Nonglacial rapid climate events: Past and future

Jonathan Overpeck; Robert Webb

doi:10.1073/pnas.97.4.1335

Nonglacial rapid climate events: Past and future

Jonathan Overpeck, Robert Webb

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The paleoclimate record makes it clear that rapid climate shifts of the 20th century are only a subset of possible climate system behavior that might occur in the absence of glacial conditions, and that climatic surprises could be a challenge for society even in the absence of significant greenhouse warming.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1335-1338
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	97
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.97.4.1335
State	Published - Feb 15 2000
Externally published	Yes

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