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Scientists solve mystery behind Earth being giant snowball 700 mn years ago

In the Ice Age, planet Earth was covered with glaciers, which extended from the poles to the equator. A compelling theory has been shared by Australian scientists, as per which the ice age, which is also called the Sturtian glaciation, primarily came into existence due to historically low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions which were compounded by the volcanic rock's weathering in present-day Canada, which were absorbing atmospheric CO2.