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Group 1 - The world's first cold storage facility for high mountain ice cores has been officially opened in Antarctica, where ice cores from the Alps are being stored [1][3] - The ice core storage project, named "Ice Memory," is operated by a foundation consisting of research institutions from France, Italy, and Switzerland, aimed at preserving ice cores from glaciers at risk of disappearing [3] - Ice cores are crucial for climate research as they contain historical data on natural climate changes and human impacts on the environment [3] Group 2 - The first batch of ice cores stored comes from glaciers located at Mont Blanc in France and the Grand Combin in Switzerland, having traveled for 50 days from the Italian port of Trieste [3] - The project ensures that future researchers can study past climate conditions using physical samples of gases, aerosols, pollutants, and dust trapped in the ice layers [3] - A report published in the journal Nature Climate Change indicates that if climate change is not effectively addressed, global glaciers could see an increase in annual reductions from 1,000 to between 2,000 and 4,000 by the 2040s [3]