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As Glaciers Melt, Scientists Rush To Extract Earth’s “Natural Archives” From The Ice

Crew with binoculars on cruise ship Safari Endeavour at the Margerie Glacier and Mount Fairweather in Glacier Bay National Park Alaska USA. Tarr inlet in Glacier Bay National Park. Margerie Glacier is a 21-mile-long (34 km) tide water glacier in Glacier Bay in Alaska and is part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
A Crew member with binoculars on cruise at Glacier Bay National Park Alaska USA Sergi Reboredo/ZUMA

A research project is collecting ice cores from glaciers and icefields before they melt way. The aim is to study both the past and possible future of humanity’s impact on the world’s climate.

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