Melting ice likely triggered climate change 8,000+ years ago
Using geological samples from the Ythan Estuary in Scotland, scientists have identified a melting ice sheet as the probable trigger of a major climate-change event just over 8,000 years ago.
![Two people in winter coats use a long pole to collect core samples on wet plain with lake in background](http://www.leeds.ac.uk/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Jadu_Core.jpg)