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Scientists have inaugurated the world’s first global mountain ice core repository, called the Ice Memory Sanctuary, in Antarctica. The initiative aims to preserve climate records stored in glaciers, which are rapidly melting due to global warming
Key Highlights:
- The facility is located at the Concordia Research Station on the Antarctic Plateau.
- It is designed to store ice cores from mountain glaciers across the world.
- The vault maintains a constant temperature of around –52°C, ideal for long-term preservation.
