Global database maps Ice Age mountain glacier extents from 21,000 years ago
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Summary
Researchers Augusto Lima and Suzette Flantua from the University of Bergen and the Bjerknes Centre have created GLACIMONTIS, a global geodatabase reconstructing the extent of mountain glaciers during the Last Glacial Maximum around 21,000 years ago. This reconstruction maps paleoglacier extents worldwide, providing new insights into how Ice Age glaciers shaped mountain landscapes and opening new avenues for climate and ecosystem research.
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· 3 pulledAround 21,000 years ago, during the coldest phase of the last Ice Age, glaciers stretched far beyond the mountain valleys we know today.
In many mountain regions, ice dominated entire landscapes for thousands of years.
But despite decades of research, information
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