Lecture: Global Warming and Climate Change in the Eocene and Oligocene epochs
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Entry Fee
Members: Free
Visitors: £5.00
Date and Time
19:30 -
Location
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN
Lecture Description
The Eocene world was much warmer than modern, with tropical-type conditions extending into the polar regions. Then in the Oligocene the world cooled dramatically and a large ice cap appeared on Antarctica. In this lecture Paul Pearson assesses the latest evidence for this climate transition, the effect on life and sea level, and investigates possible explanations.