A novel sanctuary in Antarctica is preserving ice samples from rapidly melting glaciers
Summary
Scientists have opened a new sanctuary in Antarctica to keep ice core samples safe from melting glaciers. These ice cores store important information about Earth’s past climate that scientists can study in the future.Key Facts
- The sanctuary is located at the Concordia Station on the Antarctic Plateau.
- Ice cores come from endangered glaciers and hold data about historical atmospheric conditions.
- The project is led by the Ice Memory Foundation, which includes European research institutes from France, Italy, and Switzerland.
- The first ice cores stored came from Mont Blanc in France and Grand Combin in Switzerland.
- Samples were transported over 50 days using refrigerated transport.
- The sanctuary keeps the ice at about -52°C (-61°F) to preserve the cores.
- Scientists plan to add ice cores from glaciers worldwide to the sanctuary over time.
- The goal is to protect these samples as glaciers melt due to global warming and to allow future scientists to study them using new technologies.
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