English Portal - Sur le même thème https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/A-new-tool-to-monitor-the-carbon-budget-of-vegetation-first-application-to-the-African-continent.aspx CEA is a French government-funded technological research organisation. A prominent player in the European Research Area, it is involved in setting up collaborative projects with many partners around the world. en-US https://www.cea.fr/PublishingImages/cea.jpg English Portal - Sur le même thème https://www.cea.fr/english Extreme fire events: how Australia’s forests are rising from the ashes https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Extreme-fire-events-how-Australia’s-forests-are-rising-from-the-ashes.aspx Climate ; Environment Press release ; News Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT Climate change increased the likelihood of damaging frosts from the French April 2021 cold wave by about 60% https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Climate-change-increased-the-likelihood-of-damaging-frosts-from-the-French-April-2021-cold-wave-by-about-60.aspx Climate ; Environment Press release ; News ; Focus Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT Alpaga : the search for mountain snow microalgae https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ALPALGA-the-search-for-mountain-snow-microalgae.aspx Environment ; Biodiversity ; Climate ; Impact of climate change News ; Press release ; Focus CEA;Mountain;Snow;UGA;CNRS;microalgue;inrae; Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT ESA adopts Ariel mission dedicated to the study of exoplanet atmospheres https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ESA-adopts-Ariel-mission-dedicated-to-the-study-of-exoplanet-atmospheres.aspx Planets ; Satellites ; Telescope Press release ; News Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT Polar ice caps: how high will the sea level rise? https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Polar-ice-caps-how-high-will-the-sea-level-rise.aspx Impact of climate change ; Climatic models Scientific result ; International Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT Prime Minister, Minister for Research visit CEA-Paris-Saclay https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Prime-Minister,-Minister-for-Research-visit-CEA-Paris-Saclay.aspx Institutional ; Fundamental Research ; Climate ; Environment News ; Focus Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT ICE: New Infrastructure for Climate and Environmental Sciences https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/ICE-New-Infrastructure-for-Climate-and-Environmental-Sciences.aspx Climate ; Fundamental Research Press release ; Focus ; Event Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:00 GMT The Tara Oceans mission reveals variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-Tara-Oceans-mission-reveals--variations-in-plankton-biodiversity-and-activity-from-the-equator-to-the-poles.aspx Biodiversity ; Genomics ; Environment ; Climate Press release ; Newsletter Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:00:00 GMT How the decline of forest elephant populations is linked to reduced carbon stocks in the biomass https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/How-the-decline-of-forest-elephant-populations-is-linked-to-reduced-carbon-stocks-in-the-biomass.aspx Biodiversity ; Greenhouse effect ; Health & life sciences News ; Focus Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:55:21 GMT The CEA and the KIT renew their agreement on scientific and technical cooperation https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-CEA-and-the-KIT-renew-their-agreement-on-scientific-and-technical-cooperation.aspx Institutional ; Tools & research instruments ; Energies ; Environment ; Climate ; Electronics ; Mathematics ; Technologies News ; Articles & files ; Event ; Visit Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT The Arctic Ocean, cradle of viral biodiversity https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-Arctic-Ocean,-cradle-of-viral-biodiversity.aspx Fundamental Research ; Cellular mechanisms ; Impact of climate change ; Climate ; Oceanography Press release ; Scientific result ; Focus Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT Researchers are exploring the causes of variations in atmospheric CO2 emissions https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/causes-variations-CO2--atmosphere.aspx Recent results obtained by climatologists working at the Laboratory of Environmental and Climate Science (LSCE: CEA/CNRS/UVSQ, Paris-Saclay) explain the relations between periods of drought and CO2 exchange between vegetation and the air. These different phenomena have a significant impact on increased levels of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere. Climate general public ; Higher education ; Researchers ; Journalists DRF Focus ; Press release Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT Current climate models may underestimate long-term climate change https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Current-climate-models-may-underestimate-long-term-climate-change.aspx Environment ; Earth sciences Press release ; Scientific result Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT Choosing the future of Antarctica https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Choosing-the-future-of-Antarctica.aspx Environment ; Climate ; Impact of climate change Press release ; News ; Scientific publications Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT Towards a better understanding of the impact of extreme climate events on wheat yields https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Towards-a-better-understanding-of-the-impact-of-extreme-climate-events-on-wheat-yields.aspx Environment ; Agronomy ; Climate ; Impact of climate change ; Climatic models Press release ; Scientific result ; Scientific publications Wed, 02 May 2018 07:49:29 GMT Double trouble for a coral reef https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Double-trouble-for-a-coral-reef.aspx Upolu, one of the nine islands of Samoa, in the Pacific Ocean. Well-known among fans of diving, this isolated coral reef promised to be a site of rich biodiversity for the scientists on the Tara Pacific expedition. Although some signs of bleaching had been observed on their route, the reefs of Upolu proved to be in a far more degraded state Environment ; Biodiversity ; Climate ; Impact of climate change ; Oceanography Journalists ; Researchers ; general public GENOSCOPE Press release ; Scientific publications corail;Tara; Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT VERIFYing greenhouse gas emissions monitoring https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/VERIFYing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-monitoring.aspx