The Day The Earth Nearly Died

November 24th, 2006

This is a fascinating read.

Via BBC:

250 million years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the land and oceans teemed with life. This was the Permian, a golden era of biodiversity that was about to come to a crashing end. Within just a few thousand years, 95% of the lifeforms on the planet would be wiped out, in the biggest mass extinction Earth has ever known. What natural disaster could kill on such a massive scale? It is only in recent years that evidence has begun to emerge from rocks in Antarctica, Siberia and Greenland.

Research Credit: TR

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6 Responses to “The Day The Earth Nearly Died”

  1. Big Gav says:
    November 24, 2006 at 11:58 am

    I think you’re missing the link for the story…

  2. Michael says:
    November 24, 2006 at 1:15 pm

    Not the right link, but a related one:
    http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/061123_sealife_shift.html

  3. Freddy says:
    November 24, 2006 at 1:17 pm

    Here’s the link (an oldie but a goodie): http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/dayearthdied.shtml

  4. Casper says:
    November 24, 2006 at 2:16 pm

    So, ultimately it was global warming that caused the greatest mass extinction that the planet has ever seen. Perhaps this will make some of us realize that our current warming has slightly more ominous consequences than palm trees in Maine.

  5. Charlie says:
    November 24, 2006 at 4:00 pm

    It might also make us realize that global warming is not caused by humans.

  6. tsoldrin says:
    November 24, 2006 at 7:07 pm

    Interestingly enough, it appears the folks who have been pushing the idea that there is no global warming or that it is just a natural phenomenon seem to be the very ones taking actions to be in a position to benefit most if things like water and habitable land become scarce.

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