Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 04:42 in Earth & Climate

About 12,900 years ago, a sudden cold snap interrupted the gradual warming that had followed the last Ice Age. The cold lasted for the 1,300-year interval known as the Younger Dryas (YD) before the climate began to warm again...

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