The Beirut explosion
was so violent, it
disturbed earth's ionosphere

Science Alert

Its shock was felt around the globe - sensors as far away as Tunisia and Germany picked up the deep rumble, and seismic stations around 500 kilometers (just over 300 miles) away recorded its tremor.

Now it turns out the Beirut explosion caused the highest layers of the atmosphere to shake, and the resulting data could inform future efforts to keep an eye on weapons testing conducted by rogue states.
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