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Scientists drilled 105-meter ice cores from a Tajikistan glacier to study why it defies global warming trends.
Scientists from Switzerland, Japan, the U.S., and Tajikistan drilled two 105-meter ice cores from the Kon-Chukurbashi glacier in eastern Tajikistan at over 5,800 meters elevation to study the "Karakoram anomaly"—a region where glaciers have remained stable or grown despite global warming.
The cores, which may date back 20,000 to 30,000 years, will reveal past climate conditions like temperature, precipitation, and dust levels to determine if the stability is temporary or part of a longer pattern.
One core will be analyzed in Japan, the other preserved in an Antarctic facility at -50°C by the Ice Memory Foundation to safeguard climate data.
The findings, to be presented in Dushanbe, could clarify whether recent glacier changes signal a shift in this resilient region.
Los científicos perforaron núcleos de hielo de 105 metros de un glaciar de Tajikistán para estudiar por qué desafía las tendencias del calentamiento global.