Scientists establish Antarctic ice archive to preserve Earth's climate history

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Scientists have opened an international ice archive in Antarctica to preserve Earth's climate history. The underground facility, located near Concordia research station, will store ice samples collected from mountains worldwide. These samples act as natural time capsules, containing trapped atmospheric data from past eras. The archive, currently holding 1.7 tons of ice at -52 degrees Celsius, aims to safeguard this crucial data from melting due to global warming for future scientific study.


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