The Chicxulub Craters and the Anthropocene Holocausts were choosing players. Of course the Craters chose a massive asteroid to be on their #side. The Holocausts countered by choosing fossil fuel consumption. Then the Craters chose massive volcanic eruptions, so of course the Holocausts chose aquifer depletion. They met the Craters' acidified oceans with thinning sea ice--and so it went.

It's going to be the extinction match of the ages.

#wss366 #microfiction #ClimateChange #MassExtinctions

The History of Earth in Exactly 2000 Words – Earth.com…

The history of Earth is obviously a ginormous topic. Really, almost everything humans know is part of the history of Earth. Here, we will cover the geologic and biologic history of Earth, dating all the way back to its creation... continue reading this article at earth.com #earth #evolution #solarsystem #massextinctions #supercontinents #geologicaltime #fossils

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/the-history-of-earth-in-exactly-2000-words-earth-com/

The History of Earth in Exactly 2000 Words – Earth.com…

The history of Earth is obviously a ginormous topic. Really, almost everything humans know is part of the history of Earth. Here, we will cover the geologic and biologic history of Earth, dating al…

for much deliberation

3-Jun-2025
How does life rebound from #MassExtinctions? Scientists find surprising answers
Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1086154
#science #evolution #extinction #ecology

Dr. Emily Judd: "The impact of anthropogenic climate change is (and will continue to be) determined by the rate of change (meaning how quickly CO2 and temperature change) much more than the absolute temperatures, themselves."

cited by @hausfath there: https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-skeptics-have-new-favorite 🧵

#massExtinction #massExtinctions #climate #climateChange #globalHeating #climateBreakdown #climateHeating #quotes #research #study #CO2 #emissions

Climate skeptics have new favorite graph; it shows the opposite of what they claim

It actually makes the case that CO₂ is the dominant control on Earth’s temperature

The Climate Brink

AIUI biologists have repeatedly observed that when a species overpopulates it's environment one or more events result in a crash in the population numbers of that species.

I think that #ClimateChange, #MassExtinctions, and #GlobalPandemics show that humans have overpopulated the environment.

We've had a chance to avoid a population crash by implementing smart solutions.
But our culture has messed with our politics and our science and no adequate solutions may happen

#Overpopulation #Trump2

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target

Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds

The Guardian

Survival of the newest: The #mammals that survive #MassExtinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought https://phys.org/news/2023-10-survival-mammals-survive-mass-extinctions.html

Derived #faunivores are the forerunners of major #synapsid radiations https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02200-y

"the species that survived aren't as generic as #scientists had thought: instead, having new and different traits can be the key to succeeding in the aftermath of a catastrophe."

Survival of the newest: The mammals that survive mass extinctions aren't as 'boring' as scientists thought

When an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, it set off a devastating mass extinction. The dinosaurs (except for a few birds) all died out, along with lots of the mammals. But some small mammals survived, laying the groundwork for all the mammals alive today.

Phys.org

Impact from the Deep:

Strangling heat and gases emanating from the earth and sea, not asteroids, most likely caused several ancient #massextinctions. Could the same killer-greenhouse conditions build once again?

By Peter D. Ward | September 18, 2006

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Ward-3/publication/6805917_Impact_From_the_Deep/links/57054e4008ae13eb88b955ea/Impact-From-the-Deep.pdf?origin=publication_detail