Antarctica is the Earth’s southernmost continent, located on the South Pole, where temperatures can be as low as -90C. Anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 scientists reside there at various research facilities, carrying out their own experiments. However, one investigation left a team of researchers astonished.
Amazon Prime’s “Antarctica – An Adventure Of A Different Nature” revealed the moment scientists dug almost 500ft into an ice sheet to learn about the icy continent’s history.
The 1991 documentary explained: “A core drill digs deep into the ice sheet.
“Ice layers can read like the rings of trees and the climate record goes back 100,000 years.
“Entrapped bubbles of ancient air – the ice cores tell a simple story.
Scientists dig below Antarctica (Image: GETTY)
The team dug below the ice (Image: AMAZON PRIME)
Methane, strontium 90, lead, increased carbon dioxide, we are changing the air and we can see the effects
Antarctica – An Adventure Of A Different Nature
“When the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere change, so does the climate.”
However, when the scientists analysed the ice layer, they were left stunned.
The series explained: “A day, a week, a month, a year, a decade – the core came from 466ft down and its ice fell as snow about 4,000 years ago.
“From the crystal of the ice, the news from Antarctica is bad.
They drilled into the ice
