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IbogaProject

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2. It is likely too late now
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:58 AM
Jan 2025

In 25 or 26 in the summer the methane hydrates under the arctic ocean could release and the warming could go runaway. This will be a major extinction event. Last major methane hydrate release was 5 or 600 million years ago and wiped out a hugh amount of life.

Pilocene extinction

The Pliocene epoch ended with a mass extinction of marine megafauna, including mammals, sharks, turtles, and seabirds:
Extinction rates: Extinction rates were three times higher than in the rest of the Cenozoic.
Survivors: 36% of Pliocene genera did not survive into the Pleistocene.
Marine mammals: Marine mammals suffered the worst losses, with 55% less biodiversity after the extinction.
Coastal habitats: Marine animals, especially those living along the coasts, died off.
Homeotherms: Animals with high energy requirements were more susceptible to extinction.

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