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Hurricane Willa Recap: Destructive Winds and Flooding Rain Accompanied Landfall in Mexico as a Category 3 Hurricane

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Remnants of Willa Bringing Flooding to Mexico

The remnants of Hurricane Willa is bringing flooding to parts of Mexico. Parts of the Southwest are also expected to see moisture from the storm in the next few days.

Hurricane Willa brought destructive winds and flooding rainfall to parts of Mexico following itsCategory 3 landfall Tuesday evening.

(MORE: Hurricane Central)

Willa made landfall at 7 p.m. MDT Tuesday near Isla Del Bosque, Sinaloa, or about 10 miles south of Escuinapa, Sinaloa, according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated to be 120 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 965 millibars.

For a brief time on Monday, Willa was a Category 5 hurricane, but it steadily weakened after that due to an eyewall replacement cycle and increasing wind shear. That said, Willa was still a dangerous hurricane as it moved into Mexico.

Willa brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to portions of west-central Mexico.

(MORE: Hurricane Willa Impacts)

Willa quickly weakened after landfall as it tracked into Mexico.

After dissipating over Mexico's mountainous terrain, the remnant upper-level energy and moisture from Willa will eventually enhance rainfall in Texas and perhaps the northern Gulf Coast Wednesday into Thursday.

Willa's Rapid Intensification

Hurricane Willa's maximum sustained winds increased by 55 mph in the 24 hours ending 5 p.m. EDT Sunday, easily meeting the criteria for rapid intensification. Willa's winds increased by an additional 25 mph during the following three hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT Sunday.

At 11 a.m. EDT Monday, Willa became a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. That means Willa's winds increased from 40 mph when it was first named Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT to 160 mph just 48 hours later.

Willa is just the fourth Eastern Pacific hurricane to reach Category 5 strength in the month of October dating to 1971. The others were Patricia (2015), Rick (2009) and Kenna (2002).

(weather.com)

If we don’t suck carbon now, life will suck later. That’s the underlying theme of a report out Wednesday from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The 350-page paper looks at the prospects for carbon sucking — known to the fancy-talk types as “negative emissions technologies.”

We not only have to stop turning up the heat with carbon emissions, but also start turning down the thermostat with negative emissions technologies, according to the report.

The upshot? The United States should start spending billions to research negative emissions “as soon as practicable.”

Even before that research is complete, the Academy estimated that the world could start taking steps right away. Some 10 gigatons of carbon could be removed from the air each year — about a fifth of all emissions — simply by growing more trees and taking better care of soil.

As anyone reading Grist knows, temperatures are on track to soar past the limit (1.5 degrees Celsius of warming) that the global community has set to dodge the worst consequences of climate change. The NAS paper follows an alarming study from the United Nations’ scientific panel that called on the world to take all manner of solutions to curb warming.

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What exactly are these technologies? The NAS report outlines a few. For starters, walls of fans sucking up air and removing carbon. Those are already up and running in Iceland and Switzerland; they’re just expensive to run. Cheaper methods rely on plants: Fostering mangroves and eelgrass along the coasts, allowing forests to regrow, and enriching farm soils.

Most of these methods would cost less than $20 per ton of carbon. That’s about what polluters are charged for carbon emissions in California and the European Union.

The researchers also studied sucking up carbon with plants, then burning those plants for energy and capturing the pollution, a practice known by the un-catchy acronym BECCS “bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration.”

BECCS could suck up a lot of carbon, but scaling it would require burning whole forests and huge fields of crops. If we tried to snare 10 gigatons with BECCS, that would take the equivalent of 40 percent of global farmland. Erica Belmont, a professor of engineering at the University of Wyoming who worked on the report, said her team wanted to estimate how much could be done without risking hunger and habitat destruction that would come from turning any farms or forest into carbon-sucking a plantation.

Researchers also examined the possibility of transforming carbon into stone. That sounds like alchemy, but it’s happening naturally all the time: Minerals like calcium and magnesium bind with carbon in the air to form rocks such as calcite, magnesite, and dolomite. Of all the techniques laid out in the report, this one has the largest potential.

“You could remove all the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere many times over if you could bring the rocks to the atmosphere or the atmosphere to the rocks,” said Steve Pacala, the Princeton scientist who led the research for this report.

Arguments for developing negative-emission technologies have stirred up controversy in the past. Critics have said it gives polluters a pass, permitting them to continue business as usual. Better to stop putting ever more carbon into the atmosphere, first, then clean it up later.

But we’ve let carbon pollution rise so much that that this debate is out of date. “Later” has arrived.

