Arctic Ocean may have been ice-free 6000 years ago
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Recent examination of Greenland’s north coast by Scandinavian scientists indicates that the Arctic was warmer about 6000 years ago than it is today.
Recent mapping of a number of raised beach ridges on the north coast of Greenland suggests that the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean was greatly reduced some 6000-7000 years ago. The Arctic [...]




Posts

