What 720,000 years of ice can tell us about climate change in the past — and the future – The Verge
Article Synopsis – New data from researchers studying ice cores in Antarctica suggests a link between the climate in Antarctica, at the southernmost point of our planet, and the arctic, located in the very north. Data suggests that when the arctic would cool, the Antarctic would warm. The research team believes that the inverse relationship between the two poles is due to an ocean current that keeps Europe and North America warm during the winter. This current seems to have been especially vulnerable to freshwater during goldilocks periods in the middle of ice age cycles — when the Earth wasn’t completely blanketed by ice, but also wasn’t entirely thawed. Understanding how the climate changed in the past can help scientists narrow their predictions about the future. To read the actual article click here.