Posted on 11/09/2021 7:53:23 PM PST by blueplum
Ancient Earth was hit by extreme 'hothouse' periods of intense dryness, followed by massive rainstorms, a new study reveals.
These rainstorms were hundreds of miles wide and could dump more than a foot of rain in a matter of hours, Harvard University scientists report....
... for multiple periods in Earth's history, our planet experienced hothouse' periods' that were around 20°F to 30°F hotter than it is today.
Earth likely experienced these periods multiple times in its distant past and will experience them again hundreds of millions of years from now as the sun continues to brighten, say they team, who based their results on computer simulations....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
38” in under 24 hours then 42” both in Texas.
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