“If the asteroid is headed for Washington DC, leave it alone!”
Look up Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater. If that happened today, few on the East Coast would survive.
Depending on its size,Few on the Earth will survive.
“Depending on its size,Few on the Earth will survive.”
Chesapeake was not as large as Chixulub, or Manson, but yes, an asteroid strike on DC could kill a huge percentage of land-based life, not just people.
I don’t know of anyone building a space ark, yet...