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Reconstructing past climates provides valuable insights into Earth's natural variability and the factors influencing long-term climate change. The study of ancient environments helps scientists predict future climate patterns and assess human impact. Paleoclimatology and Earth History examines the geological and biological evidence used to interpret past climate conditions. The book discusses proxy data, such as ice cores, sediments, and fossils, along with climate modeling techniques. It also explores the relationship between tectonics, ocean circulation, and atmospheric composition over geological time. Combining research from geology, climatology, and paleobiology, it offers a comprehensive understanding of Earth's climatic evolution and its relevance to contemporary climate science.

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Dr. Pratigya Pathak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology, Institute of Earth Science, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. She obtained her Ph.D. in Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, in 2022, following her M.Sc. (2016) and B.Sc. (2014) degrees from the University of Allahabad. She has qualified CSIR-JRF in 2017 in Earth Sciences subject. Prior to joining Bundelkhand University in January 2024, she gained extensive research experience in the fields of mineralogy, metamorphic petrology, and crustal evolution studies. She has published research papers in SCI and SCOPUS indexed journals. Recently she is working on one project sanctioned from UPCST and one from UPSDMA.

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