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Nature's records

Humans have been keeping records of weather for hundreds of years. But that's nothing compared to nature's records - tree rings and ice cores can tell us what the climate was like thousands of years ago.

[Browse 'Measuring our changing climate: signs of change' to find out more.]



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Ice cores give us a record of past climate
Ice cores give us a record of past climate
Image: British Antarctic Survey
    
 

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