'Not Remarkable' - NAU Researchers Take a New Look at Impacts of a Big Climate Event
August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
A megadrought that occurred 4,200 years ago had catastrophic impacts, potentially wiping out early empires and leading to large-scale changes worldwide. It was so significant it marked a turning point in the Earth's geologic history.
Or was it?
New research out of Northern Arizona University shows that while the 4.2 ka event did happen, its impacts may not have . . .
A megadrought that occurred 4,200 years ago had catastrophic impacts, potentially wiping out early empires and leading to large-scale changes worldwide. It was so significant it marked a turning point in the Earth's geologic history.
Or was it?
New research out of Northern Arizona University shows that while the 4.2 ka event did happen, its impacts may not have . . .