Posted on 06/17/2016 9:19:33 AM PDT by JimSEA
Yes, that is thought to have been so but they put out a lot of CO2 as well and particularly when they ignited massive coal seams. CO2 is always one of the gases as is water vapor. Methane is nasty enough. You’ve also got varying amounts of sulfur. Global cooling is a potential if there is a lot of ash and sulfur. You can’t just say that a volcano will cause short term cooling or long term heating. There are a lot of variables. I think with the end Permian the geologic record from the sediments to the fossils will eventually settle the argument -— Oops, I forgot, nothing is ever settled.
Thanks for a great link.
Note the named warm periods below:
Looking at that chart the first questions that come to my mind are; What’s going on with the Little Ice Age? Why is the climate seemingly stuck at such a low temp.? Is this an indication that we’re on the verge of the next glacial period?
There is nothing there that gives even the remotest indication of a problem with temps that are too warm.
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