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Arctic temperatures warmest in 44,000 years

climate-changeArctic warmth unprecedented in 44,000 years, reveals ancient moss
Using radiocarbon dating, new research in Geophysical Research Letters has calculated the age of relic moss samples that have been exposed by modern Arctic warming. Results show that temperatures in the Arctic are warmer than during any sustained period since the mosses were originally buried.
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-110147.html

January 22, 2014 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. North America has been under glaciation for more than the last million years and a warm “bump” 44,000 years ago exposed the ground before it was glaciated again. We know the ice has just retreated in the last 10,000 years and we are experiencing a similar warm bump today, which will be followed by another period of cold.

    Duncan Crow's avatar Comment by Duncan Crow | January 23, 2014 | Reply


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