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title: Experience the Disaster that Wiped Out Dinosaurs — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/experience-the-disaster-that-wiped-out-dinosaurs/
date: 2016-07-30
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# Experience the Disaster that Wiped Out Dinosaurs

When the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck Earth, most of the impact energy was directed outwards and upwards into space. Only 1% of the force traveled down into the ground, but it was enough to ring the planet like a bell and wipeout species around the globe. Only those creatures able to seek shelter from the intense heat on the surface survived.