What these ancient clues tell us about future global sea level rise
The Washington Post••general
Key Points:
- Researchers arrived at Prudhoe Dome, a massive ice formation over 50 miles wide and 1,600 feet tall in northwest Greenland, to conduct a groundbreaking experiment.
- The summit temperature was extremely harsh, well below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, with frequent blizzards and strong winds disrupting their work.
- The scientists aimed to extract bedrock from beneath the ice sheet, an unprecedented effort to study the underlying geology.
- Despite the formidable and frozen environment, the researchers were aware of the potential for this vast ice mass to eventually disappear.
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