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Fossil discovery in Greenland ice stuns and worries scientists: "Don't buy a beach house" (www.earth.com)
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“We now have direct evidence that not only was the ice gone, but that plants and insects were living there,”...Near‑complete melting of Greenland’s ice over the next centuries to a few millennia would lead to some 23 feet of sea‑level rise.

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OTOH, you've yet to encounter any conclusive evidence that you're mortal.

[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'm 195cm so in all likelihood I'm mortal than most people on average

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Well, tall people have it harder with pumping blood, so you might be mortaller.