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<ul><li>Ufologolist Michael Horn claims that the '<keyword id="8002265" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="god-of-chaos">God of Chaos</keyword>' will strike Europe, the area between the North Sea and the Black Sea, when it visits Earth in 2029.</li><li>Horn believes the impact with crack the Earth open and let out massive gases, which would results in deaths within the immediate area.</li><li>NASA, on the other hand, claims that there is only a one in 45,000 chance that Apophis will be crash into the planet.</li></ul>The asteroid Aphophis — nicknamed the ‘God of Choas’ — will be zooming past the Earth in 2029. And if it crashes into planet instead, it will be somewhere over Europe, according to Michael Horn — a research scientist and representative for Billy Meier, a ufologist. Horn told the <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1187996/Asteroid-NASA-latest-warning-news-God-of-Chaos-Apophis-update-Earth-impact-99942">Express</a> that he has the impact area narrowed down to between the Black Sea, which is on the eastern end of Europe, and the North Sea, which is in the northwest bordering the UK, Denmark and Norway. 
 <div type="image" title="asteroidmap_edited" msid="71537133" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Area between the North Sea and the Black Sea where Michael Horn believes the asteroid will strike&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 He also dismisses NASA’s claim that the likelihood of a collision is one in 45,000. He insists it’s a certainty. The potential impact would be like 880 million tons of TNT exploding simultaneously. This would make it 65,000 times more destructive than the Hiroshima nuclear disaster. Earth will crack open Horn believes that not only will the asteroid crash into the Earth, it will also crack it open. The split in the planet’s crust will release gases resulting in the death of millions in the immediate area, he told the <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1187996/Asteroid-NASA-latest-warning-news-God-of-Chaos-Apophis-update-Earth-impact-99942">Express.</a> Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, doesn’t believe that an impact is likely but does believe that the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/elon-musk-says-we-have-no-defence-against-asteroid-god-of-chaos/articleshow/70748251.cms">Earth has no defence</a> in such an event. "A big rock will hit Earth eventually and we currently have no defence," he said commenting on ‘God of Chaos’. <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7390">NASA</a> feels that the asteroid’s trajectory will definitely be affected by its close encounter will Earth and might even cause avalanches on the space object’s surface. The planet is no stranger to asteroid fly-bys but Apophis isn’t like other asteroids. Discovered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2004, it’s bigger than most asteroids with a diameter of 340 meters. And, as it passes by, the ‘God of Chaos’ will be a little over 30,000 kilometers from the Earth’s surface — a distance at which many spacecraft’s orbit the planet. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/elon-musk-says-we-have-no-defence-against-asteroid-god-of-chaos/articleshow/70748251.cms">Elon Musk says we have no defence against asteroid ‘God of Chaos'</a>

Ufologist claims the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid will strike somewhere over Europe

<ul><li>Apophis, the '<keyword id="8002265" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="god-of-chaos">God of Chaos</keyword>' asteroid will be passing by Earth on April 13, 2029.</li><li>The asteroid could do considerable damage if it were to collide into Earth. </li><li>According to Billionaire <keyword id="6355315" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="elon-musk">Elon Musk</keyword>, CEO and Founder of Tesla and SpaceX, the asteroid is coming and we have defence.</li></ul>Apophis, also known as the 'God of Chaos' asteroid, will be making its way to Earth in ten years. The odds of a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/what-is-asteroid-meteorite-and-meteor/articleshow/70654013.cms">head-on collision</a> with the 340 meter asteroid is one in 45,000. But as it passes by, it will all but brush with the Earth’s surface, coming as close as 30,000 kilometers. <div type="image" title="PIA23195_hires (1)_edited" msid="70748398" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Trajectory of Apophis as it passes by Earth on April 13, 2029&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 Should the ‘God of Chaos’ choose to shift even a little bit, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/what-happens-when-an-asteroid-actually-hits-earth/articleshow/70732006.cms">resulting impact will be catastrophic.</a> The after-effects will dwarf in comparison to any other asteroid that has ever hit Earth in human history. We currently have no defence Scientists speculate that it's only a matter of time before an asteroid hits Earth. The latest one to join the bandwagon is billionaire <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/its-been-100-years-since-weve-seen-anybody-like-elon-musk-heres-why-thats-so-disorienting/articleshow/69813958.cms">Elon Musk</a>, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. "A big rock will hit Earth eventually and we currently have no defence," he said commenting on God of Chaos. <div type="twitter" handle="elonmusk" handlename="Elon Musk" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1163316023023427584/8lXw0O2Y_normal.jpg" favoritecount="36171" retweetcount="4190" status="Great name! Wouldn’t worry about this particular one, but a big rock will hit Earth eventually &amp; we currently have… https://t.co/uTndl0Fvf6" createdat="1566163586000" id="1163200504811249664"></div>