(GRIST)

A total of 14 children are being treated for stab and slash injuries after a woman wielding a kitchen knife attacked pupils at the gate of a kindergarten in Chongqing, southwest China, according to police.

The attack took place as the children were being led back to class from a nearby park after their morning exercise on Friday.

Identified by local police only by her surname, Liu, the 39-year-old assailant was apprehended by the kindergarten teachers and security guards.

One witness told CNN that elderly people out shopping had intervened to stop the woman, adding that "the teachers were dumbstruck."

Distressing footage of her arrest has surfaced online, showing a fierce confrontation between the woman, flanked by police officers, and angry bystanders.

Some made attempts to attack the woman, while police pushed them back to keep them at bay.

A crowd of police officers, parents and children can also be seen outside the kindergarten.

Upon her arrest, Liu is believed to have told police she was mistreated by the Chinese government. However, it remains unknown why she specifically targeted the school's children and a police investigation is underway.

Initial reports that two of the children were killed in the attack have not been confirmed, but according to BJ News, four of the victims received serious injuries and are being treated at Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.

The other ten are being treated at Banan People's Hospital.

Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 10/25/2018 4:04:28 PM
	Hurricane Willa Recap: Destructive Winds and Flooding Rain Accompanied Landfall in Mexico as a Category 3 Hurricane 2 days ago weather.com 01:00 Remnants of Willa Bringing Flooding to Mexico The remnants of Hurricane Willa is bringing flooding to parts of Mexico. Parts of the Southwest are also expected to see moisture from the storm in the next few days. Hurricane Willa brought destructive winds and flooding rainfall to parts of Mexico following itsCategory 3 landfall Tuesday evening. (MORE: Hurricane Central) Willa made landfall at 7 p.m. MDT Tuesday near Isla Del Bosque, Sinaloa, or about 10 miles south of Escuinapa, Sinaloa, according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated to be 120 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 965 millibars. NHC E. Pacific Ops ✔@NHC_Pacific Hurricane #Willa made landfall at 7 PM MDT near Isla Del Bosque, Sinaloa, or about 10 miles (15 km) south of Escuinapa. Maximum winds at landfall were estimated to be 120 mph (195 km/h), with a minimum central pressure of 965 mb (28.50 inches). https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUEP4+shtml/240104.shtml … 8:08 PM - Oct 23, 2018 240 304 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy For a brief time on Monday, Willa was a Category 5 hurricane, but it steadily weakened after that due to an eyewall replacement cycle and increasing wind shear. That said, Willa was still a dangerous hurricane as it moved into Mexico. Willa brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to portions of west-central Mexico. (MORE: Hurricane Willa Impacts) Willa quickly weakened after landfall as it tracked into Mexico. After dissipating over Mexico's mountainous terrain, the remnant upper-level energy and moisture from Willa will eventually enhance rainfall in Texas and perhaps the northern Gulf Coast Wednesday into Thursday. Willa's track in October 2018. Willa's Rapid Intensification Hurricane Willa's maximum sustained winds increased by 55 mph in the 24 hours ending 5 p.m. EDT Sunday, easily meeting the criteria for rapid intensification. Willa's winds increased by an additional 25 mph during the following three hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT Sunday. At 11 a.m. EDT Monday, Willa became a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. That means Willa's winds increased from 40 mph when it was first named Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT to 160 mph just 48 hours later. Stu Ostro ✔@StuOstro Explosive rapid intensification from low-end tropical storm to Category 5 hurricane in 48 hours -- zooming in on the core of #Willa 10:38 AM - Oct 22, 2018 850 482 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Willa is just the fourth Eastern Pacific hurricane to reach Category 5 strength in the month of October dating to 1971. The others were Patricia (2015), Rick (2009) and Kenna (2002). (weather.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 10/25/2018 5:12:31 PM
	US nuclear arms factory declares EMERGENCY – plant on LOCKDOWN THE United States' main nuclear weapons factory has declared an "operational emergency". By Nicholas Bieber / Published 23rd October 2018 NUKE WEAPONS HQ: The Pantex plant is where all US nuclear weapons are assembled (Pic: WIKI/GETTY) The Pantex weapons assembly in Texas went into lockdown shortly before 1pm local time (7pm UK time). The factory tweeted: "The Pantex Plant is experiencing an operational emergency. "The Emergency Response Organization has been activated." The incident was being described as an "unexpected event" and it is still not known what has sparked the emergency. “The Pantex Plant is experiencing an operational emergency” Pantex But reports say the local police department called in the bomb squad and a "suspect" was detained. A response effort was being conducted by the Emergency Response Organisation, a highly-trained group of employees with detailed knowledge of plant operations and emergency response procedures. These employees represent plant functions such as security, logistics, safety, medical response, radiological assessment, firefighting, operations and public information. Pantex later