The ancient submarine volcanoes contributed to the emergence of life on the planet
Scientists from the University of Southampton believe that ancient volcanoes that were at the bottom of the icy ocean, could be a catalyst for the birth of organisms on Earth.
The scientists conducted their research in view of the fact that on the Earth about 640-720 million years ago, the water was in a frozen state, and the land was covered with a thick layer of snow. In such a planet existed millions of years, until everything changed submarine volcanoes.
The onset of the Ice Age could be due to the collapse of the supercontinent Rodinia and the increase in the inflow of river water into the ocean. As a result, the water salinity is reduced and with it the amount of carbon dioxide, which led to the ice age.
The Earth's atmosphere was not able to warm up before carbon dioxide levels remained low. That is why the heating of air, according to scientists involved volcanoes. At the same time it contributed to the formation of volcanic activity in the water hyaloclastites, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. Because of this it changes the composition of the fluid, which resulted in the emergence of living organisms on the planet.