Study: Greenhouse gases will delay next ice age

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 13:50 in Earth & Climate

High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Monday.

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