Changing levels of greenhouse gases caused "severe and erratic" swings in ancient temperature, according to an article in the LA Times.The global transition from ice age to greenhouse 300 million years ago was marked by repeated dips and rises in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and wild swings in temperature, with drastic effects on forests and vegetation, the researchers reported in the journal Science. "It was a real yo-yo," said UC Davis geochemist Isabel Montanez, who led researchers from five universities and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in a project funded by the National Science Foundation. "Should we expect similar but faster climate behavior in the future? One has to question whether that is where we are headed."The provocative insight into planetary climate change counters the traditional view that global warming could be gradual and its regional effects easily anticipated.
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