The past shows how abrupt climate shifts affect Earth
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 21:14
in Earth & Climate
New research shows how past abrupt climatic changes in the North Atlantic propagated globally. The study results show how forcing the climate system into a different state can trigger climate variations that spread globally and have very different impacts in different regions of Earth. This is important now, where rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels lead to global warming and may trigger abrupt climatic changes.