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This Is Where Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike

There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, an asteroid dubbed “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton nuclear weapon. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► Follow WIRED: Instagram ►► Twitter…

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There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, an asteroid dubbed “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton nuclear weapon.

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@KathySong1

February 13, 2025 at 2:26 pm

Will this affect Bin Day?

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@stonytrees8573

February 13, 2025 at 2:38 pm

Send Bruce Willis and a team of drillers when that happens

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- @DunkYTP
  
  February 14, 2025 at 5:24 pm
  
  I don’t think Bruce would be much use considering his current state
  
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@crilav

February 13, 2025 at 2:40 pm

Apenas 2% de chance é muito pouco, 7 anos é muito tempo, e onde sua queda poderia afetar está muito longe de mim…
Que pena, eu precisava de um asteroide pra ontem!

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- @JackBlackNinja
  
  February 15, 2025 at 8:29 am
  
  2% is a huge chance with stakes so high
  
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@prokurat_off

February 13, 2025 at 3:07 pm

Finally

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@HBM-gothunder

February 13, 2025 at 3:29 pm

We should start making that 2012 movie ship

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@adada3908

February 13, 2025 at 8:45 pm

2% chances is the highest probability for an asteriod ever detected

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- @Ercilianew
  
  February 16, 2025 at 1:47 pm
  
  correction 2.3 to 2.5
  
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- @Alla_Hamp
  
  February 16, 2025 at 3:57 pm
  
  @@Ercilianewso it gets higher nice
  
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@wilsonsmom411

February 13, 2025 at 9:59 pm

Finally, a solution.

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@Surealleditzz

February 13, 2025 at 10:08 pm

Will Australia be hit or destroyed?

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@stock_android

February 13, 2025 at 11:45 pm

Tick tick tick

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@cynthiavanteylingen7922

February 14, 2025 at 2:02 am

So europe is safer. No suprise is the world wants to move to europe now.

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@nich479

February 14, 2025 at 11:45 am

Bout time.

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@harryturner8701

February 14, 2025 at 9:19 pm

That’s half the world you moron

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@PuterProduction-u3d

February 15, 2025 at 1:58 am

Pls india

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- @Karthik-y1g2d
  
  February 17, 2025 at 9:17 am
  
  What? Why?
  
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@Croissanthorse

February 15, 2025 at 11:40 am

BRING IT ON!!!

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@LanceBeckman

February 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm

I’ve heard this before …. Many times

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- @TheStickofWar
  
  February 15, 2025 at 8:27 pm
  
  You haven’t heard 2%
  
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- @LanceBeckman
  
  February 15, 2025 at 8:43 pm
  
  @TheStickofWar better hide under your bed then
  
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@muddycreek-b2

February 15, 2025 at 2:53 pm

I would’ve though Mar a Lago would be a good site.

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@derekberthiaume5367

February 15, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Don’t look up!

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- @MeMe-u8h
  
  February 16, 2025 at 6:36 am
  
  Right, because lots of dinosaurs survived underground and in water!! Brilliant
  
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- @derekberthiaume5367
  
  February 16, 2025 at 7:08 am
  
  @MeMe-u8h it’s a movie reference
  
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@cheetahjutt2700

February 16, 2025 at 9:20 am

Actually 1.3-1.6%

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@rambopsychohn

February 16, 2025 at 2:38 pm

Honduras please, we need new people

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@anitavishwakarma7490

February 17, 2025 at 6:49 am

According to the video the asteroid can hit most of the continents leaving Europe and Australia
and Antarctica also

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- @cheddarcheesewoah
  
  February 18, 2025 at 6:40 am
  
  though if it has the power of an 8 megaton nuclear weapon, the remaining continents would definitely be heavily effected, even if it’s just by ash blocking the sun
  
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