There is a mystery along the South Carolina coast.

Thousands of dead fish washed up on the beach at the south end of  Pawleys Island Tuesday afternoon.

The fish are menhaden, and the SC Department of Natural Resources have been notified of the incident.

Menhaden fish are a small, oily fish that are used for fish oil and its oil is also an ingredient in lipstick and they are also used for livestock feed.

Source: WLTX

EARTHQUAKE RUMBLES IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA COUNTY

USGS said the quake struck shortly after midnight. The earthquake’s epicenter was four miles southwest of Arcadia, six miles northwest of Jones and 14 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.

Some residents of Jones said they were awakened by the quake, but authorities said there are no reports of injuries or structural damage.

Last year, Oklahoma saw 95 earthquakes with a magnitude of 1.8 or higher. A record-breaking 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Oklahoma in November 2011, damaging dozens of homes and businesses.

Source: Tulsaworld

BIG SUNSPOT RELEASES INTENSE SOLAR FLARE

The surface of the sun erupted in a solar flare early Friday, unleashing a blast of super-heated plasma into space.

A huge sunspot known as AR1654 produced the M1-class flare at 4:11 a.m. EST, officials with NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory said in a description of the event. The SDO spacecraft is one of several sun-watching space telescopes keeping tabs on solar flares and other sun weather events.

According to Spaceweather.com, sunspot AR1654 is growing more active and is now “crackling with M-class solar flares” like the one that erupted today.

“AR1654 is getting bigger as it turns toward Earth,” the website reported. “Not only is the chance of flares increasing, but also the chance of an Earth-directed eruption. This could be the sunspot that breaks the recent lengthy spell of calm space weather around our planet.”

Source: MSNBC

FLU OUTBREAK COULD BE THE WORSE IN A DECADE

Hospitals across the country are battling  what is shaping up to be one of the worst flu outbreaks in a decade, 41 states  have reported cases and 18 states are experiencing a flu epidemic.

Health officials say 20 children have died  and more than 200,000 people have been hospitalized already from influenza this  winter including 14-year-old Carly Christenson, who died yesterday at Children’s  Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

With the severe winter cold season just  beginning, doctors are advising as many people as possible to get immunized. It  is particularly recommended for the very young, the very old and those with  compromised immune systems

Source: Daily Mail

My Comments:

Those that flip through news sites probably would regard these things as just news, something to report about. But behind these tragedies happening throughout the world, and when compared to the Word of God, the obvious is clear, Jesus continues to be warning us that the time for his arrival is so near.

Pestilence, quakes, famines, signs in the sky were just some of the things the Lord told us to watch out for.

Luke 21: 11

There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

There is more to come, and it will get far worse. Earthquakes will multiply as well as famine, and every sign the Lord told us to look for. Some will awaken early enough to recognize this is the Messiah warning us, and most will realize it is too late.

Luke 21:25-28

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Written by Gloria