Nature & Environment
Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change
...chemistry of tiny (about the size of a sand grain) ocean-dwelling organisms called foraminifera. These organisms build their shells from calcium carbonate, soaking up the chemistry of the seawater surrounding them as they do this. The chemistry of the seawater that they lock into their shells can record the temperature of the seawater that they grew in and how fresh or...