Antarctic sea ice melt released carbon from oceans as ice age ended

Antarctic sea ice melt released carbon from oceans as ice age ended Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jan 05, 2016 - A new study reconstructing conditions at the end of the last ice age suggests that as the Antarctic sea ice melted, massive amounts of carbon dioxide that had been trapped in the ocean were released into the atmosphere. The study includes the first detailed reconstruction of the Southern Ocean density of the period and identified how it changed as the Earth warmed. It suggests a massive re ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Antarctic_sea_ice_melt_released_carbon_from_oceans_as_ice_age_ended_999.html