Andie Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37953424 They are seeking a location where they can drill a frozen core that contains a continuous record of climate change stretching back 1.5 million years.The chemistry of this ice can be used to deduce past temperatures on Earth.And tiny bubbles of air trapped inside the core will also betray the levels of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide that were once present in the atmosphere.This new data is expected to provide additional confidence in the modelled forecasts of how conditions on the planet might develop in the future."We've got a very good record of what's been happening over the last 800,000 years but there are some aspects which we cannot fully explain," said Dr Robert Mulvaney from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)."By studying ice that's 1.5 million years old, it should give us the underpinning belief that we really do so deeply understand the climate system that we can be absolutely sure that what we're projecting for the next few hundred years is based on a complete knowledge of the science," he told BBC News. Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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