Rob DeConto, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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UMass Amherst climate scientist Rob DeConto, 2016 winner of the Tinker-Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica, joins fellow winners in speculating about the continent's future. He says emerging science is pointing to more extreme worst-case scenarios regarding sea level rise from Antarctica, but a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions might dramatically reduce the risk.

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