"We are on the edge of a global
catastrophic disaster: human conflict, nuclear bombs, natural
disasters, chemical and biological warfare. Without warning, the
world as we know it can come to an end."
- Adam Montella, Homeland
Security Advisor
“This massive
Solar Storm WILL take place someday. The Sun is going to do what
the Sun is going to do. [Our survival] will depend on how well
we as mankind prepare for this situation.”
- Dr. John Foster, M.I.T.
Haystack Observatory
“It is a
probability that high-density urban metropolitan areas will be
subjected to a catastrophic event; the probability is HIGH.”
- Grant Peterson, Former
Associate Director of FEMA
"Think about
the natural disasters that could occur in your area. Think about
attacks that could come like 9-11, from outside forces, and talk
to your family about your work and what they need to do to
prepare for the unforeseen."
- Charles Bolden, NASA Director
"OSTP has been
working closely with several departments and agencies to
determine the plans, mechanisms, and procedures that should be
used for notifying local, state, and Federal authorities and
emergency response institutions in the unlikely event of an
impending NEO [Near Earth Object] threat to the United States."
- John P. Holdren, Office of
the President of the United States
"[Earth]
Displacements may take place as the consequence of comparatively
slight forces exerted on the crust...which in turn will tend to
alter the axis."
- Albert Einstein |
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