In this case the high initial potentiality could be explained not only by mechanical or electromagnetic processes, but also by a shift that occurred in the informational sphere of the planet. This shift could result both from natural and man- generated processes, caused by upsetting the informational and energy balance. Thus, the Tunguska Event could be identified with a global manifestation of the poltergeist phenomenon in the terrestrial space...
DON'T TELL ALGORE!
[sigh] 30 or so years ago I read “The Fire Came By”, which tries to make a case for the nuclear explosion of an extraterrestrial craft which was having engine trouble. The aliens changed direction so that, in case they didn’t quite make it in time, the explosion would happen in an area with very low population density. I guess they missed the Sahara...