A Big Asteroid Is Heading For Earth, What If It Strikes Boise?

There has been quite a bit happening in the news as of late so if you missed word that an asteroid heading for Earth, we won't hold it against you.

The Probability Of This Asteroid Hitting Earth Is Rising

According to NASA, 2024 YR4 is a "near-Earth asteroid" and is estimated to be 130-300 feet wide. Experts believe there is a small chance the asteroid could strike Earth on December 22, 2032.

Merry Christmas to us, right?

While the chance of impact was previously around 1%, that probability has climbed to an average of 2% probability. Thankfully, many experts believe the size of the asteroid heading for Earth wouldn't be considered a "planet-killer" but with a size of nearly 300 feet... that could still do some serious damage.

Also - where would it land?

According to NASA, "the impact would occur somewhere along a risk corridor which extends across the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Arabian Sea, and South Asia."

But, What If It Hits Boise?

We might not a lot about this asteroid already but what if there's a small chance that it does hit Boise? How much damage would an asteroid cause to the city of Boise?

Luckily for you, we found an "asteroid launcher" tool that can show us just that and let us just say something. No, this particular asteroid wouldn't wipe out our planet but it would do a TON of damage... especially if it hit Boise!