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All five of Earth's largest mass extinctions linked to global warming

All five of Earth's largest mass extinctions linked to global warming

22 May 2020

There have been five particularly large extinction events in Earth’s history, and for the first time all of them have been linked to global warming
Meltwater from Greenland

Polar melt may shut down the Atlantic current that warms Europe

14 March 2018

Melting Arctic ice flooding into the Atlantic could put the ocean circulation that warms Europe in danger, triggering dramatic sea level rise and drought

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