announced the incident has ended – less than half an hour after the emergency started. MYSTERY: Pantex did not explain what the reason for the emergency was (Pic: WIKI) LOCKDOWN: The entire plant was shut down during the emergency (Pic: GETTY) SECRET: No civilians are allowed onto the Pantex site and no passenger planes can fly over it (Pic: GETTY) It said in a tweet: "The security event at Pantex has ended without incident. Thanks to the Carson County Sheriff and @AmarilloPD for their quick response." The incident came just 24 hours after US president Donald Trump warned Russia and China his country will be building its arsenal of nuke weapons. The Pantex plant is described as the country's primary facility for the final assembly, dismantlement and maintenance of nuclear weapons. As a major national security site, the plant and its grounds are strictly controlled and off-limits to all civilians, and the airspace above is prohibited to civilian air traffic. (dailystar.co.uk)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 10/25/2018 5:47:20 PM
	A direct air capture project in Iceland. Melanie Stetson Freeman / The Christian Science Monitor / Getty Images SUCK IT UP The debate is over: We need to start sucking carbon from the air By Nathanael Johnson on Oct 24, 2018 If we don’t suck carbon now, life will suck later. That’s the underlying theme of a report out Wednesday from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The 350-page paper looks at the prospects for carbon sucking — known to the fancy-talk types as “negative emissions technologies.” We not only have to stop turning up the heat with carbon emissions, but also start turning down the thermostat with negative emissions technologies, according to the report. The upshot? The United States should start spending billions to research negative emissions “as soon as practicable.” United Nations Environmental Program Even before that research is complete, the Academy estimated that the world could start taking steps right away. Some 10 gigatons of carbon could be removed from the air each year — about a fifth of all emissions — simply by growing more trees and taking better care of soil. As anyone reading Grist knows, temperatures are on track to soar past the limit (1.5 degrees Celsius of warming) that the global community has set to dodge the worst consequences of climate change. The NAS paper follows an alarming study from the United Nations’ scientific panel that called on the world to take all manner of solutions to curb warming. Climeworks What exactly are these technologies? The NAS report outlines a few. For starters, walls of fans sucking up air and removing carbon. Those are already up and running in Iceland and Switzerland; they’re just expensive to run. Cheaper methods rely on plants: Fostering mangroves and eelgrass along the coasts, allowing forests to regrow, and enriching farm soils. Most of these methods would cost less than $20 per ton of carbon. That’s about what polluters are charged for carbon emissions in California and the European Union. The researchers also studied sucking up carbon with plants, then burning those plants for energy and capturing the pollution, a practice known by the un-catchy acronym BECCS “bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration.” BECCS could suck up a lot of carbon, but scaling it would require burning whole forests and huge fields of crops. If we tried to snare 10 gigatons with BECCS, that would take the equivalent of 40 percent of global farmland. Erica Belmont, a professor of engineering at the University of Wyoming who worked on the report, said her team wanted to estimate how much could be done without risking hunger and habitat destruction that would come from turning any farms or forest into carbon-sucking a plantation. Researchers also examined the possibility of transforming carbon into stone. That sounds like alchemy, but it’s happening naturally all the time: Minerals like calcium and magnesium bind with carbon in the air to form rocks such as calcite, magnesite, and dolomite. Of all the techniques laid out in the report, this one has the largest potential. “You could remove all the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere many times over if you could bring the rocks to the atmosphere or the atmosphere to the rocks,” said Steve Pacala, the Princeton scientist who led the research for this report. Arguments for developing negative-emission technologies have stirred up controversy in the past. Critics have said it gives polluters a pass, permitting them to continue business as usual. Better to stop putting ever more carbon into the atmosphere, first, then clean it up later. But we’ve let carbon pollution rise so much that that this debate is out of date. “Later” has arrived. (GRIST)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 10/25/2018 6:32:17 PM
