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Tropical weather patterns steer West Antarctic snowfall, ice cores reveal

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Tropical weather patterns steer West Antarctic snowfall, ice cores reveal”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Climate patterns in the tropics help determine how much snow falls from year to year in Antarctica, one of the coldest, windiest and driest places on Earth. New research from the University of Utah shows that tropical conditions and the oceans also influence the continent's massive ice sheets.
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Tropical weather patterns steer West Antarctic snowfall, ice cores reveal
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