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Speed of wind hits glaciers

Small changes in surface winds may have possibly played a substantive role in abrupt climate change during the last glacial period, says a study. The study, conducted by Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany, concluded that there is a precise point from which a small variation in sea winds speeds corresponds to a dramatic change in the Atlantic circulation intensity.