 He is not wrong. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has instruments in place to study and protect Earth from an asteroid that could potentially be dangerous. But, it has no actual protocols in place to defend the planet in case an asteroid is on a collision course. NASA only announced its first Planetary Defence Technology Demonstration earlier this year. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will be the space agency's first mission to demonstrate its plans for how to defend itself. Earth's impact on the asteroid Most people are usually worried about how an asteroid will impact Earth but few think about the impact Earth would have on an asteroid. The God of Chaos, for instance, won't be immune to the effects of a close encounter with Earth. The planet's gravitational field will definitely have an impact on the asteroid's orbit and could change the way Apophis spins, according to scientists at NASA. Interestingly, the gravitational pull could also result in surface change on Apophis and cause an avalanche. An opportunity for science It's not uncommon for asteroids between 5-10 meters in size to pass by Earth but asteroids the size of Apophis are rare. They are fewer in number and don't normally cut this close to Earth. <div type="image" title="neo_edited" msid="70748377" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Famous fly-bys of Near Earth Objects (NEOs)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>
 "We'll observe the asteroid with both optical and radar telescopes. With radar observations, we might be able to see surface details that are only a few meters in size," said Marin Brozovic, a radar scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/neil-degrasse-tyson-and-other-scientists-believe-asteroids-will-eventually-hit-earth/articleshow/70644547.cms">It might not be 'dinosaur destroying' but it's only a matter of time before an asteroid hits Earth</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/what-happens-when-an-asteroid-actually-hits-earth/articleshow/70732006.cms">What happens when an asteroid actually hits Earth</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-asteroid-nearly-half-the-size-of-mount-everest-might-be-on-a-collision-course-for-earth-in-less-than-a-year/articleshow/70698774.cms">An asteroid nearly half the size of Mount Everest might be on a collision course for Earth in less than a year</a>

Elon Musk says we have no defence against asteroid ‘God of Chaos'

<ul><li>The <keyword id="1562308" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chelyabinsk-Meteor">Chelyabinsk meteor</keyword> exploded over Russia with a force of 40 Hiroshima nuclear bombs. </li><li>Damage stretched for 500 square kilometers, destroying 7,200 building and injuring over 1,400 people in its wake.</li><li>But it could have been even worse had it exploded closer to earth like the Tunguska event. </li></ul>As many as 800 asteroids are hovering around Earth, posing many a risk. Some are particularly dangerous like the Apophis asteroid — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/elon-musk-says-we-have-no-defence-against-asteroid-god-of-chaos/articleshow/70748251.cms">God of Chaos</a> — that is supposed whiz past earth in 2029. There is another asteroid which is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-asteroid-nearly-half-the-size-of-mount-everest-might-be-on-a-collision-course-for-earth-in-less-than-a-year/articleshow/70698774.cms">half the size of Mount Everest</a> and is expected to pass by the planet in less than a year. But, these are just the ones we know about. In 2013, a space object entered the Earth’s atmosphere and exploded with such a force — equivalent to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/russian-meteor-hit-atmosphere-with-a-force-of-40-hiroshima-bombs/articleshow/21343758.cms">440,000 tons of TNT</a> — that it damaged buildings for 500 square kilometers. And, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/The-unsettling-reasons-no-one-saw-the-Chelyabinsk-meteor-over-Russia-coming-and-why-it-could-happen-again/articleshow/51898217.cms">nobody saw it coming</a>. <div type="Youtube" id="iCawTYPtehk" title="Взрыв метеорита над Челябинском 15.02.2013.avi" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iCawTYPtehk/mqdefault.jpg"></div>

