Semeniuk, Ivan,
Threat from the Skies: Fires of the Apocalypse. Ivan Semeniuk. - New Scientist, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 6, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Threat from the Skies: Fires of the Apocalypse, April 19, 2003; pp. 32-35.
"It is a calm day on the island continent of India. Deep in the Cretaceous forest, small plant-eating dinosaurs are quietly nibbling on tender shoots, keeping a watchful eye out for predators. Suddenly every pair of reptilian eyes looks up. The sky is beginning to glow. The lush green leaves of the forest canopy droop and shrivel. As the air temperature suddenly soars to several hundreds of degrees, the dinosaurs collapse and lose consciousness. Like tinder in a furnace the forest suddenly bursts into flames. Within hours, all of India is burnt to a crisp." (NEW SCIENTIST) This article examines the effects of the asteroid or comet that impacted the Yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago and explains why some parts of the Earth were affected more than others.
1522-3264;
Asteroids--Collisions with Earth
Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary
Dinosaurs
Extinction (Biology)
Meteorite craters--Mexico
Chicxulub Crater
Yucatan Peninsula
AC1.S5
050
Threat from the Skies: Fires of the Apocalypse. Ivan Semeniuk. - New Scientist, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 6, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Threat from the Skies: Fires of the Apocalypse, April 19, 2003; pp. 32-35.
"It is a calm day on the island continent of India. Deep in the Cretaceous forest, small plant-eating dinosaurs are quietly nibbling on tender shoots, keeping a watchful eye out for predators. Suddenly every pair of reptilian eyes looks up. The sky is beginning to glow. The lush green leaves of the forest canopy droop and shrivel. As the air temperature suddenly soars to several hundreds of degrees, the dinosaurs collapse and lose consciousness. Like tinder in a furnace the forest suddenly bursts into flames. Within hours, all of India is burnt to a crisp." (NEW SCIENTIST) This article examines the effects of the asteroid or comet that impacted the Yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago and explains why some parts of the Earth were affected more than others.
1522-3264;
Asteroids--Collisions with Earth
Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary
Dinosaurs
Extinction (Biology)
Meteorite craters--Mexico
Chicxulub Crater
Yucatan Peninsula
AC1.S5
050