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- A German-Turkish research team has completed the first scientific survey of the glacier on Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest peak.
- The scientists mapped the shrinking ice cap to find the best site for drilling the mountain's first ice core.
- They hope the core will reveal thousands of years of environmental and archaeological information before melting destroys the ice.
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- Announcement of the chosen drilling site for the ice core
- Progress and results of the planned ice core drilling
- Further findings on how quickly the Ararat ice cap is melting
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