 Chelyabinsk meteor Dubbed the Chelyabinsk meteor after its point of impact in Russia, the house-sized asteroid was a ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/nasa-chief-warns-people-need-to-take-the-threat-of-a-meteor-crashing-into-earth-much-more-seriously/articleshow/69146504.cms">cosmic wake-up call</a>’, according to NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/five-years-after-the-chelyabinsk-meteor-nasa-leads-efforts-in-planetary-defense">Lindley Johnson</a>. The meteor exploded a mere 30 kilometers from the Earth’s surface over a region that was home to around a million people. <div type="image" title="99738-790f0-64394570-m750x740-uf6c6e_edited" msid="70782724" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A picture taken of the Chelyabinsk meteor&amp;#39;s smoke trail with the double plumes visible either side.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 The explosion was so bright — even 30 times brighter than the Sun for a moment — that it could be seen from a 100 kilometers away right before windows were shattered, doors were broken, walls were brought down and even whole factories collapsed. <div type="image" title="640px-Цинковый_завод_Челябинска_edited" msid="70782795" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The shock from the meteor resulted in a roof collapse over the warehouse section of a zinc factory in Chelyabinsk&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 Over 7,200 buildings expanding across six cities in Chelyabinsk were damaged by the effects of the blast. <div type="image" title="99738-adca5-64394583-m750x740-ue53ea_edited" msid="70782851" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Leftover glass shards after windows exploded in Chelyabinsk&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 Over 1,400 people were injured in the blast according to Russian authorities. The effects of the asteroid ranged from broken spines to ultra violet burns on their skin. Some people also reported temporary flash blindness from looking directly at the meteor. The entire <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Russians-Thought-The-Meteor-Was-A-Bomb-Or-Terrorist-Attack/The-meteor-the-largest-reported-since-one-hit-Tunguska-Siberia-1908-exploded-over-the-Russian-city-of-Chelyabinsk-on-Friday-morning-Feb-15-in-that-region-/slideshow/21335141.cms">damage to Chelyabinsk</a> in terms of monetary loss came up to around $33 million at the time, according to the oblast governor. Thrice the size, four times the damage The Chelyabinsk meteor exploded above the surface of the planet and was still able to inflict damage for miles. Had the meteor actually crashed into the Earth — the resulting destruction would have been on a much larger scale. The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/TUNGUSKA-106-Years-Ago-A-Mysterious-Explosion-1000x-More-Powerful-Than-The-Hiroshima-Bomb-Rocked-Siberia/articleshow/37532646.cms">Tunguska meteor</a> that hit the Earth in 1908 — the largest known natural object to enter the planet’s atmosphere ever — flattened 2,000 square kilometers of forest. <div type="image" title="tu" msid="70782916" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Impact of the Tunguska meteor&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 Even though the difference in size between the two meteors is only around 45 meters, the damage was much greater since Tunguska disintegrated only 10 kilometers from the planet’s surface. <div type="image" title="517px-Tunguska_and_Chelyabinsk_meteoroid_size_edited" msid="70782963" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Size comparison of the Tunguska meteor (TM) and the Chelyabinsk meteor (CM) to the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 So, instead of exploding with the energy of 440,000 tons — Tunguska dispelled around <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983AREPS..11..461S">15 megatons</a> of TNT, which is 1,000 times the amount of energy of the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima. It should be noted that there is some disagreement over the exact might of the explosion with <a href="https://share.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2007/asteroid.html">supercomputer estimates stating</a> that it was only around 3 megatons while a <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019Icar..327...83W">new study</a> published in 2019 estimates it to be around 20-30 megatons. The main difference between the two asteroid events was that with Chelyabinsk occurred in a highly populated region, the Tunguska event occurred in a sparsely populated area. Tunguska and Chelyabinsk meteors aren’t the only examples of asteroids that hit Earth — they’re only the largest and the most recent, respectively. In 1930, asteroids are said to have exploded over the Curuca River in Brazil and an iron meteorite fell on the Sikhote Alin Mountains in 1947. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-asteroid-nearly-half-the-size-of-mount-everest-might-be-on-a-collision-course-for-earth-in-less-than-a-year/articleshow/70698774.cms">An asteroid nearly half the size of Mount Everest might be on a collision course for Earth in less than a year</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/elon-musk-says-we-have-no-defence-against-asteroid-god-of-chaos/articleshow/70748251.cms">Elon Musk says we have no defence against asteroid ‘God of Chaos'</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/what-happens-when-an-asteroid-actually-hits-earth/articleshow/70732006.cms">What happens when an asteroid actually hits Earth</a>

