Between 2000 and 2013, a network of sensors that monitors Earth around the clock listening for the infrasound signature of nuclear detonations detected 26 explosions on Earth ranging in energy from 1 to 600 kilotons – all caused not by nuclear explosions, but rather by asteroid impacts. These findings were recently released from the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, which operates the network.
8 Responses to “New Attention Grabbing Video Released By B612 Foundation”
May 16
Ryan FalorI helped make that video.
May 16
Louie HelmSick brag!
May 16
Misha GurevichWhere do marginal anti-asteroid x-risk prevention dollars go?
May 16
Louie HelmAt B612, to fundraising for their satellite that looks for them.
May 16
Louie HelmAsteroid tracking and deflection is the easiest x-risk to understand though, so I don’t personally donate to it because I expect it to get all the funding it needs from traditional sources.
May 16
Louie HelmStill think it’s a good idea and support it. Also think their new video is a great advocacy tool which I wish could exist for other similarly valuable causes in adjacent x-risk reduction causes.
May 16
Ryan FalorUnfortunately they do not get enough funding from traditional sources. Most people can’t think big enough to consider the x-risk.
May 17
tmosleyHow much does this system cost, and how accurate is it? What are the ongoing costs? Time and effort that may be better spent elsewhere.