	Satan-worshiping preteen girls planned to kill classmates, brought butcher knives to school, police say Bartow Middle School. (Google Maps.) By Antonia Noori Farzan October 25 at 3:53 AM Police in Bartow, Fla., say they arrested two middle school girls Tuesday who brought butcher knives and a pizza cutter to school and told detectives they had been planning to stab more than a dozen students to death. “They told us they were Satan worshipers,” Bartow Police Chief Joe Hall said at a news conference on Wednesday. “They did make comments that they were willing to drink blood and possibly eat flesh.” The two preteens, aged 11 and 12, were enrolled in sixth and seventh grade, respectively, at Bartow Middle School. The Washington Post generally does not identify juveniles charged with crimes unless they are tried as adults. Hall said that there had been rumors Monday that there would be “issues” at the middle school, and a student had informed a teacher that “something bad” was going to happen. As a result, extra officers were present on Tuesday. When the 11-year-old failed to show up for her second period class, her mother received a robo-call notifying her that her daughter was absent, Hall said. The girl’s mother contacted the school and said she believed that her daughter was on campus, prompting administrators to launch a search. An assistant principal found the two girls hiding in a bathroom with a goblet, Hall said. Suspecting that it might have been used to drink alcohol, she escorted them both to the principal’s office. When the principal, Christopher Roberts, ordered the 11-year-old to empty her pockets, she handed over a paring knife and a sharpener, Hall said. Asked why she had a weapon, the girl said that she and the other student were planning on attacking as many students as possible. Officials then searched the 12-year-old and found several other knives and a pizza cutter in her possession. Hall didn’t specify what the pizza cutter’s intended use was. After being taken into police custody, the girls told detectives that they had wanted to kill at least 15 people and were in the bathroom waiting for an opportunity. They also said they had planned on targeting smaller students whom they could easily overpower, Hall said. “I do not believe that this was a joke,” the police chief said. “I believe that these two small children . . . seriously sat down and plotted to do serious bodily harm to another student at school.” At the 12-year-old’s home, police found a hand-drawn map of the middle school’s campus that said, “Go to kill in bathroom.” Officers searched the students' phones and found that the two had discussed killing themselves after leaving their classmates' body parts by the school’s entrance. “Thank Satan we are doing this in a bit,” the 12-year-old allegedly wrote in a message over social media on Tuesday. Police say they believe the students' parents, who have not spoken publicly about the allegations, were unaware of their plan. The girls are close friends who live nearby and had spent the weekend together, Hall said. “I don’t think either one of them was a ringleader,” he added. “I think they were both in it together.” The two students are in custody and have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a weapon on school property and disrupting a school campus. Prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they will be charged as juveniles or adults. As of Wednesday evening, neither child had an attorney listed. “If you were an adult, you’d be looking at potential life in prison,” Hall said. “In this case, I think the state is going to step in and try to make the best decisions for both the public and the two suspects.” Hall also noted that “there may be some mental health issues here that have to be addressed.” Polk County Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd said at Wednesday’s news conference that the district will be filing for expulsion of the students, and that she was not aware of the two students having any prior disciplinary problems. Byrd didn’t explain how the students had been able to bring knives onto campus, but credited the district’s safety procedures with thwarting an attack. “The plan worked,” she said. (The Washington Post)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 10/26/2018 5:57:09 PM
	Crazed woman stabs and slashes 14 children at kindergarten in southwest China RT Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:00 UTC © Reuters / Stringer Police officers guard the scene outside the Kindergarten. A total of 14 children are being treated for stab and slash injuries after a woman wielding a kitchen knife attacked pupils at the gate of a kindergarten in Chongqing, southwest China, according to police. The attack took place as the children were being led back to class from a nearby park after their morning exercise on Friday. Identified by local police only by her surname, Liu, the 39-year-old assailant was apprehended by the kindergarten teachers and security guards. One witness told CNN that elderly people out shopping had intervened to stop the woman, adding that "the teachers were dumbstruck." Distressing footage of her arrest has surfaced online, showing a fierce confrontation between the woman, flanked by police officers, and angry bystanders. Some made attempts to attack the woman, while police pushed them back to keep them at bay. A crowd of police officers, parents and children can also be seen outside the kindergarten. Upon her arrest, Liu is believed to have told police she was mistreated by the Chinese government. However, it remains unknown why she specifically targeted the school's children and a police investigation is underway. Initial reports that two of the children were killed in the attack have not been confirmed, but according to BJ News, four of the victims received serious injuries and are being treated at Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. The other ten are being treated at Banan People's Hospital. (sott.net)
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Hurricane Willa Recap: Destructive Winds and Flooding Rain Accompanied Landfall in Mexico as a Category 3 Hurricane

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Remnants of Willa Bringing Flooding to Mexico

Willa's Rapid Intensification

US nuclear arms factory declares EMERGENCY – plant on LOCKDOWN

The debate is over: We need to start sucking carbon from the air

Crazed woman stabs and slashes 14 children at kindergarten in southwest China

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