The last major asteroid to hit Earth destroyed 500 square kilometers — and it could have been much worse

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An <keyword id="6549794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="asteroid">asteroid</keyword> called Apophis, after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, will fly by <keyword id="6359982" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="earth">Earth</keyword> Friday night.</li><li>The space rock is more than 1,100 feet wide — wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall.</li><li>When Apophis returns in 2029, its path could intersect with high-altitude <keyword id="41530" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="satellites">satellites</keyword> in Earth's orbit.</li></ul>An asteroid nearly four football fields wide is about to zoom by Earth.The space rock is named 99942 Apophis, after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos. It's is wider than the Eiffel Tower is tall: about 1,115 feet (340 meters).On Friday night at 8:15 p.m. ET, the asteroid will come within 10.4 million miles of Earth's surface. That's about 44 times the distance between Earth and the moon. But Apophis' next close flyby, on April 13, 2029, will bring the asteroid within 19,000 miles of Earth - that's in between our planet and the moon. It will be the closest any asteroid of Apophis' size has come to Earth's surface that scientists have known about in advance, <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/apophis/in-depth/">according to NASA</a>. That future approach will even be close enough that the asteroid could collide with high-altitude communications satellites orbiting Earth.The animation below shows what the distance between Apophis and Earth will be eight years from now. The blue dots represent orbiting satellites, and the International Space Station is in pink.<h2>Preparing for Apophis' return</h2>Apophis won't be visible to the naked eye tonight - you'd need a telescope with at least a foot-long diameter to see it. But Rome's <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virtual Telescope Project</a> is offering an online viewing session at 7 p.m. ET.The asteroid's discovery made waves in 2004, since astronomers calculated at the time that there was a small chance it could hit the planet in 2029. <keyword id="6360409" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Nasa">NASA</keyword> scientists have since <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/apophis/in-depth/">revised that estimate</a>."We have known for some time that an impact with Earth is not possible during the 2029 close approach," Dave Tholen, a researcher at the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy who helped discover Apophis, <a href="https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/10/26/new-massive-asteroid-findings/">said in October</a>.Every time an asteroid nears Earth, it's a chance for astronomers to study the space rock and learn about its shape and spin.When scientists first spotted Apophis in June 2004, they had just two days to inspect it before weather and technical issues got in the way. No images exist of the rock's surface. So this imminent close pass, as well as the one in 2029, will help scientists investigate Apophis' composition."The Apophis close approach in 2029 will be an incredible opportunity for <keyword id="41551" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="science">science</keyword>," Marina Brozović, a radar scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/923/scientists-planning-now-for-asteroid-flyby-a-decade-away/">in 2019</a>. "We'll observe the asteroid with both optical and radar telescopes. With radar observations, we might be able to see surface details that are only a few meters in size."During that 2029 flyby, Apophis will be visible to the naked eye, appearing as a fast-moving point of light that starts in the night sky over the Southern Hemisphere and moves across the globe from east to west.The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLIAgXjV9o&amp;t=16s=16s">NASA animation</a> below shows Apophis' path on April 13, 2029.<h2>Apophis has a 1 in 380,000 chance of striking Earth in 2068</h2>Apophis originated from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. So far, NASA knows it is made up of silicate rocks, nickel, and iron. Radar images suggest it looks <a href="https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/asteroids/apophis/in-depth/">like a peanut</a>.After 2029, Apophis will have more near-Earth encounters, passing by again in 2036 and 2068. There's no chance of an impact in 2036, but <a href="https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html#?des=99942">NASA calculations</a> suggest a 1 in 380,000 chance that Apophis could strike in 2068.Until last year, astronomers thought it was impossible that Apophis would strike Earth in 2068, but that changed after Tholen's team presented <a href="https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/10/26/new-massive-asteroid-findings/">new research</a> at the annual meeting of the <a href="https://aas.org/">American Astronomical Society</a>. The group showed the asteroid was changing speed and direction over time.<div type="image" title="asteroid vesta" height="1001" width="1334" msid="81358973" hostid="261"></div>These changes come from a process known as Yarkovsky acceleration: As <keyword id="81841" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Asteroids">asteroids</keyword> absorb energy from the sun, they radiate the energy out as heat, which slightly changes their orbital paths.The recent research found that this is happening to Apophis.The asteroid's orbit is shifting by about 558 feet per year, Tholen said - which is "enough to keep the 2068 impact scenario in play."

