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11/27/2017 / By Janine Acero

Another blow to the global warming argument: Volcanic eruptions can melt ice sheets thousands of miles away, according to recently discovered ancient evidence

Volcanic eruptions from thousands of miles away may cause rapid melting of ice sheets, according to a new study. Volcanic eruptions have been known to cool the global climate, but the findings suggest that they can also speed up the melting of ice sheets. Researchers from Columbia University studied ice sheets that covered much of northern […]

10/04/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Climatologists admit wildfire smoke is already COOLING the planet, just as volcanoes do

Is it possible that carbon, which is often blamed as the cause of global warming, is actually a contributor to global cooling? A new study by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) says the answer is yes, showing that the brown carbon releases from wildfires act as a protective shield to help minimize […]

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