NASA has announced that the risk of the asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth has increased to 3.1%, up from 1.2% at earlier predictions. This asteroid, ranging between 130 and 300 feet wide, is categorized as a 'city killer', meaning it could cause significant local destruction but not a global catastrophe. If it were to hit, analysts estimate it could explode with a force exceeding eight megatons of TNT. Despite this heightened risk, experts assert it is not currently seen as a crisis, emphasizing its threat level is substantially lower than that of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
NASA has increased the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth to 3.1 percent, marking a significant rise in risk forecasts.
The asteroid, if it enters the Earth's atmosphere, could explode with a force over 500 times that of the Hiroshima bomb, posing severe threats to cities.
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