Quaternary Perspectives: Newsletter of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)

Quaternary Perspectives: Newsletter of the International Union for
Quaternary Research (INQUA)

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Publisher: International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)

The Quaternary Period spans approximately the last two million years of the
Earth's history, an interval dominated by frequent changes in global climate
that led to a succession of glacial and interglacial ages. Quaternary
scientists study the complex environmental changes of the glacial ages and
interpret them using analogies to present-day processes and environments.

A major goal of these investigations is to document the pattern and timing
of climatic changes in order to understand the causes of changing climate on
various time scales. Such investigations are of prime importance: the Earth,
influenced by human activities, is entering a time of unusually warm climate
in which significant and potentially rapid environmental changes could pose
major challenges for human habitability.

INQUA, the International Union for Quaternary Re-search, was founded in 1928
by a group of scientists seeking to improve understanding of environmental
change during the glacial ages through interdisciplinary research. Today,
more than 35 member countries, spread throughout the world, contribute to
IN-QUA's vitality.

INQUA's basic goal -- promoting improved commu-nication and international
collaboration in basic and applied aspects of Quaternary research -- is
achieved mainly through the activities of its commissions and committees.

Quaternary Perspectives is INQUA's newsletter. It contains current news
about the organization its commissions, committees and projects.

ISSN 0965-1357

Editors:

F. Preusser & C. Schluš chter
Institute of Geological Sciences
Baltzerstrasse 1-3
CH-3012, Bern
Switzerland

Tel: +41 31 631 8770;
fax: +41 31 631 4843
Email: preusser@geounibe.ch

Quaternary Perspectives is available free of charge as an Open Access
journal on the Internet.

Content available in PDF format.

Current Issue: Volume 16 No. 1 2006

Date: 27 December 2006