It is said about dinosaurs that they first appeared on Earth about 230 million years ago. After this, these huge creatures ruled this earth for millions of years. But 66 million years ago, one day suddenly an asteroid about 10 kilometers wide fell on the Earth and these huge creatures came to an end.
Scientists believe that this asteroid had fallen in today’s Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. A huge ditch has formed at the place where this meteorite had fallen. The world knows this trench by the name of Chicxulub Crater. Now coming to our real question, if in the future an equally big meteorite falls at the same place on Earth, will humans also become extinct like dinosaurs? Let us know about it in detail.
Did all the dinosaurs die?
First of all, when the asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago. So, dinosaurs did not come to an end all at once. After the asteroid hit, only those dinosaurs died immediately, which were near the accident site or far enough away from it that they were hit by it. The rest of the big dinosaurs died because of the changes in the Earth’s atmosphere after the asteroid hit. Even after this, many dinosaurs, who changed themselves with the change in environment, survived. Crocodiles and big birds are living examples of this. There are many fish in the depths of the sea, which are from the era of dinosaurs and are still alive today.
What would happen if this happened today
If today an asteroid 10 kilometers wide falls in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, where it had fallen earlier, then the kind of devastation seen on Earth will not be seen as it was before. There are many reasons behind this. The first reason why man has become so modern in today’s time is that his eyes are on everything coming towards the earth. That is, if such a big meteorite comes towards the Earth, then scientists can adopt many measures to remove it from the Earth.
Well, all these measures are effective only when humans know that someone is coming towards the Earth. Such a big meteorite is coming towards the earth and it will take about a month, a year or a week to hit the earth. But what will happen if a meteorite suddenly starts coming towards the Earth from a galaxy and its speed is so high that it collides with the Earth in a few days or a few hours.
If this happens, then what will happen to the Earth? There will be destruction. There will be such a strong earthquake that big cities will be reduced to ashes. There will be such high waves in the sea that all the cities situated on the sea shore will be wiped out. Volcanic eruptions will shake the world and the ash emanating from them will cover the entire earth. The same thing happened 66 million years ago. It is possible that this could lead to the death of crores of people. But still humans will not be completely destroyed.
Where will humans live, what will they do
When this happened 66 million years ago, the big dinosaurs became extinct. Went, because they had no way to avoid it. But, this is not the case with humans. Today, governments around the world have built many such bunkers, which will not be affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. People can stay safe in these bunkers for many months.
Apart from this, humans can hide in big mines, underground metro and all those places to avoid this destruction, which can be caused by asteroids from the Earth. Will arise after the collision. However, this protection may last for a few months or up to a year. After this humans will have to come to the earth again. In such a situation, volcanic ash and acidic rain will be a big challenge for them.
Actually, when the volcanoes explode after the asteroid hits, its ash will cover the earth. Due to this, sunlight will not be able to reach the earth and the rain that falls on the earth due to the heat of the earth will contain acid. Due to this, not only the crop will be ruined, but the yield potential of the soil will also be destroyed. Man will survive with difficulty in this era, but will remain alive.
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