A rapid rise in atmospheric CO₂ 📈 56 million years ago led to widespread forest loss 🌳, increased wildfires 🔥, and major soil erosion 🏜️ within a few centuries, based on high-resolution marine sediment records 🧭, showing how quickly land ecosystems can destabilize under abrupt global warming 🌡️.
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Global warming and CO2 emissions 56 million years ago resulted in massive forest fires and soil erosion
The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO2 entered the atmosphere in a short period of time, it led to large-scale forest fires and erosion. Mei Nelissen, PhD candidate at NIOZ and UU, and her…
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