Researchers make mind-blowing discovery while analyzing Arctic ocean floor: 'What happened in the past is likely to recur'

Researchers make mind-blowing discovery while analyzing Arctic ocean floor: 'What happened in the past is likely to recur'

Researchers analyzing ancient seafloor sediments discovered that West Antarctica's ice sheet has collapsed and regrown several times over millions of years — triggering earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and tsunamis each time.  What's happening? Scientists drilled nearly 2,605 feet into the ocean floor off West Antarctica during a 2019 expedition, recovering sediment cores spanning six million years, per The Conversation.  Analysis re…