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Survival Issues after Giant Asteroid Impact

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Consequences of a gigantic asteroid impact with the Earth and survival issues are examined and discussed. Two survival scenarios have been analysed, based on the state of the art of the physical involved phenomena, human needs and the capacities and limits of the available technologies. The possible causes of human extinction may come from the direct consequences of the impact, linked to the size or the different characteristics of the asteroid. They can also come from the indirect consequences of the impact, such as the struggle for resources, generalised anarchy, or the mental distress of survivors, who no longer find the desire to fight for survival in very difficult conditions. Various parameters have been considered, including the diameter of the asteroid and the location of the impact. It is shown that survival is very difficult. Human extinction is nevertheless expected in the worst case scenario, if outside living conditions remain unliveable during decades or centuries.
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hal-03616479 , version 1 (22-03-2022)

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Clément Weinreich, Mathis Brunat, Mélissa Bruzat, Jean-Marc Salotti. Survival Issues after Giant Asteroid Impact. [Research Report] Auctus_2022_03_22_001, IMS Laboratory - University of Bordeaux - Bordeaux INP, France. 2022. ⟨hal-03616479⟩
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