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'Snowball Earth': Glaciers, ice packs once met at Equator

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American boffins say they have discovered evidence that almost the entire world was covered in sea ice and glaciers at certain points in the remote past, during so-called "snowball Earth" periods where the polar ice sheets met at the Equator.

The 'Snowball Earth' theory explained. Credit: NSF

It were grim in the old days.

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Source is a UK publication...boffins ...are Scientists....

10 posted on 03/07/2010 1:28:13 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

From a link, at the link. The one about Orbital changes;
“Many aspects of the Earth-Sun orbital configuration during MIS-11 were similar to those of the current interglacial. For this reason, MIS-11 is often considered as a potential analogue for future climate development in the absence of human influence”
Could prove interesting, but,,,,,,,,


12 posted on 03/07/2010 1:38:55 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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