Volcanic origin for Younger Dryas geochemical anomalies ca. 12, 900 cal B.P. 02AUG2020

 Volcanic origin for Younger Dryas geochemical anomalies ca. 12, 900 cal B.P.

Texas cave sediment upends meteorite explanation

for global cooling by Baylor University August 1, 2020

https://phys.org/news/2020-07-texas-cave-sediment-upends-meteorite.html

The paper is:

Sun, N, Brandon, A.D., Forman, S.L., Waters, M.R.

and Befus, K.S., 2020. Volcanic origin for Younger

Dryas geochemical anomalies ca. 12,900 cal B.P.

Science Advances, 6(31), eaax8587

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/31/eaax8587

Related papers:

Holliday, V.T., Bartlein, P.J., Scott, A.C. and Marlon,

J.R., 2020. Extraordinary biomass-burning episode

and impact winter triggered by the Younger Dryas

cosmic impact??? 12,800 years ago, parts 1 and 2: a

discussion. The Journal of Geology, 128(1), pp.69-94.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/706264

Wolbach, W.S., Ballard, J.P., Mayewski, P.A., Kurbatov,

A., Bunch, T.E., LeCompte, M.A., Adedeji, V.,

Israde-Alcantara, I., Firestone, R.B., Mahaney, W.C. and

Melott, A.L., 2020. Extraordinary Biomass-Burning

Episode and Impact Winter Triggered by the Younger

Dryas Cosmic Impact??? 12,800 Years Ago: A Reply.

The Journal of Geology, 128(1), pp.95-107.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/706265

Yours,

Paul H.