The Heat Was On: Atmospheric CO 2 Triggered a Global Warming Event 40 Million Years Ago
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 16:30
in Earth & Climate
Atmospheric CO 2 was the primary driver of a 400,000-year global warming event, known as the middle Eocene climatic optimum (MECO), according to a new study. The finding, which could help climatologists better understand the precise relationship between CO 2 concentration and climate change today, is described in the November 5 issue of Science. [More]