Conor Paul Purcell

Conor Purcell is a science and nature writer with a PhD in earth science. He can be found on twitter @ConorPPurcell and some of his other articles at cppurcell.tumblr.com.

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PAST AS PROLOGUE

Climatologists Look at the Past and See a Scary Future

Simulating past climates gives science an uncomfortably accurate picture of what the future holds: The last time it was only a little warmer than now, seas were 9 meters higher.

Conor Paul Purcell