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Interactive Feature: Answers Under the Ice

October 5, 2020
1 NEWS Reporter Kaitlin Ruddock gets a closer look at an ice drill being used to investigate what is happening under the Antarctic ice.

1 NEWS Reporter Kaitlin Ruddock gets a closer look at an ice drill being used to investigate what is happening under the Antarctic ice. (Source: 1 NEWS)

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