Scientists baffled after finding fossilized frozen forest under ice patches on Beartooth Plateau
Scientists were recently left stunned when they unveiled the remains of a 6,000-year-old forest on the Beartooth Plateau.
The forest was buried in ice and came to the surface because of warming, Earth.com stated. Researchers believe that the forest retreated under ice 5,500 years ago due to a change in solar radiation and volcanic cooling which followed the phenomenon. Findings regarding the long-buried forest have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
On examination, the fossils were identified to be the remnants of a mature white bark pine forest. As per experts, the forest was once situated at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
Researchers cited the forest as an example of how ecosystems transform due to alterations in the atmosphere. “This is pretty dramatic evidence of ecosystem change due to temperature warming.
It’s an amazing story of how dynamic these systems are,” said David McWethy, one of the study’s authors and an associate professor at Michigan State University's (MSU’s) Department of Earth Sciences. More
'Crazy to see': Parts of Gulf Coast get first-ever blizzard warning
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| Snow falls on Chartres St., French Quarter, 1/21, 25, New Orleans (Michael DeMocker/Getty) |
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LAFAYETTE, Louisiana (Gulf of Mexico) − Portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast saw a first-ever blizzard warning, a wide swath of the Deep South was targeted by a major winter storm, and brutal cold temperatures gripped much of the nation today (Jan. 21, 2025) as the U.S. grappled with wild winter weather.
Stacey Denson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, told USA TODAY the blizzard warning was a first for Louisiana. A blizzard warning means frequent wind gusts to 35 MPH and snow reducing visibilities to 1/4 mile or less is expected.
"It was pretty crazy to see," Denson said. "It is actually improving a bit, but we had whiteout conditions." More
- Knewz, USA Today via msn.com, 1/21/25; CC Liu, Crystal Q., Sheldon S., Eds., Wisdom Quarterly
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