Science. The incredible record of Grenoble glaciologists in Antarctica

Summer is sometimes a very relative concept. On the other side of the globe, the month of December actually displays the highest annual average temperature on the continent: -26.5°C. It is there, 40 kilometers from the Franco-Italian Concordia station, that Grenoble glaciologists had for several years placed tonnes of material transported partly by boat. And in their suitcases, in addition to the required warm clothing, a few scientists, supporters of Grenoble rugby players, had slipped a flag of their favorite club. “It’s even in reference to the FCG…