Saved From Extinction: How the Gulf of Mexico Escaped Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago - SciTechDaily

Research shows how the Gulf of Mexico survived a prehistoric mass extinction. According to research by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), an ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped out marine l…

The picture above depicts the Mississippi River flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. According to researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, river sediments and ocean currents helpe… [+6179 chars]

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