Today, oil prices are up and stock markets down, so that can only mean that the Iran War is not easing into peace. Saudi Arabia and the Houthis are attacking each other, opening up a second front and making oil passage through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait another choke point. In the meantime, President Donald Trump indicated that there will be military strikes against Iran, but not before the mid-terms.
About that Russian plague incident:
- Very little is official, but almost a week ago the Russian media reported a possible plague case with the death of a lab worker.
- This employee worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia.
- 28-year old Darya Shipilova was hospitalized for pneumonia and died on October 2.
200 others in contact with her were placed in quarantine. Actually also the whole hospital. But 90% of those held back have since been released.- Yet, one other bit of contradictory alert is that 2000 people were in quarantine, for that graphic above said five hospitals were shuttered.
- Early reports indicate the agent was the Yersinia pestis bacterium , a gram-negative rod-shaped coccabaillus, that caused pneumonic plague.
- More than 600,000 live in Irkutsk.
- From Time magazine.
Much is unknown about the situation, and some experts have said it’s worth considering the possibility that an engineered pathogen, rather than a naturally occurring one, could be involved. Dr. Ashish K. Jha, who coordinated the White House’s COVID response under President Joe Biden, wrote on X on Oct. 4 that “an accidental release from a deliberate program” was a scenario he had long worried about. Russia has a long history of bioengineering pathogens. After the fall of the Soviet Union, that nation’s programs were officially shuttered, but the current situation is unclear.
The last year no hurricane formed in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean region was 1914. Well, no more, for Hurricane Isaias last night at 10:30 New Orleans time reached 75 MPH, and is now a Category 2 at 90 MPH. Predicted to make landfall in the late afternoon or early evening tomorrow just west of Pensacola, Florida. Looks like New Orleans will not be much troubled. But a hurricane threat forces you to prepare for the worst case scenario. This will be the first hurricane over the USA this year, as all those storms pestering Hawaii failed to make landfall.
No hurricanes heading for Hawaii, at this time. We also have live volcanos. Episode 55 of the Kilauea eruption keeps tempting you, but fails to come.
- I remember when we were on the Silversea Journey, with a stop in Hilo, when there was a pretty good chance that tours from our ship would serendipitously would be around the Halemaumau Crater when an eruption seemed possible. There was a precursor activity that day, as shown in this photo.
- However, today, Beat of Hawaii, published a report indicating that at one time you could almost plan a trip to see an eruption....but not anymore.
Following the last major fountain episode on August 25, Kilauea began behaving differently. Six new vents appeared in September, and between September 30 and October 1, magma pushed into underground fractures created during the summit’s dramatic 2018 collapse. About 130 earthquakes accompanied that movement.
Previously, scientists could monitor pressure building beneath the summit and estimate when another fountain episode might begin. Now magma has additional underground pathways, making those familiar pressure measurements much less useful for forecasting.
The eruption hasn’t ended. HVO says high fountains could return, new vents could open within the caldera, or magma could continue moving underground without producing another major fountain episode.
Well, today is World, International and National Octopus Day.
- They have three hearts, are very brainy, and only live around 2 years, although the range of 6 months to 5 years depends on the species. Can solve puzzles, use tools and learn from experience.
- No bones.
- Most produce ink to confuse predators, while paralyzing the sensory organs of the attacker.
- Very few of you have a pet salmon, so I guess it's okay to consume.
- There are perhaps billions of them, so their survival is not currently threatened.
- The largest, a King Salmon, was just over 97 pounds and caught in 1985 by Les Anderson in Alaska.
- But they get larger, for a 126 pound King was caught in a commercial fish trap in 1949, also in Alaska. They were both just under 5 feet in length.
- The most abundant is the Pacific salmon, where annual runs in the North Pacific number hundreds of millions.
- The other species are Sockeye, Chum, Coho and King (Chinook).
- There is also the Atlantic salmon.
- Has been on a decline, and the wild has less than 5 million.
- Now farmed, led by Norway and Chile, where they also add Coho.
- Google AI says that the three most popular seafood to eat are shrimp, tuna and salmon.
- Salmon in particular, has a lot of omega-3 fatty acids, both EPA and DHA.
- Thus, good for hearth health.
- Lowers triglycerides and inflammation.
- Two servings of 3 ounces of salmon is recommended/week.
- Calamari is a squid, not an octopus.
- Love dried octopus. It has a certain smell, taste and toughness that remind me of youthhood.
- An octopus eats crabs and lobsters, hunting at night.
- But maybe you still want to protect them:
- Eat a plant-based diet.
- Join campaigns to safeguard their habitats.
- Sign-up for the World Animal Protection newsletter.
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