Tracking the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the Pliocene (IMAGE)

University of Toyama

Tracking the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the Pliocene

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By studying Pliocene sediments deposited when Earth was warmer than today, the researchers found that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated far inland at least five times. These findings provide critical insight into how the ice sheet may respond to ongoing climate warming and the potential scale of future sea-level rise.

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Professor Keiji Horikawa from the University of Toyama, Japan

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