CCI, Princeton researchers analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores, Penobscot Bay Pilot reports
Penobscot Bay Pilot published a University of Maine news release about three Climate Change Institute scientists working with a Princeton University-led team to analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica. CCI associate professor Andrei Kurbatov, director Paul Mayewski, and doctoral student Heather Clifford participated in the research that aims to provide the first direct observations of Earth’s climate when furred early ancestors of modern humans still roamed. The ice core data provides insights about how the current glacial cycle emerged. “It is great to see the immense research potential of the Antarctica blue ice areas — that we have recognized for decades at UMaine — are beginning to unveil the hidden secrets of Earth’s past climate,” Kurbatov said.