MASS WHALE STRANDINGS CAUSED BY METEOROIDS AND METEOR SHOWERS. The completed paper can be found below in the January 7th post titled Connection between Meteoroids and Mass Whale Strandings. “It is not known why they sometimes run aground on the seashore: for it is asserted that this happens rather frequently when the fancy takes them and without any apparent reason.” -Arisotle
2024, May 31. Costa Rica. A striped dolphin was stranded on a Tambor beach in Puntarenas (Pacific), while a pygmy killer whale was found in Tortuguero National Park (Caribbean Sea, Atlantic). This could be a coincidence, or a single event has happened to instigate agitation in the mammals.
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2024, May 31. Cadiz. Spain. Several tuna are washing up dead at Cortadura and La Victoria in the Andalusian city of Cadiz. See the May 19 post relating to the Portugal meteor.
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2024, May 27. North Atlantic Ocean, Brazil. Airburst. Approximately 500km from the coast. Location: (1.7, -39.4). Time: 03:19. e= 8.4. -e= 0.26 or equivalent to 260,000kg/TNT. Altitude: 56km. Velocity: 39.2km/s. It had twice the energy of the recent Portugal meteor airburst. Due to its position a marine animal disturbance alert should be noted for the coast of northern Brazil over the next month.
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2024. May 28. New Zealand, North Island. Tasman Sea, W.W Coast. A meteor was dismantled with two tracked objects coming into the atmosphere. The first: Time: 08:47:32. Velocity: 62km/s. Duration: 2.66 sec. LB: 172.45. LB: -42.41. HB: 119.75 km. LE: 171.17. LE: -41.28. HE: 107.66 km. The second followed approximately one second later: 2024. May 28. Time: 08:47:33. Velocity: 62km/s. Duration: 6.08 sec. LB: 172.68. LB: -42.61. HB: 121.75 km. LE: 169.84. LE: -40.04. HE: 99.70 km.
The first object travelled 165.20 km in 2.66 seconds and the second travelled 371.42 km in 6.08 seconds. A marine animal disturbance alert should be noted for the Farewell Spit area. Even though over a third is over land the event was large enough to be of concern due to the time of year. The two objects in the image below follow almost the same track. Hopefully, this happened 4 days ago, so we could have dodged a bullet.
2024, May. India, Goa. Large numbers of marine life continue to die on Goa's coastline. Dolphins, porpoises, turtles, birds and even snakes have washed up on beaches. Many are endangered species. To the north in Maharashtra there has been mass fish deaths in the Panje-Dongri wetlands.
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Herald: Mass fish deaths at Velsao: Livelihoods of 400 fisherfolk at risk, says NGO (heraldgoa.in)
It started in September 2023 and hasn't let up since. Fireball after fireball. The east coast of America has seen above-average meteor events. Since April 29 alone, from Delaware to Massachusetts, there have been 11 marine animal deaths. The deaths have been documented from Florida to Canada. These meteor events correspond to stranding cases.
2024, May 26. USA, Oregon shore at Manzanita, Nehalem Bay State Park. Dead Humpback is located offshore. This is rare as dead whales in the area are usually Gray Whales.
2024, May 26. China, Hainan province. After nearly six months of rescue and dedicated care at the Sanya Haichang Animal Conservation Center a stranded short-finned pilot whale named "Haitang" was returned to the sea.
Brazil, Argentina and Chile have seen a swarm of meteors that have produced electrophonic events caused by VLF radio waves energising the lower atmosphere. Not UFO's.
2024, May 24. South China Sea. Airburst. Approximately 200 km from Borneo/Brunei. (latitude: 6.6, longitude: 114.2). e = 5.4. -e = 0.18 or 180,000 kg/TNT. This is 50,000kg/TNT bigger than the recent Portugal airburst/meteor. Altitude = 42 km. Velocity: 36.5 km/s.
