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Bubbles in the ice
The concentration of carbon dioxide is now higher than at any other time in the last 850,000 years.
Animation: Lisa Roberts 2008
Voice: Dominic Hodgson
British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
Executive production: Ken Wilson
We measure the chemistry of air in bubbles trapped in ice cores. The concentration of carbon dioxide is now higher than at any other time in the last 850,000 years. We know that absolutely for a fact because we can measure the trapped bubbles in the ice.
Dominic Hodgson, Cambridge, UK 2008
