Through the Looking Glass: Scientists Peer Into Antarctica's Past to See Our Future Climate
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 11:42
in Earth & Climate
In response to growing concerns about our planet`s changing climate, rising global temperatures and sea levels, and increasing concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), scientists are looking to the planet`s past to help predict its future. New results from a research expedition in Antarctic waters may provide critical clues to understanding one of the most dramatic periods of climatic change in Earth's history - and a glimpse into what might lie far ahead in our climate`s future.