Threat from the Skies: Fires of the Apocalypse. Ivan Semeniuk.
by Semeniuk, Ivan; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 6Science. Publisher: New Scientist, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Asteroids -- Collisions with Earth | Chicxulub Crater | Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary | Dinosaurs | Extinction (Biology) | Meteorite craters -- Mexico | Yucatan PeninsulaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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