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Observations of large and abrupt climate changes recorded in Greenland ice cores have spurred a search for clues to their cause. This search has revealed that at six times during the last glaciation, huge armadas of icebergs launched from Canada spread across the northern Atlantic Ocean, each triggering a climate response of global extent.
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Broecker, W. Massive iceberg discharges as triggers for global climate change. Nature 372, 421–424 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/372421a0
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