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Powerful. Great post. byronius Jan 2013 #1
That's really interesting. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #2
The Permian Extinction Event is incredibly important for us to understand right now jimlup Jan 2013 #3
TBH, probably not on a Permian level. AverageJoe90 Jan 2013 #4
It did take 80,000 years. caseymoz Jan 2013 #8
CO2 injection far higher now than Permian extinction. ErikJ Jan 2013 #16
Why didn't the Eocene Thermal Maximum lead to extinction then? caseymoz Jan 2013 #19
Still most popular theory ErikJ Jan 2013 #20
Yes, but that should have caused a runaway increase to 10 degrees. caseymoz Jan 2013 #21
I think it's already too late MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #14
Aren't they already worried about methane bubbling up in Antarctica? SunSeeker Jan 2013 #5
Not just there. There are huge methane deposits all over BlueStreak Jan 2013 #7
Half reptile - half mammal. Sounds like today's Republicans. Scuba Jan 2013 #6
...after they lost the mammal half. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #9
Very Interesting . I enjoyed it, and thanks for sharing. nt Speck Tater Jan 2013 #10
Lystrosaurus was not the ancestor of all mammals Scootaloo Jan 2013 #11
The Day The Earth Nearly Died - programme summary dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #12
Thanks MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #13
YW. David Attenborough ErikJ Jan 2013 #17
So what is the natural process that unwound that 10c increase? AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #15
Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jan 2013 #18
Important to remember that we, and all our effects on the planet- while significant- are a blip. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #22
Human carbon dioxide emissions dwarf global volcanic carbon dioxide emissions. ErikJ Jan 2013 #23
Your last sentence is not backed up by the article you link to. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #24
See post #16 ErikJ Jan 2013 #25
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