Russia predicted the approach of a new ice age

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A new ice age may begin in the European part of Russia. This was reported by Alexei Karnaukhov, a leading researcher, a natural disaster specialist at the Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to him, changing currents in the North Atlantic Ocean could provoke its offensive. The expert pointed out that in recent years, scientists have observed two climatic trends. This is global warming and the gradual weakening of the Gulf Stream, writes URA.RU.

As a result of the latter phenomenon, a sharp cooling will occur in the European part of Russia. it will be 10, or 20 degrees. “In fact, this will mean the onset of an ice age,” he added.

The specialist recalled the ice ages in Europe. According to him, the last global cooling occurred precisely because of the weakening of the Gulf Stream. So, the last such period was called the Lesser Dryas and ended 11 thousand years ago. At the same time, it lasted for about a thousand years. When exactly a new ice age may begin, the scientist did not specify.

An interesting anomaly was also pointed out by Mikhail Lokoshchenko, a leading researcher at the Department of Meteorology and Climatology of the Geographical Faculty of Moscow State University. According to him, humanity is now living at the end of the interglacial era, on the eve of a new ice age. However, the abrupt start of global warming has significantly pushed it back in time. “It is still not clear why these stops occur,” the expert emphasized.

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