5 Clues to Earth’s Climate History

5 Clues to Earth’s Climate History

10:03 | As Earth’s climate changes, one of the hardest things to figure out is exactly how the planet will change in response. While we can’t know the future for sure, we can get a lot of good clues from the past.

Galactic Cosmic Rays. Climate Changers?

Galactic Cosmic Rays. Climate Changers?

13:52 | Some think Cosmic Rays affect our climate and that the Grand Solar Minimum we’re now entering might mean this effect will increase. This week we take a look at the science involved.

Chasing Methane : Big Brother is watching!

Chasing Methane : Big Brother is watching!

12:10 | Methane bubbling out of the arctic, accelerating the amplification of temperature rises in that region, plus a billion or so belching cows around the world spewing out millions of tons of CH4 every year. Are these the only culprits for increased methane?

Whatever happened to GLOBAL COOLING?

Whatever happened to GLOBAL COOLING?

15:52 | In the 1970s scientists were warning us that we were about to enter into a new ice age, and that global cooling was going to be the end of all civilisation. So what happened?

Grand Solar Minimum is coming. And..?

Grand Solar Minimum is coming. And..?

16:26 | Our sun is reaching the end of it’s normal 11 year cycle and is now approaching a period of minimum solar activity. Some say it’s the real cause of climate change and that it’s going to wreak havoc with our weather systems.

The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino)

The History of Climate Cycles (and the Woolly Rhino)

14:35 | Throughout the Pleistocene Epoch, the range of the woolly rhino grew and shrank in sync with global climate. So what caused the climate — and the range of the woolly rhino — to cycle back and forth between such extremes?