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15 Jan. 2021

IMPACT THREAT LEVEL YELLOW 01/01/21 to 06/31/21
- 2012 Meteor Shower Calendar
- AMS Fireball Sightings Log: 2020 (UTC) EVENTS: M_10-
  50, L_51-150, H₁₅₁₊ IMO Fireball Sightings Log: 2020 (UTC)
  The Latest Worldwide Meteor / Fireball Reports - Summary
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- Loud boom heard in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky tri-state area - 01 Jan 2021
  A loud boom could be heard in various communities across the Tri-State around 2 p.m. Friday, leaving numerous residents wondering what it was.
- Meteor Fireball As Bright As Full Moon Over Spain On January 2 - 02 Jan 2021
  On 2 January 2021, at about 5:08 local time, a fireball as bright as the full Moon was spotted over the south of Spain. This bolide was generated by a rock from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 230,000 km/h. The fireball began at an altitude of about 113 km over Andalusia (south of Spain), and ended at a height of around 58 km.
- 'Loud Boom' Sounds Reported In Several North Carolina Counties - 03 Jan 2021
  Across several North Carolina counties, thousands of people reported hearing loud "boom" sounds late Saturday afternoon. No official explanation for the mysterious noises has been issued as of Sunday morning.
  WFMY News 2 is continuing to reach out to officials about the "booms," and this article will be updated as we learn more.
  In terms of location, viewers reported hearing the sounds in Forsyth, Yadkin, Stokes, Davie, Rockingham, and Surry counties.
- 'Sonic Boom' Possibility On Loud Noise Heard In Southern Ohio - 04 Jan 2021
  The "boom" was heard throughout Pickaway county, East Fairfield county and Northern Ross county.
  A sonic boom is caused by pressure waves in-front and behind it, the sound is caused by the stick waves created by any object that travels through the air faster than the speed of sound. The noise is not heard from the aircraft surprisingly it comes after the plane has flown by.
  Several aircraft have been seen over the area in the last 24 hours including military planes.
- Daytime meteor fireball streaks over Bahia, Brazil - 04 Jan 2021
  The passage of a meteor in broad daylight scared residents of several locations in the interior of Bahia on Saturday, January 2. The meteor was recorded by the GOES-16 meteorological satellite and by a Clima Live camera in Nova Redenção.
- Bright meteor fireball explodes over Norway - 13 Jan 2021
  On the night of 5 January 2021 at 00:21:38, a large meteor fireball lit up the sky over Eastern Norway reports the Norwegian Meteorite Network, and may have produced meteorites.
  According to the Norwegian Seismic Array (NORSAR) website infrasound stations on Løten registered signals from the meteor which was heard by people living in Ullensaker.
  The Norwegian Meteor Network / Solar Observatory at Harestua recorded the event:
- Meteor Fireball Streaks Over US East Coast - 11 Jan 2021
  The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 42 reports (event 183-2021) about a meteor fireball seen over DC, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA and WV on Sunday, January 10th 2021 around 04:17 UT.
- Nest Camera Captures Meteor Fireball In Bedford County Sky In Virginia - 11 Jan 2021
  A number of reports came into the American Meteor Society on Monday morning(Jan 11) across Virginia.
- Meteor Fireball Filmed Over The Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia - 12 Jan 2021
  According to scientists, its diameter was less than ten meters. The meteorite collapsed before reaching the ground.
- Daytime Meteor Fireball Filmed Over Hiratsuka, Japan - 12 Jan 2021
  A meteor fireball spotted falling from sky yesterday over Hiratsuka, Japan.
- Bright Meteor Over The Mediterranean Sea (Jan. 15) // Bola de fuego sobre el Mediterráneo (15 Enero) - an 15, 2021
- Secondary Data
  - Signs the next little ice age has just started! - Jan 5, 2021
    The temperature of the Global Lower Atmosphere has plunged by almost half a degree Celsius from February 2020 high of 0.76°C to just 0.27°C above baseline in December 2020.