Ice Samples From World's Highest Tropical Mountain Reveals New Climate Clues
NDTV
The team collected four samples - two from the summit (nearly 7,000 metres above the sea level) and rest from mountain col, the lowest point between two ridges.
Climate scientists have studied ice cores from Nevado Huascaran, located in the Peruvian Andes, to understand the impact of climate change over the decades. The research, carried out by researchers at Ohio State University (OSU), provides unprecedented insights into the climate history of the Amazon Basin over the past six decades. A study like this is important because unlike poles, samples from tropical areas can reveal a lot about phenomena like El Nino and movement of the monsoon winds, said researchers.
Nevado Huascaran is the world's highest tropical mountain.
The team collected four samples - two from the summit (nearly 7,000 metres above the sea level) and rest from mountain col, the lowest point between two ridges.
