Ursus Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 An international team that includes scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has published a reconstruction of the climate in northern Europe over the last 2,000 years based on the information provided by tree-rings. Professor Dr. Jan Esper's group at the Institute of Geography at JGU used tree-ring density measurements from sub-fossil pine trees originating from Finnish Lapland to produce a reconstruction reaching back to 138 BC. In so doing, the researchers have been able for the first time to precisely demonstrate that the long-term trend over the past two millennia has been towards climatic cooling. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709092606.htm Yeah, I saw a National Geographic article a few years back that claimed global warming actually saved us from another Ice Age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Why oh why did I ever doubt my geography teacher thirty five years ago? The man was a genius. He even saw though my usual 'fool-the-teacher' style of homework. A man before his time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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