Scientists in Peru extract ancient ice to study climate change

Picture released by the Peruvian National Institute of Glacier Investigation and Mountain Ecosystems (INAIGEM) of Peruvian and US scientists during an expedition on the top of the Huascaran Mountain in northern Peru, on July 28, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Members of a Peruvian-American scientific expedition have been able to extract four samples of ancient ice from the snow-capped Huascaran mountain, the highest summit in Peru, in hopes it will contribute to new information on climate change. 

(Source: AFP)


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