AR>JS> ...Or are they just trying to soothe the "panic" we all must be 
feeling?
AR>I really am not feeling any panic. If the asteroid hit the ocean, it would
AR>obviously trigger a tsunami, but how much would it flood? If it hit 
and...
AR>a theory is that it will create a huge cloud of dust that will 
curcumnavigat
AR>the earth, blocking out the sun. Could humans survive under such 
conditions?
I would still think there would be a lot to worry about if it were to
hit the ocean.  But if it did hit land, most, if not all of the earth's
population will perish.  Plants can't grow without sun.  Even if
artificial light was used, there's no way we could provide enough for
all the farms needed to support life here on earth.  How will the
weather be affected?  We would have a "nuclear winter" since not enough
light will remain to keep the planet warm.
It would pretty much be all humans for themselves.
                Mike Fritz
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