Periodic reminder of why we must decarbonize. The Permian extinction was the planet killer. It was caused by - wait for it - greenhouse gas warming: >90% of all species went extinct.
Under business as usual we're 20% the way there by 2100, 35-50% by 2300.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-ca...
Under business as usual we're 20% the way there by 2100, 35-50% by 2300.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-ca...
What caused Earth's biggest mass extinction?
Scientists have debated until now what made Earth's oceans so inhospitable to life that some 96 percent of marine species died off at the end of the Permian period. New research shows the "Great Dying...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM