Produced by: Manoj Kumar
A chilling simulation reveals the catastrophic outcome if the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth today, replicating the extinction-level event from 66 million years ago.
The asteroid would enter the atmosphere at a speed 100 times faster than a commercial plane, delivering the explosive power of 10 billion atomic bombs.
Impact would instantly obliterate central America and the southern US, with 100-500 million people killed within moments of the strike, according to AstroKobi’s analysis.
The sound wave alone would kill anyone within a 1,500 km radius, adding to the immediate devastation caused by the collision.
Massive tsunamis would flood coastlines across the planet, drowning nearly half the Earth’s population in the ensuing deluge.
The impact would trigger worldwide earthquakes, shaking the planet to its core and exacerbating the catastrophic conditions for survivors.
Within 48 hours, Earth’s population would plummet to around 2 billion. Survival would hinge on access to underground bunkers or remote safe zones.
New Zealand is touted as the safest place to endure such an apocalypse, leading the wealthy to secure bunkers in preparation for catastrophic events.
With no escape from the scale of destruction, the simulation paints a grim future for humanity if a Chicxulub-scale asteroid were to strike again.