Could Extreme Weather Activate the Next Global Ice Age?

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What if Earth once froze solid—even at the equator? Scientists now believe our planet may have been entirely covered in ice over 650 million years ago. Evidence from glacial deposits in the tropics and dropstones found in the Australian outback suggest a dramatic, planet-wide deep freeze. This ancient climate catastrophe may have been triggered by a drop in atmospheric CO₂, amplified by weathering and photosynthetic microbes that pulled carbon from the air. The video also explores what would happen if such a global freeze struck today: extreme weather events, failing crops, frozen cities, and societal collapse. Yet even in this icy hell, life may have survived in meltwater pockets beneath the surface—possibly paving the way for Earth’s greatest evolutionary leap once the planet began to thaw. Subscribe to Wild Weather to watch more documentaries: http://bit.ly/3iUO7th Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #wildweather #iceage #extremeweather