Just a day after astronomers warned that a near-Earth asteroid had a small chance of colliding with the Earth in 2030, new data released Saturday ruled out an impact but raised the possibility that the body could pose a threat to the Earth in the future. "For example, for the date September 16, 2071, current computations indicate roughly a one-in-1,000 chance of an Earth impact." Note: 2030 and 2071 are dates extracted from the Bible Code.
Physics and astronomy professors like Gary Copeland at Old Dominion University are predicting 'an event' could be right around the corner. "We'll get one to two events per century that will be equal to all the destructive power of all the weapons in World War II."
Sometimes, some children are born with quite fascinating talents, unusual abilities.
Something is going to happen on earth; that is why these kids are of importance. They will be able to help people. The Poles will shift. The first major catastrophe with one of the continents will happen in 2009. Next one will take place in 2013; it will be even more devastating.
A scientific adviser to the United States government has suggested that secrecy might be the best option if scientists were ever to discover that a giant asteroid was on course to collide with Earth. KNOWLEDGE PROTECTS, IGNORANCE ENDANGERS
Citing the hazard of genetically engineered viruses, eminent astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has said, "I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years
PROFESSOR Sir Martin Rees has made a chilling assessment of how technology, terrorism and disasters both man-made and natural threaten our species. "I think the odds are no better than 50-50 that our present civilisation Earth will survive to the end of this century," he said.
A particularly dangerous supervolcano exists under Yellowstone national park in the US - it is 40,000 years overdue for an eruption which could kill millions and devastate the global climate.
It is strange that the information about the approaching cataclysm caused just slightest anxiety. Probably, the Ukrainian newspaper made a misprint, and the meteorite may hit the Earth not in 2003, but in 2013 or even in 2113.
About one billion of comets outside the Solar system are not taken into consideration at that. 20% of celestial bodies that are dangerous for the Earth are just exactly new comets that are difficult to predict.
An asteroid passing Earth in 2016 will have an electromagnetic effect on the Earth's surface, and the existence of a tenth planet in our solar system will be verified by telescope in 2015.
Global events almost certainly will spell a 'new world order', either through a direct US take-over, or - if destruction has focused on North America - by the emergence of some other superpower. - No wonder that American concerns center on large asteroids!
Here are the widely quoted words, from an AAAS press release, attributed to Sommer (much to his surprise, he said later):
"When a problem arises with high uncertainty, there is an opportunity to spin the problem to avoid global panic. If you can't do anything about a warning, then there is no point in issuing a warning at all. If an extinction-type impact is inevitable, then ignorance for the populace is bliss."
Those words were taken "severely out of context" and "inaccurately described my position," according to Sommer, who says he was not advocating a position but rather discussing choices involving information disclosure that policymakers would face. Yet the press release was sent out with, effectively, an AAAS stamp of approval, and for several days, all Sommer could do was watch as the comments generated ire among readers and some frustration on the part of scientists.
Suppose a giant asteroid is heading toward Earth right now. Impact is certain. The consequences are expected to be globally devastating, with the human race among the casualties. The chances of doing anything about it are zero, the government decides. Would you want to know?
- Yes 75%
- No 17%
- Not sure 8%
- Yes, I would like to be able to prepare for the end. 70% (51,395 votes)
- No, I would rather enjoy the last minutes without knowing. 30% (22,173 votes)
The most definitive date he set for the apocalypse was 2060. This is close to the time that the B comet swarm's fore-shortened orbital period would have indicated its passage, circa 2052.
Isaac Newton, one of the most influential scientists of all times, foretold the end of the world by 2060, according to mansucripts by the famous physicist on display since this Sunday at Jerusalem's Hebrew University.
These manuscripts have been on public disply for the first time since 1969 within the framework of an exhibit entitled "Newton's Secrets", according to a university press release.
In a letter dated 1704, Isaac Newton, the British physicist and astronomer interested in theology and alchemy, made a calculation based on the biblical Book of Daniel. According to Newton, 1260 years had to elapse between the re- establishment of the Holy Roman Empire by Charlemagne in 800 A.D. and the end of times.
