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The Arctic's Tropical Past

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the was-once-a-popular-vacation-spot dept.

140Mandak262Jamuna writes "The BBC reports on findings that the arctic/polar region was tropical some 55 Million years ago." From the article: "Although the data tells us how the world changed from one with green house conditions to one with ice house conditions millions of years ago, it may also help scientists to predict what will result from the present changes in climate. Appy Sluijs points out that the data reveals that some of the climate models used to detail the Arctic's history got things wrong, and as they are the same models that predict our future climate they may need adjusting. " The reader pointed out that this may have had as much to do with continental drift as it did climate change.

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  1. I knew it! by Ligur · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's how that polarbear fits into Lost!

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  2. Global cooling... by HankYarbo · · Score: 2, Funny

    anyone?

  3. No! by bahwi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Climate changes aren't caused by humans! So it's irrelevant to study them, whether they are happening or not! There's no proof humans are causing them! ARGH!!!!

    Sorry, had to condense anti-global warming people's stuff down to a few lines. =P

  4. Scientific Term? by rmjohnso · · Score: 3, Funny

    FTA - "'Basically, it looks like the Earth released a gigantic fart of green house gases into the atmosphere - and globally the Earth warmed by about 5C (9F).'"

    I didn't know that fart was a scientific term. I'll have to include it in my next science assignment. :-)

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