Why the Earth experienced a massive, two-million-year-long rainfall event during the Triassic
In short: Around 234 million years ago, the Earth underwent a dramatic climate shift from arid conditions to a period of intense, prolonged precipitation. This video explores the environmental transformation of the supercontinent Pangea and the geological context behind this significant climatic event.
At the dawn of the Triassic Period, the supercontinent Pangea spanned from pole to pole, creating a landscape characterized by extreme heat and aridity. However, roughly 234 million years ago, this global climate pattern shifted abruptly toward a much wetter state.
This transition marked a major turning point in Earth's history, moving the planet away from its previously dry, flat conditions. The video examines the scale of this change, which persisted for approximately two million years, fundamentally altering the environment of the ancient world.
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