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A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years. ....
Story highlights The discovery of plants beneath ice in Greenland reveals that the region underwent melting at a scale similar to what s happening right now Scientists recently found plants beneath ice in Greenland, essentially rewriting what we know about previous warming periods in Earth s history. The discovery of plants beneath ice reveals that the region underwent melting at a scale similar to what s happening right now. Within the last million years, the region underwent melting, similar to what we have done to the planet, or as scientists call it - climate change. The plants which were discovered recently have a long history though. A group of US Army scientists drilled down ice in northwestern Greenland in 1966. They then extracted a long tube of dirt from the bottom. ....
SCIENTISTS analysing ice core samples drilled in Greenland by the US Army in the 1960s were surprised to discover well-preserved evidence of ancient plant life. The discovery has been hailed a time capsule into the island s not-so-icy past and a warning about Greenland s susceptibility to climate change. ....