Andrew Y. Glikson

Andrew Y. Glikson is an Earth and paleo-climate scientist, studied geology at the University of Jerusalem and graduated at the University of Western Australia in 1968. He conducted geological surveys of the oldest geological formations in Australia, South Africa, India and Canada; studied the effects of large asteroid impacts, including consequences for the atmosphere, oceans and mass extinction of species. Since 2005 he studied the relations between climate and human evolution. He was active...See more

Andrew Y. Glikson is an Earth and paleo-climate scientist, studied geology at the University of Jerusalem and graduated at the University of Western Australia in 1968. He conducted geological surveys of the oldest geological formations in Australia, South Africa, India and Canada; studied the effects of large asteroid impacts, including consequences for the atmosphere, oceans and mass extinction of species. Since 2005 he studied the relations between climate and human evolution. He was active in communicating nuclear issues and climate change evidence to the public and parliament through papers, lectures, conferences and presentations. See less