Researchers drill through mile and a half of Greenland ice sheet in search of climate change insights
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 22:28
in Earth & Climate
After years of concentrated effort, scientists from the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling project hit bedrock more than 8,300 feet below the surface of the Greenland ice sheet last week. The project has yielded ice core samples that may offer valuable insights into how the world can change during periods of abrupt warming.