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2023-02-28

An overview of the connection between Earth’s climate evolution and mass extinction events

Una descripción general de la conexión entre la evolución del clima de la Tierra y los eventos de extinción masiva

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https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v26n4.103152

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geologic eons, extreme paleoclimate, climate change, mass extinction events (en)
eones geológicos; paleoclima extremo; cambio climático; eventos de extinción masiva (es)

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Authors present a brief review of the potential impact of climate change on biodiversity throughout the history of the Earth. Studying paleoclimate is difficult because it uses proxies that occurred millions of years ago, and there is an intrinsic uncertainty associated with that. However, the climate of the past and the evolution of life itself are related to each other. The current discussion goes through the different geological eras, emphasizing the Phanerozoic Eon, where terrestrial conditions allowed life to flourish. Recent studies seem to support the argument that the five great mass extinctions are related to warm climate modes produced by intense volcanism that generate changes in the concentrations of greenhouse gases and marine anoxia. This should be one more alert for humanity to implement effective measures to counteract the current global warming trend before the consequences on ecosystems are more serious.

Presentamos una breve revisión del impacto potencial de los cambios climáticos en los eventos de extinción masiva a lo largo de la historia de la Tierra. Estudiar el paleoclima es difícil porque utiliza proxies que ocurrieron hace millones de años y existe una incertidumbre intrínseca asociada con eso. Sin embargo, el clima del pasado y la evolución de la vida misma están relacionados entre sí. La discusión actual recorre las diferentes eras geológicas, con especial énfasis en el Eón Fanerozoico donde las condiciones terrestres permitieron que floreciera la vida. Estudios recientes parecen respaldar el argumento de que las cinco grandes extinciones masivas están relacionadas con modos de clima cálido producidos por un vulcanismo intenso que generan cambios en las concentraciones de gases de efecto invernadero y anoxia marina. Esta debería ser una alerta más para que la humanidad implemente medidas efectivas para contrarrestar la tendencia actual del calentamiento global antes de que las consecuencias sobre los ecosistemas sean más graves.

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