Scientists have discovered an ancient river landscape hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice SheetGlobal warming could reveal an ancient river landscape that has been preserved underneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for million of years, according to a new study. There is evidence that at one point, there was tropical vegetation, including palm trees, in Antarctica, Jamieson told ABC News. PHOTO: Sea ice and icebergs floating along the Mawson Coast of East Antarctica, March 15, 2013. But then a large cooling event occurred, leading to the expansion of the growth of East Antarctica Ice Sheet, which grew to cover the whole continent, burying the river landscape beneath it, Jamieson said. Scientists have discovered an ancient river landscape hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 25, 2023 02:35 UTC