Dont look now but we are currently experiencing a rash of stories about a forthcoming global catastrophe.
But how worried should we really be and what would happen if such a body actually hit us?
Some UK newspapers have turned to Nostradamus, the 16th century astrologer.
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Barringer Crater aerial photo.
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No, I didnt notice them either and I study asteroids.
Is Dont Look Up realistic?
It is also very funny.
So is the film realistic?
And it is bombarded every day by tonnes of dust and meteorites.
There are also plans tomitigate the potential consequencesfrom an asteroid on collision course with the Earth.
Here I come back to the allegory for climate change.
There is no Plan B. I thought it was a great film.
But it is not fake news.
We are a global community and we must act together.
