Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Greenland Ice Cap Vanished Just 7,000 Years Ago
January 31, 2026
January 31, 2026
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
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Greenland Ice Cap Vanished Just 7,000 Years Ago
The first study from GreenDrill finds that Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice cap had fully melted much more recently than previously thought.
* Sediment drilled from beneath 1,700 feet of ice was last exposed to daylight 6,000 to 8,200 years ago.
* Findings suggest this . . .
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Greenland Ice Cap Vanished Just 7,000 Years Ago
The first study from GreenDrill finds that Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice cap had fully melted much more recently than previously thought.
* Sediment drilled from beneath 1,700 feet of ice was last exposed to daylight 6,000 to 8,200 years ago.
* Findings suggest this . . .