University of California, Davis: Carbon, Climate Change and Ocean Anoxia in an Ancient Icehouse World - India Education Diary

Anew study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present — but 304 million years ago. Within about 300,000 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels doubled, oceans became anoxic, and biodiversity dropp

Anew study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present but 304 million years ago. Within about 300,000 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels doub… [+3089 chars]

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