The ‘Impact Earth!’ Asteroid Impact Catastrophe Calculator has Been Updated

Image: Purdue Low-Probability, High-Impact There’s a wise old saying about “not putting all your eggs in the same basket”. This is an argument for the eventual colonization of space. But for now, there’s another saying that applies: “If you put all your eggs in the same basket, watch the basket.” This means a few things… First, we should protect the ecosystems on which we and all of life on Earth depend. But it also mean that we should watch out for external threats such as asteroids; it would be extremely sad if we finally made our civilization sustainable only to be hit by the Big … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The ‘Impact Earth!’ Asteroid Impact Catastrophe Calculator has Been Updated

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