Horror Report

Day: September 1, 2014

  • Red alert on Yellowstone? Or nothing to see here..?

    Red alert on Yellowstone? Or nothing to see here..?

    Yellowstone super eruption possible but will not be apocalyptic: USGS »

    A volcanic super eruption at the Yellowstone National Park is possible but will not be catastrophic. Ash deposits from the eruption may impact communications system, aviation and more.

    AND MORE:

    Scientists estimate that a super eruption may create an umbrella ash cloud, which can impact near as well as far away cities in the U.S. Using a so-called program Ash 3D, USGS researchers were able to estimate that cities within 300 miles from Yellowstone National Park may get covered by up to three feet of ash. Cities beyond 300 miles from the National Park may experience a few inches of ash while cities as far as New York may be covered in just less than an inch of ash.

    But nothing .. end of the world-like to worry about. No apocalypse.. The USGS says—this after years of public worries that we would be doomed if Yellowstone went again, something by the way it is overdue for.

    Here is what the NOT THE END OF THE WORLD would look like:

    A super eruption is expected to disrupt normal life of people but it will not be apocalyptic. Water and sewage system will be blocked due to ash deposits. Communications system across North America will be obstructed. Roads may get slippery due to ash, which will make it difficult to drive. The aviation industry will also be impacted making it difficult for people to transport from one city to another.

    A super eruption at the Yellowstone will make the air unsuitable for humans and animals to breathe. The crops in fields will be destroyed and the land may get unsuitable for agriculture.

    Scientists say that life in North America will get affected in case a volcanic super eruption occurs, and it may take time, effort and money from government agencies to get everything back to normal.

    Seems to me that it could be pretty life altering, and in a sense life ending in some instances.

    And even weirder: All of these stories lately about Yellowstone, including melting roads and running bison. Seems to be a mental preparation for, oh.. well. Probably nothing.

    Move on.

  • Francis vs the Sisters of the traveling nonhabits

    Francis vs the Sisters of the traveling nonhabits

    The Vatican has declared war on nuns!

    So says TIME magazine (and lots of other religious insiders for some time) ..

    Jo Piazza from TIME writes,

    Most people don’t know about Sister Nora Nash, a Franciscan Sister who lives just outside of Philadelphia. As her order’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sister Nora wakes up every single morning determined to make corporations more responsible to the human race. Sister Nora and her assistant director, Tom McCaney have taken to task the grocery store chain Kroger over the rights of farm workers, Hershey’s chocolate company over child labor, McDonald’s over childhood obesity, Walmart on raising their minimum wage and Wells Fargo over predatory lending practices. Nash wakes up every single morning determined to make corporations more responsible to the human race. Then she follows through on it.

    For more than four decades Sister Jeannine Gramick has been tireless in her fight for gay rights through her organization New Ways, despite coming under intense scrutiny from the Vatican.

    Sister Dianna Ortiz made headlines in 1989 when she abducted, tortured and raped while working as a teacher in Guatemala. After living through that horror, instead of allowing herself to sink into a terrible depression, she headed up an organization to help thousands of torture survivors around the globe find the will to keep living.

    The Catholic Church isn’t used to strong women. Or progress.

    I recall many strong nuns as I grew up with them as my teachers in grade school—I still have nightmares from time to time about them yet. With the exception of a nun we wisely nicknamed “Sr. Bitchass” in high school, most of my early years were filled with fear of rulers and hair pulls in my early schooling. But damn, I could do sentence diagramming like nobody’s business.

    But those sisters’ strength was not the same as the nuns of the 21st century.. And the Vatican is a little worried about the progress taking place before their eyes..

  • New medical concerns for radio host Clyde Lewis

    New medical concerns for radio host Clyde Lewis

    After a number of medical ailments that Ground Zero radio host Clyde Lewis has talked about on his program, a new crisis has his the personality. According to his Twitter and Facebook page today,

    Clyde Lewis was admitted to a hospital in Vancouver, WA today and diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. He will be staying approximately three days while they clear it. Thank you for your continued support. Clyde is, at the moment of this posting, awake and resting.

    The news has unleashed a barrage of kind comments from readers, wishing Lewis a speedy recovery and hoping that he will soon return to his rightful place on the radio.

    The HORROR REPORT agrees with this sentiment. Lewis has been an amazing influence in the world of paranormal and parapolitical topics. His own personal health is the top concern at this time. We are praying for his recovery and hope that he’s in good hands the hospital.

    May his recovery be speedy.. and his health be soon better.
    He’s been through too much.