ng signal. Moreover, the 5–10,000-yr intervals between the events are inconsistent with Milankovitch orbital periodicities, raising the question of what the ultimate cause of the postulated cooling may [...] not only in the region of the North Atlantic Ocean but also in remote areas such as the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic. See: Heinrich, H.: Origin and consequences of cyclic ice rafting in the northeast [...] planktonic foraminifera to the sediments, and short-lived, massive discharges of icebergs originating in eastern Canada. The path of the icebergs, clearly marked by the presence of ice-rafted detrital carbonate