Glaciers may have helped warm Earth. Study details effect of glacial versus nonglacial weathering on carbon cycle

[rangerrebew]

Glaciers may have helped warm Earth
Study details effect of glacial versus nonglacial weathering on carbon cycle

Date:
    July 31, 2017
Source:
    Rice University
Summary:
    Weathering of Earth by glaciers may have warmed the planet over eons by aiding the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A new study shows the cumulative effect may have created negative feedback that prevented runaway glaciation.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170731164440.htm

[jpsb]

Not buying it.

[Fishrrman]

The new reality:

Glaciers warm the earth.

If that's true, does it follow that burning fossil fuels could actually COOL the earth...?  ;P

[SunkenCiv]

Considering that "runaway glaciation" can ONLY occur if there's a runaway hydrologic cycle, what they've scrawled there is nonsense.