A 485-million-year history of Earth's surface temperature
A long-term record of global mean surface temperature (GMST) provides critical insight into
the dynamical limits of Earth's climate and the complex feedbacks between temperature and …
the dynamical limits of Earth's climate and the complex feedbacks between temperature and …
The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth
WJ Ripple, C Wolf, JW Gregg, J Rockström… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond
any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical …
any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical …
The physical science basis of climate change empowering transformations, insights from the IPCC AR6 for a climate research agenda grounded in ethics
V Masson-Delmotte - PLOS Climate, 2024 - journals.plos.org
As climate scientists, we operate in a changing context. At the start of the IPCC AR6, in 2015,
there were major advances in international cooperation towards sustainability, leading to the …
there were major advances in international cooperation towards sustainability, leading to the …
The Cretaceous world: plate tectonics, palaeogeography and palaeoclimate
CR Scotese, C Vérard, L Burgener… - Geological Society …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
The tectonics, geography and climate of the Cretaceous world were very different from the
modern world. At the start of the Cretaceous, the supercontinent of Pangaea had just begun …
modern world. At the start of the Cretaceous, the supercontinent of Pangaea had just begun …
Climate variability, heat distribution, and polar amplification in the warm unipolar “icehouse” of the Oligocene
The Oligocene (33.9–23.03 Ma) had warm climates with flattened meridional temperature
gradients, while Antarctica retained a significant cryosphere. These may pose imperfect …
gradients, while Antarctica retained a significant cryosphere. These may pose imperfect …
Rapid rise in atmospheric CO2 marked the end of the Late Palaeozoic Ice Age
H Jurikova, C Garbelli, R Whiteford, T Reeves… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Atmospheric CO2 is thought to play a fundamental role in Earth's climate regulation. Yet, for
much of Earth's geological past, atmospheric CO2 has been poorly constrained, hindering …
much of Earth's geological past, atmospheric CO2 has been poorly constrained, hindering …
Eocene maar sediments record warming of up to 3.5 C during a hyperthermal event 47.2 million years ago
Eocene hyperthermal events reflect profound perturbations of the global carbon cycle. Most
of our knowledge about their onset, timing, and rates originates from marine records. Hence …
of our knowledge about their onset, timing, and rates originates from marine records. Hence …
Long- and short-term coupling of sea surface temperature and atmospheric CO2 during the late Paleocene and early Eocene
The late Paleocene and early Eocene (LPEE) are characterized by long-term (million years,
Myr) global warming and by transient, abrupt (kiloyears, kyr) warming events, termed …
Myr) global warming and by transient, abrupt (kiloyears, kyr) warming events, termed …
[HTML][HTML] Boron isotope pH calibration of a shallow dwelling benthic nummulitid foraminifera
The boron isotope palaeo-pH/CO 2 proxy is one of the key quantitative tools available to
reconstruct past changes in the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere. In particular …
reconstruct past changes in the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere. In particular …
The biodiversity of the Eocene Messel Pit
KT Smith, M Collinson, A Folie, J Habersetzer… - Palaeobiodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Messel Pit is a Konservat-Lagerstätte in Germany, representing the deposits of
a latest early to earliest middle Eocene maar lake, and one of the first palaeontological sites …
a latest early to earliest middle Eocene maar lake, and one of the first palaeontological sites …