One of the most intersting manuscripts is a letter from 1704, in which Newton calculates that the world will end in 2060, based on a phrase from Daniel 12:7 "for a time, times, and a half." Newton interpreted this phrase as meaning 1,260 years would pass from the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire by Charlemagne in 800, until the End of Days.
Newton protege William Whiston took upon himself the task of differentiating the claims of science and religion by emphasizing the hard-core millennial view that had dominated the middle ages, namely that the biblical prophecies of Daniel and Revelation should be understood as calling for a violent end of the world. Whiston had succeeded Isaac Newton in holding the chair of mathematics at Cambridge University in 1703 and his central belief held that the biblical and and scientific accounts of the deluge could be reconciled, a view he presented in A New Theory of the Earth, written in 1696, in which it was argued that comet impact was the probable origin of the deluge. Whiston's theory was controversial, but he received support from Locke and apparently Newton himself. Whiston believed that the London earthquake of 1750 was a sign of impending doom, though other considerations suggested to him that 1866 would be the year. Newton ultimately set the date at some time after the year 2000.
William Whiston (1666-1753) who succeeded Isaac Newton in the chair of mathematics at Cambridge University, agreed partially with Burnet. He thought that some of the waters of the Flood might have been released from the interior of the Earth, but he considered that the major proportion had fallen as rain derived from the vapours in the tail of a passing comet.
Whiston was aware that comets moved about the Sun in elliptical orbits of high eccentricity, because John Flamsteed, the Astronomer Royal, had made detailed observations of the comet of 1680. Also, Edmond Halley had deduced that the comet of 1682 (which subsequently took his name) had the same orbit as those of 1531 and 1607, and predicted, correctly as it turned out, that it would return in 1758. He was less accurate in his calculations of the periodicity of the 1680 comet, but these led Whiston to believe that it could have made an earlier visit in 2342 B.C., around the time the Flood was thought to have occurred, on the basis of internal evidence from the Bible.
Whiston was eventually dismissed from his post for, amongst other reasons, indicating that global catastrophes, past and future, might be caused by natural phenomena. Halley was similarly censured for suggesting to the Royal Society of London in 1694 that the story of Noah's flood might be an account of a cometary impact
Whipple and Hamid accurately retro-calculated the orbits of a number of meteors to indicate that several major fragmentations have taken place during the last five thousand years. The most significant of these events took place around 3000 BC due to an encounter in the asteroid belt; another was deemed to have occurred around AD 500, with possibly yet another in the second half of the second millennium BC. The epochs around 3000 and 1300 BC in particular correspond to significant deteriorations in the global climate for two or three centuries or more. It is known from other studies that a correlation exists between global rainfall and the incidence of meteor dust on the earth; so the indications now are for a considerable degree of climatic control by the Taurid-Arietid stream. Indeed, its giant comet is likely to have produced the last ice age whilst modulating the climate during the subsequent interglacial through the intermediary of stratospheric dust veils.
Certainly, if you subscribe to the idea, that the Mayan calendar was designed to predict the end of the next age, then it would have most likely been constructed shortly after the last age. What other reason could there be to select the 3113 BC starting date? Did the Mayans just pick this date out of the blue? Every other calendar on earth, has a starting date which is associated with a major historical event; whether that be, the creation of the world, the birth of Christ, or a fleeing of Mohammed. It would seem more than likely, that around this year there was a major earth shaking event.
Also, the age ending date in 2012, although it is close, does not match the dates given by the other prophets. Thus, we are faced with the possibility, that either a mistake was made in translating the dates from the Mayan to the Gregorian calendar, or 2012 might only be an approximation of an end time.
I do not know if anything is going to happen. Aliens have been crying wolf about impending catastrophe for a long time. We do not know how much deception and manipulation is involved at the alien level. However, i know of no other date so precisely given by direct contact. I am convinced that stan's experiences are real and not an illusion. So is everyone involved. 12 Dec. 2003 has passed.
