What can 3 million year old air bubbles tell us about the future? Two groundbreaking studies of ancient Antarctic blue ice reveal how prehistoric climate feedbacks shaped our world—and how quickly we are now spinning those processes into reverse.

New research from Antarctic "blue ice" has extended our direct record of Earth’s atmosphere back 3 million years, providing a window into the Pliocene-Pleistocene Transition.
#climatechange #paleoclimate #Antarctica #icecores #CO₂ #GHG #sealevelrise
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Antarctica: What’s Under the Ice? The Hidden Continent & The Trillion-Dollar Race Is Antarctica just a frozen wasteland, or is it a ticking time bomb for World War III? In this episode, we shatter the myth of the "dead continent" to reveal Antarctica Unveiled: a hidden world of liquid rivers, massive subglacial lakes, and active volcanoes raging beneath miles of ice. We aren't just talking about snow. We are diving deep into a biological time capsule where scientists pull ice cores to decode a million years of climate history and discover alien-like microbial life that could explain how life survives on Mars or Europa. But the real heat isn't coming from the volcanoes—it's coming from the geopolitics. While the Antarctic Treaty currently bans mining and military action, the clock is ticking toward 2048. Powerful nations are already positioning themselves for a high-stakes game of chess to access trillions of dollars in untapped oil, gas, and minerals. In this episode, we uncover: - ❄️ The Hidden Map: Discover the complex network of rivers and lakes sealed off from the atmosphere for millions of years. - 💰 The Trillion-Dollar Race: Why the world’s superpowers are eyeing the South Pole as the next economic frontier. - 🦠 The Alien Connection: How life in Antarctica’s dark depths is rewriting the rulebook for astrobiology. - ⚠️ The 2048 Deadline: The looming date that could turn this ecological treasure into an industrial battleground. From the majestic Blue Whales patrolling the coast to the microscopic secrets hidden in the dark, we explore why this fragile system is the most valuable—and threatened—real estate on Earth. 🎧 Press play to uncover the secrets beneath the ice before the world changes forever. Loved this expedition? Hit that follow button and rate us 5 stars—it helps us keep exploring the unknown!  

📣 New Podcast! "Antarctica: What’s Under the Ice? The Hidden Continent & The Trillion-Dollar Race" on @Spreaker #alienlife #antarctica #antarctictreaty #climatechange #exploration #futuretech #geopolitics #globalwarming #hiddencontinent #history #icecores #mystery #nature #oceanlife #southpole

When Ice Remembers: Ancient Warning Signs on a Warming Earth - Ancient glaciers hold clues to Earth’s climate tipping points. Discover what ice cores reveal about global warming, sea level rise, and...

When Ice Remembers: Ancient Warning Signs on a Warming Earth
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#ClimateChange #GlacierMelt #GlobalWarming #IceCores #SeaLevelRise #ClimateScience #Sustainability

6 Unusual Libraries That Aren’t Home to Books These locations across the globe deliver unique experiences, from the Human Library to the Sourdough Library and more.

Not your average compilation of #knowledge!

6 Unusual #Libraries That Aren’t Home to Books www.mentalfloss.com/literature/l...

#sourdough - my sister loves this one!
#Puppets #icecores #more!

🧊 Landmark moment for #cryosphere science: the Ice Memory Foundation has opened the first sanctuary of mountain #IceCores in Antarctica, preserving Alpine #glacier archives for centuries of future research.

📖 Read more: bit.ly/IceMemoryFou...

#MountainResearch #ClimateScience #OurChangingMountains

Life in a Frozen World (Revised Edition): Wildlife of Antarctica Wildlife of Antarctica

The circumpolar current that flows clockwise around Antarctica is the largest current on Earth. It affects climate around the world.
#scienceteacher
#sciencewriter
#antarctica
#librarians
#glacier
#authorsky
#icecores

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Our very own Dr Liz Thomas is on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science this week! 🎙️

Tune in to hear her talk all things ice cores 🧊

Listen now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8txv

#InsideScience #IceCores #PolarScience

Big truths about our planet live in the smallest details. Tiny air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice preserve Earth’s ancient atmosphere. Scientists study ice cores to understand climate change and how to protect our shared home.
#ClimateScience #Antarctica #IceCores #ScienceMatters #ProtectOurPlanet

For #ClimateAction, Tanya and I enjoyed watched “Canary” this evening on YouTube about #climate scientist Dr. Lonnie Thompson and his lifelong efforts to study ice cores to learn about paleo climates and #climatechange. We highly recommend this film. #ActOnClimate #glaciers #icecores

If you care about Climate Science and our Earth's future, you should watch this. #climatechange #climatologist #icecores #film

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Pamir Glacier Expedition Returns with High-Elevation Ice Cores - Eos The three glacial cores will unlock mysteries about past climate and weather patterns in central Asia.

Finally an ice core from the Pamirs!

#Pamir #Glacier Expedition Returns with High-Elevation #IceCores eos.org/articles/pam... ⚒️ #paleosky

Warum Eisbohrkerne lügen: Hohe CO2-Werte prägten die Frühzeit Um solch ein Grünwachstum zu erreichen, waren CO2-Werte nötig, die mindestens dem heutigen Niveau von 420 ppm entsprechen.

