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[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The sad thing is that according to Scott Manley video the areas it can hit are equatorial Africa or South of India, so lot of countries will try to ignore it

Until those countries start planning a meteor re route, which if done improperly could push the impact zone anywhere.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

india: nudges the asteroid a bit

china: "yo, wtf"

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

asteroid path now 100% chance of impact on Yellowstone

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Triggering an eruption of the supervolcano, whose ash will kill most people in the US and blot out the sun for years

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Only if it brings down housing prices.