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Scientists probe ancient history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet and find unsettling news about sea level rise – techtoday19

Researchers have found evidence of ice loss from Wilkes Basin in eastern Antarctica during a climate warming event 400,000 years ago, which suggests that parts of the East Antarctic ice sheet could be lost to modern warming trends—ultimately resulting in an a…

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Researchers have found evidence of ice loss from Wilkes Basin in eastern Antarctica during a climate warming event 400,000 years ago, which suggests that parts of the East Antarctic ice sheet could be lost to modern warming trendsultimately resulting in an additional 13 feet of sea level rise.
Scientists believe that over the last few million years, Earth’s climate has oscillated between cooler periods when ice sheets spread across the poles and warmer periods when those ice sheets partially me…

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