Tag: Global warming
Mount Everest has lost the equivalent of 2,000 years of ice in just 30 years!
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Could stopping producing meat save the planet?
Eliminate animal husbandry to stabilize greenhouse gas levels for decades to come. The idea of “all vegetarians” was launched again a few days ago. Not by any candidate for the…
Scientists think we need to review the role of methane in global warming
When we talk about global warming, we immediately talk about carbon dioxide (CO2). And we sometimes forget rather quickly that there are other greenhouse gases. Methane (CH4) especially. Its ability…
Global warming: the underestimated role of methane?
When we talk about global warming, we immediately talk about carbon dioxide (CO2). And we sometimes forget rather quickly that there are other greenhouse gases. Methane (CH4) especially. Its ability…
One Ocean Summit: experts at the bedside of the oceans
This decade is the decade of the oceans with the One Ocean summit which is held in Brest from February 9 to 11, 2022. Its objective is to mobilize interested…
Deforestation in West Africa would increase the risk of floods
A study published in January 2022 reports that high deforestation in West Africa could influence flooding linked to storms and bad weather. Meteorologists warn of the human, environmental and material…
Coral reefs will not survive a global warming of +1.5°C
That global warming would endanger coral reefs, scientists have known for a long time. But new work today shows a reality that they had not dared to imagine. Because, with…
Jane Goodall: “Sometimes we feel like the choices we make are insignificant, but that’s not true! »
A new year begin. In a world that can seem increasingly adrift, even to the most optimistic among us. So to find some hope, Futura wanted to meet Jane Goodall.…
Colossal leaks of industrial methane detected from space
As the second greenhouse gas, methane is highly monitored. Recently, the Tropomi atmospheric monitoring instrument observed huge methane leaks equivalent to 20 million vehicles circulating for a year. You will…
Antarctica: whirlpools in the ocean are preventing the sea ice from melting…for now!
The Earth is heating up. And yet on the Antarctic side, the sea ice cover seems to want to remain stable. A paradox that researchers are struggling to explain. But…