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What ancient ice from Antarctica tells us about the climate

Season 2025 Episode 12 | 2m 54s

Scientists say they have tapped into an extraordinary archive of the Earth’s climate in the ice deep beneath Antarctica. They hope it will help them understand both how the climate changed in the past, how it’s changing now and how it may change in the future. John Yang reports.

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