Under Antarctic Snow, a Vault Preserves Earth's Vanishing Climate Memory

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Under Antarctic Snow, a Vault Preserves Earth's Vanishing Climate Memory
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A 60-meter-deep snow vault near the Concordia Research Station in Antarctica stores ice cores from endangered glaciers around the world, preserving climate records trapped in ancient air bubbles for future study as glaciers melt worldwide.

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