James lovelock discusses the original Gaia theory and how it developed and led to the Daisy world model.
James Lovelock continues to look at the idea of Daisy world and its links to nature and systems.
James Lovelock talks about Gaia theory and predictions that tested the theory.
John Kutzbach from the University of Wisconsin and Bill Ruddiman from the University of Virginia discuss modelling the effects that a high plateau has on climate using Tibet as an example.
A look at Berner's model of the Carbon cycle and how it provided a basis for further research and experimentation into climate change by Maureen Raymo of MIT.
A look at the geological history of Tibet and the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis; that chemical weathering increased as the temperature dropped due to the rise in the plateau. Raymo and Ruddiman believed that the uplift of the Himalayas caused global cooling.
The importance of strontium isotopes in chemical weathering, a comparison of two models to assess the validity of the Raymo-Ruddiman hypothesis.
Is there really a link between the uplift of Tibet and climate change? Investigating when the change from building a plateau to destroying a plateau took place.
Did the scientists visiting Tibet reach any different conclusions about the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis.
The effect that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo had on the atmosphere and climate and how the type of eruption can also impact on the climate.
A look at how volcanic eruptions effect the climate.
A look at climatic effects that have occurred from the eruption of volcanoes through history.
Investigating the impacts of magma eruptions on the environment.
The importance of flood basalt provinces in earth science.
A look at mass extinctions and whether they could be caused by flood basalts events.