'Ice Memory' project preserves glacier samples

Scientists Are Hiding Data in an Ice Vault at the End of the Earth

Based at Concordia Station in Antarctica, the Ice Memory Sanctuary will preserve glacial ice cores for centuries to come.

'Ice Memory' project preserves glacier samples

ROME — Scientists in Antarctica last week inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores, preserving the history of the Earth's atmosphere in a frozen vault for future generations to study as global warming melts glaciers around the world.

Ice ‘sanctuary’ launches in Antarctica as study shows regional heat crisis

The facility aims to preserve samples from mountainous regions across the world, helping future scientists understand climate changes. The facility has been developed by the Ice Memory project, which was launched in 2015 by CBRS, IRD, the University of Grenoble-Alpes (France), CNR, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy) and the Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland). The first of its kind in the world, the initial samples have been transported …