Could Global Warming Start a New Ice Age?
- Episode aired Jun 3, 2019
- 13m
A hotter Earth leading to a new ice ages is counter-intuitive in the extreme. To understand this possibility it's necessary to recognize that ocean currents transport heat around the planet.... Read allA hotter Earth leading to a new ice ages is counter-intuitive in the extreme. To understand this possibility it's necessary to recognize that ocean currents transport heat around the planet. In particular, the Gulf Stream transports heat to the north keeping Europe rather warm an... Read allA hotter Earth leading to a new ice ages is counter-intuitive in the extreme. To understand this possibility it's necessary to recognize that ocean currents transport heat around the planet. In particular, the Gulf Stream transports heat to the north keeping Europe rather warm and ice free. Global warming could halt this current so heat builds up at the equator and ic... Read all