Was the Younger Dryas Triggered by a Flood

作者: W. S. Broecker

DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.1123253

关键词: Cold periodGeologyPhysical geographyOlder DryasAllerød oscillationYounger DryasFlood mythOldest Dryas

摘要: Draining of a huge lake into the Northern Atlantic may have triggered cold period ~12,900 years ago. The route taken by flood waters remains unknown.

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