Tag: debris

Debris from North Korean missile in Ukraine could expose procurement networks

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Revelations that a North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine contained a large number of components linked to U.S.-based companies underline the difficulty of enforcing sanctions against Pyongyang, but could help uncover illicit procurement networks, experts say. Conflict Armament Research (CAR), a UK-based organization that tracks the origins […]

Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova

Scientists have confirmed what became of a star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago: It morphed into a neutron star, one of the oddest objects in the universe. In 1987, a star in a nearby galaxy went supernova and its fiery demise was detected in Earth’s nighttime […]

Massive storm sends mud and debris flowing through LA’s Hollywood Hills

A storm of historic proportions unleashed record levels of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-pound homes, posing a grave danger to the city’s large homeless population and knocking out power for more than a million people in California. The storm was the second one […]

California Authorities Blast Rockslide Debris Off Mountain Road

Authorities in Placer County, California, reopened a roadway that had been closed for four days due to a January 18 rockslide. Footage released on January 23 showed the process of removing the large rocks from Old Foresthill Road, which Placer County said had been “cleared, repaired and reopened.” The large rocks had to be blasted […]

Debris from drone strike allegedly causes fire at oil depot in Bryansk Oblast

Air defenses in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast intercepted a drone on Jan. 19, which fell and started a fire at an oil depot, according to Governor Alexander Bogomaz. Reports of drone attacks in Russian regions bordering Ukraine have increased in recent months. Bogomaz said that the drone was intercepted using electronic jamming methods over the city […]

Texas hotel explosion injures 11 and scatters debris across central Fort Worth

An explosion at a Texas hotel in Fort Worth littered streets with building debris and injured 11 people – including one person who is in critical condition, authorities said. Investigators believe the blast was caused by natural gas, said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokesperson Sara Abel, who was briefed by local police. […]

Search underway for Alaska Airlines plug door debris near Barnes Rd

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Law enforcement officials in Washington County are urging anyone who finds potential debris from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 to reach out to authorities after the NTSB disclosed late Saturday the blown out part of the aircraft could be around Barnes Road near Hwy 217 and the Cedar Hills neighborhood. The 171 […]