More than 8,000 years ago, as the planet thawed following the end of the last ice age, Northern Europe abruptly cooled. New research reveals that Arctic ice melt weakened a critical ocean current, leaving Europe in the cold, a finding with important implications for future climate change.
Melting ice likely triggered climate change 8,000+ years ago
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Paleolithic hunter-gatherer hearths reveal changing vegetation in response to climate
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