Apparently there is little immediate danger of an asteroid causing a widespread disaster (an estimated 1 in 10,000 chance during the next century), still The International Academy of Astronautics just held its 6th conference from April 29 to May 3rd, 2019. The conference brought “together world experts to discuss the threat to Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that might be taken to deflect a threatening object.”
At the conference they did an exercise trying to decide how to handle a hypothetical threat — the risk at any one time may be small, but they want to be prepared. This article discusses the exercise — I thought it was interesting.
May 5, 2019
That is interesting
I’m glad I don’t have that responsibility!
I wonder if over 7 billion humans would eventually make oil like the dinosaurs did for us?
just a thought.
I don’t think ALL the dinosaurs on earth died from an asteroid. I think they probably starved to death due to their own climate changes. but then I’m no scientist. maybe a combination of both.
The theory seems to be that the asteroid threw enough debris into the air that it affected the climate and food supply. Even volcanic eruptions around 1815 probably caused the Year Without Summer, which was an agricultural disaster and caused famines.
Lots of things to be worried about on our planet—I’m choosing not to be worried about this one!
I am pleased that some people are trying to watch out for us in this matter. 🙂
When an large asteroid hit Russia in the 1800s church bells rang all on their own in the USA. I personally believe today they’d see it coming and break it up before it hit and could knock our earth off its axis. I’m glad scientist worry about stuff like this so I don’t have to.
Yes, they are watching for us all, thank goodness.