Two New Papers About Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

Two New Papers About Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis

There are two new papers about the Younger Dryas
Impact Hypotheses

Studies refute hypothesis on what caused abrupt climate
change thousands of years ago, ScienceDaily, December 19, 2016
https://source.wustl.edu/2016/12/case-missing-diamonds/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161219115304.htm

Missing Diamonds Don't Support Case for Younger Dryas
Impact, Washington University in St. Louis, Dec. 20, 2016
http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=50132

The papers are:

Daulton, T. L., S. Amari, A. C. Scott, M. Hardiman, N. Pinter, and
R. S. Anderson, 2016, Comprehensive analysis of nanodiamond
evidence relating to the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis.
Journal of Quaternary Science, Early View, First published:
19 December 2016, DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2892
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.2892/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/jqs.2892/asset/jqs2892.pdf

Scott, A. C., M. Hardiman, N. Pinter, S. Anderson, T. L. Daulton,
A. Ejarque, P. Finch, and A. Carter-Champion, 2016, Interpreting
palaeofire evidence from fluvial sediments : a case study from
Santa Rosa Island, California with implications for the Younger
Dryas Impact Hypothesis. Journal of Quaternary Science.
First published: 19 December 2016, DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2914
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.2914/abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jqs.2914/epdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth

Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth

Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth
NPR
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505386423/big-diamonds-bring-scientists-a-message-from-superdeep-earth

Large, rare diamonds offer window into inner workings of Earth's mantle
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/gioa-lrd120716.php
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-biggest-diamonds-deep-mantle-metallic.html
http://www.livescience.com/57222-biggest-diamonds-form-in-liquid-metal-pools.html

Diamonds: Huge, rare precious stones form 750km underground in
Earth's mantle, International Business Times UK
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/huge-rare-diamonds-are-born-pools-liquid-metal-deep-below-earths-surface-1596725

the paper is:

Smith, E. M., S. B. Shirey, F. Nestola, and others, 2016, Large gem
diamonds from metallic liquid in Earth’s deep mantle. Science.
Vol. 354, Issue 6318, pp. 1403-1405. DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1303
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6318/1403

Yours,

Paul H.