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Melting Ice

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At the end of the last ice age, the melting ice disrupted the ocean currents in the North Atlantic and [blank] a drop in temperature of almost 5 degrees. [blank] the rest of the planet was warming [blank] , the North Atlantic region remained in a cold period for 1300 years. The same thing happened [blank] 8000 years ago, when the cooling lasted about a hundred years, and it [blank] happen again today. Even a short period of cooling in the North Atlantic could have a dramatic effect on the wildlife, and the human populations, living there.

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At the end of the last ice age, the melting ice disrupted the ocean currents in the North Atlantic and caused a drop in temperature of almost 5 degrees. Even though the rest of the planet was warming up , the North Atlantic region remained in a cold period for 1300 years. The same thing happened around 8000 years ago, when the cooling lasted about a hundred years, and it could happen again today. Even a short period of cooling in the North Atlantic could have a dramatic effect on the wildlife, and the human populations, living there.
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