NASA finds hidden Cold War U.S. base under Greenland's ice, raising environmental concerns as ice melts.

NASA's radar discovered Camp Century, a secret Cold War U.S. military base, buried beneath Greenland's ice sheet during a 2024 science flight. Built in 1959, the base was a testing site for deploying nuclear missiles and was abandoned in 1967. A 2016 study warned that climate change could expose hazardous waste from the site. The discovery could aid in predicting the environmental impact as the ice melts.

December 01, 2024
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