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At least one expert believes a bright flash that lit up the sky over parts of Western Canada on Monday night was likely caused by a space rock that weighed up to 10 tonnes when it barrelled into the Earth atmosphere.There were reports of a mysterious fireball streaking across the sky in several locations, including Calgary, the Okanagan Valley and Kootenays in the B.C. Interior and the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island.In some areas of southern B.C., people said the light was followed by a loud booming sound. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Alan Hildebrand, an associate professor of geoscience at the University of Calgary, said based on videos he saw, the object appeared to be exceptional in size when it entered the atmosphere 鈥?between one and 10 tonnes.Fireballs occur all the time, but this was particularl stanley us y bright, he said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He suspects the massive rock likely broke up into chunks ranging from 10 kilograms to smaller than pea-sized and that the meteorites may have landed somewh stanley isolierkanne ere between Slocan Lake and Arrow Lakes in the rugged B.C. Interior.By the time they landed, the fragments would have cooled off, Hildebrand said. ART stanley flask ICLE CONTINUES BELOW The American Meteor Society said on its website that it received nearly 200 reports of the fireball, mostly in B.C. But it was also seen from Alberta, Sas Fqro Alaska group raises B.C. mine issues in Ottawa
Fort Campbell sends soldiers to help with pandemic reliefApril 27, 2020 Associated Press, Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditFORT CAMPBELL, Ky. AP 鈥?The 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell has deployed about 10 soldiers from the Kentucky post to New Jersey to help with coronavirus pandemic relief there. The post, located on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line, said the soldiers are logistics experts assigned to the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade. They deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, where they will provide logistical support to medical forces operating in the northeast. The post previously deployed ne stanley cup becher arl stanley becher y 400 soldiers to help with pandemic relief in the northeast.Connect with News 40Follow @wnkytvDownload the WNKY News 40 Weather App Samuel L. Jackson lauded at MoMA film stanley drinking cup benefit by close family and friendsJa Morant excited to be back after successful season debut, injury return in Grizzlies winFinancial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders |
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