Researchers drill ice sheet to find history of climate change

Researchers drill ice sheet to find history of climate change

KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland - This drill is used to dig through hard ice with its revolving nose section as part of the North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling, or NEEM, project, at Kangerlussaq, Greenland, on July 30.

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