Brussels - Although Greenland and Antarctica are at opposite sides of the planet their climate seems to be linked by a ocean current.A new study sheds light on man-made climate change, as it implies that Antarctica's ice could start to melt because of localised warming in the far North Atlantic.
The glacial climate in the Northern Atlantic can swing extraordinarily rapidly, with temperatures rising by between eight and 16 degree Celsius, within the space of a few decades, at the end of each Ice Age and falling back - but more slowly - when the next Ice Age beckons.
The glacial climate in the Northern Atlantic can swing extraordinarily rapidly, with temperatures rising by between eight and 16 degree Celsius, within the space of a few decades, at the end of each Ice Age and falling back - but more slowly - when the next Ice Age beckons.
Photo:Dr. Hubertus Fischer sawing an ice core.
Picture: Gerald Traufetter, Alfred-Wegener-Institut.
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Picture: Gerald Traufetter, Alfred-Wegener-Institut.
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