSSIA: Strong mag. 6.0 Near East Coast of Kamchatka

Moderate mag. 5.1- Near East Coast of Kamchatka

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake 

TAIWAN (REPUBLIC OF CHINA):  5.6-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan, felt in Hong Kong

TONGA: Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake

UNITED STATES: Science Daily; Relationship between tremors, water at the Cascadia margin

Alaska; Light mag. 4.2 southeast of Kodiak

Minor mag. 3.7 South of Cape Yakataga

Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake

California; UH-60M Black Hawks from the California Army National Guard’s Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, assisted with fighting the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County.

Video of UH-60M fighting Camp Fire:

4.0 earthquake near I-5

Minor mag. 3.5 NorthWest of Crockett

new earthquake warnings deliver critical seconds of notice

Guam;  the Deepest Volcanic Eruption Ever Detected

Hawaii; Volcano Observatory Adapts to Recent Changes

Volcano Quiet, Yet Updated Emergency Proclamation Signed

Idaho; No damage reported following eastern Idaho earthquake

Northern Mariana Islands; Super Typhoon Yutu wipes the U.S. island territory. Where was the U.S. main stream news media?  The U.S. Air Force was there.

U.S. Marines even rescued people’s pets.

Oregon; No cause for alarm after 5 earthquakes hit 100 miles off Oregon coast

City of Florence updates code to ‘Beat the Wave’

Washington; Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake – Lake Muir area

Washington DC; The House of Representatives passed the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

Wyoming; Yellowstone scientists send cameras to the center of the Earth 

VANUATU: The U.S. Navy inspected the hospital in Koa Moana to learn about the island nation’s ability to handle humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, 15NOV2018.

Volcano Alert Bulletin

Ambae Volcanic Activity SitRep 

Visokoi Island: Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE, September-October 2018: “VERY HIGH THREAT” FOR UNITED STATES!

International

Pacific Ring of Fire: Indonesia, Modern Day Atlantis

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Indonesia, the island country trying to recover from a tsunami caused by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, just got hit by the volcanic eruption of Mount Soputan.

Express: Volcano ERUPTS in Indonesia just days after tsunami and earthquake

New York Times: What Went Wrong With Indonesia’s Tsunami Early Warning System

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Indonesia tsunami early detection buoys haven’t worked for six years

Yahoo News: Death toll nears 1400

SBS: Liquefaction blamed

Video shows liquefaction, it is not the tsunami, it is literally the ground turning liquid:

Sky News: Lack of government response

Reuters: “guardian angel” died in Indonesia quake

https://youtu.be/qsRfyAtwL6c

September: Mount Anak erupts, again

August: Lombok 6.9 earthquake

July thru August: Earthquake swarm; 6.4, 7.0, 5.9 and another 6.4

July: Mount Anak erupts

June: Mount Agung erupts

Mount Merapi erupts, again

May: Mount Merapi erupts

April: Mount Sinabung erupts, again

February: Mount Sinabung erupts

Video report from Wall Street Journal 2017:

The original story of Atlantis wasn’t just about a natural disaster, it was about human ignorance and arrogance due to the false belief that their technologies could save them from the ‘wrath of the gods’, as well as their immorality caused by their wealth, and never ending wars in order to create more wealth to support their addiction to technology.

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE: “TOASTING 90% OF LIFE ON THE PLANET”, DRAGON EGGS WILL SAVE US?

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE: JAPAN, MODERN DAY ATLANTIS

Idaho, U.S.

“the rise of big box stores”: U.S. Food Crisis, July 2018

Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of July, 2018:

Farmers are using artificial intelligence to force cows to be more productive

Goldfish Crackers recalled over salmonella 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

ALASKA: We can’t survive more cuts to Alaska king-salmon quota

ARIZONA: In Tucson, after only ten months Classic Spaghetti Western Steakhouse shutdown, the owner saying that even though the food is great the sales are not, and he has other restaurants to worry about.

