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Scientists Warn That Earth is at Threat from a Million Untracked Asteroids
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Scientists, astronauts, Nobel laureates and Dr Brian May from the rock group Queen came together yesterday to warn the world about the danger of a million untracked asteroids that could hit the Earth at any point. They all urge for increased monitoring measures.
In a bid to increase preparedness, experts have designated June 30, 2015, as Asteroid Awareness Day. The date is also the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event which saw a massive object crash into Russia causing huge damage, scientists hope to raise awareness of the ‘very real threat’ of a repeat incident occuring.
“We need all nations to cooperate,” said Queen lead guitarist Brian May, who is also an astrophysicist. “This is not just an American problem or a British problem; this is a world problem which is avertable. That’s our message.”
RT reports:The goal of the campaign is to educate the public worldwide about what asteroids are, how frequently they hit Earth and how humanity can protect itself from potential disasters.
May, Queen’s founding member, hosted a press conference at the London Science Museum together with Lord Martin Rees, the UK Royal Astronomer. Lord Rees read the 100x Declaration, which resolves to “solve humanity’s greatest challenges to safeguard our families and quality of life on Earth in the future.”
The Asteroid Day will be held on the anniversary of an asteroid strike in Tunguska, Siberia in 1908, which was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2014/12/scientists-warn-that-earth-is-at-threat-from-a-million-untracked-asteroids/
