DeConto part of team to drill under Greenland's Ice Sheet

Infographic of project showing map of Greenland and drilling locations.  Source: Bob Wilder/University at Buffalo

A team of climate scientists and geologists including Dr Robert DeConto recently received a five-year, $7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to drill through the Greenland Ice Sheet and into the bedrock below, where they will be able to evaluate how long it has been since the last ice sheet retreated from the continent. Read more...