Bremerhaven decodes climate puzzle with 1.2 million years old ice cream

Bremerhaven decodes climate puzzle with 1.2 million years old ice cream

Bremerhaven, Deutschland - An international research team has discovered an ice core in Antarctica who could ventilate the climatic secrets of the past 1.2 million years. The ice core, which is about one meter long and as thick as a clenched fist, contains a real treasure chest of 20,000 years of earth history. It was found at a depth of 2,800 meters in a glacier and is now carefully examined in the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven. According to FOCUS reports that numerous tests are carried out in the ice laboratory, including electrical conductivity and dust deposits to find out more about the circumstances at that time.

Since the climate tables go back over 800,000 years, the ice cores not only give historians but also climate researchers valuable information about the changing environment. Analyzes have repeatedly shown that phenomena such as volcanic eruptions, meteorite strikes and even human activities leave traces in the ice to be examined in detail. World Ocean Review Ice -closer direct conclusions about the atmospheric composition in various earth age.

Working in the ice lord is crucial, because it is about understanding the climate system better and developing more precise climate models. Through these international cooperation and high technology that is used in research, the scientists are well equipped to counter the challenges of climate research.