Friday, January 14, 2011

Earth's Hot Past: Prologue to Future Climate?

Earth's Hot Past: Prologue to Future Climate?
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:58:00 -0600

Photo of a red sun on the horizon with silouetted landscape in foreground.

The magnitude of climate change during Earth's deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases, a new analysis concludes.

The study, by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) scientist Jeffrey Kiehl, will appear as a "Perspectives" article in this week's issue of the journal Science.

The work was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), NCAR's ...

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