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Understanding the Climate Clock

The climate has changed on a schedule for millennia. Have humans broken the climate clock?

Aired 03/09/2018

NOVA

Understanding the Climate Clock

Clip: Season 45 Episode 7 | 5m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

The climate has changed on a schedule for millennia. Have humans broken the climate clock?

A previous version of this video stated that the rhythm of the fluctuating carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere “matches that of the ice cores recorded in the ocean muds.” The pattern of CO2 fluctuation matches that of the ice ages – not of ice cores.

Aired 03/09/2018

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