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Recent past climate change

In this video, Professor Dan Charman looks at the increasing influence of human activity on climate.

Let’s take a look at climate change that has happened more recently.

In this video, Professor Dan Charman brings the history of the changes in the Earth’s climate up-to-date and looks at the increasing influence of human activity on climate when compared to natural factors.

Dr Ewan Woodley then explains how tree ring analysis can contribute to our understanding of past climates. You can find a downloadable PDF Q&A with Ewan below this step.

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