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How Glaciers Record Past Climates in Layers of Ice

Snow compressed into glacier ice can preserve bubbles, dust, isotopes and chemicals that allow researchers to reconstruct parts of Earth’s atmospheric and climate history.

Sep 28, 2026 • 12 min readRead the discovery →
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How Atmospheric Rivers Move Water Across the Sky

Atmospheric rivers are long, concentrated corridors of water vapour that transport moisture from warm regions and can produce beneficial rain, heavy snow or damaging…

Sep 24, 2026 • 12 min read