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Climate of the past

Imaggeo on Mondays: what corals can tell us about past climate change

September 12, 2016
Imaggeo on Mondays: what corals can tell us about past climate change
Using Coral as a Proxy of Past Climate . Credit: Isaac Kerlow (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Reconstructing past climates is a tricky task at the best of times. It requires an ample data set and a good understanding of proxies. Add into the mix some underwater fieldwork and the challenge got a whole lot harder! In today’s Imaggeo on Monday’s post, Isaac Kerlow explains how information locked in corals can tell the story of past climates and how important it is, not only to carry out the r ...[Read More]

Geosciences Column: Pollen tells a 7300 year old story of Malta’s climate and vegetation

July 1, 2016
Geosciences Column: Pollen tells a 7300 year old story of Malta’s climate and vegetation
Birch pollen by Per Harald of NTNU, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology. Distributed via Flickr .

Figuring out what the climate was like, and how it changed, throughout Earth’s history is like trying to complete a 1000 piece puzzle. Except that scientists usually don’t have all the nuggets and building a comprehensive picture relies on a multidisciplinary approach in order to fill in the blanks. This is particularly true during the Holocene, which spans the last 11,700 years of the Earth’ ...[Read More]