Tropical ice offers up a rare climate record
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 17:30
in Earth & Climate
By Becky OskinLiveScienceA new and rare ice core record of tropical temperatures highlights changes in the enfants terribles of world climate, the El Niño/La Niña–Southern Oscillation.The climate record comes from Peru's stunning Cordillera Oriental mountain range, home to Quelccaya, the world's largest tropical ice cap. Researchers trekked to an altitude of more than 18,000 feet (5,600 meters) to...