palaeoclimatology

See also: palæoclimatology

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Etymology

From palaeo- +‎ climatology.

Noun

palaeoclimatology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.
    • 2008 December 9, Jeff Jacoby, “Skepticism on climate change”, in The International Herald Tribune‎[1], →ISSN:
      […] the conference will host an international lineup of climate scientists and researchers who will focus on four broad areas: climatology, paleoclimatology, the impact of climate change, and climate-change politics and economics.
    • 2024 December 11, Julia Jacobo, “Why the sun is not solely responsible for the rapid global warming occurring right now”, in ABC News‎[2]:
      Paleoclimatology -- the study of ice cores and ocean sediment cores -- indicates that the planet is warming 10 times fast than the average warming following an ice age, she added.

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