Word: regionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Almost as worrisome are the estimated 300,000 asteroids larger than 300 ft. wide that also come perilously near or intersect Earth's orbit; each could inflict Tunguska-like damage over a large region. The number of Earth-crossing asteroids larger than 60 ft. across, says University of Arizona astronomer Tom Gehrels, could be as high as 100 million. A hit by any one of them could destroy a large city...
...incoming asteroid is composed largely of iron, a nearby or even a surface explosion would present no problem. But if the asteroid is rocky, a blast, particularly an ill-planned one, might well shatter it into chunks, each a potential danger to a terrestrial region or metropolitan area...
...also named to the Kodak District I All-Region Team, chosen to play in the WBCA Senior All-Star Game at the Final Four and selected to participate in the long-distance shootout at the 10th Annual College Slam Dunk & Three-Point Shooting Championships...
Pointing to its predicted 2.5 percent growth in Gross National Product (GNP) over the next five years, he said the region is "standing on the brink of economic growth...
Brittan said the proposed introduction of the Euro as Europe's common currency and EU's growing membership will strengthen the region...