A team led by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has found that increased carbon dioxide, strengthening ocean currents and a release of ocean-stored heat could have triggered the last major period of global warming approxima... Show moreA team led by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has found that increased carbon dioxide, strengthening ocean currents and a release of ocean-stored heat could have triggered the last major period of global warming approximately 14,500 years ago. Co-directors of the project are NCAR's Bette Otto-Bliesner and UW's Zhengyu Liu. Show less