What Do Melting Glaciers Tell Us About Earth's Climate Past?
Nature World News | 28.02.2026 13:17
Melting glaciers peel back Earth's frozen secrets, exposing climate records trapped in ice for millennia. Scientists pull ice core data from these retreating giants to map temperature shifts, gas levels, and ancient weather patterns. This evidence spans ice ages and warm spells, showing how today's fast melt fits into—or breaks from—the planet's past. Greenland's ice sheet alone sheds 270 billion tons yearly, enough to raise seas by nearly a millimeter annually.
