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Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help ...

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Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from ...

Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up -- with a little help ...

Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions. University of Colorado at Boulder. Journal Nature DOI 10.1038/s41586-025-08846-x.