A study shows how melting ice sheets impacted the globe in an historic period of climate warming.
Sarah Boulton, University of PlymouthAt a glanceThe research, by the University of Plymouth, involved scientists from the USA and CanadaIt provided information on an historic period of pronounced climate warmingA study of fossilised beaches in Cornwall and other parts of Europe has given "important clues" on how climate change will impact the globe.
The findings, by the University of Plymouth, analysed ancient sediments from raised beaches including Bream Cove, Falmouth, Gunwalloe Beach on the Lizard peninsula and Pendower Beach on the Roseland peninsula - as well as elsewhere across western Europe.An Antarctic ice sheet By combining new and existing data the team were able to demonstrate that the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet would have caused a rise in global sea levels of up to 5.7 metres.
Dr Matt Telfer, associate professor of physical geography at the University of Plymouth and a co-author on the research, said: “The South West of England is in a very fortuitous place when it comes to understanding this process."
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