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Old 26-08-2020, 10:10 AM
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There was another recent article possibly linking an extinction event 360 million years ago to a supernova in the vicinity. A combination of UV radiation and cosmic rays would have depleted the ozone layer. So if the cosmic rays shower increases that's another reason to look after our ozone layer a little better as Banana Boat 50+ won't cut it.

https://www.space.com/supernova-caus...-devonian.html

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2.../17/2013774117
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