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Divers head to

Artà Cave on the island of Mallorca in the western Mediterranean to collect samples.

A closeup of the

A closeup of the

bulbous stalactitic feature of a phreatic overgrowth on speleothems (POS).

The bulbous stalactitic

The bulbous stalactitic

feature in the center of this photo is a phreatic overgrowth on speleothems (POS) that grew exactly at sea level and therefore represents an accurate relative sea level ~3.5 million years ago.

Scientists discover evidence for past high-level sea rise at current atmospheric carbon dioxide levels

Mallorcan cave yields 4-million-year-old geologic evidence providing new insights into magnitude global sea level rise

August 30, 2019

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