An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites.

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"></div>Shutterstock</div>Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku appeared on Comedy Central's "<a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-february-26-2013-dr--michio-kaku">The Colbert Report</a>" last night to discuss the potential of Earth-smashing asteroids. 
Even small asteroids, like the one <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-meteor-aftermath-photos-2013-2">that recently exploded over Russia</a>, can cause disaster. It caused thousands of injuries from the shockwave that blew out windows and shook buildings.
These are called "century asteroids" because they hit the Earth on average about once every 100 years. The <keyword id="41531" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="space">space</keyword> rocks generally go unnoticed because they explode over the open ocean, but if they hit a populated area it could spell disaster.
And as cities spread out and grow, these asteroids become more of a threat to humans.
"We were blissfully unaware of the fact that we've had near misses and actual collisions with objects about the size of an apartment building," Kaku pointed out. 
So far the asteroids we've encountered have been "city-busters," says Kaku. But in 2036 we will have a "nation-buster." 
Kaku is referring the <a href="http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3836/alert-to-the-approach-of-asteroid-apophis">Asteroid Apophis</a>, an <keyword id="6549794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="asteroid">asteroid</keyword> 10 times bigger than the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/live-building-sized-asteroid-nears-earth-2013-2">one that skimmed Earth earlier this month</a>. According to Kaku, the asteroid will graze Earth's atmosphere in 2029. Depending on how much friction is created during that flyby, there is a window of opportunity that it could hit on its next pass in 2036.
What can we do? Experts have some dramatic plans up their sleeves.
Kaku says some plans include landing on a potentially hazardous space rock and placing a rocket on it to push it "slightly out of the way so that on the second pass it misses Earth."
An Armageddon-like tactic (exploding nukes in an asteroid) wouldn't work because blowing up a big, solid asteroid would just make hundreds of little baby asteroids that can spread out the damage making the impact equally, if not more, dangerous
Astronomers are also watching the skies for <keyword id="51550" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="comets">comets</keyword>. <keyword id="1400230" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Comet-ISON">Comet ISON</keyword>, dubbed the "<a href="http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/18jan_cometison/">comet of the century</a>" by <keyword id="6360409" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="NASA">NASA</keyword>, will make its closest approach to the Sun in late November. If the comet survives, "it could emerge glowing as brightly as the Moon, briefly visible near the sun in broad daylight," says NASA.
Comets are different from asteroids for a number of reasons. The biggest difference is that asteroids are mostly made of rock and metals whereas comets are made of rock and ice. Comets come from the outer solar system and have a tail, made by ice vaporizing as the comet nears the sun. Nearly all asteroids orbit in the region of space between Mars and Jupiter.
The Comet ISON was discovered in September 2012 by Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok. It poses no threat of crashing into Earth but should make for an amazing sight.

A 'Nation-Busting' Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2036

The second <keyword id="1220534" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="sandstorm">sandstorm</keyword> in two weeks hit <keyword id="1333" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Beijing">Beijing</keyword> on Sunday, turning the skyline yellow and plunging air quality readings to severely <keyword id="6641704" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="polluted">polluted</keyword>. The Chinese capital experienced strong winds on Sunday morning and visibility reduced to between 1 km and 2 km in most areas, according to Beijing's meteorological service. Zhang Linna, chief forecaster at the municipal meteorological station, said the dusty weather, featuring strong winds and thick dust, will last more than 12 hours but its intensity will be slightly weaker than the sandstorm seen on March 15, reports Xinhua news agency. The Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center said the sandstorm was blown southward into China after striking Mongolia between Friday and Saturday. The sandstorm had already shrouded the <keyword id="2349553" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="entire-city">entire city</keyword> of Beijing by 7 a.m. on Sunday, with the PM 10 concentration surpassing 2,000 micrograms per cubic meter, according to the center. It predicted that the air pollution will alleviate on Sunday evening as the sandstorm subsides. Official data shows Beijing's sandstorm onslaughts peaked in the 1950s, when it recorded an average of 18 dusty days a year, but later subsided as afforestation in northern China picked up steam. In the first decade of the new century, the city logged an average of 0.6 dusty days per year. Dusty weather was also observed in other parts of northern and northwestern China, including the <keyword id="400105" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Inner-Mongolia-Autonomous-Region">Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region</keyword> and the <keyword id="2126143" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Provinces">provinces</keyword> of Gansu, Shanxi and Hebei. Seven of the 11 cities in Shanxi province hit the highest possible reading in the air quality index (AQI) on Sunday morning -- 500, which suggests hazardous air pollution, with PM 10 being the primary pollutant. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/asteroid-apophis-wont-be-hitting-earth-for-at-least-another-century/articleshow/81719171.cms">‘God of Chaos’ asteroid Apophis won’t be crashing into Earth for at least another century</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/making-vaccines-available-to-indians-may-not-be-enough-it-depends-on-how-judiciously-we-employ-them/articleshow/81720507.cms">Making vaccines available to Indians may not be enough, it depends on how judiciously we employ them</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/article/madhya-pradeshs-kanha-national-park-hosts-a-special-guest-and-no-its-not-the-tiger/articleshow/81721513.cms">Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha National Park hosts a special guest. And, no, it’s not the tiger</a>

