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paleoclimatologist

American  
[pay-lee-oh-klahy-muh-tahl-uhj-ist] / ˌpeɪ li oʊˌklaɪ məˈtɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

paleoclimatologists plural
  1. a specialist in or student of paleoclimatology.


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"During the Late Cretaceous, atmospheric CO2 levels reached about 1,000 parts per million -- comparable to projections for the end of this century," says Prof. Michael Wagreich, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Vienna.

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

"The first 50 metres we did in one day," said Kutuzov, a paleoclimatologist at Ohio State University in the United States.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

Katherine Crichton, a paleoclimatologist at the University of Exeter, explained to Salon in an email interview how her team explains their findings of reduced plankton biodiversity during the Miocene compared to now.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

Among the scientists testifying for the plaintiffs was paleoclimatologist Cathy Whitlock, a professor emeritus at Montana State University.

From Science Magazine Jun. 20, 2023

"That's stunning to see that happen so quickly," said Alan Mix, a paleoclimatologist at Oregon State University and co-author on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessments, who was not involved in the study.

From Reuters Mar. 29, 2023

Archaeologists, biological anthropologists, linguists and paleoclimatologists have long sought to understand humanity’s dispersal into the American continents.

From Scientific American Apr. 20, 2021

In the study, an international team of archaeologists, historians, paleoclimatologists, and other experts reviewed 168 studies published on the Little Ice Age in Europe over the past 20 years.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2021

In 2012, paleoclimatologists reported an analysis of a stalagmite from Mawmluh Cave, a limestone complex in Meghalaya state, a wet part of northeastern India.

From Science Magazine Aug. 8, 2018

Even though it is difficult, and sometimes impossible to get here, this lake and glacier system will help paleoclimatologists tell a bigger story about the climate.

From National Geographic Nov. 14, 2017

But it probably won’t include paleoclimatologists, some of whom might be busy at that time at P.M.I.P.3, the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project Phase III.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2011

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