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The Theory That Volcanoes Killed the Dinosaurs Is Officially Extinct

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Researchers reconstructed the average annual air temperature of the 100,000 years before the Cretaceous mass extinction.

They found volcanic carbon dioxide emissions gradually warmed the planet by 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit ( 3 degrees Celsius ) Volcanoes in what is now India experienced some of the largest eruptions in Earthâs history.

The researchers suggest that the impact volcanic eruptions had on the climate were insufficient to wipe out dinosaurs.

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