Clive was an accomplished London musician, until, in 1985 at the age 47, he contracted a rare Herpes encephalitis virus that ravaged his central nervous system.
It's the first time in 15 years that every state in the continental U.S. has reported widespread activity during the same week and it's possible that the current flu season that's ravaging the country hasn't event peaked yet.
One explanation is that a virus possibly worsened by ocean warming events like El Nino has been ravaging sunflower stars along North America's Pacific coast.
Rome maybe the eternal city, its ancient artifacts, however, are not, under unrelenting assault by the ravages of time, pollution, acid rain and the sweat and breath of millions of tourists.
The Australian government is deploying military aircraft and vessels to help emergency services in the fire ravaged states of New South Wales and Victoria in the east.