Another theory[1]
argues that the reduction of CO2 has given way to long-term cooling
and glaciations. But ice-core data show that the reduction of CO2
starts after temperatures decrease. CO2 variations are not the
cause, but the consequence of temperature fluctuations.
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[1] Pagani, M. et. all., (2011), The
Role of Carbon Dioxide During the Onset of Antarctic Glaciation, Science.
334 (6060): 1261–4.