Scientists studying Antarctica sea ice warn a rise in accumulation could spark the next ice age. Computer simulations show that an explosion in ice circling the frozen desert would act as a lid on the ocean and block it from exchanging carbon dioxide with the atmosphere. This is capable of causing a reverse greenhouse effect, which would ultimately cool the earth and send our planet into an ice age for the first time in over two million years. Scroll down for video Scientists studying Antarctica sea ice warn a rise in accumulation could spark an ice age. Computer simulations show that an explosion of sea ice would block the ocean from exchanging carbon dioxide with the atmosphere The last major ice age is believed to have ended about 2.5 million years ago during the Pleistocene era. Since then, glaciers have periodically covered the earth, but then retreated and experts have now set out to understand the process behind an ice age — how it works and what triggers it. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Samsung teases mystery folding phone that flips up like a… Elon Musk donates $1million to a YouTuber’s campaign to… Pilots can’t spot drones 70 per cent… Read full this story
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