Science & ClimatePhys.org•1 min read•10/21/2026 (3h ago)

Forgotten samples from Greenland's Cold War base reveal warmer summers during ancient ice-free period

Forgotten samples from Greenland's Cold War base reveal warmer summers during ancient ice-free period
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The site of a former U.S. military base in Greenland was ice-free at a time when summers were a few degrees warmer than today, according to a new University at Buffalo–led study of ancient sediment recovered from beneath the site in the 1960s.

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  • The site of a former U.S.
  • military base in Greenland was ice-free at a time when summers were a few degrees warmer than today, according to a new University at Buffalo–led study of ancient sediment recovered from beneath the site in the 1960s.
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The site of a former U.S. military base in Greenland was ice-free at a time when summers were a few degrees warmer than today, according to a new University at Buffalo–led study of ancient sediment recovered from beneath the site in the 1960s.

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