Updated physical model helps reconstruct sudden, dramatic sea level rise after last ice age
Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic ...
Boston College1 年
Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty
Calen Rubin: Reconstructing North American ice sheet history from glacial dipsticks, marine sediments, and cave deposits (Ph.D.) Lauren Gustafson: Mapping the Laurentide Ice Sheet meltwater plume in ...
Mashable10 天
Here's what the Ice Age tells us about future sea level rise
A new study on an ancient ice sheet may hold important clues about our planet's future. The research focuses on the Laurentide Ice Sheet, the massive expanse covering North America during the last ...
Nature1 年
Ice Sheets and Sea Level in Earth's Past
Rapid Holocene deglaciation of the Labrador sector of the Laurentide ice sheet. Journal of Climate 20, 5126-5133 (2007). ———— Rapid early Holocene deglaciation of the Laurentide ice sheet.
The Wanderer12 天
The Southcoast’s Ice Age
The Museum of Natural History’s Sidney Horenstein noted New York, at least, has risen roughly 150 feet following the retreat of the ice and the loss of its immense weight. The Earth’s crust still ...