About 700 million years ago, the Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as ‘Snowball Earth.’ Geologists now suggest that those major climate changes can be …read more Source:: Science
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Earth’s orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years
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•Every 405,000 years, gravitational tugs from Jupiter and Venus slightly elongate Earth’s orbit, an amazingly consistent pattern that has influenced our planet’s climate for at least 215 million years and …read more Source:: Science
Study settles prehistoric puzzle, confirms modern link of carbon dioxide and global warming
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•Fossil leaves from Africa resolve a prehistoric climate puzzle and confirm the link between carbon dioxide and global warming. Research previously found conflicting data on high carbon levels and its …read more Source:: Science
Large volcanic eruptions in Tropics can trigger El Niño events
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•Explosive volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Niño events, those notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean with dramatic global impacts on the climate, according to a …read more Source:: Science
Endangered Australasian marsupials are ancient survivors of climate change
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•An international team of researchers has analyzed fossils and DNA from living and recently extinct species to show that conservation sensitive Australasian marsupials are much older than previously thought. …read more Source:: Science
Huge reduction in African dust plume impacted climate 11,000 years ago
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•Scientists have discovered a huge reduction in an African dust plume that led to more Saharan monsoons 11,000 years ago, suggests a new report. …read more Source:: Science
Major ocean current is widening as climate warms
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•A new study found that the Indian Ocean’s Agulhas Current is getting wider rather than strengthening. The findings, which have important implications for global climate change, suggest that intensifying winds …read more Source:: Science
Early Pacific seafarers likely latched onto El Nino, other climate patterns
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•Researchers employed computer simulations and climatic data to help them explore the travels that led to the settlement of islands in Remote Oceania. …read more Source:: Science
What the ancient carbon dioxide record may mean for future climate change
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•Scientists have reconstructed the ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) record from about 300 million years ago. Their study reveals previously unknown fluctuations of atmospheric CO2 at levels projected for current …read more Source:: Science
Climate change impairs survival instincts of fish and can make them swim towards predators
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•Fish farms may hold the key to studying the impact of rising carbon dioxide on marine life, and help researchers understand if fish could adapt to climate change. …read more Source:: Science