Jun 30
Death Far from the Lava: Why Distance Didn’t Matter
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 30, 2026 One of the most persistent misunderstandings about the Permian–Triassic extinction event is the idea that it was confined to places near massive volcanic eruptions. The geological record says otherwise. Regions untouched by lava still experienced widespread collapse. Distance did not offer…