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Changing, changing faster than the science and the studies can keep up with. the team drilled through the ice to measure thickness. >> were starting to get a fairly good idea. it has definitely thinned in this area as well, basically thinned everywhere. >> reporter: extracting ice that holds frozen clues. >> wow. look at this. beautiful. >> about a meter of ice core here. inside this piece of ice is a microscopic forest. >> reporter: greenpeace ship "the arctic sunrise" is converted into a float...

Together a puzzle. these pieces are constantly changing. changing faster than the science and the studies can keep up with. >> reporter: the team drove through the ice to measure thickness. >> were starting to get a pretty good idea. it has definitely thinned in this area as well. its basically thinned everywhere. >> reporter: extracting ice cores that hold frozen clues. >> beautiful. about a meter of ice core right here. and inside this piece of ice, is a little microscopic forest. >> reporter:...

To measure thickness. >> it has definitely thinned in this area as well. its basically thinned everywhere. >> extracting ice cores that hold frozen clues. >> wow, look at this. beautiful. thats about a meter of ice core here. inside is a microscopic foreign. >> greenpeace "arctic sunrise" is converted into a floating lab. all right. can grab the first one. >> reporter: melted ice core samples come to life. a kaleidoscope of algae and phytoplankt phytoplankton. >> theyre tremendously important fo...

Question. has the arctic reached a tipping point? engineer zoe korville has explained its isolation is its greatest asset. >> its a pristine of climate change specifically. >> weve been making measurements since 1980 here. weve also drilled to bedrock. so we have -- >> 140,000 years? >> yes, were standing on two miles of ice below us. and you can use ice core as tree rings to get an idea of what it was like. >> but summits hefty price tag has made it a pro po sal for

Bedrock. so we have an ice core that extends back 140,000 years. and so -- >> 140,000 years? >> yes. 140,000. so were actually standing on two miles worth of ice below us. and we can use the ice cores like you would use tree rings, to get an idea of what past conditions of climate were like. and we can use what happened in the past to try to predict whats going to happen in the future. >> reporter: but summits hefty price tag has made it a possible target for proposed budget cuts. the trump admi...

Expense. >> it doesnt get much more remote than this. and with the high altitude, the science that is being done here at summit station requires enormous resources and sheer physical effort. but this place is uniquely positioned to answer a crucial question. has the arctic reached a tipping point? engineer zoe korville explains that its isolation is, in fact, its greatest asset. >> its a very pristine site. and its free from local influences of pollution. >> reporter: do you think summit is impo...

Antarctica. heres the story. >> sea levels are rising around the world. current thinking is part of that sea level rise comes from melting ice in antarctica. one recent study from nasa scientists says that may not be the case. antarctica is a big place, roughly the size of the u.s. and mexico combined. so as you might expect, changes in its ice are not uniform across the entire continent. nearly all scientists agree that ice is being lost from the western part of antarctica and along its peninsu...

From ice core samples. as you take a look at the maps, a unique perspective across the planet. one of the more spectacular meteor showers taking place. were talking about being able to see on the order of 15 to 30 meteors per hour. theyre streaking across at about 130 miles per hour. if you have an opportunity to get outside, the clear parts of the united states, you can see this. and well leave you with this. an update on hurricane patricia. its sitting off a popular beach destination in mexico...

Exaggerating, about the quote underlying data the epa uses for job killing regulations. the epa is our best shot for regulating carbon and its pretty damned important considering the milestone were approaching. we learned recently were about to pass 400 parts per million in the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. that may not mean anything to you. it certainly didnt mean anything to me. heres the context for it. the last time we had 400 parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere wasnt a centu...

Epa to first answer more than 1,000 questions, not exaggerating, about the quote underlying data the epa uses for job killing regulations. the epa is our best shot for regulating carbon and its pretty damned important considering the milestone were approaching. we learned recently were about to pass 400 parts per million in the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. that may not mean anything to you. it certainly didnt mean anything to me. heres the context for it. the last time we had 400 parts pe...