New research continues to support one of the most controversial theories in Earth history: that a cosmic impact around 12,800 years ago triggered a global catastrophe known as the Younger Dryas event and wiped out an advanced civilization in the process.
In this episode of Squaring the Circle, Randall Carlson explores the latest discoveries from sediment cores, meltglass, microspherules, platinum anomalies, and black mats all pointing to a massive impact that reshaped our planet, our climate, and possibly our memory of what came before.
This wasn’t just a cold snap, it was a planetary reset.
Topics Include:
– New geologic data from North America, Greenland, and South America
– Black mat layers and elevated impact markers
– Ancient flood myths as historical memory
– Civilizational collapse and the Great Forgetting
– How mainstream science is finally catching up
Was there a lost civilization before the Younger Dryas?
Did humanity restart history from zero?
And could it happen again?
00:00:00 - Catastrophic Upheavals in Earth's History
00:02:04 - The Younger Dryas Boundary and Cosmic Impacts
00:04:03 - The Black Mat and Megafaunal Extinctions
00:05:49 - Impact Proxies and Their Significance
00:10:00 - Iridium and the KT Boundary
00:11:52 - The Discovery of the Yucatan Crater
00:19:47 - Evidence of Tsunamis and Impact Fallout
00:22:54 - Nanodiamonds and the Younger Dryas
00:23:59 - Glacial and Eustatic Changes
00:32:02 - Meltwater Pulses and Climate Change
00:40:08 - The Role of Biomass Burning in Climate Change
00:52:45 - The Younger Dryas: A Global Perspective
01:00:29 - Extraterrestrial Impacts and Megafaunal Extinctions
01:06:20 - Evidence of Catastrophic Climate Change
01:12:05 - The Clovis Culture and Its Disappearance
01:18:43 - The Carolina Bays: Impact or Terrestrial?
01:42:21 - New Evidence of Cosmic Air Bursts
01:47:00 - Exploring Geological Deposits and Air Bursts
01:51:41 - Evidence of Cosmic Events and Their Impact
01:57:08 - Understanding Air Bursts and Their Frequency
02:02:04 - Modeling Air Burst Impacts and Their Effects
02:09:12 - Implications of Air Bursts on Earth's History
02:15:28 - The Future of Cosmic Defense and Resource Management