Nicolas Young

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Arctic ice cap was regrowing toward a new ice age until 1960s warming, study finds

Published the Science study with colleagues

The last remnant of the ice sheet that once covered most of North America began growing again about 2,000 years ago — the early stage of a new glacial period. A study in Science shows the Barnes Ice Cap on Baffin Island expanded until around 1960, when rising summer temperatures reversed the growth.

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