Cosmic Impact

As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with an asteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only in the last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs had been wiped out by just such an impact.

Pe masura ce scenariile de sfarsit ale lumii merg, o coliziune apocaliptica cu un asteroid sau o cometa este noul copil din bloc, castigand respectabilitate doar in ultimul deceniu al secolului al XX-lea, cu realizarea ca dinozaurii au fost sterse de doar un astfel de impact.