We are getting more and more confirmation that the military is preparing for some sort of "natural" disaster, and bases all over the United States, both small and large, are being extended some form of credit ability to be used when the disaster strikes to aid REFUGEES from the stricken areas. This leaves us with several options if there is any truth to the rumors:
There is an impact event coming that the Government is quite sure will result in mass evacuations from tsunamis, earthquakes or volcanic activity that a major impact event would cause. This impact event might well be more of "embedded objects" in the cosmic dust cloud we are now in, such as the FIRE RAIN recently reported in Egypt, in which tiny meteorites reach the surface of the Earth but are molten when they hit. In Egypt, it set on fire many rooftops and buildings for over three days, according to the reports we obtained. As usual, the PRESS was totally silent about it, as they have been for all meteor reports in the last few months.
1). Impact or "fire rain" from debris in the dust cloud.
2). The passage of a comet or large planetary body, brown dwarf star or some other "anomalous object" such as the destroyer, which the government figures will cause EARTH CHANGES:
3) The sinking and rising of land masses and changes in the coastlines.
4) Massive volcanic eruptions and earthquake activity the world over.
5) Eruptions of some super volcanoes, such as LONG VALLEY or YELLOWSTONE or elsewhere.
6) Severe climate change with the result of severe weather changes the world over, which would include HURRICANES, SUPER STORMS, TORNADO ACTIVITY, HUGE HAIL STORMS, FLOODS. MUD SLIDES, SEVERE WINTERS, SEVERE HEAT, ETC. Not a pretty picture to anyone who has been through a severe storm of any type.
And at the website homepage for asteroid MN4, a description of Mountain MN4 climaxes with the conclusion: "This object has the possibility of impacting the Earth."
The Bible Code contains 2030 as an asteroid impact date.
AS CELESTIAL events go, the night of 13 April 2029 will be pretty special. It will probably be the closest near miss by a dangerous asteroid for over a millennium.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- There's a 1-in-300 chance that a recently discovered asteroid, believed to be about 1,300 feet long, could hit Earth in 2029, a NASA scientist said Thursday, but he added that the perceived risk probably will be eliminated once astronomers get more detail about its orbit
The 2029 event will be the closest brush by a good-sized asteroid known to occur. The rock will pass Earth inside the orbits of some satellites. No other asteroid has ever been clearly visible to the unaided eye.
The asteroid is roughly estimated to be a little more than 1,000 feet (320 meters) wide.
According to some computer models an early indication is given that an asteroid is headed towards the earth that may crush on earth's surface in the year 2070 or earlier.
According to scientists in Delhi, the initial projected model though not confirmed shows that the Asteroids are not from Solar System and are coming a large cluster.
Similar to this Vulcan web site, except that the large cluster is generated with the aid of an undiscovered brown dwarf star in our own solar system.
Some consider the Asteroids as part of a exploded planet. Some believe that these are parts of solar system that could not form a planet.
Note: the asteroids in the asteroid belt are not coalescing into a new planet but are growing more numerous through collisions with one another. The exploded planet hypothesis is of alien origin and similar to what is found in this Vulcan web site and the ASTRO-METRIC web site.
How Much Danger Does Asteroid 2002 NT7 Or Others Pose to Earth? On July 9, 2002, the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research Project (an MIT Lincoln Laboratory program funded by the United States Air Force and NASA) in New Mexico detected a 1.2-mile-wide (2 km) asteroid. It has an orbit around our sun of 837 days, and early calculations indicate there is a small chance that this asteroid will collide with Earth on February 1, 2019.
JPL's unique orbital calculation software determined that Comet Catalina was on what could possibly be a collision course with Earth, though the odds of such an impact were small: just 1 chance in 300,000 of a strike on June 11, 2085.
The following link leads to a rather lengthy posting which, if the source ('Aussie Bloke') is indeed an astronomer, is worth reading. The 'Bloke' has allegedly now identified himself as 'Dr. Gartrell'.
SETI Institute scientist and meteor expert Peter Jenniskens reports in a telegram issued by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center that an unexpected burst of meteors on October 5, 2005 has occurred, which betrayed the presence of a thusfar unknown, potentially Earth-threatening, comet.