Chinese capital Beijing shrouded by another sandstorm, air quality turns to severely polluted

Microblogging site <keyword id="6354616" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword>'s explanations to a parliamentary panel on showing <keyword id="26604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ladakh">Ladakh</keyword> as part of China are inadequate and the act amounts to criminal offence attracting imprisonment of seven years, committee chairman Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="78805315" title="Twitter CEO is facing fire from India after a map showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of China" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Representatives of Twitter appeared before the joint committee of parliament on <keyword id="4839724" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="data-protection-bill">Data Protection Bill</keyword>, 2019 and were questioned by the members on showing Ladakh as part of China, Lekhi said. "The committee was unanimous in its opinion that Twitter's explanation on showing Ladakh as part of China was inadequate," Lekhi told . However, representatives of Twitter told the panel that the social media company respects the sensitivities of India, she said. "It is not a question of sensitivities only, it is a matter of India's sovereignty and integrity, showing Ladakh as part of China amounts to criminal offence which attracts imprisonment of seven years," Lekhi said. Officials who deposed before the panel on behalf of <keyword id="749437" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter-India">Twitter India</keyword> included Shagufta Kamran, senior manager, public policy, Ayushi Kapoor, legal counsel, Pallavi Walia, policy communications, and Manvinder Bali, corporate security. Officials from the Ministry of Electronics, Information and Technology, and Ministry of Law and Justice also deposed before the panel. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/building-blocks-of-life-discovered-in-titans-atmosphere-nasa-discovers-a-weird-molecule-on-saturns-largest-moon/articleshow/78909286.cms">Building blocks of life discovered in Titan’s atmosphere — NASA discovers a ‘weird’ molecule on Saturn’s largest moon</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/ajay-piramal-believes-that-if-banks-wont-lend-to-long-term-projects-india-will-need-to-revive-the-likes-of-idbi-and-ifci/articleshow/78906135.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Ajay Piramal believes that if banks won't lend to long-term projects, India will need to revive the likes of IDBI and IFCI</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/apophis-the-god-of-chaos-asteroid-is-speeding-up-increasing-the-likelihood-of-it-hitting-earth-in-2068/articleshow/78895818.cms">Apophis, the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid is speeding up — increasing the likelihood of it hitting Earth in 2068</a>

