Virtual - East Rock, West Rock, and the Triassic-Jurassic Extinction

Program Type:

Lectures, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults
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Some 200 million years ago, an extremely productive bout of volcanic eruptions spewed tons of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, along with a lot of lava. The lava cooled to form East Rock, West Rock, and many other rocks, together known as the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province. The greenhouse gases caused tremendous global warming, an example from Earth history that we can learn from today. Join Sophie Westacott of the Yale Peabody Museum Speakers Bureau for a talk that will explore this tale of ancient climate change and mass extinction. Register for Zoom link.