Tag: Early Atmosphere

• 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

• Earth’s Early Atmosphere

  As I discussed in my previous post, the Earth’s climate is not only changing today, but it has changed for billions of years and will probably continue to do so long after us humans are gone. Generally, Earth’s climate history shows that dramatic swings in climate occur over the course of tens of thousands, to millions…

  andrewwbower

  March 29, 2022

  Climate Change, Cyanobacteria, Early Atmosphere, Earth Origin, Geologic Time, Life Origin, Moon Origin, Ocean Origin, Outgassing

  Climate Change, Cyanobacteria, Early Atmosphere, Earth Origin, Geologic Time, Life Origin, Moon Origin, Ocean Origin, Outgassing, Paleoclimate