Sea Level Shifts Controlled Earth's Climate | Science News

Scientists may have cracked the code on Earth’s hidden climate thermostat—turns out sea level shifts over millions of years controlled global temperatures by regulating phosphate in the oceans. Higher seas trapped phosphate in shallow waters, starving open-ocean life and letting CO2 build up. When seas fell, phosphate flooded back into the deep, sparking blooms that sucked carbon down—and cooled the planet. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/891815e8ffe575ce