Deepest Rock Core Extracted from Antarctic Ice Sheet Reveals Climate History
• Scientists extracted a 228-meter rock core from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the deepest ever retrieved.
• The core contains 23-million-year-old fossilized algae, offering insights into past global warming periods.
• The SWAIS2C project aims to identify temperature thresholds for irreversible ice sheet retreat, crucial for predicting sea level rise.
Scientists retrieve record-breaking core from beneath ice
An international team of scientists has successfully extracted a 228-meter rock core from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, marking the deepest core ever retrieved from under an ice sheet.
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