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Memories in the Ice

It's the Earth's largest archive, and it is disappearing before our very eyes.

Illimani summit at over 6,400 m, during the Ice Memory project in Bolivia
Illimani summit at over 6,400 m, during the Ice Memory project in Bolivia

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Trapped in the ice in glaciers and the ice caps, we find atmospheric gases and pollen deposited by the wind, enabling us to trace the history of our planet. In this series of documentaries, we follow the teams of scientists as they attempt to decipher the messages held in these archives and preserve them for generations to come.

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En se formant, la glace emprisonne les différents composants chimiques de l’atmosphère : gaz, acides, métaux lourds, radioactivité, isotopes de l’eau…
Memory on ice

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