Exogenic impacts

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Definition

Events originating from outside Earth's atmosphere, such as asteroid or comet impacts, which can cause significant geological and climatic changes on our planet.

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Episode #097: Bonneville Megaflood / Starting an Ice Age / CO2 Benefits Ignored

KosmographiaJul 19, 2023

In this podcast episode, Randall Carlson discusses the Bonneville Megaflood and challenges the notion that we are currently experiencing a 6th Great Mass Extinction driven by human-related CO2 emissions. He highlights evidence suggesting that higher CO2 levels could be beneficial to Earth's biosphere. Carlson also explores the idea of initiating an ice age and examines geological features in the southern Appalachians that support this alternative historical perspective.

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