Death wind destroys life when meteorites crash into Earth

Wind and shockwave are the top assassins for humans if an asteroid is large enough to hit the Earth.

In a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, scientists at the University of Southampton, UK, said that wind and shockwaves are the main culprits to destroy life if an asteroid of considerable size hits Earth. In the future, Vox reported on July 3.

Asteroids can explode violently when crashing into Earth.(Artwork: Science).

Scientists built computer models that simulated the effects of 50,000 virtual asteroids of various sizes crashing into many places on Earth to estimate the extent of damage and the number of casualties they caused.

When asteroids crash into Earth, they can create tsunamis, fire storms and fire a multitude of fragments, but the wind and shock waves generated by the explosion are the ones that kill the most people.

An asteroid large enough to explode in the atmosphere or hit the ground, the sea will generate shock waves, resulting in the formation of strong winds that can level cities, while the pressure of The explosion can destroy human organs.

According to the study, 60% of deaths when asteroids hit the Earth are caused by wind and pressure . The larger the asteroid's size, the higher the risk of human death because of another cause, but the wind is still the number one killer.

Graphic explosion of asteroids in Siberia in 1908. (Video: KillingHorizon).

The study also found that tsunamis do not have as much destructive power as the wind because the coastal characteristics of many areas limit the devastating tsunami. This phenomenon is only formed if the asteroid plunges into the sea.