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History Channel Prehistoric Mega Storms Volcanic Winter

Picture the most powerful and destructive megastorm ever to hit the planet: a super hurricane that reached 20 miles high with winds approaching 700 mph. Was it responsible for wiping out 75 percent of all living things on Earth some 65 million years ago? Or consider a volcano unleashing a cloud of gas, ash and debris so impenetrable that that sun's warming rays were unable to reach the planet; many believe such a volcanic winter triggered an ice age. Was Great Britain once connected to Europe, then cut off by a violent storm and flood that created the English Channel?