Category: PETM

• Climate Change Today

  During the previous post, we discussed the major role that human activities, fossil fuels, and the associated carbon dioxide emissions play in the climate change being observed today. Now, you may look back at my last few posts and say, well the climate has changed for the Earth’s entire existence naturally, so the climate should continue…

  andrewwbower

  May 3, 2022

  Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate Change, Geologic Time, Global Temperatures, Greater Extreme Events, Human Activities, Ice Loss, Industrial Revolution, Ocean Acidification, PETM, Rising Sea Levels

  Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate Change, Geologic Time, Global Temperature Rise, Greater Extreme Events, Human Activities, Ice Loss, Industrial Revolution, Ocean Acidification, PETM, Rising Sea Levels

• Earth: 360 Million – 250 Years Ago

  At the end of the last discussion, we established the hot, flourishing world of the Devonian period. During that time, we saw life completely transform. I also mentioned that there was an event that brought the world out of this hotter period, which allowed for yet another extinction event. During this post, we will start off…

  andrewwbower

  April 18, 2022

  Climate Change, Early Atmosphere, Extinction Events, Geologic Time, Ice Age, Paleoclimate, PETM, Quaternary Ice Age

  Climate Change, Early Atmosphere, Extinction Event, Geologic Time, Ice Age, Interglacial, Paleoclimate, PETM, Quaternary Ice Age