Hidden valleys buried beneath the ocean bottom in the North Sea were rapidly carved out during the 'death throes' of an ancient ice sheet toward the end of the last ice age around 20,000 years ago, a new study shows.
A 3D map of one of the hidden valleys, also known as a tunnel valley, under the seafloor in the North Sea.
The surprising subterranean structures could yield clues as to how modern ice sheets will react to rapid warming caused byThe buried structures, known as tunnel valleys, are massive underground ravines that were etched into the ancient seafloor by meltwater that drained into channels underneath the ice sheets.
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