Animation of an asteroid impact near the city of Barcelona, Spain. Such an impact would have a devastating effect on the region, and a large impact could have global consequences too. Asteroid impacts have occurred throughout Earth's history, with large impacts thought to have been responsible for several mass extinction events, most notably the death of the dinosaurs around 65 million years ago. Such impacts cause rapid climate change as dust and other ejecta in the atmosphere block sunlight, leading to cooling.

A massive explosion at Sunrise Propane Depot causes a huge fireball and mushroom cloud to penetrate the dark night sky.

explosion - fireball - gaseous orange flames and billowing smoke fill frame

FIREBALL MAIL

1955 fire at Standard Oil Company refinery in Whiting, Indiana

WOMAN ATTEMPTING A NEW AND DANGEROUS FIRE STUNT CALLED ‘VOLCANO’ ALL BY HERSELF. IN THE STUNT SHE SPITS A FIREBALL OVER HER HEAD

[Atomic Bomb - Nagasaki]

04/26/66 A0030586 NEW YORK CITY - NEW YORKER WHO WITNESSED FIREBALL'S FLIGHT CAPTURES IT ON CANVAS. NX 34327 "FIREBALL SKETCH" MCU MISS RUBY COOLEY, SOF Q & A MISS COOLEY DESCRIBES WHAT SHE SAW & DESPLAYS HER WATERCOOR SKETCH: (35FT, 59, SHOT 4/26/66) COOLEY, RUBY - SOF PAINTING METORISTES UFO GOTTLIEB / 35 FT / 16 NEG / D11649

High speed photography shows structure of a fireball as it forms from a large nuclear explosion, possibly from hydrogen bomb, during the Cold War. Dark clouds of smoke cover test site following explosion. Location likely Bikini Atoll. Location: Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands. Date: 1958.

MASTERS OF BLUEGRASS performs FIREBALL on Austin City Limits in 1990

FIREBALLS

Concorde crashes in France, signalling the end for this iconic plane. Co-production with the BBC.

A Dufur, Oregon inventor shows a gun that hurls fire balls, unfortunately not very large or very far. NOTE SOUND A LITTLE HOT BUT WILL BE CORRECTED ON MASTER ORDERS

Explosions: various things exploding, & fireballs

United States conducts nuclear tests at Nevada test site in Nye County, Nevada. Water over a part of desert. A blast goes off in the background. Fireball blows up. Darkness spreads. Location: Nye County Nevada USA. Date: 1955.

New Gun Shoots Fireballs

Animation of fire ball growing, exploding, and then fading to dust on black background. (Similar to #4509_29)

explosion - fireball - gaseous orange flames and billowing smoke fill frame

Climax atom bomb test. High-speed footage showing the fireball at the moment of detonation. This nuclear weapons test took place on 4 June 1953, at the Nevada Test Site, USA. Codenamed Climax, it was the 11th test in the Operation Upshot-Knothole series. It was detonated as an air drop, and had a yield of 61 kilotons.

Unissued / unused material. <br/> <br/>Atlas missile destroyed in mid-air, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America (USA). <br/> <br/>LS Atlas missile taking off from launching platform. LS missile moving up into space. Various shots missile exploding in mid-air, a fireball heads towards Earth. <br/> <br/>Date on dope sheet is 22/04/1959. <br/>