Antarctica Core Samples Reveal Millions of Years of Climate History & Ice Loss Clues

Antarctica Core Samples Reveal Millions of Years of Climate History & Ice Loss Clues

Scientists have recovered the longest sediment core ever drilled from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a breakthrough offering an unprecedented glimpse into the region’s climate history and potentially improving predictions of future ice loss. The 228-meter-long core, extracted from 523 meters of ice at Crary Ice Rise, contains geological evidence and fossils indicating a … Read more