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Valérie Masson-Delmotte

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PhD, climate scientist @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social @CEAParisSaclay @IPSL_outreach @hc_climat. Was co-chair @ipcc.bsky.social (AR6 WGI). Member of French Academy of Technology and Academy of Sciences.

  1. Jour 5 de la vague de chaleur caniculaire d'août 2025. La température n'est pas descendue en dessous de 28,7°C la nuit dernière à l'aéroport de Nice. C'est la plus haute valeur de température minimale jamais observée, battant de 0,1°C la valeur du 22 août 2023.

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  2. Le Sud de la France subit une #canicule record par sa sévérité(combinaison intensité+durée) & brutalité. ✔quels processus à son origine? ✔pourquoi cet été restera l’un des +frais de ce siècle si on n’accélère pas la décarbonation restant dans l'illusion d'une adaptation sans casse? #fatigue Un fil🧵👇

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  3. The Royal New Zealand Air Force evacuated three people from a U.S. research base in Antarctica on Wednesday after a medical emergency, conducting a rare and highly dangerous mission through volatile weather and 24-hour darkness to rescue the individuals.

    Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

    New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

    Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

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  4. Trump's budget proposal for NASA zeros out the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2 & 3), which would mean an early end to tools that provide detailed information on carbon dioxide emissions and plant growth.

    npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

    Congress could still save these programs.

    The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

    Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

    The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

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  5. Eté 2025: encore un nouveau record‼️ +de 50% de la France est touché par des arrêtés sécheresse en nappe: du jamais vu depuis le début du suivi en 2012📈 Alors que la loi #Duplomb veut multiplier les “bassines” qui prélèvent directement en nappe, quelle ironie Une situation en fait ... 1/5

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