Scientists trace atmospheric rise in CO2 during deglaciation to deep Pacific Ocean

Monday, August 13, 2018 - 13:40 in Earth & Climate

How carbon made it out of the ocean and into the atmosphere has remained one of the most important mysteries of science. A new study, provides some of the most compelling evidence for how it happened -- a 'flushing' of the deep Pacific Ocean caused by the acceleration of water circulation patterns that begin around Antarctica.

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