The lithosphere significantly impacts global climate change

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Geological and climatological evidence shows that lithospheric processes—such as volcanic activity, silicate weathering, and tectonic volatile cycling—significantly influence long-term global climate change.

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The retrieved papers provide robust, multi-disciplinary evidence demonstrating how lithospheric processes like volcanism, chemical weathering of basalt, and volatile cycling impact atmospheric composition and global climate over geological timescales. There are no papers refuting this connection, making the claim well-supported.

Evidence for · 4

Numerical Adventures with Geochemical Cycles

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James C. G. Walker. Numerical Adventures with Geochemical Cycles. 1991. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195045208.001.0001

Walker (1991) models geochemical cycles and emphasizes the critical role of lithosphere-atmosphere-ocean interactions in driving global climate change.

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Volcanism and basalt weathering drove Ordovician climatic cooling.

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Zhao H, Zhang L, Algeo TJ, Lyu Z, Wang X, Hao F. Volcanism and basalt weathering drove Ordovician climatic cooling.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66316-4

The study by Huang et al. (2025) demonstrates that volcanic activity and basalt weathering of the lithosphere drove long-term Ordovician climatic cooling through atmospheric CO2 drawdown.

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Exo-Geoscience Perspectives Beyond Habitability.

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Spohn T, Roberge A, Way MJ, Duarte JC, Miozzi F, Baumeister P, Byrne P, Lineweaver CH. Exo-Geoscience Perspectives Beyond Habitability.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-026-01265-y

This review highlights how planetary interiors, volatile cycling, and tectonic regimes in the lithosphere shape long-term climate stability on rocky planets.

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K isotopes trace temporal silicate weathering intensity.

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Gou LF, Sun H, Gu HO, Pogge von Strandmann PAE, Li W, Wilson DJ, Xiao J, Zhao ZQ, Galy A, Jin Z. K isotopes trace temporal silicate weathering intensity.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67085-w

The study notes that silicate weathering of the lithosphere alters biogeochemical cycles and regulates habitable global temperatures.

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