Discovery of a methane leak near Antarctica puzzles scientists!
For the first time, researchers have reported the existence of an active methane leak...
Polar bears could go extinct by the end of the century due to climate change
Many polar bear populations are at risk of disappearing in the short term due...
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon grew 24% in the first half of the year
Since far-right Jair Bolsonaro reached the Brazilian presidency on January 1, 2019, deforestation in...
Methane emissions accelerating globally
A major publication within the framework of the Global Carbon Project comes to clarify...
Climate change causing record-breaking temperatures in Siberia
The heat and record-breaking temperatures recording in Siberia over the last few months are...
More than 100 new species discovered in the Mekong river area
The Mekong flows through an extremely diverse landscape and surprises once again with its...
What is the greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon causing an increase in the temperature on...
Annual methane emissions have reached a new record
Before it is itself eaten, a cow has devoured a lot of plant resources...
How pristine is Antarctica?
Antarctica is the only continent without permanent human settlement – apart from a few...
Midowtopia: a mobile game to promote awareness on deforestation and pollution
In the Midowtopia mobile game, the goal is to save an orangutan and its...
What happens to the huge iceberg that broke away from Antarctica 3 years ago?
On July 12, 2017, the A-68 iceberg – one of the largest ever –...
E-waste has jumped 21% in 5 years
Old phones, computers, batteries, washing machines… Each human produced 7.3 kilos of electronic waste...
Heat waves are becoming more common and harsher
Heat waves are becoming more common in almost every part of the world. That’s...
It will take decades for climate change efforts to payoff
If all our carbon emissions were removed overnight, global temperatures could begin to drop...
Cigarette butts: the incredible pollution of the seas and oceans
A colossal amount of cigarette butts is dumped into the seas and oceans every...
Lakes are turning green in the US
A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society on July 8 reports...
WMO warns, next 4 years will be even hotter
Average annual temperatures are expected to be at least 1 ° C above those...
Global warming releases significantly more methane than previously thought
Although carbon dioxide is always mentioned first in climate-damaging gases, methane is the much...
What is a monsoon?
At this very moment the strong monsoon which is falling on the whole of...
India: hundreds of people killed by lightning due to monsoon
The monsoon has arrived with fanfare this year on the Indian subcontinent. Lightning episodes...
NGO wants to use olivine to capture billions of tons of carbon dioxide!
An NGO wants to use “green sand” to capture a large amount of CO2....
Positive climate change actions could take decades to have an effect
Rapid, effective climate action is needed to stop global warming. But when would the...
Global temperatures exceptionally high in June
Especially in Siberia, the temperatures were up to ten degrees Celsius above normal. The...
Global warming: in the Alps, the Presena glacier turns pink
In the Italian Alps, the snow from the Presena glacier had turned pink and...
Scientists discover an amphibian with venom glands like snakes
Despite their elongated, snake-like shape, Caecilians are not snakes. They are part of the...
Climate change could hit fish species harder than previously thought
It’s no secret that Climate change is set to have devastating effects on a...
Forest clearing in Europe has been increasing
More than a third of Europe is covered with forest. But as a study...
Patents on genetically modified chimpanzees invalidated in Europe
After years of litigation, two patents on genetically modified apes are no longer valid....
Hundreds of elephants dying in mysterious circumstances in Botswana
For over a month, Botswana’s elephants have been victims of a mysterious evil. Some...
Siberian Arctic: record temperatures cause tundra fires!
Eastern Siberia (Russia) is currently impacted by large heat waves. The local media evoke...
