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paleoclimate

American  
[pey-lee-oh-klahy-mit, pal-ee-] / ˌpeɪ li oʊˈklaɪ mɪt, ˌpæl i- /

noun

  1. the climate of some former period of geologic time.


Etymology

Origin of paleoclimate

First recorded in 1920–25; paleo- + climate

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The lesson, he says, was that "the paleoclimate evidence actually doesn't suggest that climate change would happen smoothly, but rather in some jumps and jolts and non-linear effects".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

So they did a gut check—they went hunting for excrement and vomit from the Polish Basin, a region of central Europe with an extensive record of fossil bones and paleoclimate data.

From Science Magazine Nov. 27, 2024

However, he warned against drawing too many conclusions from a single paleoclimate study, saying it “paints one little part of the picture.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2024

"This research is really cool because not a lot of paleoclimate records from the Southern Hemisphere exist, compared to the Northern Hemisphere at least," says Rubbelke.

From Science Daily Oct. 10, 2023

The paleoclimate record tells us we’re somewhere in between.

From Scientific American Sep. 26, 2023

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