Climate Change May Have Stopped the Next Ice Age

Описание: Did climate change stop the next ice age? A study in Science suggests a new glaciation may have started about 2,000 years ago, when ice began expanding again in northern Canada.

Using beryllium-10 dating of rocks and carbon-14 dating of plants uncovered by retreating ice, researchers found the Barnes Ice Cap peaked around 1960 and has shrunk since. They say rising summer temperatures can almost entirely explain its losses. The conclusion is an interpretation, and models suggest the remaining ice could disappear.

Source: Science (Nicolás Young et al.), via ScienceAlert
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