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Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Didn’t Just Strike Earth, Its Dust Cloud Cooked It


The Chicxulub impact not only plunged Earth into an impact winter but also produced a dust blanket that later overheated the planet, according to new research from Purdue University and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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