Trax
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I'm starting this thread to answer a question that Curbie asked but I think it would be a cool place to discuss topics and events about climate change.
All climate change and unusual weather events are welcome but please no radical political debates. Thanks.
The question was "What is the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum?".
The history of the world is divided into Eras. And each Era is divided into Periods. And Each Period is divided into Epochs. It's like a clock that's divided into hours, minutes, and seconds. For the history of the world it's Eras, Periods, and Epochs.
The last 2 Eras were the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras.
The Mesozoic Era is divided into the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods. It was all about dinosaurs and lasted from 250-65 million years ago. This Era ended when the dinosaurs became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
The next Era (the one we live in) is called the Cenozoic Era. The Periods of this Era are the Paleogene, the Neogene, and the Quaternary.
The Epochs of the Paleogene period are the Paleocene, the Eocene, and the Oligocene.
56 million years ago, at the end of the Paleocene Epoch (leading into the Eocene Epoch), the Earth started warming up. In 20,000 years the temp rose 11*F and mass extinctions occured - especially in the oceans but on land too. There was also a huge rise in the carbon footprints of things like volcanoes and earthquakes.
The event is called the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.
There are 8 geologic events in the history of the world that resemble what is happening now but the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum is the one that resembles it the most.
Btw, we are still living in the Cenozoic Era but now we're in the Quaternary Period that started about 2.6 million years ago. The 2 Epochs of the Quaternary Period are the Pleistocene and the Holocene. The Holocene Epoch we live in started about 12,000 years ago.
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Okay! The rest of the thread can be used to ask questions and to discuss the great Dust Bowl, epic earthquakes, droughts, or anything else weather related. Have fun!
All climate change and unusual weather events are welcome but please no radical political debates. Thanks.
The question was "What is the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum?".
The history of the world is divided into Eras. And each Era is divided into Periods. And Each Period is divided into Epochs. It's like a clock that's divided into hours, minutes, and seconds. For the history of the world it's Eras, Periods, and Epochs.
The last 2 Eras were the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras.
The Mesozoic Era is divided into the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods. It was all about dinosaurs and lasted from 250-65 million years ago. This Era ended when the dinosaurs became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
The next Era (the one we live in) is called the Cenozoic Era. The Periods of this Era are the Paleogene, the Neogene, and the Quaternary.
The Epochs of the Paleogene period are the Paleocene, the Eocene, and the Oligocene.
56 million years ago, at the end of the Paleocene Epoch (leading into the Eocene Epoch), the Earth started warming up. In 20,000 years the temp rose 11*F and mass extinctions occured - especially in the oceans but on land too. There was also a huge rise in the carbon footprints of things like volcanoes and earthquakes.
The event is called the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.
There are 8 geologic events in the history of the world that resemble what is happening now but the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum is the one that resembles it the most.
Btw, we are still living in the Cenozoic Era but now we're in the Quaternary Period that started about 2.6 million years ago. The 2 Epochs of the Quaternary Period are the Pleistocene and the Holocene. The Holocene Epoch we live in started about 12,000 years ago.
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Okay! The rest of the thread can be used to ask questions and to discuss the great Dust Bowl, epic earthquakes, droughts, or anything else weather related. Have fun!