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VideoMay 8, 2017

From Snowballs to Hothouses: The Wild History of Earth’s Climate- Assistant Professor David McGee

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How has the Earth’s climate changed over the past 400 million years?

In this video, David McGee explains how scientists are able to uncover the entire history of the Earth's climate, including the ice age cycles of the last million years.

David then discusses how this research can inform our understanding of how the Earth's climate will react as a result of changing condition. 

by ClimateX Team
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