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Snowball Earth: A result of global tectonic change?

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Date: 2018-08-12 17:49:28
Blog: earth-pages - Research News from the Earth Sciences
URL: https://wileyearthpages.wordpress.com/2018/08/12/snowball-earth-a-result-of-global-tectonic-change/

Summary:

The Snowball Earth hypothesis first arose when Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson (1882-1958)speculated towards the end of his career on an episode of global glaciations, based on his recognition in South Australia of thick Neoproterozoic glacial sediments. Further discoveries on every … Continue reading →

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Climate change and palaeoclimatology

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