Sentences with phrase «changing supervolcano»

Archaeologists, who studied ancient tools, ornaments, and human remains in the prehistoric rock shelter Riparo Bombrini, discovered how early homo sapiens survived a climate - changing supervolcano eruption This discovery offered clues how humans can survive climate change.

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And even if the climate did not change much, there would be global consequences if a supervolcano erupted today.

Yam: One thing I do want to mention [is] though, you know, we featured 12 events, but of course, you can come up with several others; you can say that, for instance, a supervolcano or even just life elsewhere in the solar system could also be considered and that could change everything.

The consensus is that several factors are important: atmospheric composition (the concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane); changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun known as Milankovitch cycles (and possibly the Sun's orbit around the galaxy); the motion of tectonic plates resulting in changes in the relative location and amount of continental and oceanic crust on the Earth's surface, which could affect wind and ocean currents; variations in solar output; the orbital dynamics of the Earth - Moon system; and the impact of relatively large meteorites, and volcanism including eruptions of supervolcanoes.

Home sapiens were already in the region for about 1,000 years when a climate - changing eruption of the Phlegraean Fields supervolcano occurred.

Rate of change makes a difference; we're causing change far faster than any natural event short of a supervolcano or asteroid impact, and we're persisting at doing it.

For years, scientists have studied tree rings and ice cores, looking for clues that could reveal whether the weather change was caused by a supervolcano (which have been known to cool the planet considerably).

Home sapiens were already in the region for about 1,000 years when a climate - changing eruption of the Phlegraean Fields supervolcano occurred.