Thread by @jdp19, - Coronavirus pandemic- Earthquakes in SLC and Idaho- Tornadoes in Alabama and [...]

- Coronavirus pandemic
- Earthquakes in SLC and Idaho
- Tornadoes in Alabama and Mississippi
- Locust infestations in Africa and Asia
- Australian bushfire

Maybe these events aren't altogether abnormal. Or maybe the 2012 end-of-the-world prediction was 8 years off...

Adding Krakatoa eruption to this list.

Adding EF-5 tornado in Mississippi.

Damn, I guess this is going to be an ongoing thread, then. Thanks, 2020.

Can’t say I saw adding “murder hornets” to this list. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.amp.html

‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet

Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.amp.html

Faaaaantastic. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original

Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original

A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more contagious than the virus that emerged from China, according to a new study.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original

Not nearly the level of insanity for this list, but still. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1261001858170204160