A Puzzling Past Sea Level Rise Might Have its Missing Piece – Ars Technica
Credit: Omer Bozkurt.
Article Synopsis – By looking at cave sediment in China, researchers have determined the source of the rapid sea level rise during Meltwater Pulse 1A, 14,650 years ago, was the melting of the Eurasian Ice sheet. During Meltwater Pulse 1A, “sea level made a remarkable jump of 12 meters or more—and did so in less than 400 years”. To read the actual article click here.