hyperthermal event in Podcasts
eventA period approximately 55.8 million years ago marked by rapid global temperature increase.
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When Earth Turned Into A Giant Jungle
Such rapid global warming events are referred to as hyperthermals, but this one was by far the most intense of the entire Cenozoic Age, with temperatures rising up to 8 degrees Celsius or 14 degrees Fahrenheit worldwide.