Fossil leaves

Did Antarctica Shape Indian Monsoons? Fossil Leaves From Nagaland Hold Clue - And A Warning For Future

The new discovery is more than just a tale of Earth's deep past. It carries a warning for our future. As modern climate change accelerates Antarctic ice melt, the ITCZ may shift again, disrupting rainfall across the tropics. 

Sep 10, 2025, 07:53 AM IST

Fossil leaves show how Antarctic ice melted 23 million years ago

Some models had shown that at the current rate, the Antarctic ice-sheet might reach a critical tipping point and start destabilising very quickly which had happened before.

Oct 21, 2016, 00:06 AM IST