Cast of dinosaur footprint, over 130 million years old, at Gantheaume Point, Broome, Western Australia. Photo source: ©© Lin Padgham.
“Geologic records do offer startling examples of the instability of the planet. Whale bones can be dug up in the Sahara. The summit of Mount Everest is a chunk of ancient seafloor, etc. But most climate scientists reject the idea that this history means human-induced climate change will be benign.”
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A scruffy crew of scientists barreled down a dirt road, their two-car caravan kicking up dust. After searching all day for ancient beaches miles inland from the modern shoreline, they were about to give up…