Past Climate Change – the blog
Updates, announcements, research publications and musings on communications of climate change data to the general public.
The Earth’s Climate regulates itself – it just takes a really long time
As Jeremy Deaton writes in Nexus Media about our project. Here is an excerpt: Scientists have long speculated on the possibility of a planetary thermostat keeping climate change in check. A new study published in the journal Geochemical...
Have a look
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/gc-sgf081517.php
And here we are in Popular Science
Popular Science article in its original
Runaway climate change turned Venus into a scorching hellscape, but Earth never grew so hot or cold that life failed to endure. Even in its most turbulent moments, our tiny planet remained a refuge, a blue-green lifeboat adrift against the vast...
We are mentioned in Phys.org
Press Release Published By Goldschmidt Conference
Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat For immediate release Tuesday 15th August 2017. PARIS, 15th August 2017: New data provides the first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat which enables the planet to recover from extremes of...
Correction – Professor Plasma, of course
It has been pointed out to me that the correct name should be Professor Plasma - I still insist on adding that HER correct name is Professor Plasma.
Welcome to Mrs Plasma…
The Nu Plasma 3 multi-collector ICP-MS mass spectrometer ready for work
More Sampling
Water sampling. Measuring dissolved CO2 (alkalinity) in the waters by titration in the field. A measure of how much each river is affecting the climate by removing carbon dioxide Sampling and Filtering. Again. Apparently, there was a question...
An old friend sadly diminished
The site of high CO2 drawdown, due to high chemical weathering. However, the glacier is rapidly receding, gradually decreasing its effect on removing CO2 from the atmosphere.