In today’s episode we look back at the last 65 million years known as the Cenozoic era, and the most anomalous climatic event during this entire time period, known as the Younger Dryas.  We also examine the cataclysmic end to the last ice age, and the multivariate global effects that followed this cosmic event.
Joining us for today’s episode is Dr. James Kennett, a now retired marine geologist and Professor Emeritus of Earth Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Kennett originally earned his PhD in Geology from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand in 1965 and has been a prolific scientific researcher ever since.
Dr. Kennett is considered a pioneer in developing the relatively new field of Paleoceanography. He is credited with publishing over 500 peer reviewed scientific papers, and has authored or contributed to nearly 2 dozen books. Over the last 50 years Dr. Kennett has contributed towards our comprehensive understanding of major paleoenvironmental and biotic changes that shaped the Cenozoic Era, its stratigraphic record, and the multitude of processes involved in this development.
Dr. Kennett is also a co-founder of the Comet Research Group, a scientific organization dedicated to the examination of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis and its multitude of global impacts, as well as providing evidence that such impact events are common place throughout Earth’s history.
To learn more about Dr. Kennett and his work please visit the following links:
Dr. Kennett's Website 
Comet Research Group