How an asteroid near-miss shocked the UN - The Mandarin

In 2013, an unforeseen asteroid exploded 30 kms above Chelyabinsk, Russia. The shockwave knocked down walls, blew out windows and injured 1,600 people.

On the morning of 15 February 2013, a research team in central Europe was preparing its final recommendations to a United Nations subcommittee on establishing an international response mechanism to p… [+5725 chars]

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