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“Most estimates of the mortality risk posed by asteroid impacts put it at about the same risk as flying in a commercial airliner. However, you have to remember that this is like the entire human race riding the plane — it is one of the few risks that really could wipe us all out.” -Nathan Myhrvold Yes, it's easy to say that even though the risks of getting killed by an asteroid strike are low, the consequences of a major asteroid strike are simply too high for us to not address this threat.

By Craig Thomas (not verified) on 21 May 2015 #permalink "That even includes life for accountants in polar winters." As long as heat, shelter, protection and food are supplied to them... By Wow (not verified) on 21 May 2015 #permalink You DO know there aren't any Eskimos in the Antarctic, right? By Wow (not verified) on 21 May 2015 #permalink Even in conditions where it can reach -120F, its pitch black for 4 solid months, and they have at least one Category 1 storm hit every winter, life goes on. That even includes life for accountants in polar winters. When I was in graduate school we had a ...