Aircraft have had to be diverted and more than 21,000 people evacuated
after an Indonesian volcano erupted for the second day in a row.
Towering clouds of ash are being spewed out of Mount Sinabung in North
Sumatra and thousands of villagers living on its slopes have been forced to
head to emergency shelters, mosques and churches.
Homes and fields containing crops have been blanketed in heavy, gray
soot and the air near the volcano is thick with the smell of sulphur.
THE world’s leading climate change body has been accused of losing
credibility after a damning report into its research practices.
It also said the panel had emphasised the negative impacts of climate
change and made “substantive findings” based on little proof.
The review by the InterAcademy Council (IAC) was launched after the
IPCC’s hugely embarrassing 2007 benchmark climate change report,
which contained exaggerated and false claims that Himalayan glaciers
could melt by 2035.
The panel was forced to admit its key claim in support of global warming
was lifted from a 1999 magazine article. The report was based on an
interview with a little-known Indian scientist who has since said his views
were “speculation” and not backed by research.
Independent climate scientist Peter Taylor said last night: “The IPCC’s
credibility has been deeply dented and something has to be done. It can’t
just be a matter of adjusting the practices. They have got to look at what
are the consequences of having got it wrong in terms of what the public
think is going on. Admitting that it needs to reform means something has
gone wrong and they really do need to look at the science.”
Click to listen to Ken Silva on Derek Gilbert's View From the Bunker.
If you haven’t read The Gulf BLUE PLAGUE is Evolving or Gulf Oil
Dispersant COREXIT is 11 Times More Lethal than Oil, you should do so
in order to better understand what is being presented here. Both articles,
along with others related to the Gulf time-bomb biological disaster, can be
found at http://worldvisionportal.org/wvpforum/viewforum.php?f=52 .
Without a doubt, the Gulf Blue Plague is evolving biologically as you will
see factually set before you here. In all probability, this is the primary
reason the mainstream media (MSM) has been silenced, especially with
regards to local media outlets along the Gulf Coast.
See also: Visions of the Virgin fuel Croat fervour in Medjugorje , The man
who 'sees' Virgin Mary every day
See the very real deception behind the Marian Apparitions here.
Russia is again the center of attention. The worst heat wave and drought in
a century has baked crops to a crisp in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
These three are among the biggest exporters of wheat in the world. They
provide critical food supplies to the largest importing regions in the world –
the Middle East and North Africa.
...Russia’s crop failure comes at a bad time. Most of the world’s wheat
exporters are having problems. The Aussies battle locusts. The Canadians
suffer from too much rain. Even European farmers struggle with drought.
The Italians’ beloved tomato crop will come up 10-15% short this year.
Belgian potato farmers say drought will nick their yields. Polish fruit
orchards will be down by a fifth. The French wheat farmers curse the skies
as their wheat fields shrivel in the sun. The English sheep farmers, short
on hay and grass, have sold their flocks early. Even the Dutch expect 10%
fewer tulip bulbs this year.
The market is tightening and there are ripple effects across the globe. Over
the weekend, Egypt bought 180,000 metric tons of wheat – its second
purchase in two weeks and more than expected. Egypt is the world’s
largest importer.
The superbug has claimed the life of a Belgian man, the first death of its
kind.
So far, the superbug gene has been identified in 37 people who returned to
UK after visits to India or Pakistan.
The Azores in the Atlantic popped up on the radar without warning with
nine quake events between 4.7 magnitude and 5.4 magnitude quake
events over the last seven days. The Azores are located within the North
Atlantic Rift Valley Zones.
Gulf Oil Disaster: Oil and Illness Looms For Coastal Residents , Gulf Oil
Disaster: Study Confirms Growing Threat To Coast , Gulf Oil Disaster:
Doctor Warns of The Black Wave Rising ,
The Tale of Two Oil Spills , Toxicology Report On Gulf Dispersant
Illness Plagues Exxon Valdez Cleanup Worker , Gulf Oil Toxic Gas Risks
To Humans , Canary In The Gulf Helps People Find Survival Information ,
BP'S Benzene Blows ashore in the Gulf ,
Gulf Oil Disaster: 400 Complain of Illness
Gulf Oil Disaster: EPA Air Quality Data Doesn't Pass Smell Test , Exxon
Valdez oil risks spur warning for gulf cleanup crews , BP's Other Toxic
Legacy: 'Decades of Misery' for Gulf Health
Gulf Oil Disaster: EPA Air Quality Data Doesn't Pass Smell Test ,
Presence of Airborne Toxic Gulf Gases Confirmed , The Gulf Disaster
Death Gasses, Government Says Gulf Oil Spill Hasn't Entered Human
Seafood Supply. Really Now? ,
Gulf Oil Disaster: The Threat To Food Chain Real -US Official , Gulf Oil
Disaster: 400 Complain of Illness , Government Insiders: Get Ready for the
Gulf "Dead Zone" , Gulf Oil Disaster: Corexit Suspected In Widespread
Crop Damage , Gulf Oil Spill: Poisoning Air, Land and Sea
Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for more
than 1,100 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck
northwestern China, one of a series of floods across Asia that have killed
hundreds and spread misery to millions more.
