A dramatic historical episode of global warming seems to have been driven by the release of huge amounts of hydrocarbons. New evidence for what might have happened comes from the sea floor off Norway.
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Dickens, G. Hydrocarbon-driven warming. Nature 429, 513–515 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/429513a
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