Was this the most dramatic day in the history of this planet? The Last Day of the Dinosaurs by Riley Black

 

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs by Riley Black:

I have always loved dinosaurs. Having watched brilliant videos such as Kurzgesagt in a Nutshell’s The Day the Dinosaurs Died really boosted my curiosity about the details of their extinction. 

This was the most dramatic day in the history of the Earth and Black helps explain why the asteroid was so deadly. It’s not like Earth hadn’t been hit by asteroids before.

So it was a great thrill to come across Riley Black’s account of their end. It’s a fun, informative book with enough detail to satisfy the general reader but they don’t make the mistake of going too deep into the science.

I particularly liked their approach to the details, starting at before impact and moving outwards, through the first hour, the first day and the first year after impact to finish at one hundred thousand years after the impact. The power of this collision is damn near incomprehensible and one can't help but imagine what would be left of us were a similar event to happen today. Spoiler alert: not much!

If you enjoy reading popular science books and the end of the dinosaurs attracts you, this is well worth a read. You can pick it up from your favourite online bookstore or ebook provider. *

* I don't currently intend to link books that I write about. If I start getting a few readers I might but for now we'll keep it clean :)