Nonglacial rapid climate events: past and future.
The paleoclimate record makes it clear that rapid climate shifts of the 20th century are only a subset of possible climate system behavior that might occur in the absence of glacial conditions, and that climatic surprises could be a challenge for society even in the absence of significant greenhouse warming.
Overpeck
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Paleoclimatology Program, National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. jto@u.arizona.edu
Webb
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D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002980:Climate; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000378:metabolism; D004190:Disasters; D005580:Fossils; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D011058:Pollen