RE: [meteorite-list] Scientists came within minutes of warning about asteroid impact..

[stan .]

We might not be able to do anything about the impact, as in preventing it, 
but surely there would be alot that could be done to lessen catestrophic 
damage. If the impact was known about 18 hours in adavnce, I'd be willing to 
bet that very shortly afterwards, with the resources of the entire world 
(instead of just 2 telescopes doing automated survays) behind the effort it 
wouldnt take long to find the region of the planet an impact was likely 
going to uccur in.

After that it would be much like a hurricane warning, except with a bit less 
notice. a half a day before landfall of a major hurricane unpridicitibility 
of the path of a major storm oftentimes puts MANY millions of people on 
alert. people could evacuate, or prepair to shelter in place. emergancy 
services would be ramped up and ready to respond should the impact occur in 
a highly populated area, ect.


From: "mark ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Scientists came within minutes of warning 
about asteroid impact..
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:11:39 -0000

Dirk,

Mind you, there probably isn't much point in telling the world, what
would we do? We would have no idea of where is would hit until a few
minutes before, so why panic anyway?  Apart from stocking up on fur
coats and food for the coming 'nuclear winter', not much else we could
do!
But hey - If I'm gonna go, I'd rather it be 'death-by-meteorite'

Mark Ford

-----Original Message-----
From: drtanuki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 February 2004 12:52
To: mark ford; meteorite-list
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scientists came within minutes of warning
about asteroid impact..
Dear  Mark and list,
     Thank you for the posting.  Don`t worry the next one or two will
hit!  And there will be not announcement until after the fact.  Mass
panic would not add to any survival.  Best target NE-E USA or
Canada....it is a cycle....why don`t the press put that information out?
Because it would only cause more panic in an uncertain world?  Best to
you.
Sincerely,
Dirk Ross
Yamaguchi University, Japan,
Faculity of Science, Earth Sciences, Impact Researcher
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