1440 Gigatonnes of methane may have been released into the atmosphere in the Late Permian era.
According to a new study by Lancaster University, the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history may have been brought on by methane releases produced by volcanic activity burning buried fossil fuel stores.
Illustration showing methane emissions in the Late Permian; researchers taking samples for the study.Scientists found out that up to 1440 Gigatonnes of methane may have been released into the atmosphere from the entire basin during the These significant methane concentrations, according to geologists, may have resulted from subsurface coal and oil deposits being heated by extremely hot volcanic "mantle plumes."
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