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Ocean floor mud reveals secrets of past European climate
Description: From the warmer climates of Roman times when vineyards flourished in England and Wales to the colder conditions that led to crop failure, famine and pandemics in early medieval times, Europe's climate has varied over the past three millennia. For the first time, researchers have been able to pinpoint why this occurs, and the answer lies far out at sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. Scientists studied fossil remains of shell-bearing plankton and grains buried in sediments from the North Atlantic to determine what conditions were like in the ocean on timescales of 10-20 years over a 3000-year period. [Source: Phys.org]
URL: https://phys.org/news/2017-11-ocean-floor-mud-reveals-secrets.html
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Source: Phys.org
Publish Date: 11/23/2017
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