The burst of meteors radiated from a direction on the border of the constellations Draco and Camelopardalis, and the new shower is called the October Camelopardalids. The meteors were caused by dust ejected by an Intermediate Long-Period comet during its previous return to the Sun, and the detection of the comet's dust trail implies that the comet itself could wander into Earth's path, if so directed by the gravitational pull of the planets. The comet itself has not yet been discovered and is likely to return to Earth's vicinity only once every 200 - 10,000 years. Chances are very small that Earth will be at the intersection point at the time of the return, hence, there is no immediate concern. The dust, however, is forensic evidence that may provide more insight into the nature of this new comet when the meteor shower is seen again in the future.
"Jarmo Moilanen (Finland), detected twelve meteors from a compact geocentric radiant at R. A. = 164.1 ± 2.0º, Decl. = +78.9 ± 0.5º, on the border of Draco and Camelopardalis, in the evening of October 5, 2005.... We conclude that the event was caused by the 1-revolution dust trail of a yet unidentified potentially Earth-threatening (Halley-type or) Intermediate Long-Period comet with orbital elements similar to those of the meteoroids: Epoch = 2005 October 05, a = Inf. (15 - Inf.) AU, q = 0.993±0.001 AU, w = 170.5±1º, W = 192.59±0.04º , and i = 79.3±0.5º (J2000.0)."
Vulcan's comets are anticipated to be in a 3313 year resonate orbit with Vulcan.
Computer studies show that if the asteroid hits in 2036, it will be somewhere in the eastern hemisphere, releasing energy 100,000 times the energy released by the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Debris and dust kicked up by this blast would cloud the entire earth, probably for months.
ASTEROID APOPHIS AND PLANETARY PROTECTION: ALAN BOYLE TALKS TO DON YEOMANS
THREATENING ASTEROID JUST NEEDS A NUDGE - FROM A GRAVITY TRACTOR
ASTEROID POSES TINY DANGER, BUT IT MAY BE LURED AWAY
ARE WE READY FOR DOOMSDAY?
ASTEROID PROBE YIELDS INSIGHT FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE
HOUSE NASA AUTHORIZATION BILL (DECEMBER 17, 2005)
The listing of Comet Catalina underscores the uncertainty in the knowledge of whether comets or asteroids pose a greater threat to Earth. Previous estimates of the proportion of the impact risk posed by comets have varied widely, from 1% to 50%, with most recent estimates at the lower end.
But comets are larger and faster-moving, on average, so their impacts could be a significant part of the overall risk to human life. And, unlike asteroids, they lie on randomly-oriented and usually highly elongated orbits. This makes them much more likely to remain undiscovered until they are very close to Earth.
Is it possible we live in a binary solar system with two suns? According to NASA, over 80% of all solar systems have multiple suns and the historical accounts contained in The Kolbrin Bible suggest it could be Sol's unborn twin. A destructive brown dwarf larger than the planet Jupiter, and known to the ancients as the Destroyer. The authors of this 3600 year-old secular anthology tell us it caused Noah's Flood, the Ten Plagues of Exodus, and that it will return soon. In this special audio report, you'll learn what this new cosmic threat could mean to life as we know it, and what our governments are doing about it.
ETCHILHAMPTON AUGUST 15, 2006, WHEAT FORMATION - Lucy Pringle photo close- up.
The circle in this crop formation is not perfectly round as measured by the lines of the pyramid-like structure superimposed on it. One edge of the lines of the pyramid-like structure seems to overlap the top of the circle, but not the bottom of it. Trevor Ward has noted that the arcs involved where the pyramid like structure crosses the circle are 20o and 70o. This may imply a date of 2070, or a location of 20o and 70o. There are four ambiguous locations, but the implication of the slight offset of the pyramid-like structure from the center of the circle implies that the 20o is a latitude and the 70o a longitude. A north latitude would place the impact in the Arabian Sea (part of the Indian Ocean). Trevor tracked the south-east arm of the formation using a road map that had a south-east link on the corner of each map and tracked the direction all the way down through to Portsmouth just above the Isle of Wight. From a world map he ran a line from Devizes through Portsmouth and it came out in the Arabian Sea. The location is anticipated to be good to only one significant figure and thus have an error of +/- 5o.
