Mass Extinction Unleashed a 5-Million-Year Heatwave. Here’s What Triggered It

New fossil evidence suggests that after the Great Dying, Earth’s deadliest mass extinction, the collapse of tropical forests was the key driver behind a five-million-year global heatwave. Around 252 million years ago, Earth experienced the Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction, also known as the “Great Dying.” This catastrophic event wiped out a vast number of marine species [...]

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