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How do scientists drill an ice core?

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They have a large hollow drill, usually about 15 centimeters (7 inches) in diameter. They drill down through the ice and are able to bring up a long cylinder of ice which can then by analyzed.

This gives them all sorts of information about the climate at the time, as well as things like how much carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere at the time.

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