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- 1Mega El Niño drove the end-Permian mass extinction, study finds●"Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction" "oh" https://www. science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc e.ado2030 edi
New research published in Science argues that a mega El Niño, with extreme and prolonged climate swings, triggered the end-Permian mass extinction around 252 million years ago, the deadliest extinction event in Earth's history. The study suggests these wild temperature and rainfall fluctuations stressed ecosystems beyond their ability to adapt, offering a new explanation for why the tropics and higher latitudes were hit so hard.