Ice is Nice

Antarctic Penguins  (Photo by Jason Auch)

Although it might seem nice to have a “swampy rainforest” at the world’s bottom, ice is nicer yet.

Scientists have recently discovered the remains of “a diverse forest” within about 600 miles from the South Pole.  Such plants flourished there during the mid-Cretaceous Period, approximately 85 to 90 million years ago.

Imagine how warm the rest of Earth might have been!  Give

thanks for Antarctic ice, which has been tempering climates the world over.  Then pray that it lasts…

Resources

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rainforest-antarctica-south-pole-roughly-90-million-years-ago 

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