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Tackling an Ice Age Mystery
In a new study in Nature, climate scientist Maureen Raymo and her colleagues show that variations in sunlight interact with Earth’s topography and the size of ice sheets to control Earth’s ice ages on 100,000 year cycles. One important finding: as ice sheets grow bigger, they also become more vulnerable to melting.
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Scientists Drill Deepest Hole off New Zealand
Layers of sand tell of fluctuations in climate, sea level
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CO2 Higher Today Than Last 2.1 Million Years
Study Offers Detailed Look at Past Greenhouse Gas Levels
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New Seafloor Cores Show Tight Bond Between Dust And Past Climates
Researchers hope to shed light on proposed manmade climate ‘repairs’

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