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and physical models of ongoing sea level changes due to the last ice age to determine the sources of the observed variability in 20th century sea level trends, according to Hay. Hay said it is ...

During an ice age, the polar regions are cold ... position and height of the continents, ocean circulation, and the composition of the atmosphere. Between 52 and 57 million years ago, the Earth ...

The last ice age, or glacial period, ended about 11,700 years ago ... Antarctica could be ice-free in 8,000 years, leading to ...

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