| by W. Barksdale Maynard, NY Times. An article relevant to GSS Energy
Use chapter 3. Excerpt: In the clammy depths of a southern Illinois coal
mine lies the largest fossil forest ever discovered, at least 50 times
as extensive as the previous contender. Scientists are exploring
dripping passages by the light of headlamps, mapping out an ecosystem
from 307 million years ago, just before the world’s first great forests
were wiped out by global warming. This vast prehistoric landscape may
shed new light on climate change today…. Read the full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/science/underground-fossil-forest-in-illinois-offers-clues-on-climate-change.html?_r=1&ref=science |
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