2,000,000 years global climate changes.
Animated ice age simulation. |
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Oxygen isotope ratios in ocean plankton reveal global temperature. |
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Colder |
Warmer
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lower sea level |
higher sea level |
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boreal species |
tropical species
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Glacial – Ice ages |
Interglacial periods
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Mark B. Bush, Ecology of a Changing Planet (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2000), pp. 360-379.
Glacier National Park simulation of changes in landscape due to global warming.
Larsen B Ice shelf melting and deterioration.