New evidence suggests Greenland was once a much warmer and greener place than we know today. What it took in the past to melt the ice and cover it with plants could be critical for predicting how the Arctic will respond to climate change in the present day
The ice sheet that covers the northernmost reaches of our planet has expanded and shrunk over the past 2 million years -- but it was thought that Greenland's bitter cold and miles-deep ice had been a more or less constant feature.
However, new evidence has suggested it was once a much warmer and greener place than we are used to today. What it took in the past to melt the ice and cover it with plants could be critical for predicting how the Arctic will respond to climate change in the present day.
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