If a Hydrogen Bomb was dropped on New York City, how much damage would it cause?

[begbert2]

@msmith537

That just seems to show thermal damage. What about the shockwave and radiation?
There should also be a “Chuck Norris roundhouse kick” option

There was, but it destroyed the user’s computer.

[Terrifel]

@Half_Man_Half_Wit

Here’s a google maplet that lets you detonate nuclear bombs of varying yield wherever you so chose.

This gadget vividly suggests two things:

1. Most nuclear explosions are surprisingly manageable. A 140-kiloton ICBM warhead detonated above Manhattan results in “sunburn-like discomfort and skin redness” in Greenwich Village.

2. An asteroid impact is less manageable than a nuclear explosion.