A look at the geological history of Tibet and the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis; that chemical weathering increased as the temperature dropped due to the rise in the plateau. Raymo and Ruddiman believed that the uplift of the Himalayas caused global cooling.

Tibet: the geological history

This series of tracks focuses on geological phenomena, Gaia theory and volcanoes.  Included is a discussion on Climate Change and whether the uplift of Tibet caused global cooling.  Material is taken from The Open University Course S269 Earth and Life.