How it happened: The catastrophic flood that cooled the Earth

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Canadian geologists say they can shed light on how a vast lake, trapped under the ice sheet that once smothered much of North America, drained into the sea, an event that cooled Earth's climate for hundreds of years.

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By some estimates, sea levels rose 14 metres (45 feet) as a result.

Temperatures dropped by more than three degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Western Europe for 200-400 years -- a mini-Ice Age in itself.

..around 8,200 years ago, Agassiz-Ojibway massively drained, sending a flow of water into the Hudson Strait and into the Labrador Sea that was 15 times greater than the present discharge of the Amazon River.

reply to post by Hanslune


Hello Hans,

Excellent article. Many thanks for the link. Sounds simillar to the Glacial Lake Missoula event.

Regards,

Scott Creighton