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Antarctic Ice Study Reveals Urgent Climate Change Threats
10/1/2025
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- Researchers at the University of Bern study Antarctic ice to understand climate change.
- The Beyond EPICA project analyzes ice cores dating back 1.2 million years.
- New techniques enable high-precision analysis of greenhouse gases trapped in ice.
- Swiss glaciers lost a quarter of volume since 2015, with 3% shrinkage in 2025.
- Experts warn that glacier retreat threatens tourism and hydropower.
