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asteroid strike

WHAT IF: An Asteroid Strike Brought a Years-Long Global Winter?

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Every Wednesday, we’re asking a what-if question – how would our world be different if something were changed? Today’s question is from QSFer Scott: A huge asteroid just whizzed by us, and a new study shows a global winter snuffed out the dinosaurs (and most life) in about nine months. What if it happened today? How would we react? Live Science article: https://www.livescience.com/cretaceous-extinction-darkness Share your serious scientific analyses, your off-color jokes, and random thoughts on the topic on our FB and MeWe Groups: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

SPACE: NASA’s New Plan to Destroy Deadly Asteroids – Live Science

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NASA has updated its plans to deflect potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroids — and none of them involve Bruce Willis. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a new report today (June 20) titled the “National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan.” The 18-page document outlines the steps that NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will take over the next 10 years to both prevent dangerous asteroids from striking Earth and prepare the country for the potential consequences of such an event. Officials with NASA, FEMA and the White House discussed the new asteroid-mitigation strategies … Read more