Scientists cast doubt on theory of what triggered Antarctic glaciation

Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 14:00 in Earth & Climate

Scientists have found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional explanations for how Antarctica's ice sheet began forming. They report finding an ancient volcanic arc in the Scotia Sea that might have prevented the Antarctic Circumpolar Current from forming until millions of years after Antarctic glaciation began.

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