Upwelling of this water may have released massive hydrogen sulfide emissions into the atmosphere and would poison terrestrial plants and animals and severely weaken the ozone layer, exposing much of the life that remained to fatal levels of UV radiation.
Os afloramentos destas augas puideron liberar masivas cantidades de sulfuro de hidróxeno á atmosfera e envelenaría as plantas e animais terrestres e debilitaría gravemente a capa de ozono, expoñendo á maioría da vida que quedaba a niveis letais de radiación UV.