Chinese state media says the death toll in Sunday's massive landslide has
risen to 337.
In confirming the increased death toll, Farooq Ahmad also told CNN that at
least 400 people were injured and "have been treated or are undergoing
treatment in various hospitals in the town of Leh."
Rescue workers continued to search for more than 400 people missing,
state-run media reported Monday.
"The weather has cleared in Leh and the rescue and relief operations are
now in full swing," the local government said in a statement Monday.
The United Nations has confirmed at least one case of cholera among the
victims, in the Swat valley.
" I am in my hut which is small ... I have no where else to breathe and (the
air) knocks me out. The lifeguards come and get me. They say you need to
get the fire department over here... Look guys just go away let me get
some fresh air. So they take me to try and find some fresh air. We can't
find fresh air! We can't find a spot of fresh air for me to go anywhere in the
beach.
...They (the emergency services) come over and I am 158 over 100 blood
pressure, I am normally 120 over 100, they are like you have to go to the
hospital right now. My boss shows up and he takes me to the workman's
comp doctor. And the workman's comp doctor says you realize we all live
in Gulf Shores and if we report you got sick from the fumes that we will
create a problem and that would not be a good situation to have.
You can't just say you got sick from the fumes. And I was like, I did, I am
giving you the knife that stabbed me. The fumes were what made me sick.
And he was like yeah but that would cause a problem for the City.
...After talking with Riki Ott who is one of the marine biologists from the
Exxon/Valdez she said one of the hardest things for people to realize is
that they are telling us that they don't know the long-term effects of these
chemicals when in fact they do know the long-term effects and that's the
bull**** of what is gong on here.
The real long term effects are in the autopsies, the autopsies of the people
who got sick. The people who died had lesions on their brains, the same
lesions on their brains that the dolphins had. So there is such thing as long
term effect to be proven outside of just the lung behavior.
This is my story but the story that ***** me off is that they are not stopping
people from going in the water. This happened to me but it is going to
happen to so many other people." - Former Gulf Shores Beach
Supervisor/Head of Security Beach Ambassador Robyn Hill
Read the rest of this stunning investigative report by Jerry Cope here.
See more on the health hazards that potentially threaten millions of Gulf
Coast residents here.
Scientists are now suggesting that the naturally occurring microbes are not
be able to breakdown the oil as anticipated. The crude is breaking down
“much slower” than was originally thought.
CNN adds, “The oil could well up onto the continental shelf and resurface
later, according to researchers.”
Perhaps this is why weeks after the well was ‘capped’, researchers from
the National Aquarium and Johns Hopkins University traveled to
Southwest Florida to perform sampling of Gulf waters: Top scientists
testing Sarasota Bay to evaluate HUMAN “bioaccumulation” and “long-
term natural resource damages” from oil disaster
*Today’s first report about oil approaching Florida via the seafloor: New
report reveals ocean floor COVERED in CRUDE OIL just 40 miles from
Florida coast and heading east.
Editor's note: It's seems that the more time ticks by, the more "fact"
become lie. See what dangers threaten Gulf residents and ecosystem
here.
News that Russia will load nuclear fuel rods into an Iranian reactor has
touched off a countdown to a point of no return, a deadline by which Israel
would have to launch an attack on Iran's Bushehr reactor before it
becomes effectively "immune" to any assault, says former Bush
administration U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton.
Once the fuel rods are loaded, Bolton told Fox News on Friday afternoon,
"it makes it essentially immune from attack by Israel. Because once the
rods are in the reactor an attack on the reactor risks spreading radiation in
the air, and perhaps into the water of the Persian Gulf."
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared in March that Russia would
start the Bushehr reactor this summer. But the announcement from a
spokesman for Russia's state atomic agency to Reuters Friday sent
international diplomats scrambling to head off a crisis.
The story immediately became front-page news in Israel, which has laid
precise plans to carry out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities while going
along with President Obama's plans to use international sanctions and
diplomatic persuasion to convince Iran's clerics not to go nuclear.
NEARLY 80 per cent of the crude oil released into the Gulf of Mexico
remains in the area's ecosystem, researchers at the University of Georgia
concluded yesterday in a report that contradicted the rosier estimates of
the Obama Administration.
