Sentences with phrase «glacial history of the area»

The sediment records collected during the IODP Expedition 379 will enable scientists to better understand the glacial history of the area and the environmental impact of this enormous ice sheet.

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Clapperton, C M and Sugden, D E 1982 Late Quaternary glacial history of George VI Sound area, West Antarctica Quaternary Research 18, 243 - 267.
The bottom line is that climatic change effects are being experienced RIGHT NOW; some are subtle while others are more overt, like glacial retreat, an increase in the severity and unpredictability of weather phenomena, or the North Polar ice cap shrinking to its lowest surface area in history.
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