🌧️🦖 How heavy was the rain in the dinosaur era?
🌧️🦖 How heavy was the rain in the dinosaur era?
When we think of the dinosaur world,
We often imagine hot, humid, evergreen forests.
But the question is...
How heavy was the rain of that era, exactly?
The answer is
Some moments... much heavier than we're used to.
🌍 Warmer Earth = more steam
In the dinosaur age (especially the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods),
The world as a whole has higher temperatures than today.
When the earth warms
The ocean will evaporate more water.
Water vapor in the atmosphere is higher.
And the result is...
It rains heavily and often in many areas.
🌿 Some areas are like tropical rainforests.
Evidence from rock sediments and plant fossils
Indicates that some areas of the world
It has conditions similar to modern tropical rainforests.
• It's raining.
• High humidity
• Dense plants
Many herbivorous dinosaurs
So it grows well in this system.
🌊, but it didn't rain anywhere.
The world did not have the same condition.
Some areas.
There is a long dry season.
And some times of severe drought,
It means
Dinosaur Age World
There are both heavy rain areas.
And dry areas at the same time.
🌪️ Severe storms can be frequent.
When the earth warms
High atmospheric energy
The storm could intensify.
Scientists found traces.
Of flash floods in ancient rock strata.
Which could be caused by
• Large storm
• Brief torrential rains
• Wide water flow
For dinosaurs.
The rain wasn't just wet.
But it's a natural disaster.
🦖 How does rain affect dinosaur life?
Rain is both
"Blessing" and "perils."
✔️ Blessing
• Make plants grow
• Abundant water resources
⚠️.
• Flooding
• Muddy soil
• Animal carcasses washed up
• Ecosystems change rapidly
🌍 A constantly changing world.
Dinosaur Age World
Not as stable as the picture in the movie.
It is a world that
• Hot
• Moist
• And change often
Dinosaurs survive.
Because they adapt to uncertain weather.
🧠 Lessons from the ancient rain
Rain in the Age of Dinosaurs
Not just a backdrop of nature.
It is the power that determines that.
Who will stay
Who will disappear
Nature is never gentle.
Even with the giants of the ancient world.
✨. End of chapter.
Next time you see heavy rain,
Imagine a primitive forest.
With dinosaurs standing in the rain.
Among the thunderstorms that no building prevents.
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