That Time It Rained For Two Million Years
When It Rains It Pours — Sometimes For 2 Million Years.
When you think about long-lasting rains around the world, places like the vast rainforests around Earth and countries like Colombia come to mind. Sometimes, these rains get so out of control that they cause massive flooding, destroying millions of dollars worth of infrastructure and taking thousands of precious lives. However, what if I told you that there was once a time on Earth it rained for so long that it ultimately changed the course of how the planet is today and gave rise to an Earth full of creatures which would be talked about millions of years later. Let’s dive deep into the conditions and the impacts of the rain which poured for 2 million years.
The Earth’s Climate At The End Of The Permian Era
The Triassic Period started around 234 million years ago, marking the beginning of the long-lasting rainfall. This incident is now known as The Carnian Pluvial Event (Carnian was the period when these rains took place, and Pluvial means rain). But what was it that actually set the stage for such a bizarre phenomenon?
Scientists believe that a little before the Carnian Pluvial Event, there was a mass extinction that caused almost 70 percent of vertebrates and 90 percent of…
