Earth Hasn’t Warmed This Fast in Tens of Millions of Years

Chemical analyses of ancient #sediments allowed scientists to put together one of the most comprehensive #climate #histories of the planet.

,,,They found that the planet has passed through four distinct climate phases: #warmhouse, #hothouse, #coolhouse and #icehouse states.
Transitions from one state to another have generally depended on changing
#GreenhouseGas levels.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-hasnt-warmed-this-fast-in-tens-of-millions-of-years/

#Earthscience #ClimateScience