 FALL
OF BLOCKS/METEORS OF ICE
 
 Website
about the erroneously called "aerolitos" made and mantained by Jesús
Martínez-Frías . This website is hosted in TIERRA: Thematic
Network of Earth Sciences in Spain.
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Our results verify that the
blocks of ice mostly share the textural, hydrochemical and isotopic features
which have been found in large hailstones
. In addition, we have detected significant atmospheric
anomalies which could be the cause, at least
in part, of their formation.
 martinezfj@inta.es
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
which crashed through the roof of a garage in Henderson, Nevada, USA. Press
articles indicate the ice comes from an aircraft but, as usual, there no
studies to verify this point yet. Apparently it is not blue ice.
2 February 2010. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses
are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
Further
information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
which crashed through the roof of a house in Barakaldo, Basque Country,
Spain. Apparently it is not blue ice. 27 January 2010. Possible megacryometeor.
Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric
origin.
Further
information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
(approx. 1 m) in Catanduva, Sao Paolo (Brazil) under clear sky conditions.
Apparently it is not blue ice. 15 December 2009. Possible megacryometeor.
Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric
origin.
Further
information
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Fall of a basketball-sized
chunk of ice which crashed through the roof of a house in Brush,
Colorado, USA. Apparently it is not blue ice. 14 November 2009. Possible
megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm
its atmospheric origin.
Further
information
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Fall of large chunks of ice
which crashed through the roof of a house in North Wolcott Avenue,
Chicago, USA. Apparently it is not blue ice. 4 November 2009. Possible
megacryometeor. FAA investigators' first step will be to review radar data
from the time of the impact to determine their possible association with
planes. Nevertheless, hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to
confirm its atmospheric origin.
Further
information
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Fall of a large chunks of ice
which crashed through the roof of a house in Detroit. Apparently
it is not blue ice, although some chunks are grey and other are white.
13 September 2009. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic
analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
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A large chunk of ice fell from
the sky smashing into a car causing a two-foot dent and narrowly missing
nearby shoppers. Greenclose Lane, Leicester, UK. 27 June 2009. Possible
megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm
its atmospheric origin.
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information
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Fall of a large chunks of ice
in the area of Marina Gardens States, Canada. One of the pieces of ice,
which was described as being the size of a volleyball, crashed through
the roof of a house in Admiral Boulevard. Apparently it is not blue ice.
29 May 2009. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses
are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin. Thanks to one of the people
affected by the incident for the excellent and useful information.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Deerfield Lane, York Township, Pennsylvania (USA) . It smashed into
the roof of a house and a woman was struck in the head by a piece as she
was slept. Apparently it is not blue ice. 8 October 2008.
Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical
and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
Further
information
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A large chunk of ice fell from
the sky and went through the roof and continued falling, with a force strong
enough that it crashed through the floor to end up in pieces in the basement.
The hole where the ice came through the roof was about three-feet. Baldwin
Township, Pennsylvania (USA). 28 April 2008. Apparently it is not
blue ice. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses
are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
Further
information
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A large chunk of ice fell from
the sky smashing into a car containing a mother and daughter. Seymour Road,
Stourbridge, Black Country (UK) 27 March 2008. Apparently it is not blue
ice. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed
to confirm its atmospheric origin.
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information
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An icy object fell from the
sky and crashed through the roof of an Arlington Heights business, Chicago
(USA). Around 3 a.m., several clear, frozen objects hit the manufacturing
plant of Weber Marking Systems on Algonquin Road. The icy items came through
the roof of the plant where production was not under way. 14 March 2008.
Apparently it is not blue ice. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and
isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
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information
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Fall of a large (basketball-sized
chunk of ice) that plunged from a cloudless sky and ripped through a tin
roof, scattering into baseball-sized fragments. Lula, Georgia (USA). 6
March 2008. Apparently it is not blue ice. Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical
and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Gastonia, North Carolina (USA). It smashed into the roof of a house.
Apparently it is not blue ice. 3 March 2008.
Possible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical
and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin.
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information
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Fall of a large (approx. 50
cm x 80 cm) chunk of ice in La Rioja, Argentina, near the Aquapark
company. Apparently it is not blue ice. 9 November 2007.
