New Study Reveals Earth’s Ice Caps Are More Fragile Than We Thought – And Their Final Melt May Be Looming

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New Study Reveals Earth’s Ice Caps Are More Fragile Than We Thought – And Their Final Melt May Be Looming

For many, the sight of vast ice caps at Earth’s poles seems like an unshakable feature of our planet. Yet, a new study suggests that these icy giants are nothing more than a temporary, rare occurrence in Earth’s long history. Researchers from the University of Leeds have revealed that, for most of its existence, our planet has been completely ice-free, with polar ice caps forming only under specific and coincidental cooling conditions. This reve…