> JS> ...Or are they just trying to soothe the "panic" we all must be 
feeling?
 > I really am not feeling any panic. If the asteroid hit the ocean, it
 > would
 > obviously trigger a tsunami, but how much would it flood? If it hit
 > land...
 > a theory is that it will create a huge cloud of dust that will
 > curcumnavigate
 > the earth, blocking out the sun. Could humans survive under such
 > conditions?
Maybe a few who hid out in caves. But how many of us could forage for
ourselves? ...And the crops would die from lack of sunlight. For those
who acted fast enough, they could stock up on can-goods and supplies,
etc.
js
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