"I've always felt that we should avoid simply saying,
'OK, Eureka, it was an impact and now we're done'
-- simple answers are often incomplete."
Death of the Dinosaurs: New Proof Asteroid or Comet Impact Caused Extinction, Say Berkeley Scientists - ABC News: "It's possible that the impact was enough, but there is ample evidence that other things such as rapid climate swings were going on just beforehand, so it seems likely that the impact tipped the balance of an already-stressed biosphere," Renne said. "I've always felt that we should avoid simply saying, 'OK, Eureka, it was an impact and now we're done' -- simple answers are often incomplete."
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