Scientists have found a new explanation for why Antarctica became covered in ice millions of years before the Arctic.
The international study, published in Science, addresses a long-standing climate mystery: how Antarctica could develop a massive ice sheet at a time when Earth was around 5ºC warmer than it is today.
The findings point to the gradual formation of high terrain in East Antarctica. As an escarpment, plateau, and mountain system rose, it created elevations cold enough…
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