A 50,000-Year-Old Block of Ice Paints the Most Chilling Picture of the Future Ever

Scientists dove into the past and found evidence that puts our present crisis into sobering perspective.

Scientists from the Oregon State University conducted chemical analyses on air bubbles trapped within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core.

They discovered that, in the last glacial period, Earth experienced its highest CO2 increase: 14 parts per million in just 55 years.

Now, our planet experiences that increase every five years.

The mechanism of these natural CO2 increases suggest that increasing westerly winds in the Southern hemisphere could weaken the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb CO2.

During the most recent glacial period, CO2 levels rose 14 parts per million in the span of roughly 55 years—today, a similar increase takes only 5 or 6 years. We are literally sewing the seeds of our own climate destruction. Read the article by Darren Orf here: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a65104265/50000-year-old-ice-block/