Before Dinosaurs Ruled, Earth Endured 1 Million Years of Extreme Rainfall
Around 232 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period when dinosaurs were beginning to emerge, Earth experienced the Carnian Pluvial Episode, an unusually wet phase lasting over a million years. This climate shift is suspected to have been triggered by massive volcanic activity in what is now northwestern North America.
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