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Ahead of the <keyword id="2230909" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-House-panel">US House panel</keyword> hearing on Wednesday, Twitter and Facebook CEOs issued prepared remarks where Jack Doresy took a hard stand against repealing <keyword id="2742716" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="section-230">Section 230</keyword> of the Communications Decency Act while <keyword id="6354630" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mark-zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</keyword> took a more conciliatory tone. Dorsey, who was set to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee along with Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, said that eroding Section 230 could 'collapse' Internet communication. "Eroding the foundation of Section 230 could collapse how we communicate on the Internet, leaving only a small number of giant and well-funded technology companies," he said. "We must ensure that all voices can be heard, and we continue to make improvements to our service so that everyone feels safe participating in the public conversation - whether they are speaking or simply listening. The protections offered by Section 230 help us achieve this important objective," Dorsey maintained. The hearing is scheduled to also cover the topics of privacy and media domination. In his prepared remarks, Zuckerberg said that Section 230 "made it possible for every major Internet service to be built and ensured important values like free expression and openness were part of how platforms operate". "Changing it is a significant decision. However, I believe Congress should update the law to make sure it's working as intended," he said. "We stand ready to work with Congress on what regulation could look like in these areas. By updating the rules for the Internet, we can preserve what's best about it -- the freedom for people to express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things -- while also protecting society from broader harms," Zuckerberg said. Pichai was yet to issue any prepared remarks before the key hearing. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/apophis-the-god-of-chaos-asteroid-is-speeding-up-increasing-the-likelihood-of-it-hitting-earth-in-2068/articleshow/78895818.cms">Apophis, the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid is speeding up — increasing the likelihood of it hitting Earth in 2068</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/kumar-mangalam-birla-says-cement-industry-is-recovering-and-analysts-find-evidence-of-it-outside-ultratech-too/articleshow/78791281.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla is surprised by the rebound in infrastructure and construction in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/hcl-tech-is-looking-to-expand-operations-in-canada-if-h-1b-visa-issues-persist/articleshow/78884838.cms">EXCLUSIVE: HCL Tech is expanding operations in Canada as H-1B visa issues persist</a>

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the second leg of his campaign for Bihar assembly elections, raking up the <keyword id="6354931" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ayodhya">Ayodhya</keyword> issue and urging the people to defeat the opposition which had ushered in a "<keyword id="3362535" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="jungle-raj">jungle raj</keyword>" in the state and embezzled funds meant for development schemes. Invoking the imagery of Goddess Sita and her father Janaka, the king of Mithila of which this north Bihar town became the capital later on, Modi said those who used to taunt the BJP over the delay in construction of Ram temple were now forced to applause. "I am happy to be here, in the birth place of Mother Sita. Construction of temple at Ayodhya has also begun. Those siyasi log (political opponents) who used to taunt us with the question what is the date (for commencement of construction), have now been forced to clap in applause," Modi told a rally here. The prime minister, who shared the stage with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, lavished praise on the latter, calling him the "bhaavi mukhyamantri" (prospective CM) and crediting him with Bihar's economic turnaround. "The people of Bihar have made up their mind to inflict yet another defeat on those responsible for the 'jungle raj' where crime graph had soared to an extent that living a normal life became difficult for the common people, our mothers and sisters," Modi said in an obvious attack on the RJD-Congress combine, without mentioning either by name. "They committed financial irregularities in the name of waiving farm loans. They took bribes to give jobs. The NDA stands for development. Beware of those who are greedily eyeing the funds earmarked for progress," said Modi. He said those who were in power before the NDA government was formed were so obsessed with their "commission" that they never cared about connectivity for regions like Mithila. A project like Kosi Mahasetu could be completed only when the NDA was in power both in the state and the Centre, he added. The prime minister, who spoke at length about the measures taken by the Centre for the development of Mithila as well as those proposed for the future, sought to strike a chord with the local populace by recalling legendary Maithili poet Vidyapati and uttering phrases in the local language. He also made references to "paan" (betel leaves) and "makhaan" (fox nut) cultivated in the area in abundance. In a deft attempt at reaching out to the lower castes, Modi also paid tributes to Dalit icon Baba Chauharmal. Noting that voting was underway in several assembly segments in the first phase of elections, Modi urged the people to stay safe and take precautions in view of the COVID 19 pandemic while exercising their franchise. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/ajay-piramal-believes-that-if-banks-wont-lend-to-long-term-projects-india-will-need-to-revive-the-likes-of-idbi-and-ifci/articleshow/78906135.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Ajay Piramal believes that if banks won't lend to long-term projects, India will need to revive the likes of IDBI and IFCI</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/apophis-the-god-of-chaos-asteroid-is-speeding-up-increasing-the-likelihood-of-it-hitting-earth-in-2068/articleshow/78895818.cms">Apophis, the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid is speeding up — increasing the likelihood of it hitting Earth in 2068</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/kumar-mangalam-birla-says-cement-industry-is-recovering-and-analysts-find-evidence-of-it-outside-ultratech-too/articleshow/78791281.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla is surprised by the rebound in infrastructure and construction in India</a>

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