[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Glaciars

[Jason Todd <idjason@xxxxxxxx>]

Peter Schaefer wrote:
> 
> > Actually, as the guy who first championed glaciars, I think I
> >now agree that they should be left out. Unless they could randomly
> >grow out of any mountain, but that would be way more unrealistic.
> 
> Glaciers can be caused by global warming this way:
> The warming up reduces the temperature difference between
> arctic seas and tropic seas. This makes the gulf stream stop moving or
> change path.
> As a result, the north pole is blocked off the warm waters and starts to
> cool down,
> creating further tundra and arctic tiles at the north pole.

Hmm, could make preventing global warming very important. Otherwise you
would be plauged with deserts near the equater turning into a small
patch
of grassland but soon turning into tundra.