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2020 Beirut, Lebanon explosion* refers to the massive blast on August 4, 2020, when 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut detonated.

The explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history. It flattened the port area, caused widespread destruction across the city, killed over 200 people, injured thousands, and left 300,000 homeless. The ammonium nitrate had been stored unsafely for 6 years after being confiscated from a cargo ship.

Okay, so here's why the explosion was so massive:

1. What caused the explosion* Ammonium nitrate is both a fertilizer and an explosive if handled incorrectly. In Beirut, 2,750 tons had been stored in a port warehouse since 2013 without proper refrigeration, ventilation, and safety measures. The explosion was triggered by a fire in a neighboring warehouse containing fireworks and flammable materials. The fire spread to the ammonium nitrate, its temperature rose, and the compound underwent exothermic decomposition—a chain reaction that releases heat and gases so rapidly that it explodes.

2. Why it was so powerful* - *The numbers are insane*: 2,750 tons is equivalent to ∼1.1 kilotons of TNT. For comparison, the Hiroshima atomic bomb was about 15 kilotons. So this is 7-8% of that power, but it happened at ground level. - *It happened in the city center*: The port of Beirut is right on the edge of the city center. The shockwave wasn't absorbed by the sea; it hit the buildings directly. - *Second, large explosion*: Footage shows a small explosion first, followed 30 seconds later by the main explosion. This is typical of ammonium nitrate, which explodes completely after being triggered. The result: a shockwave felt as far away as Cyprus, 240 km away, a 43-meter-deep crater formed in the harbor, and the tremors were recorded by seismographs as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake.

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