So, our story begins with the crash of that asteroid 65 million years ago. A large meteor hit the asteroid as it fell to Earth. This changed the landing location by a couple of hundred miles. Instead of impacting the sea off the coast off Mexico, it impacted full on to the Yucatan Peninsula. This set in motion a chain of events that would reshape our planet. Shock waves sent racing through the more direct impact with the crust set off increased volcanic activity all around the globe, from Iceland to the West Pacific. The full-on impact with the land sent huge amounts of dust and ash into the atmosphere, at first blotting the sun and sending the Earth into a one hundred-year winter. The dominant group on Earth at this time - the dinosaur - soon died out due the the temperatures and devastat
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| - So, our story begins with the crash of that asteroid 65 million years ago. A large meteor hit the asteroid as it fell to Earth. This changed the landing location by a couple of hundred miles. Instead of impacting the sea off the coast off Mexico, it impacted full on to the Yucatan Peninsula. This set in motion a chain of events that would reshape our planet. Shock waves sent racing through the more direct impact with the crust set off increased volcanic activity all around the globe, from Iceland to the West Pacific. The full-on impact with the land sent huge amounts of dust and ash into the atmosphere, at first blotting the sun and sending the Earth into a one hundred-year winter. The dominant group on Earth at this time - the dinosaur - soon died out due the the temperatures and devastat
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| - So, our story begins with the crash of that asteroid 65 million years ago. A large meteor hit the asteroid as it fell to Earth. This changed the landing location by a couple of hundred miles. Instead of impacting the sea off the coast off Mexico, it impacted full on to the Yucatan Peninsula. This set in motion a chain of events that would reshape our planet. Shock waves sent racing through the more direct impact with the crust set off increased volcanic activity all around the globe, from Iceland to the West Pacific. The full-on impact with the land sent huge amounts of dust and ash into the atmosphere, at first blotting the sun and sending the Earth into a one hundred-year winter. The dominant group on Earth at this time - the dinosaur - soon died out due the the temperatures and devastated plant life. But soon this ended, and the microscopic particles of dust sent up by the impact began to trap the heat brought in by the sun, an extreme greenhouse effect. This, along with ash clouds from the increased activity of the world's numerous volcanoes, kept the Earth warm for tens of millions of years, effectively dampening an ice age. As time progressed, the butterflies worked their charm - and the modern world (geographically) was created. The emergence of humans on the planet was significant. However, most races of humans would have stayed in Africa, if it had not been for a period of history referred to as "The Great Drought". Almost all African lakes completely dried up and people were forced to move northward and southward in search of water and greener lands. The human population fell by nearly half, yet as the drought came to an end, humanity had extended its reach to almost all parts of the planet but the time had come for people to settle. The age of civilisation had begun.
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