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At the beginning of the last ice, local mountain glaciers grew and formed large ice sheets, like the one seen here in Greenland. (CREDIT: Creative Commons)A new study led by University of Arizona researchers may have solved two mysteries that have long puzzled paleo-climate experts: Where did the ice sheets that rang in the last ice age more than 100,000 years ago come from, and how could they grow so quickly?

Image: At the beginning of the last ice, local mountain glaciers grew and formed large ice sheets, like the one seen here in Greenland. (CREDIT: Creative Commons)