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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic (apnews.com)

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Summary

An international team successfully drilled a 1.2-million-year-old ice core from Antarctica, reaching bedrock nearly 2 miles deep at Little Dome C.

The ice core will help scientists analyze Earth's atmospheric and climate evolution, shedding light on changes in Ice Age cycles and greenhouse gas levels.

Preliminary findings indicate carbon dioxide levels today are 50% higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years.

Funded by the EU, the Beyond EPICA project highlights advancements in understanding past climates and human impacts on global warming.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And now it's going to melt, and we have turned million year-old ice into a puddle.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

That would have happened to it in a few years anyway