Our shiny new toy is solving exactly the wrong problem.
Astronomers have found an estimated 40% of the near-Earth asteroids that are 140 m and larger. You do the math.
It's not just the size of the storms that future generations will deal with. It's the terrifying unpredictability.
Weather forecasts are tangible, daily predictions of the future. But it's damn near impossible to get it right—and that's about to get much worse.