Earth’s Hidden Thermostat Has Regulated Climate for 60 Million Years
Scientists have identified a natural ocean-based thermostat that has regulated Earth's climate for 60 million years.
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The brief
Researchers have tracked the destination of carbon that disappeared from the atmosphere over the last 60 million years. This carbon was stored at the bottom of the sea through a cycle that functioned as a planetary thermostat.
Coverage from Earth.com, SciTechDaily, The Times of India, and CPG Click Oil and Gas emphasizes the role of sea level changes and one essential nutrient in this hidden ocean feedback system. Future focus remains on the specific mechanisms of how sea levels and nutrients enabled this long-term climate stability.
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Quick answers
How long has this climate regulation process existed?
According to coverage, it has regulated the climate for 60 million years.
Where did the missing atmospheric carbon go?
The carbon was buried at the bottom of the sea.
What factors were key to this feedback loop?
The process relied on sea level changes and one essential nutrient.
Coverage (4)
- Sea level changes helped keep Earth’s climate stable for millions of years Earth.com · 1d ago
- Scientists have finally tracked where the carbon that disappeared from the atmosphere over the last 60 million years went, and the answer was buried at the bottom of the sea, in a cycle that functioned as a natural thermostat for the planet. CPG Click Oil and Gas · 1d ago
- Earth has regulated its climate for 60 million years through a hidden ocean feedback; the key was sea level and one essential nutrient The Times of India · 1d ago
- Earth’s Hidden Thermostat Has Regulated Climate for 60 Million Years SciTechDaily · 1d ago
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