Scientists: freak asteroids worse than terrorists!

Are you kiddin' me?

Giant tsunamis, super volcanoes and earthquakes could pose a greater threat than terrorism, scientists claim.

And this from scientists? The very keepers of rational truth, of objectivity in method? How often have these occured in the history of the planet?

Maybe it's a PR stunt.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nature 'mankind's gravest threat'