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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Research reveals a hidden ocean feedback loop that stabilized Earth's climate over a 60-million-year period. This process involves the movement of carbon from the atmosphere to the bottom of the sea, functioning as a planetary thermostat.
Coverage from SciTechDaily, The Times of India, Earth.com, and CPG Click Oil and Gas emphasizes the roles of sea level changes and one essential nutrient in driving this cycle. The findings specifically track the destination of atmospheric carbon that disappeared over millions of years.
Future attention will likely focus on the specific nutrient involved and the mechanics of how sea level changes facilitate this carbon sequestration at the ocean floor.
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Quick answers
How long has this climate regulation system been active?
According to coverage, the system has regulated Earth's climate for 60 million years.
Where did the atmospheric carbon go?
The carbon was buried at the bottom of the sea.
What factors are key to this natural thermostat?
The process relies 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 broke it first
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