How ancient ice cores show ‘black swan’ events in history – even pandemics
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 2020-09-03

Ice cores can preserve evidence of 'black swan' events like pandemics and droughts, but the glaciers from which they are collected are disappearing.


Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson at The Ohio State University have been studying ice cores from around the world for over 30 years. They collect, store and study ice cores to understand the history of the earth’s climate and preserve them for future scientists. In this interview, they explain how ice cores preserve evidence of significant events in history and also the need to preserve the ice cores and the glaciers they come from.

The full Q&A with them can be read at The Conversation US: https://theconversation.com/video-how-ancient-ice-cores-show-black-swan-events-in-history-even-pandemics-144784