"Preserving Antarctica's Climate History: Scientist Safeguards Melting Glaciers"

Rebecca Pyne, the coordinator and caretaker at the National Ice Core Research Facility in New Zealand, discusses the importance of ice cores in understanding past climate. The facility houses over 2,300 meters of ice cores, with the longest sample dating back 83,000 years. Pyne highlights the significance of studying Antarctic ice retreat and sea-level rise due to climate change. She also mentions the urgency in preserving ice cores from New Zealand glaciers, which are disappearing rapidly. Pyne, inspired by her geologist parents, hopes to visit Antarctica again in the future.