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Growing evidence from Antarctica suggests that even if countries hit the lower target for temperature increases set by the Paris Agreement, it may not be enough to prevent some countries from suffering catastrophic damage caused by ice-sheet melting As countries gather in Bonn, Germany, to finalise the first evaluation of Paris climate-agreement pledges — known as the Global Stocktake — scientists have joined an unusual new grouping of countries urging “2°C is too high”, a warning that, based...

Small islands and low-lying countries that are threatened by sea level rise are currently attending the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Helsinki to call for immediate action to avert a pending disaster Representatives of non-Antarctic Treaty countries such as Mexico are in Helsinki until 8 June for the annual meeting of the consultative parties to the Antarctic Treaty (ATCM).

« Si la glace fond, tu n’auras plus rien à écrire ». J’ai été assez choquée quand quelqu’un, un activiste climatique autoproclamé, m’a dit cela ces derniers jours. Eh bien, si « toute la glace fond », un sujet de blog sera le cadet de mes soucis.