“Enough Heat to Sizzle Thin-Skinned Animals”: New Evidence Shows How a Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Set the World on Fire

1 · Thedebrief · July 28, 2026, 1:20 p.m.
Environment history Physics atmospheric dust astronomy Environmental Impact Paleontology dinosaur extinction
Summary
The blog post discusses new evidence suggesting that the Chicxulub asteroid impact led to a fine dust layer surrounding Earth, which may have ignited widespread fires, contributing to the extinction of dinosaurs.
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