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We are a class of 28 awesome year 7 and 8 students at Tawa Intermediate in Wellington, New Zealand. This blog is a way for us to record our learning and share it with our whanau/families and the community.

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Chelyabinsk Meteor

One normal day in Chelyabinsk, Russia turned into a terrifying, ear-bursting horror.
The warning of the meteor was only three seconds long which gave almost no time to get under cover before the unexpected meteor exploded in the air 25-30km high above the city. The force of the explosion wich was released from the explosion was equivalant to nearly 500 kilotons of TNT which is 20-30 times more powerful than each of the atomic bombs detonated at Hiroshima and Nagasaski. The explosion rocked the city and shattered windows to nothing injuring 1,491. Fortunately no fatalities were recorded but 112 people had been hospitalised including a 52-year-old woman with a broken spine who was flown to Moscow for treatment. It is said to be a miracle.
 
By Daniel

1 comment:

  1. Hi Daniel, that day would've been terrifying for the Russians.Hope they're all right.
    Duck

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