Recent research has focussed on exposing the dynamics of carbon cycling across
rapid climatic warming events within the Eocene extreme «greenhouse», where he has offered an alternative explanation for their genesis compared to prevailing views that invoked repeated releases of carbon from buried sedimentary reservoirs.
The study, which was published online today, contains an analysis of published records from a period of
rapid climatic warming about 55 million years ago known as the Palaeocene - Eocene thermal maximum, or PETM.
The study contains an analysis of published records from a period of
rapid climatic warming about 55 million years ago known as the Palaeocene - Eocene thermal maximum, or PETM.
Not exact matches
Our results stress the importance of external
climatic forcing of the dynamics of the seafloor, and the role of the
rapid warming following the Younger Dryas in pacing the marine gas hydrate reservoir.
We know, however, that
rapid warming of the planet increases the risk of crossing
climatic points of no return, possibly setting in motion large - scale ocean circulation changes, the loss of major ice sheets, and species extinctions.
The activists say that «
rapid warming of the planet increases the risk of crossing
climatic points of no return,» but there is no evidence for
rapid warming of the planet today.
«Neumann and Hearty (1996) considered the transition from
warmer - than - present «greenhouse» conditions during sub-stage 5e to mid-glacial «icehouse» conditions of 5d to be a
climatic «madhouse» in the Bahamas on the basis of geologic evidence of
rapid sea - level changes, dune building, and intense storms at that time.»