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Jurassic-era research offers clues for future impacts of climate change

"Researchers have found a chemical clue in Italian limestone that explains a mass extinction of marine life in the Early Jurassic period, 183 million years ago." - Duke University
"Researchers have found a chemical clue in Italian limestone that explains a mass extinction of marine life in the Early Jurassic period, 183 million years ago." - Duke University

It’s no secret that the earth’s climate is getting warmer, but scientists are trying to predict the impact of those rising temperatures. And they’re looking for clues from way back - the Jurassic period.

Mike Kipp, a professor at Duke University, and a group of researchers recently published a study that provides hints from millions of years ago about what we might expect to see in the future if carbon dioxide emissions continue at such a rapid rate.

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Mike Kipp, earth and climate science assistant professor at Duke University

Lily Burton reports on science as the 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at WUNC.
Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.