Missing Radioactivity in Ice Cores Bodes Ill for Part of Asia (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

Missing Radioactivity in Ice Cores Bodes Ill for Part of Asia

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Naimona'nyi's frozen ice cap lacks critical radioactive signal, based on the latest study by Ohio State University researchers. This could foretell drastic water shortages for people living in the Indian sub-continent.

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