Share ideas that matter on the social web and experience
the benefits of curating the world's best content.
I don't have a Facebook, a Twitter or a LinkedIn account
|
Scooped by L. Charles Burch onto MN News Hound |
Scoop.it!
The Sonic booms from the impact took over 2 minutes to reach the ground, but were extremely loud. The meteorite was travelling faster than the speed of sound, at over 20,000 miles per hour. The sonic boom it made in the atmosphere hit the ground and the shock wave shattered windows, causing close to 1000 injuries. Emergency broadcasts can be heard in some of the footage.
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
 Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
By: Andrew Gavin Marshall The process of establishing an American Empire during and after World War II was not – as has been postulated (by those who even admit there is such a thing as an ‘American Empire’) – an ‘accident’ of history, something America seemingly stumbled into as a result of its unhindered economic growth and military-political position as arbiter of world peace and prosperity. A vast literature has developed in the academic realm and policy circles – particularly within Political Science and the think tank community, respectively – which postulates a notion of ‘American empire’ or ‘American hegemony’ as accidental, incidental, benevolent, reluctant, and desirable. Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