Being reported in #Germany that the #CO2 levels from the early #Holocene around 10,000 years ago stated by #IceCores are wrong

"The level at that time was probably in the same range as today"

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Twin 15th-century eruptions plunged the planet into decades of cold A new analysis of Antarctic ice cores reveals that two volcanoes—Kuwae in Vanuatu and a yet-unidentified Southern Hemisphere volcano—erupted almost simultaneously around 1458–1459 CE…

#IceCores in #Antartica now reported to show that twin eruptions from #volcanoes plunged Earth into decades of #ColdWeather

Taking place in the 15th century, one was Kuwae near #Vanuatu, an area I was worried about, again the other is a mystery

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Dr Liz Thomas joins The Climate Question on the BBC World Service to talk about ice cores. These frozen time capsules are unlocking Earth's climate history and helping predict its future.

Listen now on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct702g

#ClimateScience #IceCores

Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cell | PNAS Despite periods of permanent darkness and extensive ice coverage in polar environments, photosynthetic ice diatoms display a remarkable capability ...

It’s #WeirdScienceSaturday
Still in bed in the campervan after Storm Amy has swept through, reading a paper about #diatoms that have been found living at -15C (5F) in #IceCores from the #Arctic.

Not just surviving but actively moving and living their lives!

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Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cell | PNAS Despite periods of permanent darkness and extensive ice coverage in polar environments, photosynthetic ice diatoms display a remarkable capability ...

Stanford researchers in the Chukchi Sea found #diatoms living inside of #icecores at -15 °C, supposedly a new low temperature for eukaryotes. They move by "gliding" through channels in the ice, propelling themselves with strands of mucus.

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A volcano or a meteorite? New evidence sheds light on puzzling discovery in Greenland’s ice sheet | The-14 Greenland’s ice reveals a platinum spike once linked to a meteorite, but new evidence points to volcanic eruptions in Iceland as the more likely source.

A volcano or a meteorite? New evidence sheds light on puzzling discovery in Greenland’s ice sheet
#Greenland #Iceland #Volcano #Meteorite #ClimateChange #EarthHistory #IceCore #YoungerDryas #Geology #Earth #Volcanology #SpaceVsEarth #IceCores #Comets
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Scientists crush ice cores to predict Antarctica's next big ice crack In Antarctica, two giant rifts, known as Chasm 1 and Halloween Crack, split across the Brunt Ice Shelf. The implications of the cracks are huge as ice shelves hold back huge volumes of landlocked water, regulating its entry into the oceans surrounding Antarctica. But as global warming increases, so too does the likelihood of cracks, …

By crushing ancient ice cores, scientists are uncovering clues to Antarctica’s next big ice crack—and what it means for sea level rise. #Antarctica #IceCores #ClimateScience www.newscientist.com/video/2490906-scientists...

Alpine Ice Core Sample From Last Ice Age Uncovers Ancient Europe’s Forgotten Climate Crisis Buried deep in a French glacier lies a 12,000-year record that reads like a climate thriller, one in which prehistoric Europe endured atmospheric extremes far more intense than anything recorded in modern...

Alpine Ice Core Sample From Last Ice Age Uncovers Ancient Europe’s Forgotten Climate Crisis #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #IceCores #EnvironmentalScience

Alpine Ice Core Sample From Last Ice Age Uncovers Ancient Europe’s Forgotten Climate Crisis A 12,000-year-old Alpine ice core reveals Europe once endured massive dust storms and sea salt surges—evidence of a radically different atmosphere.

Alpine Ice Core Sample From Last Ice Age Uncovers Ancient Europe’s Forgotten Climate Crisis #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #IceCores #EnvironmentalScience

It’s not always easy to work with #icecores affected by #melt, but they still have important climate stories to tell. 💧❄️ I’m grateful I got to share about our work in the #Arctic - and I hope it encourages others that all is not lost. @carbonbrief.org

Death in the Air: How Roman Ambition Poisoned a Continent I spoke yesterday with my friend Tim (a kind subscriber); he asked if I could do some uplifting, happy posts - which I promised him I’d do - but not before the weekend.

Read more in my latest Global Threads post:
“Death in the Air: How Roman Ambition Poisoned a Continent”

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#GlobalThreads #Rome #EnvironmentalHistory #Anthropocene #IceCores #ClimateHistory

Antarctic teams drill oldest ice cores yet in search of climate clues Ice cores that record 1.2 million years of Earth’s atmosphere are on their way to Europe to be analysed, and an Australian drilling team is hoping to go even further back in time

Antarctic teams drill oldest ice cores yet in search of climate clues #Science #EarthSciences #Glaciology #ClimateChange #IceCores #Antarctica

Antarctic teams drill oldest ice cores yet in search of climate clues Ice cores that record 1.2 million years of Earth’s atmosphere are on their way to Europe to be analysed, and an Australian drilling team is hoping to go even further back in time

Antarctic teams drill oldest ice cores yet in search of climate clues #Science #EarthSciences #Glaciology #ClimateChange #IceCores #Antarctica

In specific we aim next year to retrieve a number of shallow #icecores from #Greenland

ICAT PhD School 2025 Ice Core Analysis Techniques (ICAT) PhD school-2025 Supported by: University of Copenhagen and the Novo Nordic Foundation funded project PRECISE, the H2020 projects Icelink and P2F and the DFF project...

#Icecores hold really exciting information about #pastclimate, if you want to learn more about this and how the information is derived apply for the ICAT PhD school indico.nbi.ku.dk/event/2111/

Never had this warmth before? False. Never had it before 1850? False.

Shows warming cycles occur every 200 years, covers #SolarCycles, #IceCores, #OceanTemps and more

New Study Casts Doubt On The Accuracy And Reliability Of The Modern And Paleo CO2 Record

Study after study of bad news for #AGW #ClimateChange fanatics

"New research extensively reviews the “pitfalls” of believing the conventional wisdom about modern #CO2 concentration variations, as well as the “flaws” in reconstructed CO2 values from #IceCores"

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