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    Scientists have confirmed what the Silverpit crater in the North Sea was made of - an asteroid impact that triggered a 100-metre tsunami toward ancient Britain. Researchers say it could happen again.
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    Scientists have confirmed what the Silverpit crater in the North Sea was made of – an asteroid impact that triggered a 100-metre tsunami toward ancient Britain. Researchers say it could happen again.


    Scientists have confirmed what the Silverpit crater in the North Sea was made of – an asteroid impact that triggered a 100-metre tsunami toward ancient Britain. Researchers say it could happen again.

    https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/asteroid-impact-north-sea-silverpit-crater-1785210

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    1. ElvisIsNotDjed on

      This article confirms that the Silverpit crater in the North Sea was caused by an asteroid impact powerful enough to generate a 100-metre tsunami. While this event occurred millions of years ago, researchers raise the question of whether it could happen again.

      How prepared do you think we are for a similar coastal impact event today? Current planetary defense efforts like NASA’s DART mission focus on deflection of incoming asteroids, but near-coastal ocean impacts may be harder to predict and defend against than land-based ones.

    2. DragonWhsiperer on

      I mean, of course it can happen again. Earth has been bombarded with astroids since it’s inception. The question is what the recurrence rate is?
      Also, the article doesn’t actually mention that statement about recurrence?

      Other than that, fascinating to read this.

    3. Significant-Roll-138 on

      Well anything can happen, what are we going to do about it? Nothing.

      Just live your life and don’t worry about speculative scaremongering.

    4. Djanga51 on

      Straight off the title? Reasonable. ‘Could’ is actually very broad terminology. So yes, I’ll accept that this ‘could happen again’…