An international team of scientists now have proof of a sudden, remarkably warm period in Antarctica that occurred about 15.7 million years ago and lasted for a few thousand years. Full story:
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/01/new-findings-show-sudden-antarctica-warming-cycle-15-million-years-ago.html#more
* LiveScience (01 February 2009): Tropical Turtle Fossil Found in Arctic:
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2009/02/livescience-tropical-turtle-fossil.html
