Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the last 580,000 years.
The findings, just published in the journal Nature Communications, provide new insight into the region’s hydroclimate and how it may evolve in the future, said Kathleen Wendt,
Published by SpaceDaily on 11/23/2025
