CHAMPAIGN, Illinois Emergency crews responded to the scene of a house explosion in Champaign Sun afternoon. It happened near Judith and Centennial Dr around 12 p.m. Randy Smith — the Champaign Fire Department’s Public information Officer — said officials believe that no one was inside at the time of the explosion. No firefighters were hurt. WCIA spoke with witnesses on the scene who said they felt their house shake as the explosion happened. Joe Gumbel, a neighbor in the area, said it felt like a “huge earthquake.” The 2 homes next door were damaged from the explosion. https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/first-responders-on-the-scene-of-collapsed-home-in-champaign/amp/

Cuba's electricity grid collapsed late on Sunday, the state-owned grid operator said, plunging the island into darkness. State-run UNE said there was a "total disconnection" of the national electricity system, plunging the country, including the capital, into abrupt darkness. Just 24 hours ago, the whole west of the country went dark. https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260803-cuba-plunges-into-darkness-as-state-energy-firm-reports-new-nationwide-blackout

Bao Lac, Vietnam On the afternoon of Aug 3rd, an earthquake with a mag of 3.2 occurred in Bao Lac commune (Cao Bang province), causing many people to clearly feel the tremors after hearing a loud explosion coming from underground. This is the third earthquake recorded in this locality in just 5 days. Recorded at the epicenter area, Ms. Phung Mui Nhai (Bao Lac commune) said that before the shaking occurred, she heard a loud explosion coming from underground. Immediately after that, the floor & walls of the house shook for a few seconds. Everyone is getting used to it, because the phenomenon is the same, there is a loud explosion and then a slight shaking," Ms. Nhai shared. According to Dr. Nguyen Xuan Anh - Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences, the epicenters of the 3 recent earthquakes are all within the scope of impact of the fault zone of Thai Nguyen - Bac Kan - Yen Minh. https://news.laodong.vn/xa-hoi/cao-bang-tiep-tuc-co-dong-dat-nguoi-dan-nghe-tieng-no-lon-tu-long-dat-1745320.ldo

Uttarkashi, India On the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi, the road in the Papad Gad area ahead of the Bhatwari block has once again started to sink slowly. Cracks are constantly growing in about 70 meters.

Sent in by a Doomsday SkyHound in MD ⬆️⬇️

Couldn't spot any Spray Ops on Satellite today - but they were at least in Maryland on the western side of The Super System - above the clouds - pushing it out

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