Dr. Emily Judd: "The impact of anthropogenic climate change is (and will continue to be) determined by the rate of change (meaning how quickly CO2 and temperature change) much more than the absolute temperatures, themselves."
cited by @hausfath there: https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-skeptics-have-new-favorite 
Survival of the newest: The #mammals that survive #MassExtinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought https://phys.org/news/2023-10-survival-mammals-survive-mass-extinctions.html
Derived #faunivores are the forerunners of major #synapsid radiations https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02200-y
"the species that survived aren't as generic as #scientists had thought: instead, having new and different traits can be the key to succeeding in the aftermath of a catastrophe."
Fossil spines reveal #DeepSea's past https://phys.org/news/2023-09-fossil-spines-reveal-deep-sea.html
A 104-Ma record of deep-sea irregular #echinoids – a story of persistence, food availability and a big bang https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288046
"ecosystems of the deep sea have emerged again and again after multiple #MassExtinctions... But there is increasing evidence that parts are much older. A team has now provided the first #fossil evidence for a stable colonization of the deep sea floor by #invertebrates for at least 104 million years."
"‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy...
prompting fears that an unfolding tragedy in Central America, North America and the Caribbean could become a global event."
"Scientists stunned by unprecedented heat-stress event say they can only hope it ‘motivates and unites people’"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/11/coral-bleaching-central-america
Riffing off of today's writer fuel, what are your fave spec fic stories dealing with mass extinctions? Writers, what have you written?
##Reader #Readers #Discussion #WritersofMastodon #Writers #Authors #Writer #Author #SpecFic #MassExtinctions
#USPol #CultureWars
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Thanks for sharing
These are such devisive times:
#NoClimateChange vs. #ClimateCrisis and #MassExtinctions
#GreatReplacementTheory and #Racism vs. #MyBodyMyChoice, #BirthControl, #CivilLiberties
#2Sexes vs. #LGBTIA+
#heterosexual vs. #homosexual, #pansexual, etc.
#MomsForLiberty and #BookBurnings vs. #UniversalEducation
#AbsoluteFreeSpeech and #Bothsidesism vs. #Responsibility and #Decency
#2A and #OpenCarry vs. #GunControl
...
Geologists find evidence of dual #MassExtinctions 260 million years ago https://phys.org/news/2023-04-geology-experts-evidence-dual-mass.html
Global oceanic #anoxia linked with the Capitanian (Middle #Permian) marine #MassExtinction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X23001413
Oxygen-deprived oceans precipitated two mass extinctions around 259 million and 262 million years ago during the Middle Permian Period.
Introduction
I am a lover of #palaeontology (but I'm not professional or even formally educated) particularly interested in all things #dinosaurs, early #evolution & mass extinctions. My favourite dinosaur is Giraffatitan
I am also interested in mental health due to my own lived experience of bipolar 1. I am also autistic. Both have a big impact on me so I do talk about them a lot.
Massive animal lover. Favourite animal is the pangolin. At home I have rabbits & guinea pigs who I love to talk about. But I love most animals so always happy to see & talk about any of them
Musician trained as a viola player, I also play tuba/e flat bass in a brass band. I haven't played viola or violin properly in years but I do want to get back to that.
Qualified nail technician, but not really here for that.
The #evolution of tree #roots may have driven #MassExtinctions https://phys.org/news/2022-11-evolution-tree-roots-driven-mass.html
Enhanced terrestrial nutrient release during the #Devonian emergence and expansion of #forests https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article/doi/10.1130/B36384.1/618814/Enhanced-terrestrial-nutrient-release-during-the
Evolution of #tree roots likely flooded past #oceans with excess nutrients, causing massive #algae growth. These rapid and destructive #AlgaeBlooms would have depleted most of the oceans' #oxygen, triggering catastrophic mass #extinction events.
