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The US government keeps a massive archive of ice - here's why

Alyssa PaganoSep 19, 2017, 00:16 IST

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The US government removes ice from places like Antarctica and Greenland and brings it to the National Ice Core Laboratory in Colorado. There, the ice is kept in a -10° Fahrenheit freezer, where scientists study it to learn about Earth's past, present, and future.

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