Poosible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical
and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its atmospheric origin. Further
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Fall of a large (approx. 40
cm x 40 cm) chunk of ice in Riverside, USA. The homeowner was
sitting in her living room when the ice fell into her formal dining room
10 feet away, ripping through clay tile and particle board as well as tearing
out a ceiling fan. 24 October 2007. Apparently it is not blue ice.
Poosible megacryometeor. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed
to confirm its atmospheric origin.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Modesto, California (USA). The ice punched a sizable hole in the roof,
broke through a roof truss and continued through the living room ceiling.
A small piece of the debris hit a ten years orld boy in the back of the
head. 20 August 2007. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to
confirm its origin. Information courtesy of
AndreiOl'khovatov
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Dubuque (USA). Large chunks of ice, one of them reportedly about
50 pounds, fell from the sky in this northeast Iowa city, smashing through
a woman's roof and tearing through nearby trees. 26 July 2007. Hydrochemical
and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its origin.
Information courtesy of Dr. David
Travis
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Angus (UK). 10 June 2007. It smashed into the roof of a house.
Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its origin.
Information courtesy of AndreiOl'khovatov
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Silverdale, Washington (USA). 2 May 2007. The chunks of ice fell from
the sky, punching a hole in the roof of an awning and another tearing the
gutter off the side of a building. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses
are needed to confirm its origin. Information Courtesy Kevin McCarty.
Further
information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in The Netherlands. 22 March 2007. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses
are needed to confirm its origin. Information Courtesy Theo Jurriens.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
(approx. 20 kg) in Mejorada del Campo, Madrid (España). 13 March
2007. The ice chunk crashed through the roof of an industrial storage house
causing extensive damage. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed
to confirm its origin.
Further
information
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Fall of a chunk of ice in Trailwood
Drive in Northampton, USA 22 February 2007. Possible megacryometeor.
Apparently it is not blue ice. The chunk of ice crashed through the roof
of a house causing extensive damage. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses
are needed to confirm its origin. Information Courtesy Dr. David Travis.
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Fall of a chunk of ice in Haarle,
The Netherlands. 14 February 2007. Possible megacryometeor. It is not blue
ice. The chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a store causing extensive
damage. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its origin.
Information Courtesy Theo Jurriens.
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information
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Fall of a chunk of ice in Daytona
Beach, Florida, USA. 31 January 2007. The softball-sized, milky-white
ice hunk just missed a maintenance man. Possible megacryometeor. It is
not blue ice. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm
its origin.
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Fall of a large chunk of ice (approx.
20 kg) onto a car in Tampa, Florida, USA. The force shattered the back
windshield and bounced the car. A similar event occurred in Tocina, Sevilla,
Spain in January 2000. 28 January 2007. Possible megacryometeor.
It is not blue ice. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm
its origin.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Delaware County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 17 January 2007.
Possible megacryometeor. It is not blue ice. Hydrochemical and isotopic
analyses are needed to confirm its origin. The chunk of ice crashed through
the roof of a house causing extensive damage to the bedroom ceiling.
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in San Diego, USA. 15 January 2007. Possible megacryometeor. It is not
blue ice. Hydrochemical and isotopic analyses are needed to confirm its
origin. The chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a house.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Chino, California, USA. 18 October 2006. Possibly it is NOT a megacryometeor
but blue ice. The chunk of ice crashed through
the roof of a house.
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Possible fall of large
chunks of ice in Princeton, USA. 22 August 2006. Approximately 15
pieces of ice were lying in the yard and the largest piece left an imprint
about 18 inches by 10 inches. Ihe ice that scattered on the lawn probably
weighed about 10 pounds.
Possible megacryometeor.
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in Roscoe, Illinois, USA. 19th July 2006. Possible megacryometeor. The
chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a house.
Approx. 40-50 cm (perhaps larger), Information
courtesy of David Travis
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information
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Fall of a large chunk of ice
in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, 30th June 2006. Possible megacryometeor.
It was about the size of "a microwave oven", and left a small impact crater,
74 by 50 cm in the grass where it fell.
Original Source of Information:
courtesy of Dr. Sharad Master
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Block Of Ice Falls From
Sky Onto N.J. Lawn, 20 May 2006, Brigantine, N.J. (USA). The giant ice
cube, measuring about 2 feet around, fell from the sky at about 7:34 p.m.
and made a foot-deep crater in the resident's lawn, Lt.
