Solving a Central Mystery of the Last Ice Age (IMAGE)

Boston College

Solving a Central Mystery of the Last Ice Age

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Improved dating methods reveal that the rise in carbon dioxide levels was the primary cause of the simultaneous melting of glaciers around the globe during the last Ice Age. The new finding has implications for rising levels of man-made greenhouse gases and retreating glaciers today.

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Courtesy: National Science Foundation

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