Up to 3.2 million barrels of the toxic substance have not been cleaned up,
the independent researchers found - higher than the estimates given by
the federal scientists working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Interior.
"The oil is still out there, and it will likely take years to degrade," marine
sciences professor Charles Hopkinson concluded.
But the Obama Administration's account of what happened next to the oil
at the well site located 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana is disputed by
the UGA study.
The NOAA report declined to give a single figure for oil that remained in
the Gulf, though its piecemeal estimates of each cleanup component were
more generous than the UGA report.
UGA scientists made their own estimates for variables such the
evaporation rate of oil that came into contact with the atmosphere, and the
degradation rate of oil compounds in the Gulf.
They suggested that US Government scientists may have underestimated
the dangers that the oil poses to local communities.
For example, oil that was dispersed as micro-droplets, for instance, may
still be "highly toxic," the study said.
"The most toxic components of crude oil are the least likely to be naturally
degraded," the report said.
Even some of the oil that all parties agreed was released and
subsequently purged could still be a threat, according to the study.
Oil that was evaporated into the atmosphere, for one, could still be a
danger for years to come, it said.
Impact on health
Meanwhile, another study published overnight in the Journal of the
American Medical Association suggested the spill's impact on human
health is subtle and may not be seen immediately.
For clues to both the short-term and the long-term health effects of the oil
spill, researchers studied cases associated with previous oil spills, all of
which the authors noted, were far smaller than the Deepwater Horizon
spill.
They discovered for example, that workers on the 1989 Exxon-Valdez spill
in Alaska have, years later, a higher prevalence of chronic airway
diseases.
Clean-up workers tend to suffer most because they are exposed to volatile
organic compounds, chemicals that tend to evaporate when they reach the
water's surface.
People exposed to the Exxon Valdez spill also proved, years later, to have
high rates of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, the study
concluded.
The quake struck at 1154 GMT and was centered 87 miles (140 km) east
of Ambato, at a depth of 115 miles (185 km).
The USGS initially reported the quake as 6.7 magnitude, then revised the
strength to 7.2, before putting the figure at 6.9.
The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that a tsunami did not
appear to be generated, based on historical models.
Editor's note: The U.S. west coast seems to be the only region that has not
been shaken by a 5.0 magnitude or larger event this week as a part of the
Pacific Ring of Fire. Is time running out?
HT: Opinionbug.com
Editor's note: Let's take a look at what's behind the UN Millenium Goals
from Kjos Ministries:
Like most other UN documents, its Millennium Goals sound kind and
compassionate. They are designed to appeal to noble instincts and caring
hearts -- and they do! That's why nations, corporations, organizations and
churches have joined the global campaign. Who would disagree with these
eight lofty goals?
See more on the UN and the rising one world system that the BWA
emulates.
In this news piece, now former BWA president David Coffee encourages
the bible-less, pragmatic movements to listen to the Spirit...
Coffey, who completes his five-year term as president of the Baptist World
Alliance at the quinquennial gathering, challenged Baptists from around
the world to hear and heed the Holy Spirit.
Editor's note: Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
The pragmatism represented by the church movements David Coffey lists
above subjugates the Authority of Scripture preaching and teaching,
supplanted by commercialism, meeting felt needs and doing good deeds. If
we fail to hear the Spirit of God, it's because we fail to read the Word of
God, and do what the Scriptures say.
According to Rev. Fr. John Edosomwan, a Catholic Priest in Edo State, the
“apparition of Christ” to people serves to reinforce the faith of Christians in
the presence of Christ while tending to reassure the present day followers
of Christ that they should re-direct their steps to the faith as exemplified by
Christ in the holy scriptures.
Analysts say the world should be aware of the consequences. "We pray to
God day and night for rain to fall, to change this weather. It is the only thing
which can help us," said Igor Vlaznev, a Russian firefighter.
Editor's note: When Matt Simmons spoke on the existence of oil venting
from the ocean floor, investors listened, and The Street responded: New
BP Seepage Spooking Investors.
The 9-inch (22 centimeter) wave was observed off the capital Port Vila, the
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Police said there were no immediate
reports of major damage or injuries from the wave or the 7.5 magnitude
quake that preceded it, though buildings shook and power lines were
down.
"It was quite a significant earthquake, and we're still having a few
aftershocks," Ben McKenzie of the New Zealand High Commission told
The Associated Press by phone from Port Vila.
The quake hit about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of Port Vila at a
depth of 22 miles (35 kilometers), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Police spokesman John Frat told the AP that officials had not received any
reports of injuries or major damage, but described the temblor as "a very
sharp quake — it was the worst I have felt in my life."
