[FPSPACE] Climate collapse of 536 CE now known to be impact related

[Kosmos327 at aol.com]

You're joking, right Jim?
 
David L. Rickman
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/10/2009 7:02:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jeoberg at comcast.net writes:

WAY off topic, Ed -- take this discussion  elsewhere.
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _E.P. Grondine_ (mailto:epgrondine at hotmail.com)  
To: _fpspace at friends-partners.org_ (mailto:fpspace at friends-partners.org)   
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:28  PM
Subject: [FPSPACE] Climate collapse of  536 CE now known to be impact related


_http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126882.900-comet-smashes-triggered-an
cient-famine.html_ 
(http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126882.900-comet-smashes-triggered-ancient-famine.html) 

For  a long time there was a debate as to whether this climate collapse was 
due  to volcano or cometary dust veil. Actual impacts were not suspected. Only  
30-40% of the Earth's population died in this one,though Hopewell Hopewell  
loses were probably around 70%.

E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in  the Americas






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