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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Sarcasm?

Idk about you but if it levels 1287 km² of forest, I don't think that would exactly be good news for a populated area. On the upper range, it could be equivalent to a 40 megatonne bomb.