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Global Warming Linked to Worst Mass Extinctions in Earth History

A new book explores how global warming is linked to the worst mass extinctions in earth's history. In Under a Green Sky, paleontologist Peter Ward recounts how a sharp CO2 rise accelerated dramatic environmental changes in the past, and what that can tell us about our future.
Read entire article at Voice of America