Will the Ross Ice Shelf melt? International team launches second attempt to drill for Antarctic climate clues

Source: Science X

An international team of scientists—including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York—is undergoing an ambitious mission to obtain critical geological records from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

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Photo: Anthony Powell / Antarctica New Zealand
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