Impact of WWII bombing raids felt at edge of space
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 18:42
in Astronomy & Space
Bombing raids by Allied forces during the Second World War not only caused devastation on the ground but also sent shockwaves through Earth's atmosphere which were detected at the edge of space, according to new research. University of Reading researchers have revealed the shockwaves produced by huge bombs dropped by Allied planes on European cities were big enough to weaken the electrified upper atmosphere—the ionosphere—above the UK, 1000km away. The results are published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Annales Geophysicae.