In early February 2006, the northeastern U.S. was blanketed by a snowstorm. As I worked to free my car from the 18-inch snowfall, I reassured myself that the snow would eventually melt, as it does every year. Fortunately for climate researchers, this isn't true everywhere in the world. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, a professor at Ohio State University, gathers data in some of the most remote corners of the globe, places where snow and ice are permanent fixtures. Mosley-Thompson's internationally recognized research team investigates ice cores, samples drilled from glaciers and ice sheets. Much of what her research team analyzes is too small to be seen by the naked eye, but her work uncovers a memoir of Earth's climate and allows for greater understanding of its fluctuations.
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