: This Journal of Geology paper discusses an "impact winter" triggered by a younger Dryas impact event around 12,800 years ago.
The phrase primarily refers to a catastrophic climatic period following a massive asteroid or comet strike. Below are key academic papers and resources related to this scientific phenomenon, as well as notable media titles that use the name. Scientific Research Papers
: Published in PNAS , this research provides evidence for the intense, decadal-scale cooling that immediately followed the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs. Other "Impact Winter" Media The term is also used for several popular media projects: Impact Winter
: This study in AGU Publications uses Earth system models to simulate how soot from fires, following an impact, could block sunlight enough to starve marine organisms.
If you are looking for academic research on the climatic effects of asteroid impacts, these are seminal and recent papers on the subject: : This Journal of Geology paper discusses an
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: A prequel comic to the Audible series, published by Image Comics . Scientific Research Papers : Published in PNAS ,
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