56 million years ago, crashed to Earth a comet.
Researchers at the meeting of the American geological society has presented a new hypothesis for the cause of global warming.
Large scale natural disaster happened on Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs. The level of carbon in the atmosphere has increased significantly, and the increase in the average temperature amounted to 5-8 degrees Celsius. Many animals have disappeared from the face of the planet, and in their place came creatures of the modern type, among which were the direct ancestors of man.
Scientists have found a glassy dark beads, the origin of which is associated with the impact of a space object. These areas were identified in the sediments of the coast of new Jersey. Experts believe that these findings are not a result of the activities of the volcano: the water in them is less than 0.03 percent, much lower than in the objects resulting from a volcanic eruption.
Researchers believe that the comet impact on the Earth provoked a strong release of carbon into the atmosphere. Space object could hit oil basin, which later caused a fever.
