A fireball (meteor) was seen in about five midwest states last night. Those states include Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. According to the National Weather Service in Sullivan, Wisconsin:
Several reports of a prolonged sonic boom were received from areas north of Highway 20, along with shaking of homes, trees and various other objects including wind chimes.
It lit up the skies for about fifteen minutes, with some only seeing it as long as twenty seconds. [SOURCE]
Most air traffic in the UK is currently suspended due to a huge cloud of volcanic ash (drifting up to 20,000 feet-36,000 feet) coming from Iceland. The volcanic ash can clog the airplane engines and in turn, cause the jet engines to fail. Most air traffic in England has been banned until around 8 AM EDT Friday. Between 5,000 and 6,000 of the 21,000 flights have been canceled. Many of the US flights traveling to London had to return back to their departure cities, or to another location.
The ash is coming from a volcanic eruption that took place under Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier. As stated in the article, Iceland “sits on a volcanic hot spot.” It’s the second eruption this month. About 700 people around the area are being evacuated. [SOURCE]
I sure can use some of that volcanic ash for cosmetic purposes. =-P
A 6.9 earthquake has hit the southern Qinghai Province in China yesterday. Nearly 600 are dead and another 10,000 are injured. The death toll is expected to rise. In addition, the weather is cold there and it’s expected to snow.
In 2008, A 7.8 earthquake hit the Sichuan province in southwest China, killing 87,000 people. It was on the same fault line.
A 7.1 earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands yesterday. No serious injuries or damage have been reported.
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