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Lake-Bottom Bounty: Some Arctic sediments didn't erode during recent ice ages

10-06-2007 · Science News Online

Sediments in a few lakes in northeastern Canada were not scoured away during recent ice ages, a surprising find that could prove a boon to climate researchers.

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