The Next Ice Age Began 2,000 Years Ago. Then, in 1960, Humans Abruptly Ended It.
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Ancient moss frozen beneath Baffin Island’s ice tells the story of a glaciation humans snuffed out. Researchers at Columbia University have pinpointed the summer of 1960 as the moment when a new glacial period, which had already begun, started melting away. They said the blame rests squarely on …
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