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From Antarctica to Brussels, Hunting Climate Clues in Old Ice
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUL 18 – The ice cores nearly double the current 800,000-year climate record to 1.5 million years, helping scientists study past greenhouse gas levels and climate cycle shifts for future predictions.
- On 18 July, 2025, a consignment of ice cores arrived at BAS, with the purpose to reconstruct up to 1.5 million years of Earth’s climate history.
- With support from 12 institutions in 10 European countries, the project aims to answer fundamental climate questions.
- Using Continuous Flow Analysis, researchers will study trapped air bubbles from the ice at BAS and other labs, with ULB preparation of cores. Dr Liz Thomas said: `It’s incredibly exciting to be part of this international effort`.
- Dr Liz Thomas said `It’s incredibly exciting to be part of this international effort to unlock the deepest secrets of Antarctica’s ice`, while noting research will offer context for future climate predictions.
- With insights stretching back 1.5 million years, researchers hope to improve predictions, unlocking key climate data such as greenhouse gas concentrations, atmospheric temperatures, wind patterns, and sea ice extent.
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Antarctica's oldest ice arrives in UK for analysis on climate shifts
The ancient ice, which could be some 1.5 million years old, was retrieved from depths of up to 2,800 metres and will be analysed by experts at the British Antarctic Survey.
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