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The expansion of the Laurentide Ice Sheet may have begun approximately 2,000 years ago.

ScienceClimateGlaciologyOct 24, 2026score 0.392 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The posts discuss a scientific report regarding the expansion of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. The discussion centers on the timeline of this expansion, specifically the possibility that it began approximately 2,000 years ago.

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The expansion of the Laurentide Ice Sheet may have begun approximately 2,000 years ago.
Parent: Climate ScienceEntity: Laurentide Ice SheetSub-entity: expansion timelineImpact: neutralDate: Oct 24, 2026Target: Laurentide Ice Sheet expansion timeline

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Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we cancelled that https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/ice-sheet-expansion-may-have-started-2000-years-go-but-we-canceled-that/ The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny. Original research paper here https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed3379
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#ArsTechnica #Tech Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that https://arstechni.ca/Yjdz
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