CALIFORNIA: DW Berry Farms suddenly laid off 380 strawberry pickers, apparently without warning!  The J.M. Smucker Company issued a shutdown WARN for its San Francisco ops, 1-hundred jobs gone by Halloween! Apple Gilroy-Apple By The Bay-Applebee’s issued a shutdown WARN for its Milpitas location, 51 jobs gone in September.   Ingredient provider Ingredion issued a layoff WARN for its Stockton ops, 65 jobs gone by October.  Upscale restaurant Hakkasan issued a shutdown WARN for its West Hollywood location, 99 jobs gone by the end of September.  P.F. Changs issued a shutdown WARN for its El Segundo restaurant, 94 jobs gone by the end of September.    In Vista, after 40 years popular Village Cafe shutdown so the owners can retire.  In Bakersfield, the Sweet Factory shutdown its Vally Plaza Mall location.  Struggling Chipotle shutdown its San Louis Opisbo, Higuera Sreet, location.  Marie Callender’s shutdown its 40 years old ‘flagship’ restaurant in Los Angeles, because the landlord demanded a new lease that doubled the rent!  In San Francisco, after 28 years Castro’s Harvest Ranch Market shutdown, the owner blaming lack of sales and greedy landlords:  “If you can’t make any money, there’s no sense in keeping it open. We did our best and we negotiated with the landlord, and it didn’t work out.”-Gilles Desaulniers

FLORIDA: In Deerfield Beach, after 17 years Marlee’s Diner suddenly shutdown after failed restaurant management deals forced the owner to sell the property to a developer.  Evil Cerberus Capital owned Albertsons-Safeway issued a mass layoff WARN, 452 grocery workers jobless by the end of August!  Food service contractor Aramark issued a mass layoff WARN, 428 jobs in Miami gone in August!  After 34 years Betty’s Laughing Horse Tavern shutdown, the property was sold.

IDAHO: Chipotle shutdown locations in Twin Falls (open less than one year) and Chubbuck (open less than two years).

Farm worker impaled by baling spike

Future Treasure Valley farmers face a tough road

Six wildfires ignited in Boise region, on July 4 holiday

Idaho-based Lamb Weston trying to deliver fries that stay crispy longer

Quigley Farm annexed for major property re-development (gentrification)

ILLINOIS: In Chicago, Howells & Hood Restaurant issued a shutdown WARN, 133 jobs gone by October due to the business being sold!

INDIANA: In Newburgh, after being brought back to life in 2014 Pizza Chef shutdown for good because the owner wants to try a different food venue. In Evansville, after four years Cisse’s Bread Bakery shutting down in August “because of the time the bakery is taking away from family.”  Grocery store Wesselman’s shutting down when the inventory is gone, blaming ‘big box’ competition. Also in Evansville, Schaum’s Pizzeria suddenly shutdown. In Greenwood, after 45 years Hampton’s Market shutdown due to “the rise of big box stores”.  Monarch Beverage issued a shutdown WARN for its Wine Division, 94 jobs gone by the end of August.

KENTUCKY: In Owensboro, after 44 “fun” years The Bakers Rack shutdown, the owner said she wants to “go out on top”.

MAINE: Border Patrol Stops Canadian Fishermen in Disputed Waters

MARYLAND: Giant Food shutting down its store in Windsor Mill by mid-August, calling the store “outdated” but also admitting they have too many newer grocery stores in the area.

Some residents will pay more for water

MASSACHUSETTS: Without warning, the new owners of America’s oldest candy company (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) shutdown its Necco factory in Revere: “Round Hill Investments was very excited to acquire Necco’s historic brands and to be part of their national resurgence. After careful engagement and consideration, however, the firm decided to sell the brands to another national confection manufacturer and today announced the closure of the operations in Revere, Massachusetts.”

