As Iraq runs dry, a plague of snakes is unleashed

Swarms of snakes are attacking people and cattle in southern Iraq as the Euphrates and Tigris rivers dry up and the reptiles lose their natural habitat among the reed beds. ”People are terrified and… Read More →

HERE THEY COME: Cicadas emerge on East Coast by hundreds, billions more expected

Cicada nymphs have been starting to crawl out of the ground in droves across the East Coast, and the highly anticipated emergence of the 17-year-old insects has been ramping up in the Mid-Atlantic… Read More →

Israel battles plague of locusts

TEL AVIV — Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts. Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path. With the help of high-tech irrigation… Read More →

PLAGUES AND PESTILENCE: Plague of locusts blankets Madagascar

A locust plague of epic size is devastating the island nation of Madagascar, threatening the lives of 13 million people already on the brink of famine. Billions of locusts are destroying crops and grazing… Read More →

PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES: Outbreak of mice-vector hemorrhagic fever reported in Argentina; attacks in rural areas

ARGENTINA –   A 31-yeaar old farm hand died and a 12-year old adolescent has been hospitalized in the province of Santa Fe following an outbreak of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (FHA) caused by the viral… Read More →

PESTILENCE AND PLAGUES – Bosnian capital hit by plague of flies

BOSNIA – Sarajevo’s fire brigade was inundated with calls after a massive swarm of flies struck the Bosnian capital. Some people reportedly fled the city to escape the aerial invasion, according to local media. Bosnian… Read More →

Deadly giant snail found in Houston

Residents of a Houston neighborhood are being warned to stay away from giant African land snails after a woman found one in her garden and snapped a photo of it. The snails, researchers warn,… Read More →

17-Year Cicadas to Swarm from Georgia to New York

Colossal numbers of cicadas, unhurriedly growing underground since 1996, are about to emerge along much of the U.S. East Coast to begin passionately singing and mating as their remarkable life cycle restarts. This year… Read More →

Plague of locusts infests impoverished Madagascar

Billions of locusts — everywhere the eye can see, eating most everything in sight. That’s the harsh reality affecting roughly half the island nation of Madagascar, infested by swarms of the bugs flying in… Read More →

Experts Warn that ‘Superspreaders’ could turn new coronavirus into SARS-like event.

People who think the new coronavirus couldn’t take off and cause a SARS-like crisis may have forgotten a phenomenon that was a game-changer during SARS — patients called superspreaders. At present, this new coronavirus… Read More →