Marine animal disturbance could be observed on the N.W coastline of Borneo and the Philippine Island of Palawan in the next 14 days. After this time interval dead animals are usually found. It should be noted a large number of cetaceans have been observed to stand in the area in the last month. This could mean a meteoroid stream has been active for some time; in other words, precursor material has been entering Earth's atmosphere.
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The event below was near Singapore and can be seen on the map above. The event happened just hours after the Borneo airburst. Note: Thunderstorms and meteor activity are closely related, causing atmospheric disturbances that can be disastrous for air travel.
2024, May 24. Singapore. Large meteor/fireball. Time: Approximately 23:47.
New data from NASA of the primary dismantling/detonation point. 2024, May 18. Airburst. (41, -8.8). Time: 22:46. e = 3.7, -e=0.13 or equivalent to 130,000 kg/TNT. Altitude = 74.3km. Velocity = 40.4km/s.
2024, May 18. Corsica, Aleria, Serra di Fiumortu and Ghisonaccia, Mediterranean Sea. Three Cuvier's Beaked Whales strand with two dying. The individual at Ghisonaccia was 6 meters long and weighed 1.8 tons.
2024, May 14. Italy, Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Marche and Steiermark. Fireball. Time: 0:06 UT. 2024-05-14 22:06CEST.
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2024, May 19. Time 0:46 CET (23:46 Lisbon time). A bright fireball crossed the skies of Spain and Portugal and as far away as France. Meteor (likely a fragment from a comet). It was travelling NW. delivering concurrent and delayed sound. Time: Lisbon time: 23:46 or 0:46 CET. The AMS has the following date/time: 2024-05-18 22:50 UT; 2024-05-19 00:18. Due to this event's atmospheric bruising, a marine animal disturbance alert should be considered for the next 14 to 30 days. Any animals located after 14 days will die quickly or wash ashore already deceased. Affected areas include the coastal waters of Portugal, Spain's northern and southern coastlines, France's southern coast, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Azores. Because of its location past the continental shelf, the risk to Cachalots (sperm whales) is highly likely. The meteor is said to have come in at 40.4km/s, travelled 500km in ten seconds and dismantled at an altitude of 60km over the Atlantic Ocean.
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2024, May 15. Canada, Newfoundland. North of Fogo Island. North Atlantic. Airburst. (Latitude: 49.8, Longitude: -54.1). e= 2.8. -e+ 0.098 or equivalent energy of 98,000 kg/TNT. Altitude 64.2 km.
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2024, May 7. UTC. New Zealand, East of South Island in the Pacific. (Possible electrophonic meteor) Traveling West. Duration: 4.49 seconds. Velocity: 66.12km/s. LB:174.76, LB: -46.06. HB: 117.87km. LE:171.00, LE: -46.17. HE: 101.35km.
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2020, November. Netherlands, Rottumerplaat Island, a Wadden Island north of Groningen. Minke whale washed up. Scientists and researchers from the Wageningen Marine Research found 129 different types of beetle in the two years the carcass was rotting away. Around 74 of those had not been seen on the island earlier.
Beetles possibly came to Rottumerplaat island just to feed on whale carcass | NL Times
2024, May 5 or 6. New Zealand, South Island, Oreti Beach, Southland. 15-meter cachalot. Foveaux Strait, north of Stewart Island. The whale was mutilated by criminals, who acquired the lower jaw. See the posts below on New Zealand meteor activity.
DOC and iwi seek info on stolen whale jawbone: Media release 13 May 2024
2024, May 3. USA, Ohio. Seen in many surrounding states including Canada. Large Fireball. Sonic booms and electrophonic properties. Local Time: 23:16 or Saturday, May 4th 2024 around 03:36 UT. A loud whistle, and then two quick booms were heard. Then a loud thud then an impact boom in the distance. There was a faint vibration felt in the ground.