No one was injured. Possible megacryometeor
Information courtesy of AndreiOl'khovatov
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A two-foot-long chunk of ice fell
from the sky Wednesday morning (12 April 2006) and tore through a Loma
Linda University's gymnasium roof. The block of ice estimated to be the
size of a microwave oven. Possible megacryometeor. Information
courtesy of Mike King y David Travis .Further
information
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Photo: Cortesía Laura A.
Oda, InsideBayArea.com
Fall of block of ice in Bushrod
Park, Oakland (USA). 8 April 2006. It crashed to earth with a tremendous
bang, digging a three-foot hole. Possible megacryometeor.
Further
information
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Photo: Courtesy of BBC
Fall of a footbal-sized lump of
ice into a car at Great Glen in Leicestershire, UK. 22 March 2006. Possible
megacryometeor.
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information
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Photo: Courtesy of NBC5
Fall of block of ice of around
50 cm in Hegewisch, Chicago (USA). 26 February 2006. The chunk of ice crashed
through the roof, through the insulation, and crashed through the plaster.
Possible megacryometeor.
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information
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Fall of block of ice of around
2 kg in in a village of West Bengal (India). 27 January 2006. The jagged
and melting piece wass lying in a crater about a foot deep.
Possible megacryometeor.
Further
information
Information courtesy of AndreiOl'khovatov
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Fall of block of ice of around
2 kg in Robertson County, Springfield (USA) crashing into the ceiling of
a house. Possible megacryometeor.
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information
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Fall of block of ice of around
about 50 cm in diameter and 15 cm thick—broken into several pieces in Saitana,
near Tokyo (Japan). 21 December 2005. Possible megacryometeor.
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information
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New fall of block of ice in
Fontana (USA), 6 September 2005. Possible megacryometeor.
Information courtesy of Andrei
Ol'khovatov
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information
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Fall of block of ice of around
3 feet wide and 4 inches thick in Fontana (USA), 13 August 2005.Possible
megacryometeor.
Information courtesy of Andrei
Ol'khovatov
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information
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Fall of block of ice of around
30 cm in Lacei, Washington (USA), 19 July 2005.
Possible megacryometeor.
Information courtesy of Andrei
Ol'khovatov
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information
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Fall of block of ice of around
50 cm in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture (Japan), 13 June 2005. Two sons of Chieko
Aoki, 64, returned to her home at 11 p.m. Sunday to find their living room
damaged, a block of ice the size of a fist on the floor and a 50-cm hole
in the roof.Possible megacryometeor.
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Fall of block of ice of around
60 cm in Con do Forno, Galicia (Spain), 30 May 2005. Possible megacryometeor.
Information courtesy of Antonio
Delgado
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Fall of block of ice
in Kent (UK), 27 May 2005. Possible megacryometeor.
Information courtesy of 30
de Mayo de 2005. Information courtesy of Andrei Ol'khovatov
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information
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Fall of block of ice. It came
crashing into the ceiling of a house in "Les Borges Blanques", Lérida
(Cataluña, Spain). Possible megacryometeor of around 20 cm. 2 May
2005.
Information courtesy of Dr. Jordi
Llorca and Dr. Tomás Molina
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Fall of block of ice. It came
crashing into the ceiling of a house in El Villar, Fuente Palmera,
Córdoba (Spain),
Possible megacryometeor weighing
more than 1 kg. 18 April 2005
(Further
information)
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Fall of block of ice. 23 February
2005. Decatur, IL (USA)
(Further
information)
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Fall of block of ice. It came
crashing into the ceiling of a church in Motherwell, Lanarkshire
(UK)
3 February 2005.
Possible megacryometeor
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Fall of a large block of ice
impacting a car 28 January 2005. Leomisnter, Mass. (USA)
(Further
information)
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Fall of block of ice. It came
crashing into the ceiling of a house in Enkhuizen (Holland),
4 January 2005.
Possible megacryometeor
(Further
information)
Information courtesy of Theo Jurriens
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Fall of block of ice.5 December
2004. It came crashing into the ceiling of a house in Cowplane, Portsmouth
(UK).
