Apocalypse now? Deadly meteor strike ‘needs to be taken seriously’, insist experts

Earth could be wiped out by a devastating meteor strike next week - and experts have said the threat needs to be taken seriously

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Conspiracy theorists have claimed that a looming blood moon and a meteor strike will bring about the end of the world next week.

Yup, on 28th September we will see the moon turn red - and end-of-time cranks have said it will bring with it an increased risk of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and a 2.5 mile wide asteroid.

But, while NASA have done their best to reassure the public that there is no such meteor headed towards earth, experts have now said that we need to take the threats seriously.

Gulp.

Professor Robert Walsh – executive director of research at The University of Central Lancashire – told The Mirror: "What you may not realise is that Earth is hit with about a hundred tons of extraterrestrial material every day.

"Earth has experienced very destructive impacts in the past – just ask any dinosaur.

"The Earth-smashing asteroid in that case has been estimated to be around 10km across. So we have to take the threat seriously."

Professor Walsh reminded us that, two years ago, a lorry-sized space rock exploded in the skies above Chelyabinsk, Siberia.

The blast injured hundreds of people.

Professor Walsh added that the result could be much more devastating if this sort of event was repeated above a densely populated area like London, New York or Beijing.

Conspiracy theorists have failed to agree on Earth's final day – but insist it could be between 22 to 28 September.

Guess we better start working on our bucket lists, eh?

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