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A bit close for comfort!

upthecreekyetagain — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:33:43 GMT

I must have missed reports of the asteroid that came closer to the Earth than the Moon.

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614027/a-huge-asteroid-flew-very-close-to-earth-last-week-how-did-we-miss-it/

The asteroid managed to get within just 73,000 kilometers (45,360 miles) of our planet without anyone noticing.

Re: A bit close for comfort!

fallen-archie — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:21:40 GMT

Is that classed as a near miss?

Re: A bit close for comfort!

theelench — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 05:52:23 GMT

That it came closer to us than the moon makes it a very near miss. But as there's very little that can be done about it, I can't see much point in worrying.

I can't help feeling that at the moment the professional worriers / alarm raisers are looking in the wrong direction. Perhaps they haven't noticed the increased Tectonic activity along the Mediterranean fault line recently either.

Both of Europe's active volcanoes are showing signs of being a little more active than usual. Two earth-quakes in Greece, one in Italy and another in the South of France. It wouldn't take much of an "incident" in that area to devastate both sides of the Med.

Have a nice day

Re: A bit close for comfort!

fallen-archie — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:09:49 GMT

Tell you what I have noticed, it must be about time we had a hosepipe ban!!!!

Re: A bit close for comfort!

cee-dee — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:00:32 GMT

There's another one coming, some sites say it'll be today, others on Thursday.

Re: A bit close for comfort!

margaret*e — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:23:20 GMT

Hosepipe ban😱😱😱, it’s rained right through the summer, and winter for that matter, here.😁