The Siberian Traps and Volcanic Mass Extinction
Siberian Flood Basalts – MIT: About 252 million years ago, […]
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December 14, 2014
Siberian Flood Basalts – MIT: About 252 million years ago, the largest mass extinction and the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth history occurred apparently synchronously.
Massive volcanic eruptions set the stage for dinosaurs’ demise http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/12/massive-volcanic-eruptions-set-the-stage-for-dinosaurs-demise/
Bill McGuire: Modelling suggests with ice cap melt, an increase in volcanic activity http://climatestate.com/2014/10/16/methane-hydrate-destabilisation-is-clearly-a-real-worry-particularly-in-the-context-of-warming-ocean-waters-in-the-east-siberian-continental-shelf/
- Siberian Traps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Traps
- Deccan Traps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Traps
About the Author: Chris Machens
Covering the climate for Climate State since 2011. Peter Sinclair noted in 2017, "Climate State has been doing an absolutely amazing job of providing a useful historical archive of important experts warning on climate issues through past decades."
