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The explosion of Tsar Bomba, according to the classification of nuclear explosions, was an ultra-high-power low-air nuclear explosion. [citation needed] The mushroom cloud of Tsar Bomba seen from a distance of 161 km (100 mi). The crown of the cloud is 65 km (40 mi) high at the time of the picture. (source: Rosatom State Corporation ...
Amderma (Russian: Амдерма, lit. a walrus rookery in Nenets ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Zapolyarny District of Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Russia , located on the coast of Kara Sea , near the Vaygach Island , 490 kilometers (300 mi) from Naryan-Mar , the administrative center of the autonomous okrug .
Amderma Airport (IATA: AMV, ICAO: ULDD) is a former interceptor base in Arctic Russia, near Novaya Zemlya, located 4 km west of Amderma (Амдерма). It is a simple airfield built on a spit along the ocean, with some tarmac space. The facility's prime purpose was to defend the northern approaches to European Russia.
The name “Amderma-2” was assigned to the aerodrome during the Soviet period in order to observe the secrecy regime (in fact, the distance between Rogachevo and the village of Amderma is about 400 km). From 1972 and at the aerodrome was based 641st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. [1]
An accidental explosion of ammunition, during transport or storage, can be lethal and have far-reaching affects, especially on the population and environment around it.. Between 1997 and 2007, there were 120 accidental ammunition storage explosions, killing more than 3,500 peo
A massive explosion this week at a food dye factory in Louisville, Kentucky, left two people dead and a dozen others injured as smoke billowed out of torn metal structures and rubble.
JetBlue Flight 292 making an emergency landing in September 2005 with its nose landing gear turned sideways.. This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of incidents, major or minor, by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause.
Explosion of an oil tanker that also set two motorcycles, five cars, and three tricycles on fire. [116] 28 September 2020 China: Tianmen: 5 1 Explosion during the testing of new equipment at a chemical plant in Yuekou Industrial park. [117] 8 October 2020 Nigeria: Lagos: 8 Unknown An explosion at a gas station burned down 25 homes and 16 shops ...