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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > paleoclimatology
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > paleoclimatology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > paleoclimatology
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > paleoclimatology

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paleoclimatology  

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  • Paleoclimatology involves the reconstruction of past climates prior to the instrumental period. Paleoclimatology focuses on: (1) describing past climates, (2) understanding the natural and anthropogenic processes responsible for these patterns, and (3) using this knowledge of past climates and climate dynamics to identify and understand potential responses to climatic forcing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Paleoclimatology]

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