New Antarctic geological timeline aids future sea-level predictions
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 16 January, 2013
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Radiocarbon dates of tiny fossilized marine animals found in Antarctica's seabed sediments offer new clues about the recent rapid ice loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and help scientists make better predictions about future sea-level rise. This region of the icy continent is thought to be vulnerable to regional climate warming and changes in ocean circulation....