From NYT...Fearsome Plague Epidemic Strikes Madagascar
"Madagascar has been struck by a fast-spreading outbreak of
plague, creating panic and prompting the World Health Organization to send 1.2 million doses of antibiotics to the island nation.
From L.A.Times...California Firestorm, among worst in state history
"Several brush fires burning in Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties have killed at least 10 people, ignited structures and forced residents to evacuate.
At least 1,500 structures have burned in the fires that has charred more than 80,000 acres, according to fire officials. Windy and dry conditions are making it difficult to combat the fires." ABC
From Drudge Report....SAN FRAN CHOKED IN SMOKE...
"Brush fires burning in Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties have triggered dangerous air quality in the Bay Area.
Air district officials say strong winds have blown the smoke from the fires, which have burned tens of thousands of acres, throughout the Bay Area." ABC7
From the Mercury News...Earthquake, magnitude 4.1, rattles South Bay
"A jolt-and-roll felt around the Bay Area Monday afternoon jangled nerves ....
The 4.1 earthquake struck at 5:53 p.m. about 12 miles east of San Jose in Joseph D. Grant County Park, in a locked-up patch of rocks deep underground near the Calaveras Fault ,,,." The Mercury News
From Breitbart...California Hepatitis A Outbreak on Verge of Statewide Epidemic
"California health officials have reported that at least 569 people have been infected with the hepatitis A liver disease and 17 have died since a San Diego County outbreak was first identified in
November. Cases have migrated north to homeless populations in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Sacramento over the last 11 months....one particular outbreak in Arizona may be related, according to new research scheduled to be presented Thursday.
Researchers identified 12 homeless individuals with hepatitis A in Maricopa County, Arizona. In early February, one of those individuals had traveled from San Diego—to a homeless shelter in Maricopa." Newsweek
"Madagascar has been struck by a fast-spreading outbreak of
The outbreak is beginning to resemble the early stages of the West African Ebola crisis in 2014: a lethal disease normally confined to sparsely populated rural areas has reached crowded cities and is spreading in a highly transmissible form. Schools, universities and other public buildings have closed .... The government has forbidden large public gatherings, including sporting events and concerts. Fears that the outbreak could spread to other countries are rising." NYT
From L.A.Times...California Firestorm, among worst in state history
"Several brush fires burning in Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties have killed at least 10 people, ignited structures and forced residents to evacuate.
At least 1,500 structures have burned in the fires that has charred more than 80,000 acres, according to fire officials. Windy and dry conditions are making it difficult to combat the fires." ABC
From Drudge Report....SAN FRAN CHOKED IN SMOKE...
"Brush fires burning in Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties have triggered dangerous air quality in the Bay Area.
Air district officials say strong winds have blown the smoke from the fires, which have burned tens of thousands of acres, throughout the Bay Area." ABC7
From the Mercury News...Earthquake, magnitude 4.1, rattles South Bay
"A jolt-and-roll felt around the Bay Area Monday afternoon jangled nerves ....
The 4.1 earthquake struck at 5:53 p.m. about 12 miles east of San Jose in Joseph D. Grant County Park, in a locked-up patch of rocks deep underground near the Calaveras Fault ,,,." The Mercury News
From Breitbart...California Hepatitis A Outbreak on Verge of Statewide Epidemic
"California health officials have reported that at least 569 people have been infected with the hepatitis A liver disease and 17 have died since a San Diego County outbreak was first identified in
Researchers identified 12 homeless individuals with hepatitis A in Maricopa County, Arizona. In early February, one of those individuals had traveled from San Diego—to a homeless shelter in Maricopa." Newsweek