""The eruptions were so huge, they pumped vast amounts of...

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    ""The eruptions were so huge, they pumped vast amounts of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, and there were spikes of global warming," Jacopo Dal Corso, a geologist at China University of Geosciences at Wuhan said."

    The extinction event - known as the Carnian Pluvial Episode - took place 232 million to 234 million years ago and triggered major losses in biodiversity."

    Interesting article pints, I assume you agree with its argument that greenhouse gases can cause rapid warming, and such rapid warming can have catastrophic consequences for life?
 
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