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Oceans rise, species fall
New research correlates mass extinctions with the rise and fall of oceans |
Joseph Romm |
18 Jun 2008 |
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| New research finds that the 'rise and fall of ocean levels correlated more consistently with mass extinctions than any other factor.' Published in Nature this week, 'Environmental determinants of extinction selectivity in the fossil record' ($ub. req’d) explores 'the close statistical similarities between patterns of marine shelf sedimentation and rates of extinction.” On our current emissions path, the planet’s temperature by 2100 will be more than 4.5°C hotter than t ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, extinction, oceans (all these topics) |
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