The pyramid-like structure is reminiscent of the blast of an impact. The Bible Code indicates a tsunami from an impact in India or Indian area, but the dates do not quite match up. But another impact Code does have a 2006 date (+/- at least a year) with a predicted India impact (the other 2010 data is frequently found in the Bible Code data and may be specious). The thin long lines, 9/10 inches wide, suggests that this formation is of alien origin. Space mobile aliens may have a way to pinpoint precise impact points of meteors or comets threatening Earth. Another likely alien T367 Crop Circle formation is believed to suggest the date when the next threatening comet swarm first becomes visible. Comets often just become visible at a distance comparable to the asteroid belt. Thus, at least one of the comets/meteors from this swarm is anticipated to threaten (impact) Earth either 95 or 80 + 95 = 175 days after 25 February 2007.
Etchilhampton - near Devizes, Wiltshire UK
Credit Lucy Pringle and Trevor J. Ward.
Meteor shower could be sign of comet that could come dangerously close to earth.
The comet itself has not yet been pinpointed, but it is believed to have an orbit around the sun that is about 4,000 years long. It comes closest to Earth just inside this planet's orbit, and is considered one of the five most potentially dangerous comets for Earth in the long term.
First Indications of the approach of Cluster 1 of the B Swarm? Our model suggests a period of 3313 years or so.
SETI Institute scientist and meteor expert Peter Jenniskens reports in a telegram issued by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center that an unexpected burst of meteors on October 5, 2005 has occurred, which betrayed the presence of a thus far unknown, potentially Earth-threatening, comet.
The burst of meteors radiated from a direction on the border of the constellations Draco and Camelopardalis, and the new shower is called the October Camelopardalids. The meteors were caused by dust ejected by an Intermediate Long-Period comet during its previous return to the Sun, and the detection of the comet's dust trail implies that the comet itself could wander into Earth's path, if so directed by the gravitational pull of the planets. The comet itself has not yet been discovered and is likely to return to Earth's vicinity only once every 200 - 10,000 years. Chances are very small that Earth will be at the intersection point at the time of the return, hence, there is no immediate concern. The dust, however, is forensic evidence that may provide more insight into the nature of this new comet when the meteor shower is seen again in the future.
"Jarmo Moilanen (Finland), detected twelve meteors from a compact geocentric radiant at R. A. = 164.1 ± 2.0º, Decl. = +78.9 ± 0.5º, on the border of Draco and Camelopardalis, in the evening of October 5, 2005. The differential mass distribution index was a low s = 1.4 ± 0.2 (+0 to -6 magnitude). The new shower was confirmed by Esko Lyytinen (2 meteors, early period only, located at 25.00 E; +60.25 N) and Ilkka Yrjölä (4 meteors: 26.4 E, +60.9 N) at nearby locations, and by Sirko Molau in Germany (7 meteors). Esko Lyytinen calculated an apparent speed of Vg = 47.3 ± 0.5 km/s from one two-station meteor, close to the parabolic limit. We conclude that the event was caused by the 1-revolution dust trail of a yet unidentified potentially Earth-threatening (Halley-type or) Intermediate Long-Period comet with orbital elements similar to those of the meteoroids: Epoch = 2005 October 05, a = Inf. (15 - Inf.) AU, q = 0.993±0.001 AU, w = 170.5±1º, W = 192.59±0.04º , and i = 79.3±0.5º (J2000.0)."
Though this new Comet may be 'unknown' to modern astronomers, this does appear to be so for those of the ancient world, particularly the Jewish mystical tribe known as the Essenes, who in their writings prophesized that in the 'End Times' the Comet of the 'Red Cow' would return as a 'sign' foretelling great upheavals upon our Earth.
In the ancient writings of the Essenes about the 'Red Cow Comet' it was said it would appear from the 'Great Desert' region of the sky, a reference to the Camelopardalis constellation which appears to have been unknown to the ancient astronomers and was not discovered until 1624.
Camelopardalis has no mythology associated with its stars, as it is a modern constellation, first recorded by Jakob Bartsch. The faintness of the constellation, and that of the nearby constellation Lynx, lead to the early Greeks considering this area of the sky to be empty, and thus a desert.
