ESS200A
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Tectonic-Scale Climate Change
qThe faint young Sun paradox and its possible explanation.
qWhy was Earth ice-free even at the poles 100 Myr ago (the Mesozoic Era)?
qWhat are the causes and climate effects of changes in sea level through time?
qWhat caused Earth’s climate to cool over the last 55 Myr (the Cenozoic Era)?
Ice-free Earth
(from
Earth’s Climate: Past and Future)