How meltwater from the ice sheets disturbed the climate 10,000 years ago
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
By the end of the most recent ice age 10,000 years ago, a huge ice sheet melted in North America, in the same way that the ice in Greenland is melting today. Its meltwater had a massive impact on the climate in northwest Europe and northwest Africa.