Dear Barry, The meteors radiate from RA=166.0, Decl. = +79.1 (J2000)at Vg = 46.6 km/s, with a peak on solar longitude 192.57. The best observed constraint on the orbital period is that by Pavel Spurny of Ondrejov Observatory, who photographedone meteor of this stream (paper in JIMO). It is not a very good constraint, given the nature of meteor orbit determination. I suspect that long-period comets with recognizable dust trails have orbital periods in the range 200 - 10,000 years, with longer orbital periods for the larger objects, and are of "Intermediate Long-Period Comet" type. -Peter
INITIAL ANALYSIS - 5 Feburary 2007
The new debris shower is called the October Camelopardalids and may be loosely associated with an incoming comet Cluster 1 of the B Swarm as predicted by crop circle T367 based on heliocentric (solar) longitude.
This orbit of this debris may be similar to an Earth threatening comet #5, as described in T367, because it is coming from a similar direction 213.4o (as measured at the distance of the asteroid belt, 2.8 AU). This debris is 18.4o away from the predicted position of comet #5. From the crop circle T367 analysis in the 1999 paper:
THE 2007, 2033 OR 2039 STRIKE DATES
Figure 2A. Crop Circle T367, The Solar System. Notice White Spots (grapeshot) In The Upper Image. Mercury's Perihelion (77.2 degrees Heliocentric Longitude) Is Nominally Placed; X For The 2007 Strike.
For Event 1: 02/25/07, Other Comets At Heliocentric Longitudes of:
2: 103.0o + 180.0o (6 July?) Earth Orbit Crossing Point: (3.03 AU distant on 25 Feb 2007)
3: 139.Oo + 180.0o ( 10 August?) Earth Orbit Crossing Point: ( 3.26 AU distant on 25 Feb 2007)
4: 161.5o + 180.0o (1 September?) Earth Orbit Crossing Point: ( 3.72 distant on 25 Feb 2007)
5: 195.0o - 180.0o(5 October?) Earth Orbit Crossing Point: ( 2.8 AU distant on 25 Feb 2007)
The RSS error of the measured longitudes of the planets compared to the actual ones as of 02/25/07 was +/-5.4o. Our past estimates of the time it would take comet #5 (in a simulated orbit) to threaten Earth is either 95 or 80 + 95 = 175 days after 25 February 2007. But if the orbit of this debris is representative of the threatening comets, they may pass about 183 days later than 02/25/07, or about 27 August 2007. This crossing of the ecliptic will be at (R.A. ~72.8o and Dec. ~49o as viewed from Earth.
Another interpretation of the heliocentric longitudes implied by crop circle T367 is also possible. The crop circle is a depiction of events, not a precise description of the situation. For example, it was originally suspected that Vulcan's mass was 0.105% Solar masses because Vulcan's orbit was highly inclined to the ecliptic plane. But later, it was discovered that Vulcan's mass was more likely about half that value, or 166 Earth masses. So perhaps what is being implied is the heliocentric longitude of the direction the comets are coming when they nears Earth's orbit, and that the time these comets appear is when they are near the asteroid belt. If this interpretation is valid, the times associated with the above longitudes represent when - see dates (?) - the comets or their debris will cross Earth's orbit. If the comets are visible ones, they should first appear near the asteroid belt in the February to April 2007 time period. Comet #5 could and be at a heliocentric longitude of about 213o and a heliocentric declination of about 62o (R.A. ~264.5o and Dec. ~41.9o) around 25 Feb. 2007 at an asteroid belt distance of 2.8 AU. Debris may encounter Earth again at R.A. ~164o and Dec. ~78.9o circa 5 October 2007.
IF this initial analysis is correct, the threatening comet will pass near Earth orbit, but Earth will not be there at that time. It is not the comet that may threaten Earth, but the debris cloud associated with it. The comet will be lead and trailed (and surrounded) by Kuiper Belt debris consisting of chunks of water and organic ices as well as stones or metal fragments and perhaps sulfur balls. These fragments will impact Earth near the comet's perihelion with a 'shotgun' or 'blunderbuss' blast of comet related debris. The Kuiper Belt debris will likely lead and trail the 27 August (or 5 October?) date. Threatening debris could be found in any part any of the trails of the other comets depicted in crop circle T367, but any precise predictions are impossible. Moreover, the comets could be a 'dead' ones (not emitting vapor) and thus not very visible. It is the debris trail and fragments that are the major threat, not necessarily the comets themselves.