Probably It is NOT a megacryometeor
(Further
information
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Fall of block of ice. It came
crashing into the ceiling of a bedroom in Lynn, Massachusetts, Northeast
of Boston (USA). 25 November 2004. An 80-year-old hearing impaired homeowner
told reporters she often feels vibrations from airplanes flying above her
home, but was shocked when an FAA official told her daughter the ice likely
fell from an aircraft.
Sebring, Florida (USA).
Probably It is NOT a megacryometeor
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Fall of block of ice (around
40 cm), Sebring, Florida (USA). 6 November 2004. It crashed through a bedroom
window
Possible megacryometeor
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information)
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Fall of block of ice (around 50
cm), Kent, Seattle (USA). 4 November 2004.
Possible megacryometeor.
The Halte family came home Thursday
night to find a huge chunk of ice had fallen from the sky, crashed through
their roof and landed on their 8-year-old daughter's bed.
(Further
information)
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information)
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Fall of a large ice block (probably
> 50 kg) in Maqueda, Toledo (Spain) near a 15-year old girl, 21 July 2004.
Three small fragments were recovered and preserved.
Possible megacryometeor.
Information and picture courtesy
of Tele 5, Cadena SER, Mayor of Maqueda and Justice of Peace of Maqueda
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Fall of blocks of blue ice in Enter
(The Netherlands), 14 August 2003. It appears to be that it is not a
megacryometeor. It is the typical blue ice (waste water from aircraft
lavatory). Courtesy from Theo Jurriens
(Further
información)
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Fall of block of blue ice in Apeldoorn
(The Netherlands) 27 July 2003. It appears to be that it is not a megacryometeor.
It is the typical blue ice (waste water from aircraft lavatory). Courtesy
from Theo Jurriens (Further
information)
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 Fall
of a basketball-sized piece of yellowish ice in Brandon (Canada)
It put a dent in a car
7 July 2003
Courtesy from Andrei Ol'khovatov
(Further
information)
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Huge
hailstone fell in Aurora, Nebraska 22/June/2003
Information courtesy from Antonio
Sansano
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information)
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Photo by www.zweire.co
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New
fall of possible blue ice in Santa Cruz (USA) 10 February 2003.
Courtesy by Theo Jurriens &
Andrei Ol'khovatov
(Further
information)
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Possible
fall of block of ice in Santa Cruz (USA) 19 January 2003
Courtesy from Andrei Ol'khovatov
Photo by Dan CoyroSanta Cruz Sentinel
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information))
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It appears to be that it is not
a megacryometeor. It is the typical blue ice (waste water from aircraft
lavatory)
Photo by Theo Jurriens
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Possible
fall of block of ice (around 750 g) in Gabbio di Nibionna (Italia).
It punched a hole in the roof of a house. News of 14 January 2003
(Additional
information)
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Possible
fall of block of ice (around two feet) in Lawrenceville, Atlanta (USA)
on Saturday 18 January 2003. Courtesy from David Travis and Andrei
Ol'khovatov
(Additional Information)
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Possible
fall of block of ice (around 20 kg) in Tomara Portugal (Octubre/2002).
Translation from Russian to English courtesy by Andrei Ol'khovatov. Source:
NTVRU.com
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Possible fall of block of ice
in Bristol, UK. News of Friday 16 August 2002. "I heard an almighty bang
and walked out of my front door to see a huge dent in my car and chunks
of ice on my driveway"
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information)
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Possible
fall of block of ice (around 10 kg) in Galeana, Morelos (Mexico) July 10th
2002.
Information and image of the possible
impact mark courtesy from Andrés Eloy Martínez Rojas
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information)
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Possible
fall of block of ice (around 3.5 kg) in Valls (Tarragona). It punched a
hole of about 0.5 m in the roof of a a house (April 20th 2002). First
data courtesy from D. Juan Mª Boronat, Responsable del Centro
Meteorológico de la Comarca de l'Alt Camp, Valls (Tarragona).
(Additional
information)
Possible
fall of block of ice in the south of The Netherlands (April 14, 2002) Information
coutesy from Dr. Theo Jurriens
(Additional
information)
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Recent events in Spain (2001-2002)
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 Possible
fall of block of ice in Teror, Gran Canaria (March 23rd, 2002)
Photo: A. I. Torres, INM, Las Palmas
Possible
fall of block of ice (18 kg!) in Soria (January 27th 2002)
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