What is paleoclimatology?
Paleoclimatology is the study of past climates. By determining what had happened in the past, scientist hope to understand better what the future may hold for us.
How is it studied?
You can find different chemical and physical alterations around the world that show the previous climates and how the ocean land and air were affected. Some of the things studied are able to determine a characteristic that is world wide and others are for specific regions. "Proxy" records is the name of the things that scientists find in the environment. Proxy records are the records found in tree rings, in the skeletons of the coral reef, ice cores from glaciers and sediments buried in the ocean and land.
Why is it studied?
Studying this helps scientists reconstruct the past in order to help determine what may happen in the future or with human influence. It has already been previously shown using paleoclimatology that the Earth's climate can dramatically change within a matter of decades. Paleoclimatology also shows us the human influence that already exists on the Earth.
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