Early Climate News
December 7, 2024
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Nov. 11, 2024 A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire ...
Nov. 5, 2024 At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results provide the first direct geochemical evidence of the slushy planet -- otherwise known as the ...
Oct. 30, 2024 A team discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from deep within the Earth long past their period of ...
Oct. 27, 2024 The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from melting Arctic sea-ice into the Nordic Seas likely ...
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Nov. 4, 2024 Research helps reconstruct an ancient climate and challenges the timing of the Andes Mountains ...
Oct. 23, 2024 Fossils from more than 600,000 years ago reveal how Southern Europe's animal community shifted between warm and cold climate fluctuations, according ...
Oct. 21, 2024 New research from multiple ice cores collected across Greenland with data spanning up to 120,000 years provides new understanding of abrupt ...
Oct. 21, 2024 A new modeling study shows that the El Nino event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, was present at least 250 million ...
Oct. 14, 2024 Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions. This is despite their ranges having shrunk ...
Oct. 9, 2024 A new study shows that the patchwork of different ecosystems found in mountainous regions played a key role in the evolution of ...
Oct. 2, 2024 Small iron-rich formations found within Western Australia's Pinnacles, which are part of the world's largest wind-blown limestone belt spanning more than 1000km, have provided new insights into ...
Sep. 27, 2024 A new study suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change. A team of researchers analyzed a 3,775-year-old ...
Sep. 25, 2024 Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above the Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe ...
Sep. 19, 2024 A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that ...
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Sep. 18, 2024 Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased ...
Sep. 18, 2024 The sea surface temperature in the Fijian archipelago in the southwestern Pacific is now at its maximum for more than 600 years. This finding is the result of an international research team's ...
Sep. 12, 2024 Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research. The study has shed new light on why the ...
Sep. 4, 2024 Researchers have developed a model that captures the dynamics of human dispersal across the continent during the last Ice Age in unprecedented ...
Aug. 27, 2024 A study is calling into question the reliability of the earthquake record of Cascadia. The researchers analyzed a selection of turbidite layers from the Cascadia subduction zone dating back about ...
Aug. 26, 2024 By analyzing foram shells recovered in drill cores, study led by geologists links rapid climate change that led to thermal maxima 50 million years ago to rising CO2 ...
Aug. 16, 2024 The study found that the Port Askaig Formation, composed of layers of rock up to 1.1 km thick, was likely laid down between 662 to 720 million years ago during the Sturtian glaciation -- the first of ...
Aug. 12, 2024 Researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year ...
Aug. 9, 2024 Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on how plants evolve and regulate climate. Researchers reveal the long-term effects of disturbed natural ...
Aug. 9, 2024 Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth's mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet's largest component. The rocks will help unravel ...
Aug. 6, 2024 Markings on a stone pillar at a 12,000 year-old archaeological site in Turkey likely represent the world's oldest solar calendar, created as a memorial to a devastating comet strike, experts ...
Aug. 6, 2024 The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the region. The satellite survey ...
Aug. 5, 2024 Seeds, twigs, and insect parts found under two miles of ice confirm Greenland's ice sheet melted in the recent past, the first direct evidence that the center -- not just the edges -- of the ...
Aug. 2, 2024 The rising earth beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet will likely become a major factor in future sea level rise, a new study ...
July 31, 2024 Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating ice shelf in Antarctica. An international research team deployed an unmanned submersible ...
July 25, 2024 A new study finds disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier ...
July 17, 2024 New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American ...
July 11, 2024 A recent study provides new insights into ancient cultures in Canada's Arctic, focusing on Paleo-Inuit and Thule-Inuit peoples over thousands of years. Researchers detected human presence and ...
July 4, 2024 In recent years global warming has left its mark on the Antarctic ice sheets. The 'eternal' ice in Antarctica is melting faster than previously assumed, particularly in West Antarctica more ...
July 3, 2024 Global warming as well as recent droughts and floods threaten large populations along the Nile Valley. Sediment cores off the Nile mouth reveal insights into the effects and causes of heavy rainfall ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Explaining Dramatic Planet-Wide Changes After World's Last 'Snowball Earth' Event
- Sea Surface Temperature Record in the Southwestern Pacific: Coral Colony from Fiji Reveals Warmest Temperatures in Over 600 Years
Thursday, September 12, 2024
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Friday, August 9, 2024
- Millions of Years for Plants to Recover from Global Warming
- Record-Breaking Recovery of Rocks That Originated in Earth's Mantle Could Reveal Secrets of Planet's History
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Carvings at Ancient Monument May Be World's Oldest Calendars
- Antarctic-Wide Survey of Plant Life to Aid Conservation Efforts
Monday, August 5, 2024
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Ocean's Loss of Oxygen Caused Massive Jurassic Extinction: Could It Happen Again?
- Shocked Quartz Reveals Evidence of Historical Cosmic Airburst
Monday, June 24, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- The Rotation of Earth's Inner Core Has Slowed, New Study Confirms
- Ancient Ocean Slowdown Warns of Future Climate Chaos
Monday, June 10, 2024
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Historic Iceberg Surges Offer Insights on Modern Climate Change
- Local Bright Spot Among Melting Glaciers: 2000 Km of Antarctic Ice-Covered Coastline Has Been Stable for 85 Years
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Scientists Show Ancient Village Adapted to Drought, Rising Seas
- Climate Change and Mercury Pollution Stressed Plants for Millions of Years
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Ice Age Climate Analysis Reduces Worst-Case Warming Expected from Rising CO2
- Marine Plankton Behavior Could Predict Future Marine Extinctions
Monday, April 8, 2024
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Thursday, March 7, 2024
- New Study Reveals Insight Into Which Animals Are Most Vulnerable to Extinction Due to Climate Change
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Mercury Rising: Study Sheds New Light on Ancient Volcanoes' Environmental Impact
- Microbial Viruses Act as Secret Drivers of Climate Change
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
- Ancient Pollen Trapped in Greenland Ice Uncovers Changes in Canadian Forests Over 800 Years
- Ice Cores Provide First Documentation of Rapid Antarctic Ice Loss in the Past
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Ancient Brown Bear Genomes Sheds Light on Ice Age Losses and Survival
- New Tool Predicts Flood Risk from Hurricanes in a Warming Climate
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- The Heat Is On: Scientists Discover Southern Africa's Temps Will Rise Past the Rhinos' Tolerance
- Stalagmites as Climate Archive
Monday, January 15, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- The First Assessment of Toxic Heavy Metal Pollution in the Southern Hemisphere Over the Last 2,000 Years
- Ancient Cities Provide Key Datasets for Urban Planning, Policy and Predictions in the Anthropocene
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
- More Than a Meteorite: New Clues About the Demise of Dinosaurs
- Crocodile Family Tree Mapped: New Light Shed on Croc Evolution
Friday, December 1, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Antarctica's Ancient Ice Sheets Foreshadow Dynamic Changes in Earth's Future
- Decoding Past Climates Through Dripstones
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- 600 Years of Tree Rings Reveal Climate Risks in California
- Landscape Dynamics Determine the Evolution of Biodiversity on Earth
Monday, November 27, 2023
Friday, November 17, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Thursday, November 2, 2023
- How a Climate Model Can Illustrate and Explain Ice-Age Climate Variability
- Study Links Changes in Global Water Cycle to Higher Temperatures
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Climate Change Likely Impacted Human Populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age
- Sediment Core Analysis Supports New Epoch Characterized by Human Impact on Planet
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Raining Cats and Dogs: Global Precipitation Patterns a Driver for Animal Diversity
- Light, Freshwater Sticks to Greenland's East Coast