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The day before yesterday: when abrupt climate change came to the Chesapeake Bay
Rotator Image: In October 2003, a little-known think tank in the Department of Defense quietly released a report warning that climate change could happen so suddenly it could pose a major threat to our...
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Climate at the Core: how scientists study ice cores to reveal Earth’s climate...
Like a prehistoric fly trapped in amber during dinosaurs' days, airborne relics of Earth's earlier climate—including dust, air bubbles, sea salts, volcanic ash, and soot from forest fires—can end up...
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What’s the Mystery Behind West Antarctica’s Disappearing Ice?
Why on Earth are climate scientists so interested in the West Antarctic ice sheet? This remote region of the seventh continent has been the subject of many recent research explorations--the results of...
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What's the hottest Earth's ever been?
Our planet probably experienced its hottest temperatures in its earliest days, when it was still colliding with other rocky debris (planetesimals) careening around the solar system. The heat of these...
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Climate & Lobsters
For New Englanders, the saying “as American as apple pie” may as well be “as New England as lobster.” A summer staple, the tasty crustaceans are served in every conceivable way: boiled, baked-stuffed,...
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Hasn't Earth warmed and cooled naturally throughout history?
Yes, Earth has warmed and cooled naturally throughout its history. For example, increases or decreases in the Sun's brightness would have caused short-term warming and cooling. Also, major volcanic...
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What's the coldest Earth's ever been?
This article is one of a three-part series on past temperatures, including the hottest the Earth has ever been and how warm the Earth has been “lately.”For much of its history, our planet has been...
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Observe changes in Earth's orbit that contribute to climate change
Observe changes in Earth's orbit that contribute to climate changeThis animated visualization of precession, eccentricity, and obliquity is simple and straightforward and provides text explanations. It...
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Milankovitch Variations
Milankovitch VariationsThis figure shows the various astronomic cycles that influence long-term global climate cycles (Milankovitch cycles), plotted on the same time scale for easy...
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