2024-05-05T20:11:03. Airburst. South Pacific Ocean. Location: (-7.1, -112.7). e=3.7, -e= 0.13. Equivalent force in kilograms of TNT: 130,000. Altitude: 39 km. Velocity: 13.9km/s.
2024, May 4. New Zealand, North Island. Travelling west. Duration: 4.23sec. HB: 133km. HE: 79km.
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Update: 2024 May 5th. New Zealand, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Waikato and Wellington. Large Fireball. N.W. Of Hamilton travelling S.S.W. Time 08:34 UT or 20:34NZST. Had concurrent (electrophonic meteor) and delayed properties. Seen as far away as Christchurch over 700 km away. The sonic boom was heard over 200km away.
A large fireball has been filmed in Spain.
2024, May 4. Spain. Large Fireball. Officially termed SPMN050524D, was seen streaking through the skies of Aragon, Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Navarra. Estimated to be a 1 meter in diameter chondritic.
Update 20240504: This time in the Christchurch region. I know this looks like a mess, however there is still heavy activity in New Zealand. They are close to land but without field-of-view guidance, it's likely the atmosphere is just as chaotic offshore (eta Aquariids). Anything over 2.5 seconds should be noted as a possible VLF radio wave source (electrophonic meteor) and the duration causes disturbance over a large region. The marine animal disturbance for 90-mile beach, the Spit is still highly likely this week.
Knowing how many whales are moving through Cook Strait would be interesting. Whales will divert their movements depending on the activity. What I would love to know is whether baleen whales move because of the activity or the excited activity of toothed whales?
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Bolides, Meteors or Airbursts = Whale Strandings. Whether it was in India or Hawaii the same can be seen in the rhythm of events. Below are dates for UK and Scotland between April and September.
2023, April 26. Celtic Sea, North Atlantic. Airburst. (47, -10.7). Time: 13:14. Altitude: 29.6 km. Velocity: 16.2. e= 2.4. -e= 0.086.
2023, May 7. Scotland, North Berwick beach in East Lothian. Dead minke whale.
2023, May 8. UK, North Wales, Porth Neigwl, also known as Hell's Mouth, Gwynedd. An adult female cachalot.
2023, July 6, UK, Irish Sea, Isle of Man. Fireball. Time: 22:33. Velocity: 20km/s. Duration: 20 seconds. LB: -4.01. LB: 54.20. HB: 94.37 km. LE: -2.38. LE: 52.96. HE:86.59 km.
2023, July 16. Scotland, Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis. 54 long-finned black dolphins died.
2024, July 25. Scotland, the village of Culross. Two northern bottlenose whales were stranded and died.
2023, September 1UTC. United Kingdom, North of Skye. Traveling S.S.W. Time: 21:14. Velocity = 65.89km/s. Duration: 0.95 seconds. LB: -5.66. LB: 58.20. HB: 112.23 km. LE: -5.94. LE: 57.68. HE: 101.58 km. Related Meteor Shower: Aurigids.
2023, September 4. United Kingdom, Skye, 13 common dolphins.
If New Zealand escapes a whale stranding at the moment it will be a miracle. A marine animal disturbance is highly likely. Anywhere from the spit to 90 mile beach in next seven to 14 days. If a stranding does occur, I suspect it won't be a clumping event, the whales will be stretched along the coastline.
2024, April 30UTC. New Zealand, Tasman Sea, S.W. of Auckland. Meteor. Time: 07:52UTC. Duration: 6.30 seconds. Velocity: 15.95km/s. LB:173.57, LB: -37.24. HB: 86.26km. LE:174.53, LE: -37.64. HE: 71.67km.
2024, April 30. England, Friesland, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Time: 23:43 UT. Local; 01:33, 2 time zones.
I'm waiting on official data on this event which could take 24 to 48 hours.
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2013, February 20. South Atlantic. Airburst. Coordinates: (23S, 38.8W). Energy: 100,000 kg/TNT. This was 450km east of the stranding in Bra...
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