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Mega El Niño drove the end-Permian mass extinction, study finds

Original: "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.

Why now: The study offers a striking new explanation for Earth's worst mass extinction, with obvious echoes for concerns about climate volatility today.

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• "Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction" "oh" https://www. science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc e.ado2030 edit, full text no paywall: https:// eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/epr int/228131/ # climate # ElNino # extinction · inquiline@assemblag.es · 28

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