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Not really, since there are only a few known instances of asteroids hitting earth in hundreds of millions of years, but climate change is an immediate threat wi
by Capricorn2481 3y ago
Not really, since there are only a few known instances of asteroids hitting earth in hundreds of millions of years, but climate change is an immediate threat within the next 50. The odds we live to see an asteroid hit us are slim.
- progrus 3y ago[flagged]
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoSlim, but not zero; we can and probably should do both.
- slibhb 3y ago> The odds we live to see an asteroid hit us are slim. Presumably this is based on a belief that humans are likely to go extinct. I don't agree; I think we're extremely unlikely to go extinct and, following from this, an impact is definitely something worth worrying about. It doesn't even have to be a "planet-killer," a smallish impactor could wipe out a city.
- suby 3y agoThe question is really how likely are we to be hit within the relevant time period. Had we taken a slower growth curve, we'd avoid climate change at the cost of an extra 50 or 100 years before being able to divert asteroids. That seems like a good bet. I am much more worried about climate change and irreversible destruction of ecosystems than getting hit with an asteroid in a very limited time period