Third Rock From The Sun
Antarctica warmth ‘unusual, but not unique’ ‘The analysis revealed that 15,000-12,000 years ago, the Antarctic Peninsula experienced significant warming, becoming about 1C warmer than today. The region then cooled markedly around 2,500 years ago, and temperatures remained relatively stable. This co-incided with the late-Holocene development of ice shelves near JRI. Around 600 years ago, the peninsula started to warm once more – slowly at first, but then, from around 1920, … Continue reading
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