Study finds forgotten Cold War nuclear base in Greenland was once ice-free, with summers 4.7°C warmer about 416,000 year

Camp Century was built during the Cold War beneath Greenland's ice

Sediment beneath the ice preserved evidence of a warmer Greenland

Greenland had similar summers, but the ice at Camp Century didn't melt away br

Scientists found summers were 4.7°C warmer than today

Ancient water vapour reveals a greener landscape around the site

The climate was similar to the Holocene but lasted much longer

What Greenland’s 416,000-year-old climate record means for the ice sheet

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