{"id":67247,"date":"2024-04-11T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67247"},"modified":"2024-04-11T14:20:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:20:44","slug":"yale-study-unveils-asteroid-strikes-as-possible-trigger-for-earths-ice-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67247","title":{"rendered":"Yale Study Unveils Asteroid Strikes As Possible Trigger for Earth\u2019s Ice Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header clearfix\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/yale-study-unveils-asteroid-strikes-as-possible-trigger-for-earths-ice-ages\/\">Yale Study Unveils Asteroid Strikes As Possible Trigger for Earth\u2019s Ice Ages<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<div id=\"attachment_371309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/images\/Snowball-Earth-Concept.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-371309\" src=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/images\/Snowball-Earth-Concept-777x451.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/images\/Snowball-Earth-Concept-777x451.jpg 777w, https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/images\/Snowball-Earth-Concept-400x232.jpg 400w, https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/images\/Snowball-Earth-Concept-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/images\/Snowball-Earth-Concept.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Snowball Earth Concept\" width=\"777\" height=\"451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371309\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-371309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Yale-led research team has proposed that large asteroid impacts could have abruptly triggered \u201cSnowball\u201d Earth periods, where the planet was encased in ice, resolving a long-standing debate about these dramatic climate shifts. Their study, using sophisticated climate models, suggests that under certain cold climate conditions, an asteroid strike could tip Earth into a global glaciation state within a decade. Credit: AI-generated image, created and edited by Michael S. Helfenbein<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Recent research argues that asteroid impacts may have triggered widespread ice ages in Earth\u2019s ancient history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/tag\/yale-university\/\">Yale-led<\/a>\u00a0research team has picked a side in the \u201cSnowball Earth\u201d debate over the possible cause of planet-wide deep freeze events that occurred in the distant past.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new study, these so-called \u201cSnowball\u201d Earth periods, in which the planet\u2019s surface was covered in ice for thousands or even millions of years, could have been triggered abruptly by large asteroids that slammed into the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The findings, detailed in the journal\u00a0<em><span class=\"glossaryLink\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none !important; color: #000000 !important; border-color: initial initial #000000 initial; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Science Advances&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Science Advances&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal that is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). It was launched in 2015 and covers a wide range of topics in the natural sciences, including biology, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, materials science, and physics.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\">Science Advances<\/span><\/em>, may answer a question that has stumped scientists for decades about some of the most dramatic known climate shifts in Earth\u2019s history. In addition to Yale, the study included researchers from the\u00a0<span class=\"glossaryLink\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none !important; color: #000000 !important; border-color: initial initial #000000 initial; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;University of Chicago&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Founded in 1890, the University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Located on a 217-acre campus in Chicago&amp;#039;s Hyde Park neighborhood, near Lake Michigan, the school holds top-ten positions in various national and international rankings. UChicago is also well known for its professional schools: Pritzker School of Medicine, Booth School of Business, Law School, School of Social Service Administration, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, Divinity School and the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\">University of Chicago<\/span>\u00a0and the University of Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yale Study Unveils Asteroid Strikes As Possible Trigger for Earth\u2019s Ice Ages A Yale-led research team has proposed that large asteroid impacts could have abruptly triggered \u201cSnowball\u201d Earth periods, where the planet was encased in ice, resolving a long-standing debate about these dramatic climate shifts. 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