PAGES - Past Global Changes

Welcome to PAGES

The PAGES (Past Global Changes) project is an international effort to coordinate and promote past global change research. The primary objective is to improve our understanding of past changes in the Earth system in order to improve projections of future climate and environment, and inform strategies for sustainability. ... more

PAGES, a registered association for scientific research and networking, is open and inclusive to all scientists interested in past global changes. Science within PAGES is conducted by working groups, which are open to all paleoscientists working on the topic. Get involved by contacting the working group leaders, signing up to mailing lists, and attending teleconferences and/or workshops.

PAGES is funded by the Swiss Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Sciences, and supported in-kind by the University of Bern, Switzerland. For administrative purposes, it is part of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR). PAGES is a Global Research Project of Future Earth, a scientific partner of WCRP, and a partner of WDS-Paleo.

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Neotoma database webinar

Details: Published: Monday, 19 October 2020 17:52

The 3rd PAGES webinar, which focuses on the Neotoma Paleoecology Database, is now available on our YouTube channel.

Presenter Jack Williams gives an overview of the Neotoma Paleoecology Database, its mission, key features of its data model, its software ecosystem, growth trends and other recent developments, research and educational partnerships, and data governance.

The webinar is introduced by PAGES SSC Member Darrell Kaufman.

After Jack's presentation, there is a Q&A session.

This webinar was recorded on 15 October 2020. Access it here.

Access the first two PAGES webinars, with LiPD and WDS-Paleo, here.

New Iso2k database paper

Details: Published: Thursday, 15 October 2020 09:51

Members of the Iso2k project of the PAGES 2k Network recently published a database description paper in Earth System Science Data.

Bronwen Konecky et al. present this global compilation of previously published datasets from a variety of natural archives that record the stable oxygen (δ18O) or hydrogen (δ2H) isotopic compositions of environmental waters, which reflect hydroclimate changes over the CE.

The Iso2k database contains 759 isotope records from the terrestrial and marine realms.

Access the paper "The Iso2k database: a global compilation of paleo-δ18O and δ2H records to aid understanding of Common Era climate" here.

Find out more about the Iso2k project here.

Find out more about the 2k Network here.

Read the latest e-news

Details: Published: Wednesday, 07 October 2020 16:10

Read about the latest PAGES' news, meetings, and opportunities from around the world in this month's e-news.

Highlights include the postponement of PAGES' OSM/YSM until May 2022; the final call for your PAGES 30th anniversary memories; a reminder to check your People Database details before the next Past Global Changes Magazine is published; extensive working group news, products, and meeting updates; ECN highlights including its first peer-reviewed paper; Future Earth information; and other paleo announcements.

PAGES OSM/YSM postponed

Details: Published: Friday, 25 September 2020 19:43

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent large uncertainties on health, the travel restrictions and the economic crisis, PAGES and the Local Organizers of the OSM/YSM must unfortunately make the decision to postpone the OSM/YSM until May 2022. Moreover, the situation will be re-assessed mid-2021 before a final decision is made.

Fire & Ice: New endorsed groups

Details: Published: Thursday, 17 September 2020 14:31

Two new endorsed groups launched today on the PAGES website.

The International Paleofire Network (IPN) has been created to continue the work of PAGES' Global Paleofire Working Group 2 (GPWG2), which sunsetted in December 2019. IPN, which will run until 2030, is dedicated to paleofire science promotion and to paleofire open-access database management and development.

> Find out more about IPN

The other endorsed group is the H2020 Innovative Training Network on Deep icE corE Proxies to Infer past antarctiC climatE dynamics (DEEPICE). It will run from 2021 to 2025, a period of exciting times and challenges for the European ice-core community, as part of the Beyond EPICA oldest ice core project.

Participants in DEEPICE will also work on a future issue of Past Global Changes Magazine.

> Find out more about DEEPICE

Access all PAGES' endorsed and affiliated groups here.

PAGES survey 2021

Details: Published: Monday, 14 September 2020 16:08

Have your say!

PAGES has prepared a survey (Google doc) to collect suggestions from the paleoscience community regarding PAGES' activities in the coming years.

The survey responses will be presented and used as a basis for discussions at our 6th Open Science Meeting in Agadir, Morocco, in May 2021.

There are three sections – About you, PAGES' priorities, and what PAGES can do for you.

The deadline for the survey, which takes about 10 minutes to complete, is Sunday 14 February 2021.

PAGES thanks you in advance for your feedback.

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