Simultaneous Ice Melt in Antarctic and Arctic

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Subjects / Keywords:: Climate Change
Antarctica ( lcsh )
Northern Hemisphere ( lcsh )
Ice Sheets ( lcsh )

Abstract:: The end of the last ice age and the processes that led to the melting of the northern and southern ice sheets supply basic information on changes in our climate. Although the maximum size of the ice sheet in the northern hemisphere during the last ice age is relatively well known, there is little reliable data on the dimensions of the Antarctic ice sheet. A publication appearing in the journal Science on 1 December now furnishes indications that the two hemispheres attained their maximum ice sheet size at nearly the same time and started melting 19,000 years ago. ( English )

Source Institution:: Florida International University
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