Sentences with phrase «glacier retreat reflected»

Before the 20th century, the fastest rate of glacier retreat reflected in the core was about 8,500 years ago, at a time when the Earth's position relative to the sun resulted in more summer sunlight in the Arctic.

Before the 20th century, the fastest rate of glacier retreat reflected in the core was about 8,500 years ago, at a time when the Earth's position relative to the sun resulted in more summer sunlight in the Arctic.

Not exact matches

Today it is easy to mark how fast the glaciers are retreating, so even in so empty a wilderness the oceans and Earth reflect back the hand of human ignorance and greed.