Research at the University used a new method of measurement to understand how warm the Earth’s temperature has been over the Phanerozoic period – from around 540 million years ago to the present day.
Research at the University used a new method of measurement to understand how warm the Earth’s temperature has been over the Phanerozoic period – from around 540 million years ago to the present day.
Studies previously estimated that the planet’s temperature could have reached up to 20C above pre-industrial levels during some geological periods, and maybe even up to 30C above pre-industrial in earlier times when the first animals evolved.
But research published in the journal Nature Communications, reveals that negative feedback processes (natural stabilising processes like rock weathering) have helped to keep the Earth’s temperature regulated over millions of years, which allowed the biosphere to continue evolving.
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