TED Talk: How Ice and Corals Unveil Mysteries About Ancient Climates
Photo via christine zenino (chrissy575) How much of the mystery of past climates can be revealed by prehistoric ice? Rob Dunbar, an expert at reading the sagas told by ancient corals and sediments, is studying the ice of the Antarctic to find out how our climate has changed over the past 12,000 years. His work contributes to how we decide the maximum amounts of greenhouse gasses our atmosphere and earth systems can handle, and what we need to dip down to to stabilize the planet. In a powerful TED talk, Dunbar discusses how of all the problems we… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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TED Talk: How Ice and Corals Unveil Mysteries About Ancient Climates
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