University of Colorado Boulder, geoscientist Brian Toon figures one rock about a half a mile wide can do a lot of damage and cause widespread earthquakes, releasing the energy equal to 100 billion tons of TNT. A similar collision today would likely kill billions of people … most of the animals and all the vegetation. It's possible a few people could survive but they would have a hard time finding food.
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