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News Release 10-163
Study Adds Clue to How Last Ice Age Ended
New Zealand glaciers melted as European glaciers briefly expanded
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Geologists have found clues to past climate changes in New Zealand's melting glaciers.
Credit: Government of New Zealand
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Thick ice once filled New Zealand's Irishman Basin, from which geologists took samples.
Credit: Aaron Putnam
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Glacial debris samples allow scientists to retrace ancient glaciers' paths.
Credit: Mike Kaplan
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Samples were flown out of Irishman Basin by helicopter and shipped to the U.S. for analysis.
Credit: Mike Kaplan
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