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Terrestrial Effects of Nearby Supernovae: Updated Modeling
Brian C. Thomas, Alexander M. Yelland
We have reevaluated recent studies of the effects on Earth by cosmic rays (CRs) from nearby supernovae (SNe) at 100 and 50 pc, in the diffusive transport CR case, here including an…
X-Ray Luminous Supernovae: Threats to Terrestrial Biospheres
Ian R. Brunton, Connor O'Mahoney, Brian D. Fields +2
The spectacular outbursts of energy associated with supernovae (SNe) have long motivated research into their potentially hazardous effects on Earth and analogous environments. Much…
Gamma Ray Bursts: Not so Much Deadlier than We Thought
Brian C. Thomas, Dimitra Atri, Adrian L. Melott
We analyze the additional effect on planetary atmospheres of recently detected gamma-ray burst afterglow photons in the range up to 1 TeV. For an Earth-like atmosphere we find that…
Supernova Triggers for End-Devonian Extinctions
Brian D. Fields, Adrian L. Melott, John Ellis +6
The Late Devonian was a protracted period of low speciation resulting in biodiversity decline, culminating in extinction events near the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary. Recent evi…
From Cosmic Explosions to Terrestrial Fires?: A Reply
Adrian L. Melott, Brian C. Thomas
Deschamps and Mottez (hereafter DM) argue that the Gauss-Matuyama terrestrial magnetic field reversal may have left a vanishing main dipole moment to the field for a time of order…
Ozone depletion-induced climate change following a 50 pc supernova
Brian C. Thomas, Cody L. Ratterman
Ozone in Earth's atmosphere is known to have a radiative forcing effect on climate. Motivated by geochemical evidence for one or more nearby supernovae about 2.6 million years ago,…