In Boston, after four years restaurant Bisito shutdown its Burlington Mall location, local news media say its the third restaurant in the mall to shutdown this year.  In Worcester, after 89 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Mrs. Mack’s Bakery shutdown, the owner saying her health problems might force her to move back to Ireland.

MICHIGAN: Ken’s Fruit Market shutdown its two years old Wyoming location to “focus on our other locations” because “this one isn’t doing as well”.  In Detroit, after 19 years restaurant Andiamo shutdown, the owner saying in the past six years too many new restaurants have opened, meaning the local restaurant market can’t support them all.

MINNESOTA:  Coburn’s-Save-a-Lot Food Stores shutdown its Saint Cloud, West Division Street, location due to low ‘customer count’ and the fact the company is spending money remodeling other Save-a-Lot stores in the area. Coborn’s also suddenly shutdown its grocery store in Montevideo, 59 jobs gone.  In Duluth, Grizzly’s Wood Fired Cooking shutdown with short notice, the restaurant and a car dealership on the property are being torn down after the city approved a redevelopment plan.

MISSOURI: In Saint Louis, the owner of Porana Pasta shutdown his Washington Avenue location, blaming crashing sales on declining activity at the nearby convention center.

NEVADA: A 15 years old Dairy Queen in Northwest Reno shutdown, the aged owners (who claim they’ve worked with Dairy Queen since they were teenagers) say that for health reasons they’ve been advised to reduce their stress by reducing the number of restaurants they own. Local news media said the shutdown came as a shock to the employees.

China builds giant indoor vertical farm just east of Las Vegas 

NEW JERSEY: In Parsippany, Cups Frozen Yogurt That’s Hot shutdown.  Italy owned food service company HMS Host issued a WARN for its ops in Trenton, 287 jobs gone by mid-September!

NEW YORK:  In Albany, after 42 years, and failed attempts to sell the property, Grandma’s Pies & Restaurant shutdown.  In Great Neck, after only four months Ren Wen Noddle Factory shutdown, the owners saying “Based on your feedback, we will be temporarily closing this location to readjust”.  In Larchmont, after 40 years La Riserva shutdown. In NYC, after less than two years the pro-veggie restaurant Hemlock shutdown.  Gourmet Management issued a shutdown WARN for its NYC Penn Station TGI Fridays, KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Haagen Dazs, Tim Hortons & Beer Cart Restaurants, 92 jobs gone by mid-October due to lost lease.  Chipotle issued a shutdown WARN for its NYC corporate office, to happen between now and March 2019.  Also in NYC, Union Square Catering Facility blamed the bad economy for issuing a shutdown WARN for its The Coffee Shop, 150 jobs gone by mid-October!  Food service contractor Compass Group issued a shutdown WARN, 84 jobs gone due to losing a contract with Credit Suisse.

NORTH CAROLINA: Greensboro base The Fresh Market announced it will shutdown 15 stores across the U.S. “for a variety of reasons unique to each retail location”.  Four years old The Fresh Market store in Charlotte on the shutdown hit list.

607 poisonous plants of North Carolina

NORTH DAKOTA: State sues Dakota Access oil pipeline over farmland ownership

ethanol plant to explore use of barley feedstock

ND State University accused of negligence after dozens of farm research animals were crushed to death! (the future farmers of America?)

OHIO: In Mason, after 56 years Angilos Pizza shutdown, the owners saying “Mom and I are tired, we work full time jobs and run Angilo’s.”  In Mount Adams, after 55 years Celestial Steakhouse forced to shutdown after the landlord suddenly leased the location to a competing food venue!

OREGON:  In Salem, after 22 years Croissant & Company shutdown after failed attempts to sell, and even give away, the restaurant!

