Death by Asteroid?

Published by thestickman in Science
October 29, 2008
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As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with Global Warming, Wall Street, the economy, and the seemingly endless political charades, we just might get hit by this big asteroid set to smote our Earthly butts in 2029. And if it misses that time, it will come back for round two in 2036, just seven years later.

10 Extinction Level Event Scenarios – How Do You Wanna Go?

Published by R J Evans in Offbeat
July 24, 2008
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So what is an Extinction Level Event? It is an occurrence that has the potential to eradicate an entire species of plants or animals – either singly or in groups. Here are ten possible ELEs. Some are just plain silly, some are a possibility, some have happened already. So, in an ELE scenario, which way would you want to throw off this mortal coil?