Scientists Search for Ancient Climate Clues Beneath Antarctic Ice

Source: Columbia Climate School

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 in our warming world.

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