难开普敦大学的Nick Bailey是NEOimpactor软件的开发者,他说:“地球遭受小行星撞击的危险与日俱增,它也被认为是自然与人类将要面对的最大浩劫。”
‘The consequences for human populations and infrastructure as a result of an impact are enormous.
“由此引发的后果将对于地球人口和基础设施造成难以估量的后果。”
‘Nearly one hundred years ago a remote region near the Tunguska River witnessed the largest asteroid impact event in living memory when a relatively small object (approximately 50 meters in diameter) exploded in mid-air.
“在将近一百年前,通古斯河附近的一个偏远地区见证了人类记忆中最大规模的小行星撞击地球事件,当时有一块直径约50米的物体在半空发生了爆炸。”
‘While it only flattened unpopulated forest, had it exploded over London it could have devastated everything within the M25.
“尽管它只是将无人居住的森林夷为了平地,但当发生在人口密度高的大都市时,后果不堪设想。”
‘Our results highlight those countries that face the greatest risk from this most global of natural hazards and thus indicate which nations need to be involved in mitigating the threat.’
“我们的研究结果强盗了那些在面临全球性的自然灾害时风险最高的国家,这也为那些国家敲响了警钟,应该做好减灾防灾的准备了。”
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