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Peter Brannen

Peter Brannen
Peter Brannen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of The Ends of the World, about the biggest mass extinctions in Earth’s history. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other publications.


What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

Peter Brannen on the Melting of Snowball Earth
August 28, 2025  By Peter Brannen
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