Is a meteor or asteroid hitting the earth and causing a major problem for me or other people a real threat? What is the chance that I or others can get hurt?
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No because you cannot do anything about it personally. But yes because an asteroid or comet big enough to cause major damage would be detectable years or decades before it hits, and maybe it could be diverted away.
Also yes because the odds of dying from an asteroid or comet are not that different than the odds of dying from other things that people worry about like tornadoes, lightning, earthquakes, avalanches, or dog……..
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/02/160209-meteorite-death-india-probability-odds/
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