North Dome of the Quelccaya Ice Cap (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

North Dome of the Quelccaya Ice Cap (1 of 2)

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This is the north dome of the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru in 2003. Researchers at The Ohio State University found evidence of human-produced air pollution within the ice that predates the industrial revolution by more than 200 years.

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Photo by Paolo Gabrielli, courtesy of The Ohio State University.

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