Space Debris Falling to Earth

A defunct satellite is falling to earth.  NASA says that the satellite will disintegrate into 26 pieces, each a potential missile falling to earth.  NASA experts expect it will crash into the ocean, as 70% of the earth's surface is water.

But I wonder when some of this debris is going to fall on land and result in death or destruction.    And I wonder what steps we have taken to prevent this from happening.

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