#paleoclimate

#paleoclimate

Prolonged extreme drought around 50,000 years ago dried Liang Bua's ecosystem, reducing water and prey, stressing Homo floresiensis and likely causing their disappearance.

British summers could extend to about eight months (≈242 days) by 2100 as Arctic warming reduces the north–south temperature gradient and slows the jet stream.

A reconstructed 800-year rainfall record shows a severe, century-long drought began around 1550 on Rapa Nui and communities remained resilient despite climate stress.

A major paleoclimate reconstruction shows past rapid warming linked to mass extinctions, but a public figure misread its timeline and spread misleading claims.