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News: Fireballs in the skies above Cuba and California

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On February 15th at 3:20:26 UTC, a meteorite entered the atmosphere and disintegrated in the skies over Chelyabinsk, Russia. Cuban state TV reported that a giant meteorite had streaked across the central city of Rodas, near Cienfuegos, Cuba earlier on Tuesday.

Meteor in Cuba, seen from Rhodes, Cienfuegos. Photo - Sihuetas de Cuba
Meteor in Cuba, seen from Rhodes, Cienfuegos. (Photo: Siluetas de Cuba)

Last Friday, the website CubaSi featured unidentified residents of Rodas claiming the explosion as impressive. A resident said he saw “a light in the heavens and then a big ball of fire, bigger than the sun.” Another resident described how her home was “shaken” by the explosion.

San Francisco meteor
San Francisco meteor

Numerous unconfirmed reports of a bright streak of light over the San Francisco Bay area on Friday night have surfaced.

Scientists at the Chabot Space and Science Center, in Oakland, said the Center received a few calls describing what appeared like a fireball flying west, but they were not able to clarify what the object was. According to Gerald McKeegan, an astronomer, the Centre’s telescopes did not pick up the object.

The following video clip, purportedly tracking an object shooting through the sky over San Francisco Bay Area, has appeared on YouTube.

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Sandy’s Havoc in the Caribbean

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AP Graphic. IMAGE- Expected path of Hurricane Sandy
Expected path of Hurricane Sandy – AP Graphic..Image: A satellite image of Hurricane Sandy is shown at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. 

Sandy’s satellite image

A satellite image of Sandy is shown at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Early Saturday, the storm was about 335 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C.Tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida’s East Coast, along with parts of coastal North and South Carolina and the Bahamas.Tropical storm watches were issued for coastal Georgia and parts of South Carolina, along with parts of Florida and Bermuda. Sandy is projected to hit the Atlantic Coast early Tuesday.
Image: Residents walk through the rubble from homes that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Walking through Sandy’s rubble (Photo AP: Franklin Reyes)

Walking through Sandy’s rubble

Residents walk through the rubble from homes that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on Friday.  Sandy was a Category 2 hurricane when it wreaked havoc in Cuba on Thursday, killing 11 people in eastern Santiago and Guantanamo provinces as its winds and rain destroyed thousands of houses and ripped off roofs.
Image: People walk on a street littered with debris after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba
Hurricane Sandy hits Santiago. (Photo Reuters: Desmond Boylan)

Hurricane Sandy hits Santiago

People walk on a street littered with debris after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba. The Cuban government said on Thursday night that 11 people died when the storm barrelled across the island, most killed by falling trees or in building collapses in Santiago de Cuba province and neighbouring Guantanamoprovince.
Image: A man pushes a trolley beside fallen trees and power lines on a street in Santiago de Cuba
Fallen trees left by Sandy
A man pushes a trolley beside fallen trees and power lines on a street in Santiago de Cuba on Friday. The Cuban government said on Thursday night that 11 people died when the storm barrelled across the island, most killed by falling trees or in building collapses in Santiago de Cuba province and neighbouring Guantanamo province.
IMAGE: A woman cries out in front of her flooded house caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.
Hurricane Sandy: A woman cries
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woman cries out in front of her flooded house caused by heavy rains from HurricaneSandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

IMAGE: A woman stands outside her house, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, about 470 miles southeast of Havana.

Hurricane Sandy: A Woman at her Damaged House
A woman stands outside her house, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, about 470 miles southeast of Havana.

IMAGE: Residents wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

Hurricane Sandy: Wade Through a Flooded Street

Residents wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

IMAGE: A woman salvages her belongings after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on Thursday.

Hurricane Sandy: A Woman Salvages her Belongings.

A woman salvages her belongings after Hurricane Sandy hit Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on Thursday.

IMAGE: Workers repair a utility pole damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday.

Hurricane Sandy: Damaged Utility Pole

Workers repair a utility pole damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday.

IMAGE: Residents of Caribbean Terrace in southern Kingston, Jamaica, survey the damage and the boats washed up onto their lawn by Hurricane Sandy.

Washed up boat

Residents of Caribbean Terrace in southern Kingston, Jamaica, survey the damage and the boats washed up onto their lawn by Hurricane Sandy.

IMAGE: Nelson Carballosa stands in his home's doorway after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof in Gibara, Cuba.

Damaged roof

Nelson Carballosa stands in his home’s doorway after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof in Gibara, Cuba.

IMAGE: Children sit on a cot inside their flooded home caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

Children sleep inside flooded home

Children sit on a cot inside their flooded home caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

IMAGE: Residents wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

Residents wade through the flooded neighborhood

Residents wade through a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

IMAGES: Residents of Kingston, Jamaica, try to cross the Hope River after a bridge was washed out by Hurricane Sandy.

Crossing washed up bridge

Residents of Kingston, Jamaica, try to cross the Hope River after a bridge was washed out by Hurricane Sandy.

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Will Hurricane Sandy Become ‘The Perfect Storm’ or a ‘Frankenstorm’?

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Sandy - The Perfect Storm
Sandy – The Perfect Storm

An extremely rare and dangerous storm Sandy also called “The Perfect Storm” appears to be this Halloween holiday’s distressing theme and will affect 60 million people in its path and could lead to billions of dollars in damage.

Even though the most populous cities in Sandy’s path remain many miles away the storm has already launched its devastation in the northern Caribbean. Most of the destruction in the region happens to be the result of quite heavy rainfall and flooding, with roads developing into rivers in many areas, serious damage to crops – banana crop wiped out in some parts of Jamaica.

The storm made direct landfall in Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti. The impact across the region features massive property damage and utility outages. AP reported that almost 70 percent of Jamaica lost power as a result of the storm.

Hurricane Sandy caused this flooding in Port au-Prince, Haiti on Thursday.
Hurricane Sandy caused this flooding in Port au-Prince, Haiti on Thursday, October 25. Photo by Dieu Nailo Chery/AP

The storm models have changed in the last 24 hours. The possible storm has now become probable heading towards NYC. On Monday through Tuesday the worst of the storm can be expected. Sandy has the potential to bring historic storm surge flooding near and north of the center.

With Sandy tracking into New Jersey to New York City and Long Island, it is possible for these areas to have some of their worst coastal flooding on record. The same can be said for the Delmarva and Philadelphia areas if Sandy makes landfall farther south around the Delaware Bay and the Delmarva.

The storm’s aftermath may linger for days. On Sunday and Sunday night conditions will deteriorate from the mid-Atlantic to southern New England. The impact from heavy rain and wind would be felt hundreds of miles inland. Some neighborhoods could experience power outages for seven to ten days.

Hurricane Sandy would certainly affect major airports from Boston to Washington with New York and Philadelphia in the middle resulting in flight delays, and cancellations over a great part of the nation.

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