'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 . . .
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 . . .