Wheat Farmers Fight to Stop Substation Fire

fire crushes wheat farmers during bountiful harvest

Feral pig population plummets

PENNSYLVANIA: In Allentown, two Grain & Centro restaurants were shutdown with short notice, it’s blamed on the “challenging” design of area, local news media pointed out the restaurants were located in the failed Neighborhood Improvement Zone where dozens of restaurants have come and gone since 2014. J.M. Smucker Company issued shutdown WARNs for its Sewickley and Meadville operations, 131 jobs gone by between the end of August and the end of September!  France owned food service company Sodexo issued a shutdown WARN for its St. Luke’s Hospital Allentown Campus ops, 67 jobs gone by the end of September.

SOUTH CAROLINA: In Greenville, DishOut Cafe & Catering shutdown because the owners were making more money with their new taco joint.

SOUTH DAKOTA: Lawsuit over prison food going to court

New breed of salmon to be stocked

North American Manure Expo

TENNESSEE: On Oak Ridge Highway, after five years Archer’s BBQ shutdown due to lack of profits, the owners saying “businesses have to be profitable to survive.”  The Fresh Market store in Hendersonville shutting down, 61 jobs gone by August.

TEXAS: In Houston, after 72 years Kegg’s Candies suddenly shutdown its retail store, as well as its chocolate factory, due to the “slow economy”.  Also in Houston, El Tiempo Cantina forced to shutdown its Montrose location so that apartments can be built.  In Austin, after 65 years The Frisco (the last of the Frisco Shop/Night Hawk chain of restaurants) shutdown. In Beaumont, after three years Wood Fired Grill-Backyard Dance Hall shutdown, the owner blamed lack of  sales on the current “entertainment and dining landscape”.

UTAH: McDonald’s soda spiked with synthetic heroin

VIRGINIA: In Richmond, after 22 years Nacho Mama’s shutting down in August, the property has been sold.

WASHINGTON: Farm equipment plows into Fairfield fitness center

Washington DC: financial aid offer to farmers criticized as tax-funded ‘welfare’

WEST VIRGINIA: CKE Restaurant Holdings shutdown its Hardee’s in Oceana due to lack of sales, local news media said local customers were interested only in the breakfast menu.

WISCONSIN: After less that two years of operations, New Jersey based Schuman Cheese suddenly laid off 51 people from its ‘new’ Imperia Foods factory in Fall Creek, local news media blames it on automation.  The Fresh Market issued a shutdown WARN for its stores in Fox Point and Brookfield, 102 jobs gone in August!

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, JUNE 2018: “A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS”

International

Pacific Ring of Fire: “toasting 90% of life on the planet”, Dragon Eggs will save us?

Video

Volcano eruptions to be predicted by remarkable DRAGON EGGS?

Incomplete list of reports from 24AUG2018 through to 23SEP2018.

19 Quakes Rock Ring of Fire in 24 Hours

Last month 70 earthquake in 48 hours along Pacific Ring of Fire

AUSTRALIA:  an eruption in Melbourne? 

CANADA:

British Columbia; 3.3-magnitude earthquake felt by Victoria residents

Strong early-morning Oregon quake felt in Vancouver and Sidney

Receding glaciers make Pemberton-area Mount Meager volcano less stable than ever before

British Columbia’s 18 Sleeping Volcanoes

CHILE: Volcano lights up snowy sky in stunning photo

COLUMBIA: 

Mass casualty earthquake training as part of the multilateral exercise Angel de los Andes, 06SEP2018, at German Olano Air Base.

ECUADOR: Strong quake hits 

FIJI: Very strong deep quake

GUATEMALA: 

U.S. Marines work with the Guatemalan Army Corps of Engineers to build temporary shelters for people fleeing Volcan De Fuego, 11SEP2018.

INDONESIA: VIDEO: Indonesian volcano spews enormous fireballs

Deadly ‘Child of Krakatau’ Volcano Erupts 56 Times

JAPAN: MODERN DAY ATLANTIS

Nearly 1,000 public school buildings in Japan still vulnerable to earthquakes

U.S. Marines, and their families, take part in disaster training at Iwakuni, 25AUG2018.

