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Scientists Search for Ancient Climate Clues Beneath Antarctic Ice
17 December 2025
An international team, including researchers from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is attempting to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
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Looking for ancient climate clues beneath 500 metres of Antarctic ice
16 December 2025
Durham University geographers are part of international team looking at the possible fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.
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Antarctic frontier drill hunt for clues to future sea-level rise risk
13 December 2025
It reads like a Hollywood plot – a team crossing crevasse-riddled sea ice to drill for geological evidence that could reveal when the West Antarctic Ice Sheet might collapse, impacting millions.
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Race to the ice: A global team’s mission to drill for answer to sea-level rise
12 December 2025
A major international research mission is heading into its third and most ambitious season, as scientists attempt to uncover how 2°C of warming could transform sea levels.
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Geologische Bohrmission in der Westantarktis
12 December 2025
Das 2023 gestartete internationale Antarktis-Forschungsbohrprojekt SWAIS2C, an dem auch die BGR beteiligt ist, geht in die dritte Saison. 700 Kilometer von der nächsten antarktischen Forschungsstation entfernt, wurde jetzt ein Camp auf dem Eis eingerichtet.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
LIAG researcher in the "on-ice team": An international team has set up camp on the ice 700 km from the nearest base to drill for sediment holding critical insights.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
A 29-strong team is in Antarctica this summer in a quest to uncover clues about how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will fair in a warming world.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from the nearest base, to drill for mud and rocks holding critical sea-level rise insights.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from the nearest base (Scott Base) to attempt to drill for mud and rocks holding critical climate insights.
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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway
12 December 2025
An international team including Kiel University aims at identifying future tipping points.