[HN Gopher] The Vanishing Climate Archives
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The Vanishing Climate Archives
Author : giuliomagnifico
Score : 46 points
Date : 2021-09-30 17:31 UTC (5 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (graphics.reuters.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (graphics.reuters.com)
| KyleBrandt wrote:
| In terms of visuals and design this is one of most gorgeous links
| I have ever clicked on.
| snambi wrote:
| why don't they go to higher altitudes, such as Himalayas?
| gumby wrote:
| Well they do but need samples for all different altitudes. As
| the air pressure changes the composition of the atmosphere
| changes.
| dplarson wrote:
| I wish the subtitle could have been included in the HN posting:
| "Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores as glaciers melt"
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| The next paragraph provides more context: "Ice provides
| historical records about climate and shows the impact humanity
| has had. But many glaciers are now melting, prompting renewed
| urgency among scientists."
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