Rich German, a Laguna Beach environmentalist and founder of Project O who proposed and pushed his city’s balloon ban, acknowledges balloons aren’t the only threat to the ocean.

A hot-air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire and fell from the sky in a region in southern Brazil popular with tourists.

Intelligence officials said it was possible the balloon was blown off course, but by the time it came over the continental U.S., it was being controlled by China.

A hot-air balloon has caught fire and tumbled from the sky in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people. Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals on Saturday.

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At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa Catarina on Saturday, according to the local governor.