Cool story! Ice Ages occur when tropical islands and continents collide Collisions in tropics expose rocks that take up carbon dioxide, cooling normally balmy Earth Date: April 11, 2019 Source: University of California - Berkeley Summary: Earth's steady state is warm and balmy, but half a dozen times over the past billion years, the planet developed ice caps and glaciers. Researchers have now amassed evidence that these cold snaps occurred when tectonic activity propelled continents headlong into volcanic island arcs in the tropics, uplifting ophiolites that rapidly absorbed carbon dioxide, cooling Earth. Once collisions stopped, CO2 again built up from volcanic eruptions and a runaway greenhouse effect warmed the planet. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190411115221.htm
So a nuclear detonation or series of detonations in the proper locations, could expose ophiolites and help to reverse climate change?
Tectonic activity is far to geologically slow to impact climate in time frames anyone or thing would notice. Volcanism perhaps but not shifting plates.
The OP and thread title. Ice Ages occur when tropical islands and continents collide Collisions in tropics expose rocks that take up carbon dioxide, cooling normally balmy Earth
