A team of scientists has identified an additional force that likely contributed to a mass extinction event 250 million years ago. Its analysis of minerals in southern China indicate that volcano eruptions produced a 'volcanic winter' that drastically lowered earth's temperatures -- a change that added to the environmental effects resulting from other phenomena at the time.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211117161443.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211117161443.htm
'Volcanic winter' likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago
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