New research from Yale University has determined that parts of Antarctica during the Eocene epoch (40-50 million years ago) were as warm as the current climate along the California coast. The likely reason for this was high concentrations of atmospheric CO2 (greenhouse gas) during that period. The scientific team, which was led by Peter M.J. Douglas and included paleontologists, geochemists
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