Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica


	Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica

tabsey

1-15-2008 1:37 AM

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tabsey says:

Apparently ( I didn't see it myself though), during a warming period some 90million years ago, 60% of the ice in Antarctica didn't melt.

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