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Old April 10th 09, 07:21 PM posted to uk.media.tv.misc,uk.sci.weather
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On 9 Apr, 14:29, "Fred X" wrote:

Don't worry - one big rock or comet from space will sort out all our
global warming problems.


The year: 2036

The asteroid: 99942 Apophis

At the moment, the chances of it hitting us is around 1 in 48,000. However,
when you think that the chances of dying in an aircrash is around 1 in
355,000 it puts it into perspective. Scientist will know more when it does
its 2029 flypast when it is calculated to be only 5 earth distances away.

MC