The blast that shook the ionosphere

As others have pointed out, Forensic Architecture's analysis[1], in conjunction with Mada Masr, of the explosion is top-notch.

On a personal note: I went to AUB in the late 00s when Lebanon seemed to be on the up-swing. It's incredible that even when it's not outside actors or inside divisions the country still can't catch a break[2]. Pity the nation...

1:https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/beirut-port-... 2:https://www.madamasr.com/en/2020/08/05/opinion/politics/expl...

A professional forensic analysis of the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s54_MF2XPk

Over 100 people killed in the city of Bata (Equatorial Guinea) explosion last week. There's not much OSINT on it.

Explosives on a military base detonated after farmers cleared their fields nearby with fire.

https://twitter.com/ChrisSGiles/status/1369646599559909377

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/7/four-large-explosion...

Rather than Beirut compared to a volcano it'd be good to known how Bata compared to Beirut.

With the all the video coming out of Beirut it seems like a good point of reference.

This is an interesting use of DGPS signals.

Given the number of base stations around the globe, I wonder if this type of data could be used to research other human-made or cosmic effects - ala interferometry.

That blast was one of a kind. Forensic Architecture did this amazing analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mQ60wNgKrQ