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Europe, before the deglaciation caused the land bridge between Britain and the mainland to be consumed by water. Illustration: H. Patton/CAGE

Europe, before the deglaciation caused the land bridge between Britain and the mainland to be consumed by water. Illustration: H. Patton/CAGE

27/06/2017

Collapse of the European ice sheet caused chaos

Scientists have reconstructed in detail the collapse of the Eurasian ice sheet at the end of the last ice age. The big melt wreaked havoc across the European continent, driving home the original Brexit 10,000 years ago.

Text: Maja Sojtaric

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Pingo_Arctic Ocean_Pavel Serov

06/06/2017

Domes of frozen methane may be warning signs for new blow-outs

Several methane domes, some 500m wide, have been mapped on the Arctic Ocean floor. They may be signs of soon-to-happen methane expulsions that have previously created massive craters in a near-by area.

Text: Maja Sojtaric

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The massive craters were formed around 12,000 years ago, but are still seeping methane and other gases. Illustration: Andreia Plaza Faverola

The massive craters were formed around 12,000 years ago, but are still seeping methane and other gases. Illustration: Andreia Plaza Faverola

01/06/2017

Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor

A new study in Science shows that hundreds of massive, kilometre –wide, craters on the ocean floor in the Arctic were formed by substantial methane expulsions.

Text: Maja Sojtaric

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