Wang
08-30-2006, 11:25 PM
Im watching 20/20(News Show) and its a two hour report about seven possible cataclysms that could wipe us out. ?I usually dont fear most things but seeing the screens of the possible ways we can die out kinda freaks me out....One of which was an asteroid in the year 2029 where it has a chance to hit us, but if it doesnt, it has a chance in six years to hit us again...Another of which was a supervolcano(Closest one being looked at is in the United States, in Wyoming's own Yellowstone National Park) ?If you didnt catch this program, its sure was a shock value to most of us..Time to wake up :o :o :o :o :o :o
Also here is a small excerpt about that asteroid on the ABC website. IF you want more info. look up the last days on earth on any search engine.
Scientists have calculated that, on April 13, 2029, Apophis will pass so close to Earth it will actually fly underneath our communication satellites. Depending on the path of the asteroid, scientists say there is a small chance Apophis could collide with Earth on its return orbit in 2036.
If a large enough asteroid did collide with Earth, we would first feel a huge shock wave caused by the asteroid hitting the atmosphere. As the asteroid hurtles through the atmosphere even before impact, the ground in an area hundreds of miles around would be flattened. Seconds later, the asteroid would strike the ground and explode into a fiery ball, packing more energy than the entire nuclear arsenal of all the world's countries.
The last time one of these "civilization busters" hit the planet was 65 million years ago, and it helped wipe out an entire species of dinosaurs. Could the dinosaurs' fate ultimately be ours?
Also here is a small excerpt about that asteroid on the ABC website. IF you want more info. look up the last days on earth on any search engine.
Scientists have calculated that, on April 13, 2029, Apophis will pass so close to Earth it will actually fly underneath our communication satellites. Depending on the path of the asteroid, scientists say there is a small chance Apophis could collide with Earth on its return orbit in 2036.
If a large enough asteroid did collide with Earth, we would first feel a huge shock wave caused by the asteroid hitting the atmosphere. As the asteroid hurtles through the atmosphere even before impact, the ground in an area hundreds of miles around would be flattened. Seconds later, the asteroid would strike the ground and explode into a fiery ball, packing more energy than the entire nuclear arsenal of all the world's countries.
The last time one of these "civilization busters" hit the planet was 65 million years ago, and it helped wipe out an entire species of dinosaurs. Could the dinosaurs' fate ultimately be ours?