The European project VERIFY, coordinated by the CEA, aims to provide the European Commission with a system to monitor greenhouse gas emissions declarations submitted by each country under the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change. Environment ; Climate ; Recovery of CO2 ; Carbon cycle ; Greenhouse effect ; Impact of climate change ; Science & society ; Tools & research instruments Journalists ; Researchers ; general public ; Companies LSCE News ; Newsletter ; CEA Research News ; European & international partnerships Greenhouse;energy union and climate;H2020;Paris clilmate change agreement;IPCC;greenhouse gas emissions; Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT A new tool to monitor the carbon budget of vegetation: first application to the African continent https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/A-new-tool-to-monitor-the-carbon-budget-of-vegetation-first-application-to-the-African-continent.aspx Earth sciences ; Climate ; Satellites Press release ; Scientific result Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:00:00 GMT An industrial chair for the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Launch-of-the--Trace-industrial-chair-for-the-monitoring-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions.aspx The Trace industrial chair aims to develop better monitoring methodologies of greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide and methane) by satellite and with the help of new sensors deployed close to methane-emitting sites. Climate ; Energies ; Environment Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers ; Partners ; Suppliers DRF Valorisation Press release ; Focus Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) sees through the cold https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/James-webb-space-telescope-jwst-sees-through-the-cold.aspx The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has reached a key milestone with the successful completion of cryogenic tests on its telescope and instruments. Working within an international consortium, France is supplying the successor to the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes with the Mid InfraRed Imager (MIRIM) that will enable it to see wavelengths of 5 to 28 microns. Matter & the Universe ; Astrophysics ; Content of the Universe ; Galaxies ; Planets ; Stars ; Tools & research instruments ; Satellites ; Telescope Journalists ; Researchers ; general public Irfu Press release ; Highlight ; Success ; European & international partnerships MIRIM;MIRI;JWST;Focus;Infrared;Hubble; Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:00:00 GMT The rotation axes of stars tell us about how they were born https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/The-rotation-axes-of-stars-tell-us-about-how-they-were-born.aspx Physics ; Matter & the Universe ; Astrophysics ; Stars ; Satellites Press release ; Scientific publications ; Scientific result ; Focus Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT Reading the weather through atmospheric waves https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/reading-weather-atmospheric-waves.aspx The ARISE 2 project uses the infrasound technology, that was first designed and used for nuclear test monitoring, to provide crucial information to characterize the atmospheric waves of natural origin and predict their impact on meteorology. Environment ; Climate ; Earthquakes & tsunamis ; Monitoring nuclear tests ; Security and non-proliferation ; Earth sciences general public ; Journalists ; Researchers DASE News ; European & international partnerships ; Newsletter Monitoring nuclear tests;Earthquakes & tsunamis;détection;climate;secure societies;Environment;infrason;infrasound;Security and non-proliferation; Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMT Atmospheric methane concentrations are rising faster since 2007 https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Atmospheric-methane-concentrations-are-rising-faster-since-2007.aspx Climate Press release Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:00:00 GMT CO2 hits record highs in the Southern hemisphere https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/CO2-hits-record-highs-in-the-Southern-hemisphere.aspx Last month, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) as measured at Amsterdam Island (southern Indian Ocean), for the first time exceeded the symbolic value of 400 ppm[1], or 0.04 %, for the first time. Environment ; Climate ; Greenhouse effect Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:00:00 GMT Tara PACIFIC 2016-2018 - Coral reefs biodiversity facing climate change https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/Tara-PACIFIC-2016-2018---Coral-reefs-biodiversity-facing-climate-change.aspx The research schooner Tara will leave her home port of Lorient on May 28th 2016 for a new expedition in the Asian Pacific. This adventure is sponsored by the CNRS, PSL, CEA, CSM and many other public and private partners. Biodiversity ; Climate ; Environment Researchers ; general public Fontenay-aux-Roses Press release Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:00:00 GMT “Climate responsibility”: a new methodology applied to China https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/“Climate-responsibility”-a-new-methodology-applied-to-China.aspx A Franco-chinese team including the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement ​(LSCE, CEA/CNRS/UVSQ) has demonstrated that China's "climate responsibility" is not as significant as initially estimated. Climate ; Greenhouse effect ; Environment Researchers ; general public Saclay Press release Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:00:00 GMT Quantifying the impact of volcanic eruptions on climate https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/quantifying-the-impact-of-volcanic-eruptions-on-climate.aspx ​Large volcanic eruptions inject considerable amounts of sulphur in the stratosphere which, once converted into aerosols, block sun rays and tend to cool the surface of the Earth down for several years. Environment ; Climate Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:00:00 GMT Announced decline in uncertainty related to the impact of human activity on the climate https://www.cea.fr/english/Pages/News/announced-decline-in-uncertainty-related-to-the-impact-of-human-activity-on-the-climate.aspx ​An international study, in which French climatologists have been involved, shows that the influence of CO2 emissions on climate change due to human activity will increase but, by 2030, uncertainty regarding climate sensitivity to such anthropogenic change will be halved. Climate ; Environment Journalists ; Researchers Saclay Press release Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMT