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jenna1

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on: Jul 14, 2018
How is it possible to reconstruct past climates when no records were available?
 
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What are proxy indicators?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Past climatic conditions leave clues in the oceans, glaciers, geological records and in biological records. Scientists use many different methods to reconstruct past climates.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Scientists gain insight into past climates based on information left in the geological and biological records through what are called proxy indicators.


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