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Sea levels were 150 feet lower then, because the cold had locked up so much moisture in northern ice-caps, so not only were most Indonesian islands linked by land, but the Persian Gulf was dry and, crucially, the southern end of the Red Sea was a narrow strait.
Did Early Humans Ride the Waves to Australia? Matt Ridley 2012
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On this time-scale, the warming and consequent expansion of the oceans may account for about 2 to 7 cm of the observed rise in sea level, while the observed retreat of glaciers and ice-caps may account for about 2 to 5 cm.
Aide: Obama believes tax on costly policies 'has some merit' 2009
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Swine flu, melting ice-caps, falling economy … pizz off.
Global Voices in English » Southeast Asia: Twitter reactions on H1N1 virus 2009
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In other words, the early manifestations of global warming in the first decade of this century -- intensifying hurricanes and typhoons, torrential rains followed by severe flooding in some areas and prolonged, even record-breaking droughts in others, melting ice-caps and glaciers, and rising sea levels -- will all become more pronounced in the second.
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The polar ice-caps are melting so quickly that even global warming scientists are surprised.
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David Campbell-Bannerman caught on tape saying that Venus has ice-caps which are "melting", and calling acceptance of manmade climate change "a cult"
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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But if the ice-caps are not melting, then it is not getting warmer.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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David Campbell-Bannerman caught on tape saying that Venus has ice-caps which are "melting", and calling acceptance of manmade climate change "a cult"
UKIP Deputy Leader's scientific illiteracy dramatically exposed on video 2009
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The world has rapidly warmed, and the world's ice-caps have "poured themselves into the sea, millions of acres of permafrost liquefied into gigantic rivers."
Johann Hari: Was J.G. Ballard a Prophet of Doom -- or the Future? 2009
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Snow extent and sea-ice are also projected to decrease further in the northern hemisphere, and glaciers and ice-caps are expected to continue to retreat.
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