[Godebert]

Fascinating stuff. What would have happened if that meteor had impacted a few miles south into the North Atlantic Ocean? Could something like that generate a tsunami that would effect the eastern seaboard?

[Lokibob]

A tsunami would be highly doubful. Tsunamis are generated by a movement of the sea bottom, making the ocean surge.

I searched the news in the last month and found 3 possible meteor (asteroid) impacts that have occured and been reported. Based on that (I'll admit this survey is flawed) the figure of 30/year is probably low.

The earths atmosphere has protected us for millions of years, and I'm confident that it will protect us for my lifetime.

[Lokibob]

After I went to bed last night, I realized my response was wrong on the tsunami. It would be highly unlikely that a tsunami would occur if the meteor exploded IN THE AIR as most of these do. A water impact is a whole different story and a tsunami is very posssible. Sorry about the mis information.