DesertFox
03-27-2007, 08:04 PM
China and the US are the countries most vulnerable to damage from future asteroid impacts, according to preliminary new research. Sweden also ranks surprisingly high in this first attempt at quantifying the risks of impact effects, such as tsunamis, on individual nations.
Scientists have been able to simulate the propagation of tsunamis, earthquakes, and debris from virtual asteroid impacts for years. But previously, there has been no software to quantify the human toll on particular countries.
More (http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11467-china-and-us-at-highest-risk-of-damage-from-asteroids.html)
Scientists have been able to simulate the propagation of tsunamis, earthquakes, and debris from virtual asteroid impacts for years. But previously, there has been no software to quantify the human toll on particular countries.
More (http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11467-china-and-us-at-highest-risk-of-damage-from-asteroids.html)