A ‘great fizz’ of carbon dioxide was produced at the end of the last ice age
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 26 August, 2010
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Imagine loosening the screw-top of a soda bottle and hearing the carbon dioxide begin to escape. Then imagine taking the cap off quickly, and seeing the beverage foam and fizz out of the bottle. Then, imagine the pressure equalizing and the beverage being ready to drink. Marine scientists say that something similar happened over a 1,000 year period after the end of the last ice age....