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Amanda Morrow

Race against time for scientists drilling to save the memory of Arctic ice

The Svalbard Archipelago is a rugged, remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra that lies between mainland Norway and the North Pole. AFP - JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

A team of European scientists camped in the Arctic this week started drilling to extract samples of ancient ice before they’re melted away by climate change.

The French, Italian and Norwegian researchers travelled to the Holtedahlfonna icefield in Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago – a rugged, remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra that lies between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

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