Fossilised remains of 90-million-year-old rainforest discovered under Antarctic ice

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Fossilised remains of 90-million-year-old rainforest discovered under Antarctic ice
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High levels of carbon dioxide and mild climate just 500 miles from South Pole allowed swampy forest to grow before cooler conditions brought ice sheets we see today

In this decade, humans have become ever more aware of climate change. Calls for leaders to act echo around the globe as the signs of a changing climate become ever more difficult to ignoreFierce wildfires have flared up in numerous countries. The damage being caused is unprecedented: 103 people were killed in wildfires last year in California, one of the places best prepared, best equipped to fight such blazes in the worldEntire towns have been razed.

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