Warm Snap Turned Antarctica Green Around the Edges
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
A warm, wet snap about 15 million years ago thawed Antarctica, allowing abundant greenery to grow along its coasts, a new study says.
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