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Russian crater plague + UFO spotting replaces bird watching as new pandemic obsession - C C - Sep 2, 2020
Why This Monstrous Crater Suddenly Appeared in Russia (SEP, 2020)
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a33864835/crater-methane-eruption-russia/
SUMMARY POINTS: A 164-foot crater appeared along the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. A team of journalists from Vesti Yamal spotted the crater—caused by an explosive pocket of methane—and alerted scientists. Russia's northern latitudes have seen record temperatures this year, a harbinger of doom for thawing permafrost in the region... (MORE - details) .... RELATED: Mystery as HUGE craters emerge in Russia: Scientist claims they are major warning to world (AUG, 2017)
2020: UFO spotting replaces bird watching as new pandemic obsession
https://www.foxnews.com/science/2020-banner-year-close-encounters-ufo-spotting
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ufo-spotting-has-replaced-bird-watching-as-pandemic-obsession-11598986541
EXCERPTS: According to data from the nonprofit National UFO Reporting Center, this year spottings are up 51% so far over last year at this time. Among 5,000 incidents recorded this year, 20% occurred in April at the height of America in quarantine. Peter Davenport, director of the National UFO Reporting Center, concurred with the heightened obsession. “In a time of crisis, we look elsewhere for salvation, even if it means looking to the stars,” he said. [...] A January poll by Ipsos, a research firm, found that 57% of Americans think there is intelligent life on other planets, while 45% believe UFOs exist and have visited Earth... (MORE - details)
New taskforce to investigate UFO sightings