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Earth is taking a pounding from bigger ocean waves. Why this matters

Stormier seas and larger ocean swell in recent decades are pounding Earth’s seafloor with more force, sending larger ripples through Earth’s crust — almost like a tiny, tiny, tiny earthquake.

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Climate change: Norwegian seafloor holds clue to Antarctic melting

Antarctica's melting ice sheet could retreat much faster than previously thought, new research suggests. The evidence comes from markings on the seafloor off Norway that record the pull-back of a melting European ice sheet thousands of years ago.

Diving scientists report 'big changes' beneath Antarctic ice shelf
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Diving scientists report 'big changes' beneath Antarctic ice shelf

Climate change may be leading to shifts in the communities of sea life beneath an Antarctic ice shelf.
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