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In Antarctica, meanwhile, global warming is leading to melting of ice sheets, prompting sea level rise and disrupting ocean ecosystems.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The excess heat is also warming and melting the planet’s ice sheets, raising sea levels worldwide.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
But another big question is how, exactly, people got to the Americas from Asia, maneuvering south of two massive ice sheets covering Canada.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
The researchers behind the new study had previously found that climate change affects day length, as rising ocean levels—caused by the melting glaciers and the dwindling polar ice sheets—affect Earth’s spin.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The excess heat is also warming and melting the planet’s ice sheets, raising sea levels worldwide.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
But another big question is how, exactly, people got to the Americas from Asia, maneuvering south of two massive ice sheets covering Canada.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
The researchers behind the new study had previously found that climate change affects day length, as rising ocean levels—caused by the melting glaciers and the dwindling polar ice sheets—affect Earth’s spin.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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