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Secrets Are (Literally) Coming To The Surface
From dinosaur prints to human remains, secrets are surfacing all over the world. Because of drought conditions in Texas, 113 million-year-old dinosaur prints have resurfaced.
It’s a great day for archeology but a bad day for climate change.
More than 60% of Texas was experiencing drought last week in two of the most intense categories, according to the US Drought Monitor. The state also recently has experienced heat waves that pushed temperatures into the triple digits, leaving millions under excessive heat alerts.
The human-caused climate crisis, too, has increased the potential for more frequent dramatic swings in periods of drought and high precipitation, such as flash flooding this week in the Dallas area.
Under normal weather conditions, the dinosaur tracks found in the riverbed are under the water and filled with sediment, which makes them less visible, Garcia explained.
“Being able to find these discoveries and experience new dinosaur tracks is always an…
