Show: Climate Change in Earth History - a perspective on the future[4]

Liethold, Lonnie

Presented: NC State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, 2019/03/19

 1 Climate Change in Earth History - a perspective on the future Climate Change in Earth History - a perspective on the future 2 137 years of data 137 years of data
 3 The other CO<sub>2</sub> problem - Ocean Acidification The other CO2 problem - Ocean Acidification 4 Earth History Earth History
 5 Climate has changed over the Earth's history Climate has changed over the Earth's history 6 Climate in Earth History - Key Points Climate in Earth History - Key Points
 7 The Eartth's history “book” The Eartth's history “book” 8 Ocean and lake sediment information Ocean and lake sediment information
 9 Climate Proxies - Rock Types Climate Proxies - Rock Types 10 Glaciers and glacial deposits Glaciers and glacial deposits
 11 Formation of Glaciers Formation of Glaciers 12 How do we know about <u>past</u> glaciers? How do we know about past glaciers?
 13 Glacial tills and tillites Glacial tills and tillites 14 Glacial till in Minnesota, about 18,000 years old Glacial till in Minnesota, about 18,000 years old
 15 Tillite = Till that has been “lithified”, turned to rock Tillite = Till that has been “lithified”, turned to rock 16 More clues left behind by glaciers: Ice rafted debris - Dropstones More clues left behind by glaciers: Ice rafted debris - Dropstones
 17 Ice-rafted debris -- dropstones Ice-rafted debris -- dropstones 18 Climate Proxies -- Fossils Climate Proxies -- Fossils
 19 Evidence from fossil leaf “shape” Evidence from fossil leaf “shape” 20 Evidence from fossil leaf “shape” Evidence from fossil leaf “shape”
 21 Evidence from fossil leaves and pollen Evidence from fossil leaves and pollen 22 Climate Proxies - Chemical Clues Climate Proxies - Chemical Clues
 23 Climate Proxies - Chemical Clues Climate Proxies - Chemical Clues 24 Isotope “Behavior” Isotope “Behavior”
 25 Foraminifera (“forams”) Foraminifera (“forams”) 26 Climate signals from foraminifera shells in deep seq deposits - <sup>18</sup>O/<sup>16</sup>O Climate signals from foraminifera shells in deep seq deposits - 18O/16O
 27 Evidence from the chemistry of foraminifera shells Evidence from the chemistry of foraminifera shells 28 <sup>18</sup>O/<sup>16</sup>O in forams from Cenozoic sediments (past 65.5 million years) 18O/16O in forams from Cenozoic sediments (past 65.5 million years)
 29 Data from three different time scales Data from three different time scales 30 Green House vs Ice House Climates - 100 million year cycles Green House vs Ice House Climates - 100 million year cycles
 31 Greenhouse Earth Greenhouse Earth 32 Icehouse Earth Icehouse Earth
 33 Cenozoic Climate - The past 65.5 million years Cenozoic Climate - The past 65.5 million years 34 Glacial-Interglacial Cycles of the past 1.8 million years Glacial-Interglacial Cycles of the past 1.8 million years
 35 Glacial-Interglacial Cycles of the past 1.8 million years Glacial-Interglacial Cycles of the past 1.8 million years 36 Last Glacial Maximum Last Glacial Maximum
 37 The current interglacial The current interglacial 38 The man-made super-interglacial The man-made super-interglacial
 39 How does this compare to climate changes of the past? How does this compare to climate changes of the past? 40 How does this compare to climate changes of the past? How does this compare to climate changes of the past?
 41 How does this compare to climate changes of the past? How does this compare to climate changes of the past? 42 How does this compare to climate changes of the past? How does this compare to climate changes of the past?
 43 Do we have any analogues from Earth History? Do we have any analogues from Earth History? 44 The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)
 45 Volcanic Eruptions Volcanic Eruptions 46 Layered volcanic rocks in Eastern Greenland are up to 4000 meters thick Layered volcanic rocks in Eastern Greenland are up to 4000 meters thick
 47 The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) 48 The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)
 49 Comparison of the PETM to the Anthropocene Comparison of the PETM to the Anthropocene 50 Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million years Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million years
 51 Climate of Earth History - key Points Climate of Earth History - key Points 52 Uncharted Territory Ahead Uncharted Territory Ahead