US EditionStudy Simulates Global Impact of Potential Asteroid Bennu Collision in 2182
- A new climate modeling study simulates the impact of a potential asteroid collision in 2182, published by researchers from the IBS Center for Climate Physics at Pusan National University in South Korea.
- The study predicts that an asteroid strike could inject 100–400 million tons of dust, disrupting climate and photosynthesis for 3–4 years.
- Researchers warn that even a medium-sized asteroid like Bennu could drastically reduce global food production and lead to climate change lasting over four years.
- The study indicates that solar dimming from dust would create an 'Impact Winter' with reduced sunlight, cold temperatures, and decreased precipitation at the surface.
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Scientists predict devastation if asteroid Bennu strikes Earth in 2182
The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles away. It might come even closer in the future, with scientists estimating a one-in-2,700 chance of a collision with Earth in September 2182.
Shafaq News/ A rocky body called "Bennu" is approaching Earth, and is currently 299 thousand kilometers away, according to scientists' analyses. The asteroid may come closer in the future, and scientists estimate that the probability of it colliding with Earth in September 2182 is one in 2700. According to new research based on computer simulations of the collision of an asteroid with a diameter of about 500 meters like Bennu, it would be devast…
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