Thursday, December 23, 2021

Deadliest period in Earth's history was also the stinkiest

Riverside CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2021
Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause - and prolong - the biggest mass extinction in Earth's history, a new study suggests. Generally, scientists believe Siberian volcanos spitting greenhouse gases primarily drove the mass extinction event about 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period. The gases caused extreme warming, which in turn led 80% of all marine species, as well

No comments:

Post a Comment