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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2001
Page
4
A compact explainer on how the Torino Scale ranks near earth objects from 0 to 10 by size velocity and impact probability. It notes no object has reached 1 without downgrades and describes various risk levels from negligible to global catastrophe with timing estimates.
A group of scientists call for a formal protocol to address potential asteroid or comet impacts, arguing modern science and NASA efforts should replace ad hoc responses. The debate grows as near Earth objects and false alarms raise urgency, with NASA cataloging 90 percent of objects 0.6 miles or larger and FEMA outlining emergency response steps.
Researchers report a rapid mass extinction 200 million years ago may have been caused by a space impact. A Canadian rock formation shows a sharp carbon signal at the TJ boundary, suggesting the event occurred in about 10 000 years, far quicker than prior five million year estimates. The study parallels evidence for other space-driven extinctions, though lacking the iridium marker seen in the dinosaur killer.
Attorney General Ashcroft ordered an FBI records inquiry halting Timothy McVeigh’s planned June 11 execution. President Bush voiced confidence in guilt but refused to rush the justice process as McVeigh’s lawyers faced 3135 documents delayed from trial. Victims reacted with mixed emotions while a federal execution resumes after decades.
Washington AP report notes that over a decade the government paid 4.1 million dollars to cover future medical costs for patients who had died. HCFA paid premiums for about 200 deceased between 1991 and 1999 due to mismatches between HMO participant records and the master Medicare database.
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