Tag: Global warming
Which countries emit the most CO2?
Each year, 37 gigatons of CO2 are released into the atmosphere, mainly by human activities (combustion of fossil fuels, deforestation, etc.). Here are the first contributing countries, the evolution of…
Plants save us time against global warming, but it won’t be enough!
With increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, plants store more carbon through photosynthesis. This is what researchers are telling us today. But they note that this increase…
The “thermokarst” climate bomb, or the sudden collapse of permafrost due to fires
What directly melts the Arctic is anthropogenic global warming. But researchers are now telling us that the intensifying forest fires in the region are accelerating the thawing of the permafrost.…
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Global warming in France: a month of November 2021 cooler than average
Since the start of the industrial era, our planet has been heating up. Scientists keep repeating it. Plus 1.2 ° C already, on average. Last year, the month of November…
The Alps are the most threatened massif in the world
The Alps are the playground for millions of international tourists every year and the human impact on this fragile ecosystem is enormous: it only took about fifty years of urbanization…
Jean Jouzel: “We are going against the wall because we already know that emissions will continue to increase between now and 2030”
The climate negotiations at COP26 resulted in the Glasgow Pact, a declaration deemed disappointing by many observers. The climatologist Jean Jouzel draws up a more nuanced first assessment of the…
Species take advantage of plastic waste in the ocean to cross ecological barriers
Since the Japanese tsunami of 2011, scientists suspect that coastal species may be able to surf plastic waste to find themselves living in the open sea. Thus breaking down biogeographical…
A surprisingly powerful carbon sink in the Southern Ocean
Too many human activities are the source of carbon dioxide emissions. Fortunately, this CO2 is partially absorbed not only by plants, but also by the oceans. Slowing down anthropogenic global…
Soils with more fungi can store more carbon
Global warming and damage caused by intensive agriculture and deforestation. Some models now predict that 40% less carbon can be stored in soils by 2100 compared to what older simulations…