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Possible asteroid crash could unleash ice age on earth: Research

Friday, 12 February 2016 7:36 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 12 February 2016 7:36 AM ]

The earth would suffer an ice age if small asteroid hit

A strike by a medium-size asteroid could change Earth's climate dramatically for a few years, making life difficult for people around the world, a new study suggests.

Researchers say if an asteroid with a width of about half a mile hits the earth it could cause the temperatures to drop by 15 degrees Fahrenheit. This is about the same level as the ice age. The impact would also create a 9-mile-wide crater, throwing large amounts of dust into the atmosphere.

This in return would lead to a reduction in the amount of sunlight reaching the earth's surface by 70 percent and a sharp drop of about 50 percent in precipitation.

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