1,800 years of global ocean cooling halted by global warming
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 10:31
in Earth & Climate
Prior to the advent of human-caused global warming in the 19th century, the surface layer of Earth's oceans had undergone 1,800 years of a steady cooling trend, according to a new study. During the latter half of this cooling period, the trend was most likely driven by large and frequent volcanic eruptions.