A Bizarre Platinum Spike in Greenland’s Ice May Rewrite a Famous Climate Mystery

A Bizarre Platinum Spike in Greenland’s Ice May Rewrite a Famous Climate Mystery

A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. An unusual platinum signal preserved in Greenland ice has puzzled scientists for over a decade. New evidence hints that volcanic activity, rather than an impact from space, may [...]

The Platinum Mystery in Greenland: What if the "Smoking Gun" Was a Volcano, Not a Comet? - Economic Scenarios

For years, a thin streak of dust deposited deep within Greenland's ice cap has been the banner of a catastrophic theory as fascinating as it is