Rapid global warming 55 million years ago in Greenland shows what the future may hold

Greenland was once green. Here's what the past can tell us about the future of the island — and the rest of the globe.

By Milo Barham, Curtin University, Jussi Hovikoski, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Michael B.W. Fyhn, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland September 2, 2021
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Frozen northeast Greenland seems an unlikely place to gain insight into our ever-warming world. Between 50 million and 60 million years ago, however, the region was a different place.

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