Historical meteor events in France and common dolphin deaths

I'm still researching stranding events in France and came across two other large incidents that were notable. These are just preliminary and noted for interest. See September 18th post.

2019, October 13. France. Fireball. A brilliant meteor was spotted in the Eastern part of country at 04:48 UTC. The fireball was seen not only from France but also from parts of Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

2020, December 13. France. Fireball. 115 reports about a meteor fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Baden-Württemberg, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Fribourg, Grand Est, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Piemonte, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rheinland-Pfalz and Vaud. Time: around 16:42 UT.

Histograms & Stranding Maps Scavenging Database: Histograms & Stranding Maps

Large fireball in English Channel/Celtic Sea

2024 July 18. Celtic Sea and the English Channel. Fireball. The meteor had electrophonic properties. Time: 20:36. Witnessed in le-de-France, Bretagne, England, Normandie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire and Wales. This event should be noted as a risk to marine animals. I await further flight duration information before proceeding with a Marine Animal Disturbance alert. The meteor was seen in locations 700km apart. There were more reports of concurrent sound than delayed.

The 2018 Cuviers Beaked Dolphin strandings in the Inner Hebredies

In one month, August/September more whales washed ashore than in the previous 10 years. The whales were found dead on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland following several strandings of the animals. Many of the whales were in an advanced state of decomposition. Eleven whales were found dead over one week in August. More than 70 were located on the shores of Scotland and Ireland. In Scotland, 20 whales were found dead in the Western Isles, 16 in Argyll and Bute and two in the Highlands. Twenty stranded in Ireland. One of the whales was found dead in Northern Ireland, and the rest in the Republic of Ireland. Some were found dead along the shores of North Uist and Harris in the Western Isles. Most of the animals that died were Cuvier's and True's beaked whales, which are a deep-diving species.   

2018, May 3. Celtic Sea. Airburst. (46.9, -7.5). Time: 07:23. e = 3.8, -e = 0.13 or 130,000 kg/TNT. Altitude: 39 km. Velocity: 11.5 km/s.

Above is the airburst location near the continental shelf. It is an ideal feeding ground for deep-diving whales. 

Ireland whale death

2024, July 2. Ireland, west Kerry peninsula. Boatmen moved a dead humpback whale floating between Brandon and the Maharees.

Kerry boatmen work together to move dead humpback whale in Brandon area | Irish Independent

2023 = meteors and whale strandings

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.

  

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa