COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Ocean Circulation Implicated in Past Abrupt Climate Changes
Description: There was a period during the last ice age when temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere went on a rollercoaster ride, plummeting and then rising again every 1,500 years or so. Those abrupt climate changes wreaked havoc on ecosystems, but their cause has been something of a mystery. New evidence shows for the first time that the ocean's overturning circulation slowed during every one of those temperature plunges - at times almost stopping. [Source: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University)]
URL: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/ocean-circulation-implicated-past-abrupt-climate-changes
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Source: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (Columbia University)
Publish Date: 6/30/2016
Reading Level: Basic
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