How did the dinosaurs die?
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The Day the Earth Changed
Imagine the ultimate bad day. Roughly 66 million years ago, a massive world-altering event wiped out about 75% of all species on Earth, ending the 180-million-year reign of the dinosaurs. Scientists call this dramatic exit the event, or K-Pg for short.
For a long time, researchers debated exactly what triggered this global catastrophe. Today, scientists point to two powerful, co-occurring culprits: a massive asteroid impact and colossal, ongoing volcanic eruptions. Together, these events sparked a total global environmental collapse.
Your path
The Asteroid Impact Theory
Volcanism and Climate Change
The Chain Reaction of Extinction