Earth: Destroyed

You can read about a Near Earth Object (scheduled for 2029) at Wired by clicking here. I could be wrong, but I think that the Russian space agency is trying to convince the world that this one has a better chance of hitting the earth than NASA thinks and that we should be doing everything in our power now to prevent a collision in the future. You can actually read that story by clicking here.

And these are pretty crazy numbers - they're saying a 1-in-37 chance! NASA scoffs and says, "No, it's more like 1-in-250,000." Either way, the odds are better than dying via tsunami or fireworks discharge (see here). The odds are absurdly better than winning the lottery (see here).

But what if it wasn't an outside force that destroyed the earth?

What if what destroyed earth, as we know it, was earth itself?

Did you know that Yellowstone is one of at least seven super volcanoes around the world (see here). If she blows - it doesn't matter where you are, it will be cataclysmic.

What about a reversal of the magnetic fields? It can happen and some scientists say that it is happening. Many scientist, such as those who practice science on the Discovery Channel, say that this won't be a harmful event. This guy thinks that it could start a new ice age. He further states that the fact that winter is cold might be proof that we're moving into that new ice age!

What do you think? Does any of this really matter (as obviously, it matters a lot more to some people than it apparently does to me)? Why would it matter?