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ghassen-mlayhi.bsky.social
@ghassen-mlayhi.bsky.social
MSc student in geo-resources and sustainable development.
#Marine #Biogeochemistry
Mineral Ressources and environment Lab |University of Tunis El Manar #Tunisia 🇹🇳
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This ice is old. Like, *OLD* old 🧊⌛

In search of climate data from 1.2 million years ago, scientists have just sampled some of the oldest ice on earth for the first time!

The full ice core is 2.8km long - drilled deep through the thick East Antarctic ice sheet down to bedrock.

#climatescience 🧪
January 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Chlorine isotopes constrain a major drawdown of the Mediterranean Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Chlorine isotopes constrain a major drawdown of the Mediterranean Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis - Nature Communications
Chlorine isotopes reveal a two-phase salt deposition in the Mediterranean during the Messinian Salinity Crisis: an initial, brine-filled phase, followed by a rapid evaporative drawdown, causing a majo...
www.nature.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:30 PM