The extinction of the Dinosaur was a tumultuous time that included some of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history, as well as the impact of a 10-15 km wide asteroid. The role these events ...

These volcanic eruptions released vast amounts of CO 2, dust, and sulfur, thereby significantly altering the climate on Earth—but in different ways and on different timescales to a meteorite impact.

What wiped off the dinosaurs, the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth? The Chicxulub meteorite or the effects of the massive volcanic eruptions? Modern children’s books speculate on these ...