Home A new European ice age Image: NASA/GSFC. The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Currents. Colors show differences in phytoplankton concentration (blue is cool plankton-rich water, red is warm plankton-poor water). November 1, 1997: According to a recent paper in Nature, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations may cause sharp cooling in Western Europe. The study, authored by University ...

Astronomical Theory Offers New Explanation For Ice Age By Jeffery Kahn, JBKahn@LBL.gov July 11, 1997 BERKELEY, CA -- Recent ice ages -- ten periods of glaciation in the past million years -- are caused by changes in the tilt of the Earth's orbit, according to research published in the July 11 issue of Science magazine. The new analysis also presents strong evidence that another long prevailing ...

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