explosions

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Pasadena officials are warning that residents may hear helicopters, controlled explosions and simulated weapons fire as the U.S. military conducts a training exercise in the northeast area of the city Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

We were two floors underground, and yet we could feel and hear the massive explosions above.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

These enormous explosions release clouds of charged particles and magnetic energy into space.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Other tests have ended in explosions, including one last June that shook homes miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Where his eyes should’ve been, miniature spheres of fire boiled like nuclear explosions.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan