reinoud kaasschieterAug 16, 2024

#Geology news:

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ '๐—ฆ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต'

The #Garvellach islands off the west coast of #Scotland are the best record of #Earth entering its biggest ever #IceAge around 720 million years ago, researchers have discovered.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9l2mrn43jo via #BBC

๐Ÿ“ท CC BY-SA 2.0 ยฉ Donald MacDonald via https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/243191

#Snowball #SnowballEarth #Science #Geography #Garvellachs #Island #Islands #UnitedKingdom

Scottish Isles hold key to mystery of Snowball Earth

The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.

Kriszta SatoriAug 16, 2024
#BBCNews - Remote isles may solve mystery of 'Snowball Earth'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9l2mrn43jo
#Garvellach
Scottish Isles hold key to mystery of Snowball Earth

The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.