The Antarctica Summary

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In this set of materials, the reading passage brings some reasons why the Antarctica was warmer about 11 C than today. However, the professor is in disagreement with whatever the reading passage maintains: Firstly, the author believes presence of pollen grains from two type of trees shows the tempreture of the Antratica to be suitable for growing the tree.On the contrary, the professor maintains this kind of grain was not originate from Antractica. these grains originally came from other contries like Andonesia and because the grain is so light, it can move for long distance. Secondly, the author believes the active volcanic in the Antractica made a lot of CO2. Thus, this gase spread in the weather and causes the weather to be higher

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