Steven Earle

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A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate

Everyone's Guide to the Science of Climate Change

A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth’s climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global … 210 View
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Runaway Climate

What the geological past can tell us about the coming climate change catastrophe

56 million years ago our planet experienced rapid, intense warming known as the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum, resulting in a global temperature increase of about 7°C. Runaway … 256 View
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Preface and Introduction to Part 1

From: Runaway Climate

This section contains the preface and the introduction to part 1 of this book. 3 $0.30 Add
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What Controls the Earth’s Climate?

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter presents an overview of the forces that determine the Earth’s climate, the feedback loops that amplify them, and how slow geological processes can have huge implications. 17 $1.70 Add
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A Slowly Warming Sun

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter considers the role of the sun in climate change. While the sun seems constant to human perception, in reality it has been slowly getting hotter for billions of years. When compared … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Bighorn Basin

From: Runaway Climate

The Bighorn Basin: (early Eocene in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming). The life and times of the first equid Sifrhippus. Overview of the late Cenozoic climate and the dramatic changes that took … 14 $1.40 Add
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Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

In this chapter, Earle explores the role of plate techtonics in the Earth’s climate. Key factors include albedo, continent drift, volcanism, and the formation of mountain ranges. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Late Paleocene World

From: Runaway Climate

The Late Paleocene World (continental configuration and connections, narrow Atlantic basin, warm climate, no glacial ice) and Paleocene climate drivers (GHGs, ocean currents, Milankovitch cycles, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Cooling and Warming from Volcanic Eruptions

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter is about why we have volcanic eruptions, how they differ in style and in size and why that’s important, and how they affect the Earth’s climate both on a short time … 22 $2.20 Add
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Undestanding Past Climates

From: Runaway Climate

Understanding Past Climates:  The ocean sediment record (extracting information from ocean sediment cores), isotope records (documenting temperature changes and tracing carbon sources), … 16 $1.60 Add
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Changes in the Oceans During the PETM

From: Runaway Climate

Changes in the Oceans During the PETM: A pulse of 13 C, depleted carbon, warming, acidification, sea level rise, ocean currents and changes to ocean life during the PETM (high temperature, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Earth’s Orbital Variations

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter examines the role of the Earth’s orbital variations in determining the world’s climate. The tilt of the Earth’s axis and our irregular elliptical orbit around the … 15 $1.50 Add
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Changes on Land During the PETM

From: Runaway Climate

Changes on Land During the PETM: The land sediment record (global locations with Paleocene-Eocene transition sedimentary rocks, types of rocks) and climate changes on land, … 20 $2.00 Add
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Moving Heat with Ocean Currents

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

In this chapter Earle details the impact of ocean currents on the Earth’s climate. 16 $1.60 Add
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Short-term Solar Variations

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

This chapter details the role of solar variation, especially in the form of sun spots, in determining the climate of the Earth. 14 $1.40 Add
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What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate?

From: Runaway Climate

What Caused the PETM Runaway Climate:  Volcanism, low13C carbon, methane hydrate, orbital cycles, massive feedbacks 16 $1.60 Add