This pulse creates a great disaster
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Over the past five decades, researchers have suspected that major geological events on our planet occurred in a cycle. Unfortunately, they could not obtain data that could support this.
However, with rapid advances in technology, geologists have been able to demonstrate that the Earth actually has a beating “geological heart.” These findings were published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers.
Researchers looked at major geological events over the past 260 million years
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Researchers from New York University and the Carnegie Institution for Science analyzed the ages of 89 major geological events that occurred over the past 260 million years. These include mass extinctions at sea and land, sea level fluctuations, and changes in tectonic plates. The goal is to obtain a cyclical pattern on Earth.
Using a mathematical technique called Fourier analysis, they found that the events were grouped at 10 different points in time over a period of 260 million years.
That means, approximately every 27.5 million years, there is a major “pulse” of geological activity on Earth.
“Many geologists believe that geological events occur randomly throughout time. “However, our study provides statistical evidence for a common cycle, indicating that these geological events are correlated and not random,” said Michael Rampino, the study’s lead author, in a written statement.
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2023-12-01 22:05:00
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