Once the first life settled on Earth, it began to influence the climate
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The story of the Earth’s climate revealed through 25 discoveries
Donald R. Prothero (Columbia University Press, published March 12)
It is a truism that life and climate are closely related. Living organisms can change the Earth’s climate, for example, by emitting or absorbing greenhouse gases that warm the planet. Similarly, climate affects life by making conditions too hot, too cold, or too dry for some organisms to survive.
In other words, the story of life…
Source: www.newscientist.com
