Hunting High Sea Levels in South Africa

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 18:00 in Earth & Climate

Climate scientists are scouring ancient African shorelines to reconstruct the maximum sea level during a warm period about 3 million years ago. They believe that a clear picture of the past could prove instructive as the planet warms and sea levels rise.

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