At least one house was buried and several other buildings, including a
church, were damaged, Kardono said. Rescue and aid teams have been
sent to the area. A bridge was also damaged, isolating about six villages
with about 20,000 residents. Communication lines are down.
Global Disasters
Question:
Answer:
A toxic petrochemical stew which is neither safe to eat from, nor swim in.
The affected beaches, wetlands, marshes and estuaries should also be
viewed with great caution, or avoided altogether.
Many in the MSM have been trumpeting the miraculous recovery of the
Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the successful capping of the gushing oil well
at the Macondo Prospect. Of course there are also those from whom
common sense has not fled. Thankfully, we still have among us
reasonable people who are able to utilize the human faculty of reason. We
pray that there will be many others who will understand the simple facts of
life in the Gulf, which has taken on an awesome toxic burden – a toxic load
of various chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, and poisons that ought to
be dealt with very carefully and with great circumspection.
See also: Crabs provide evidence oil tainting Gulf food web
" This solar tsunami may produce more than a spectacular light show. As
previously reported, when the earth is in the path of solar storms, the
earth's magnetic field takes a beating, which can cause:
• earthquakes
• severe weather events..."
In the last 24 hours (Aug 4, 10:00 PM) significant quake events have
occured:
(5) 4.8 - 5.4 quakes, (4) 6.0+ quakes and (1) 7.0 quake.
Since last Monday, people from Glendale, and as far away as Pasadena
and Montebello, have come to pray to her.
According to the homeowner, Ana Hid, who said she's a deeply religious
woman, the statue started to shine, it felt oily.
"She was shining," Hid said. "I grabbed the statue, and my hand, it was all
oily."
Word got out, and some admit they were curious to see what was going on
inside.
"What I see is people filled with hope," said Rosie Rizo of Los Angeles. "I
think there are a lot of families asking for help in different aspects of their
lives, and are praying for a better today and a better tomorrow."
Oilgate! BP and All the President’s Men (Except One) Seek to Contain
Truth of Leak in the Gulf
"...last week in Calhoun County, Michigan, an Enbridge pipeline ruptured,
spilling at least 19,500 barrels of oil. At least thirty families were
temporarily relocated because of the stench and roads and beaches were
closed. Health officials have warned people to stay away from the fumes
and beaches, and to avoid swimming and fishing near oiled areas. “It’s a
very toxic and dangerous environment,” Calhoun County health officer Jim
Rutherford said.
If spilled oil is “toxic and dangerous” in Michigan, it’s also toxic and
dangerous in the Gulf. But in the Gulf, public officials have downplayed the
health risk despite hard evidence of an epidemic of chemical illnesses
related to, I believe, the oil-chemical stew.
The fact that the official story in the Gulf does not match what people are
experiencing is more alarming to me than the oil disaster. How can our
president hold BP accountable if he accepts – or worse is complicit in – the
crime?"
See more on the Gulf Oil Disaster here.
"This eruption is directed right at us and is expected to get here early in the
day on Aug. 4," said Leon Golub of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics. "It's the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some
time."
Editor's note: This solar tsunami may produce more than a spectacular
light show. As previously reported, when the earth is in the path of solar
storms, the earth's magnetic field takes a beating, which can cause:
• earthquakes
The earth's defenses against this solar assault are significantly weakened
with the discovery 0f a giant breach in the earth's magnetic field.
• the ramping up of the solar maximum now and peaking in May 2013.
See also: Attention Gulf Coast: Prepare To Abandon Ship, Exxon Valdez
Survivor Sounds Alarm On Gulf Disaster , Gulf Oil Disaster: The Suicide
Economy , Secrecy surrounding the Gulf Coast devastation is criminal ,
Gulf of Mexico's Airborne Toxins Move Inland - Dr. Says MOVE OUT
See all related articles on the Gulf oil disaster here.
A report today from Fox 8 in New Orleans reveals that the "orange blobs
found lodged in the bodies of tiny blue crab larvae collected from marshes
that stretch from Texas to Florida" appear to contain Corexit, according to
preliminary results from researchers at Tulane University.
See also: Attention Gulf Coast: Prepare To Abandon Ship, Exxon Valdez
Survivor Sounds Alarm On Gulf Disaster , Gulf Oil Disaster: The Suicide
Economy , Secrecy surrounding the Gulf Coast devastation is criminal ,
Gulf of Mexico's Airborne Toxins Move Inland - Dr. Says MOVE OUT
Editor's note: The removal of oil and gas...sounds like the BP Gulf Oil
disaster may cause a domino effect by disturbing the New Madrid fault
line.