A warm future in the past

William R. Howard
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William R. Howard: the Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment, University of Tasmania

Nature, 1997, vol. 388, issue 6641, 418-419

Abstract: To understand the impact of a future Earth which may be warmer than now, geologists look to records of warmer times in the past - often the last interglacial period, around 120,000 years ago. But a better match to today's conditions might be found in a period around 400,000 years ago, an earlier interglacial known as stage 11, when Earth's orbital parameters were closer to those of the present day. Stage 11 was an unusual period, with severe climate change and, at its peak, exceptionally warm temperatures.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1038/41201

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