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Paleoclimatology<br />

Determining past climates is like solving a mystery. We must search<br />

for evidence that identifies the meteorological character of a given time period.<br />

The data must offer a consistent story while obeying physical laws. Fossils, tree<br />

rings, ocean sediments, and air bubbles trapped in glaciers all provide clues to<br />

the mystery. This combined evidence indicates that today's climate is<br />

fundamentally different than that of a million years ago. But, knowing that<br />

climate has varied does not explain the cause of these differences

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