John Kutzbach from the University of Wisconsin and Bill Ruddiman from the University of Virginia discuss modelling the effects that a high plateau has on climate using Tibet as an example.

Tibet: the Raymo-Ruddiman Hypothesis

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.