firestorms from the comet were supposed to be a major extinction cause

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firestorms from the comet were supposed to be a major extinction cause

pwokenyaw — 1/30/2009 6:19:16 PM (archived)

If the alleged comet didn't cause a firestorm, it's much harder to assign it as the cause of the extinctions. Some info here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061000915.html

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Mammoth-killing comet circa 13,000 BCE questioned - Socrates II - 1/30/2009 3:45:00 AM
- What killed the Mammoths - David F Mayer - 2/3/2009 9:20:46 AM
  - The other options don't make sense - Marsby - 2/6/2009 4:08:24 AM
  - Re: More research needed - E.P. - 2/3/2009 7:16:15 PM
- Bizarre - E.P. - 1/30/2009 10:19:47 PM
- re: Mammoth-killing comet circa 13,000 BCE questioned - gbaikie - 1/30/2009 8:19:33 AM
  - firestorms from the comet were supposed to be a major extinction cause - pwokenyaw - 1/30/2009 6:19:16 PM
    - re: firestorms from the comet were supposed to be a major extinction cause - gbaikie - 2/1/2009 12:59:51 AM
      - Spare yourself the aggravation - E.P. - 2/2/2009 5:14:39 PM
      - You haven't answered the basic question - nick hoffman - 2/1/2009 1:34:27 AM
        
        Actually, Nick - E.P. - 2/2/2009 4:34:28 PM
        
        You haven't answered the basic question - Marsbug - 2/1/2009 2:43:59 PM
        
        Manchester - nick hoffman - 2/1/2009 8:41:11 PM
        
        re: Manchester - Marsbug - 2/2/2009 12:14:43 PM
        
        I agree, it would only take one - mip - 2/1/2009 5:42:30 PM
        
        No, it's not worth it - dtb - 2/1/2009 9:34:20 PM
        
        re: No, it's not worth it - Marsby - 2/6/2009 2:55:03 AM
        
        If you knew whst you were writing about, your opinion might matter (n/t) - E.P. - 2/3/2009 7:18:27 PM
        
        Risk assessment - Raoul - 2/1/2009 6:36:57 PM
        
        re: Risk assessment - gbaikie - 2/2/2009 1:23:04 AM
        
        Way under 1 in 10 tsunamis - dtb - 2/2/2009 5:27:31 AM
        
        Read Ted Bryant's book? (n/t) - E.P. - 2/2/2009 4:36:14 PM
        
        re: Way under 1 in 10 tsunamis - gbaikie - 2/2/2009 6:26:03 AM
        
        This brings me back to the money wasted on human spaceflight - mip - 2/1/2009 5:52:53 PM
        
        No Way - Marsby - 2/6/2009 3:03:51 AM
        
        which is knowledge that could endure for thousands of years - mip - 2/1/2009 6:06:40 PM

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