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By David Sims Science Writer Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (603) 862-5369 david.sims@unh.edu August 30, 2006 DURHAM, N.H. ABC News will broadcast a show tonight detailing the fate of Earth should our home planet have a close encounter with a gamma ray burst, a black hole, or an asteroid. Other situations addressed in the show, Last Days on Earth, include global warming, plague, and bio-terror attack. Scientists from the University of New Hampshires Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS), Department of Physics, and Department of Natural Resources are available to discuss the science behind some of the scenarios. Last Days on Earth, which uses Portsmouth, N.H., as the backdrop for some of the scenes, airs this evening from 9-11 p.m. on 20/20. Gamma and Cosmic Rays Professor James Ryan, EOS and Physics Dept. Office (603) 862-3510; Cell phone (603) 781-6776; james.ryan@unh.edu High Energy Astronomy, Black Holes Associate Professor Mark McConnell, EOS and Physics Dept. Office (603) 862-2047; Cell phone (603) 247-3987; mark.mcconnell@unh.edu Asteroids Research Associate Professor Ed Tedesco, EOS Office (603) 397-5282; Cell phone 603-767-5202; ed.tedesco@unh.edu Global Climate Change Professor Barrett Rock, EOS and Dept. of Natural Resources Office (603) 862-2949; barry.rock@unh.edu |