New research – see https://phys.org/news/2026-01-marine-sediments-glaciers-retreated-sync.html … one of the theories that became a major plank of what occurred at the end of the Late Glacial Maximum was the idea that ice loss occurred at different times at the North and the South poles. This was down to the Ocean Conveyor Belt system as outlined in books and articles. Melting ice in one polar region created fresh water to change the climate in the other. Always a rather silly argument, you might suppose, but it has been taken seriously by climate scientists. For more information on the Ocean Conveyor Belt System, which appears to be an actual feature of the real world – put the term into your search engine. Illuminating to say the least. However, now we have new research that contradicts the idea the poles melted at different times. Glaciers in the northern and southern hemispheres were synchronous during the Late Glacial Maximum – and melted at the same time on both sides of the world. It directly challenges the current mainstream favourite scenario. In the new study marine sediments were consulted rather than rocks, where dating is not as firm.
At https://phys.org/news/2026-01-greenland-prudhoe-dome-ice-cap.html … we learn that the Dome ice cap on Greenland did not exist 7000 years ago. It melted away during the Mid Holocene Warm Period. This date is much more recent than earlier ice core studies had suggested. The new data only applies to the Prudhoe Dome location, we may note. The research has been ramped up to move alarmism up a gear. However, it is worth noting they have until now avoided like the plague the Mid Holocene warmth as it contradicts the idea we are all going to die as climate change is worse than it has ever been. Having said that we don’t know what might have caused two or three thousand years of warm climate. It can’t be down to burning fossil fuels and methane levels were just as high back then than nowadays. There were herds of large herbivores such as bison. Not only that but why did it come to an end. What was going on in the early Holocene? The period also witnessed a higher tree line at altitude and a higher latitude for trees altogether – almost to the Arctic Ocean.