Post #4246530
2026-07-30 15:00 UTC
#OceanWarming #ClimateChange
*Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction Reveals Chilling Parallels to Today's World*
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#Via #JessCockerill / #Nature
https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-biggest-mass-extinction-reveals-chilling-parallels-to-todays-world
"...the findings paint a pretty clear picture.
"The bad news is, 👉we are on track for #Permian-#Triassic levels of warming in worst-case scenario projections👈,"
says #Stanford #EarthScientist #ErikSperling.
"But the good news is,...
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@HistoPol@mastodon.social 2026-07-30 15:35
*Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction Reveals Chilling Parallels to Today's World* (2/n) ...👉we're still at the point where we can change things and do something about it."👈 When the #GreatDying occurred, temperatures increased by 8-12 °C (46-54 °F) across thousands of years. In the present day, across just a few hundred years of emissions, temperatures are projected to rise 1.5-4 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2100.. " [However, some regions,... @kim_harding@mastodon.scot