Ancient Hawaiian Glaciers Reveal Clues to Global Climate Impacts

 

Ancient Hawaiian Glaciers Reveal Clues to Global Climate Impacts
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:02:00 -0500

Boulders deposited by an ancient glacier that once covered the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii have provided more evidence of the extraordinary power and reach of global change, particularly the slowdown of a North Atlantic Ocean current system that could happen again and continues to be a concern to climate scientists.

Full story at http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2010/aug/ancient-hawaiian-glaciers-reveal-clues-global-climate-impacts
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