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That extinction episode is thought to have been the result of global cooling and formation of ice sheets across the Antarctic.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Other tipping points include melting ice sheets, Amazon rainforest dieback and the collapse of vital ocean currents.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Some tipping elements, such as the East Antarctic ice sheet, aren’t in immediate danger.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Other tipping points include melting ice sheets, Amazon rainforest dieback and the collapse of vital ocean currents.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Some tipping elements, such as the East Antarctic ice sheet, aren’t in immediate danger.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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