Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway

Source: AWI

An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from the nearest base (New Zealand’s Scott Base), to attempt to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.  

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