The ice sheet that covered much of Western Canada at the end of the last ice age melted earlier and more quickly than scientists thought, a new study suggests. (Brian Menounos/UNBC)Understanding how the Cordilleran ice sheet melted is particularly useful because it's very similar to the present-day ice sheet that's melting in Greenland. That means the Cordilleran ice sheet melt could show us what impacts we can expect in the future as the Greenland ice sheet warms and liquefies. That kind of dating suggested that the Cordilleran ice sheet still covered much of Western Canada around 12,500 years ago. Those calculations suggest the Cordilleran ice sheet may have boosted sea levels by 2.5 to three metres.

Source: CBC News November 09, 2017 18:56 UTC