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A sky lantern (traditional Chinese: 天燈; simplified Chinese: 天灯; pinyin: tiāndēng), also known as Kǒngmíng lantern (traditional Chinese: 孔明燈; simplified Chinese: 孔明灯), or Chinese lantern, is a small balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
The Hughes fire, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, grew to 10,176 acres (4,118 hectares) since igniting on Wednesday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...
Estimated cost of fire damage balloons to more than $250 billion. Roger Vincent. January 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM. ... with median home values over $2 million. It may become the worst wildfire in ...
Crowds in Albuquerque, New Mexico, witnessed the stunning "ring of fire" eclipse during the International Balloon Fiesta.
After flying southeast over British Columbia, the balloon re-entered the U.S. in northern Idaho on January 31 and Montana on February 1, [37] where it was spotted over Billings. [ 80 ] [ 62 ] Montana is the location of multiple intercontinental ballistic missile installations, such as Malmstrom Air Force Base , causing suspicion that the ...
Project Mogul was the forerunner of the Skyhook balloon program, which started in the late 1940s, as well as two other espionage programs involving balloon overflights and photographic surveillance of the Soviet Union during the 1950s, Project Moby Dick and Project Genetrix. The spy balloon overflights raised storms of protest from the Soviets. [2]
Balloonfest '86 was a fundraising event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [2]
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