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Columbia Climate School

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James Lea (left) and Francesco Muschitiello drill into the ground to sample the sedimentary deposits of an ancient glacial lake in Sweden. The layered deposits, called varves, document the ice sheet's response to changing atmospheric conditions.

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Francesco Muschitiello

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