Scientists Split on Explanation of the Younger Dryas Cooling: Comet or Volcanoes
Two 2026 studies offer different explanations for the Younger Dryas cooling 12,800 years ago. Lucien Nana Yobo's team, working on sediments from Florida, points to volcanic aerosols, while proponents of the cosmic impact hypothesis cite samples from Greenland containing impact microstructures.
Javlon Tursunov