How shifting tectonic plates drove Earth's climate swings

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...
The Conversation

The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

ARC Early Career Industry Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ben Mather receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Adriana Dutkiewicz ...
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Australian study links shifting tectonic plates to ancient climate swings

MELBOURNE, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanic eruptions, may have triggered major climate transitions between ancient ice ages and warm periods, ...
EurekAlert!

How shifting tectonic plates drove Earth’s climate swings

Carbon released from Earth’s spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ice ages and warm climates, new research finds. Published today in ...

The way Earth's surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods and warm "greenhouse" states.