When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from
beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
PjysOrg, July 24, 2023
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phys.org]
When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from
beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
The Conversation, July 20, 2023
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theconversation.com]
The paywalled paper is:
Christ, A.J., Rittenour, T.M., Bierman, P.R., Keisling,
B.A., Knutz, P.C., Thomsen, T.B., Keulen, N., Fosdick,
J.C., Hemming, S.R., Tison, J.L. and Blard, P.H., 2023.
Deglaciation of northwestern Greenland during
Marine Isotope Stage 11. Science, 381(6655), pp.330-335.
By the way, Greenland was not called "Greenland"
because it was green. It was called that to attract
people to settle it voluntarily even though it was
covered with ice.
Yours,
Paul H.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)