Science
‘Colder and deeper’: Scientists close in on spot to drill Antarctic ice core 1.5m years old – The Guardian
Australian Antarctic Division will drill 3,000 metres deep in bid to improve ancient climate records and future models
Antarctic scientists are close to finalising a drilling location deep in the frozen continents interior that could reveal a continuous record of the Earths climate going back 1.5 million years.
After almost a decade of work, scientists at the Australian Antarctic Division are close to pinpointing a place to drill an ice core almost 3,000-metres deep.
A successful mission would give scientists a reliable record of the Earths ancient climate that would be half a million years or more older than current…
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