Video report, Iwakuni disaster prep: 

KOREA: Kim, Moon raise hands on North Korea’s sacred volcano

MEXICO: Popocatépetl volcano erupts twice – video

5.4 magnitude tremor hits near holiday hotspot

Earthquakes Continue in Oaxaca

 NEW CALEDONIA: 7.1M quake Southeast of the Loyalty Islands

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: volcano erupts, forcing villagers to flee

RUSSIA: Biggest mass extinction event caused by Siberian super volcano “Million-year eruptions killed ozone layer, toasting 90% of life on the planet” (not human made pollution)

UNITED STATES:

Alaska; volcano restless again; scientists issue aviation advisory

California;

USMC Combat Logistics deployed vehicles and equipment to Los Angeles, as part of Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Village demonstration, 29AUG2018.

Strange and unpredicted behavior behind mysterious California earthquakes

6.5 magnitude quake off coast

‘Deep creep’ found near San Andreas fault

A Mysterious Hole Appeared on Mount Shasta!

88-thousand tons of nuke waste in path of future tsunami!

Fearing massive earthquake, California considers requiring lists of buildings that WILL collapse

In Quake-Prone California, Alarm at Scant Insurance Coverage

Hawaii; Will this summer’s limited collapse of Kilauea caldera eventually widen?

Oregon; Civil Air Patrol preps for ‘The Big One’ 

‘Get Ready Coos Bay’ emergency Cascadia prep event

From July; Cascadia Airlift Exercise 2018: “It’s a two-in-one exercise. The main objective is to be able to host airlift-centered planes during a humanitarian response to the Cascadia earthquake and identify limiting factors in being able to properly manage them. We also had the added benefit of being able to have the C-130s and F-15Cs fly together.”– Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Wright, 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard

Washington:

Olympic Ambulance, Bremerton Fire Department and Central Kitsap Fire Rescue stand by following a mock earthquake at Naval Hospital Bremerton, during the Citadel Rumble drill, the first week of September 2018.

Lessons learned from 2011 Japan tsunami could benefit Westport “I believe this is the first time any disaster recovery planners from Japan have visited the coast of Washington to share information about the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck their country.”

Help after Cascadia earthquake could take weeks, ‘if not months’

Glacier Peak eruption: ‘HIGH THREAT’ volcano is more DANGEROUS than Yellowstone

Crustal inheritance and a top-down control on arc magmatism at Mount Saint Helens (a scientific explanation of why Mount Saint Helens shouldn’t be in Washington, but is)

The coming Cascadia subduction event

New maps project tsunamis hitting Port Angeles, Port Townsend

In August, the Washington Army National Guard/Washington Emergency Management Division and Malaysia Armed Forces/National Disaster Management Agency agreed to work together on Pacific Ring of Fire disasters: “We want to not only build stronger partnerships, military to military, but expand civilian partnerships as well. Part of the long-term success will include emergency management.”-Major General Bret Daugherty

Ocosta School District turning their new school into a Cascadia Event tsunami evacuation structure, as Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe gets 2.2-million taxpayer dollars to create vertical evacuation shelter

Wyoming; SCIENTISTS GROWING CONCERNED OVER YELLOWSTONE ACTIVITY

Ear Spring on Yellowstone’s Geyser Hill erupts for only the fourth time in 60 years

New thermal activity reported in Yellowstone

102 tremors STRIKE

“THE reawakening of Yellowstone volcano would be devastating for the United States as an estimated 87,000 people would be killed immediately and two-thirds of the U.S. would be destroyed. But can scientists predict when Yellowstone will erupt?”

PACIFIC RING OF FIRE: 11-THOUSAND QUAKES SINCE JULY, GET READY FOR A YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER!

April 2018: IDAHO MILITIA PREPS FIREFIGHTERS FOR COMING NATURAL DISASTERS!