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Dear Sir or Madam,

According to the last astronomical calculations, meteor Apophis is going to sink into
the Earth on 25th July 2032, five years forth. The collision seems inevitable, as for every
potentially useful weapon has been wasted in this abject South War. Money destined to
investigation was cut out, and the consequences of the crash leave the future of
humanity up to a single option: evacuate.
A study of the University of North California foretells some of the effects of a
catastrophe of this magnitude. After the crash, the Earths crust, feeble due to the soil
exploit during the 10s and the 20s would break definitely, liberating the toxic gasses
spread out from substances used for fracking since 1960s. Those gasses will contribute
to the greenhouse effect, which has made an incredible advance during this last
decade, rising the waters temperature up to 26C. Along with the deviation of Earths
rotation axis, soon we will be swimming in a hot water spring of 32C, in which most sea
species will perish, their corpses poisoning our oceans. As for the direct consequences
of the collision, Apophis fall will shake the Earth tearing up the continents, leaving us to
die upon the collapse of a skyscraper or beneath a dreadful ash cloud covering the sun,
a scorching sun.
Terraforming is our only escape. Even with short resources, spatial research has
gone on without interruption during this first third of the century last third, actually.
Scientists have found a whole lot of exoplanets, but for our organization, the Canary
Astrophysicist Association, newfound planet Gliese 394-b stands up as the best option
to rise up to this tragedy.
Bathed in the light of Vega, Gliese 394-b orbits twenty five lightyears from Earth in
the vicinity of two gas planets. Because its star doubles the mass of the Sun, a
gliesean year would last eight earthly months, while a full revolution takes 257 hours. It
is noticeably more declined than Earth, therefore, there is an area not fit for habitation in
the deserted equator of the planet, while north and south hemispheres share climate
and day-night equivalence with our tropical and northern areas. Nevertheless, what
makes Gliese 394-b our best alternative is its climate, its temperature regulated by vast
oceans, and its carbon resources. Although gravity acceleration is subtly higher than
Earths, meaning that we will have to develop stronger legs, an analysis on planets
atmosphere and composition gives significant evidence that our plants will probably
grow in its soil, with full health and even faster than home. But the best point is that
Gliese 394-b has a 74% of carbon inside its crust, carbon that can be used to build
advanced and unbreakable structures in harmony with nature.
The situation of our planet is critical. The whole world is begging all governments to
gather together in a common organization and build a massive fleet of spaceships to
carry us all to a New Earth. With current technology, we would be able to reach Vega in
twelve years time from the vantage point of a human who is travelling at a 86% of light
speed. Gliese 394-b is our second wind, and we are not in the optimal situation to reject
such salvation fallen from the sky.

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