Arctic Lake Sediment Core Study (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Arctic Lake Sediment Core Study

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A University of Colorado at Boulder-led analysis of a 200,000 year-old sediment core from a Baffin Island lake indicates warming temperatures in the Arctic due to human activity are overriding a natural cooling trend in the region.

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Photo by Jason Briner, University at Buffalo

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