Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions – similar to those caused by burning fossil fuels and other human activities now – helped heat the planet and end the last ice age some 11,700 years ago, scientists reported on Wednesday.
In a finding that offers a response to those skeptical about human-caused global warming, researchers from Harvard University, Oregon State University and other institutions reported in the journal Nature that rising temperatures followed increases in carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide helped end last ice age: U.S. researchers | Reuters
Another possibility is that Neanderthal rent-seeking scientists can’t tell the difference between following and leading.
The Neanderthals apparently had too many chili beans in their diet.
Are you blaming these guys?
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