The debris (simulating the threatening comet) orbital parameters used were:
- Period: 3278 years
- Eccentricity: 0.9955
- Argument of Perihelion: 170.57o
- Inclination: 79.24o ±0.5o (J2000.0)
- Semi-major Axis (a): a = 220.67 AU
- Longitude of the Ascending Node - Omega: 192.68o
- Time Of Aphelion: 365.7156 (+1.0000) years (AD)
- Period: 3278 years
- Eccentricity: 0.9955
- Argument of Perihelion: 170.57o
- Inclination: 79.24o ±0.5o (J2000.0)
- Semi-major Axis (a): a = 220.67 AU
- Longitude of the Ascending Node - Omega: 192.68o
- Time Of Aphelion: 367.6048 (+1.0000) years (AD)
Comet debris may contain significant quantities of toxic gases or sulfur, and this may poison the local atmosphere for a while after impact. These gases may not be toxic to humans, but may first be felt by fowl. Some may have impacted circa 16 to 19 December 2006 and others later around 10-11 January 2007. These may relate to the nominal place in Earth's orbit where threatening comet debris could impact Earth in the future, circa late 2007 or early 2008.
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HUNDREDS OF SEAGULLS KILLED MYSTERIOUSLY - 2006-12-19
Chinanews, Jinan, Dec. 19 – Hundreds of seagulls were found dead on the beach of Zhouge Village, eastern China's Shandong Province. The remains of these seagulls were found on December 16, which still kept white feathers and red claws without any wounds. -
LEWISTON RESIDENTS UNNERVED BY DEAD CROWS - December 19, 2006
Residents unnerved by the unexplained deaths of dozens of crows in a neighborhood next to the Promenade Mall hope tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide some answers.
To residents, it seems almost as though dead crows were falling from the sky. Damien Perreault, 71, said he disposed of 10 dead crows he found on a walk Monday. That didn't count crows dead in the trees. -
DEAD BIRDS RAIN DOWN ON TOWNS HALF A WORLD APART - 10th January 2007
It could be the plot of a horror film, but in two towns on opposite sides of the world the mysterious phenomenon of thousands of dead birds dropping out of the sky is all too real. Officials are baffled by the unexplained deaths which have affected Australia and the U.S.
Three weeks ago thousands of crows, pigeons, wattles and honeyeaters fell out of the sky in Esperance, Western Australia. Then last week dozens of grackles, sparrows and pigeons dropped dead on two streets in Austin, Texas.
COMMENT: Canaries were used in mines because a bird's respiratory system is very delicate and would react to any toxic gases (usually die) before the miners would notice or feel the effects. -
'CATASTROPHIC': NOW THOUSANDS OF BIRDS FALL FROM SKY - Jan 11, 2007
Wildlife officers baffled, autopsies shed no light on mystery
Thousands of birds inexplicably dropped like rocks from the sky over Australia. The mysterious catastrophe has taken place over a period of three weeks in Esperance, about 450 miles southeast of Perth. The area was declared a disaster zone by government officials. - BEES VANISH, AND SCIENTISTS RACE FOR REASONS More than a quarter of the country's 2.4 million bee colonies have been lost — tens of billions of bees, according to an estimate from the Apiary Inspectors of America, a national group that tracks beekeeping. So far, no one can say what is causing the bees to become disoriented and fail to return to their hives.
The season took its strangest turn yet locally on Monday when residents looked out of their windows to see a hail storm - and the ground was coated in icy hailstones.
Mrs Thornhill said: "The children had been playing in the back garden earlier in the day and it was nice and warm.
"Then it was just unreal. The sky came over really black and the hailstones were so big and heavy.
"We watched the storm from the house and it covered all of the cars and lawns. It was weird as it seemed like the middle of winter."
However, Mrs Thornhill was not too happy about the sudden change in weather herself, as the icy hail killed her plants.
"It was just unreal," she said. "It must have gone on for about 20 minutes and all of my flowerpots that are on the patio filled up with two or three inches of ice."
This appears to have happened on 9 July, within a threat window. Could this be Laura's cold rain?