Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
A new study reveals that climate change is affecting Andean glaciers in sync with polar ice, suggesting the entire planet is connected. Researchers used sediment deposits from Lake Junín to create a record of glacial changes spanning 700,000 years.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Impact of changing climate on Andean glaciers in sync with polar ice University of Florida · Jul 13, 2022 · first to report
- Researchers pulled a record of 700,000 years of tropical climate change from an Andean lakebed University of Pittsburgh · Jul 15, 2022