Pasadena,
CA,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Earth's climate -- encompassing long-term trends in temperature, rainfall, wind patterns, and atmospheric/oceanic makeup -- has transformed throughout history, leaving imprints in rock formations, soil layers, and fossilized remains that developed alongside shifting environmental conditions. By analyzing these preserved geological materials, fossil records, and biological molecular evidence, researchers like geologists, geobiologists, and geochemists can reconstruct our planet's climatic history spanning billions of years.