Air bubbles in ice core (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Air bubbles in ice core

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Evidence contained within an ice core shows that in one location the West Antarctic ice sheet thinned by 450 metres — that’s more than the height of the Empire State Building — in just under 200 years.

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University of Cambridge/British Antarctic Survey

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