Volcanoes Started Earth’s ‘Great Dying.’ This Unexpected Plant Made It Worse
Ancient wildfires across Europe intensified the 'Great Dying' as fern savannahs fueled a millennia-long inferno during end-Triassic warming.
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Research indicates that continental-scale wildfires raged across Europe for thousands of years during a period of extreme global warming 201 million years ago. These fires occurred within fern savannahs during the end-Triassic greenhouse warming phase.
Coverage from Nature, Phys.org, and Gizmodo emphasizes that while volcanoes initiated the 'Great Dying,' an unexpected plant contributed to the severity of the event. The Conway Daily Sun and IslanderNews.com highlight the duration and geographic scale of these fires.
Further details regarding the specific role of the identified plant in exacerbating the crisis are being highlighted in current reports.
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Quick answers
When did these wildfires occur?
The fires took place 201 million years ago during the end-Triassic greenhouse warming.
Where were the fires located?
According to coverage, the fires raged across Europe on a continental scale.
What role did plants play in the event?
Reports specify that fern savannahs were involved and that an unexpected plant made the 'Great Dying' worse.
Coverage (5)
- Fires raged across Europe during “extreme global warming” 201 million years ago IslanderNews.com · 5h ago
- Fires raged for thousands of years during ancient global warming The Conway Daily Sun · 5h ago
- Triassic inferno: Fires raged across Europe for millennia during past global warming Phys.org · 5h ago
- Continental-scale fern savannah wildfires during end-Triassic greenhouse warming Nature · 5h ago
- Volcanoes Started Earth’s ‘Great Dying.’ This Unexpected Plant Made It Worse Gizmodo · 5h ago
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