Living through Antarctic snowstorms, Australian scientists are undertaking some of the 'most ambitious' research
ABCIn a whitewashed corner of one of the world's coldest continents, 27 Australian scientists are living in tents and working to solve 500 years of climate clues. Key points: The Denman Terrestrial Campaign is a three-year project being carried out by the Australian Antarctic Division Scientists are working to piece together 500 years of climate history It has been labelled the "most ambitious" research of its kind in two decades The Denman Terrestrial Campaign is a three-year research project based at Edgeworth David Base in East Antarctica's Bunger Hills, 450 kilometres from Australia's Casey Research Station. "We had previously thought that East Antarctica was largely immune to the effects of climate change, but as we've started to gather information, we've seen that the Denman Glacier is actually a part of East Antarctica that's losing ice," climate scientist Professor Nerilie Abram says. " Living in tents through Antarctic snowstorms, 27 Australian scientists are working to solve 500 years of climate clues. "
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