Gizmodo.com July 06, 2026 • 20:00

Antarctica Froze Millions of Years Before the Arctic. We May Finally Know Why - Gizmodo

By Ellyn Lapointe

A new study presents a geological explanation for the East Antarctic Ice Sheet's head start.

Some 34 million years ago, when Earth was significantly warmer than it is today, Antarctica froze over. It would take another 25 million years for ice to cover the Arctic, and the question of how the… [+5079 chars]

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Antarctica Froze Millions of Years Before the Arctic. We May Finally Know Why - Gizmodo

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