Tag: Global warming
Arctic: the Greenland ice cap has lost 4,700 billion tonnes of ice in 20 years
The Earth is heating up. The ice melts. And on the Arctic side, at an extremely rapid pace. In the last 20 years, the most recent data published by scientists…
‘Significant and potentially irreversible’ ocean deoxygenation began to occur in 2021
Among the effects of global warming is the deoxygenation of the oceans. An effect that researchers have tried to quantify. According to them, by 2080, no less than 70% of…
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…
The Arctic has lost in 20 years enough to cover the United States with half a meter of water!
The Earth is heating up. The ice melts. And on the Arctic side, at an extremely rapid pace. In the last 20 years, the most recent data published by scientists…
Scientists have discovered that the huge Amazon basin is sensitive to rapid climate change
New findings upend assumptions about how the landscape of the Amazon Basin was shaped. It could have gone from erosion to construction in just a few tens of thousands of…
What is the origin of methane hydrates?
In a context of global warming, the melting of methane hydrates is a major concern that could significantly impact the current evolution of the climate. Small presentation of these gas…
Mapping global methane emissions from fossil fuels
Methane is the second greenhouse gas with a release of 97 million metric tons per year. To follow the evolution of its emissions, scientists have established maps from the observations…
How does climate change favor the development of epidemics?
The rise in temperatures and the multiplication of extreme weather phenomena have an impact on the development of epidemics, but often in an indirect way. How does climate change promote…
Mapping of methane emissions from fossil fuels
Methane is the second greenhouse gas with a release of 97 million metric tons per year. To follow the evolution of its emissions, scientists have established maps from the observations…
Gas stoves are not only dangerous for the climate, but also for health
So-called natural gas is essentially composed of methane (CH4), a powerful greenhouse gas. When burned, this fossil gas emits carbon dioxide (CO2). In the event of a leak, the consequences…