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| Claude Lorius: Pioneering French climate change scientist dies aged 91 | Claude Lorius: Pioneering French climate change scientist dies aged 91 |
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| Glaciologist Claude Lorius, seen here in Paris in 2011, once said: "I did not choose science, I chose adventure" | Glaciologist Claude Lorius, seen here in Paris in 2011, once said: "I did not choose science, I chose adventure" |
| Claude Lorius, a leading glaciologist whose expeditions helped prove that humans were responsible for global warming, has died at the age of 91. | Claude Lorius, a leading glaciologist whose expeditions helped prove that humans were responsible for global warming, has died at the age of 91. |
| He led 22 expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica during his lifetime. | He led 22 expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica during his lifetime. |
| It was during one trip to Antarctica in 1965 where an evening of whiskey with ice cubes led him to prove humankind's role in the heating of the Earth's surface. | It was during one trip to Antarctica in 1965 where an evening of whiskey with ice cubes led him to prove humankind's role in the heating of the Earth's surface. |
| Lorius died on Tuesday morning in the French region of Burgundy. | Lorius died on Tuesday morning in the French region of Burgundy. |
| It was his love of adventure which set him on the path to identifying and predicting an impending catastrophe for the planet. | It was his love of adventure which set him on the path to identifying and predicting an impending catastrophe for the planet. |
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| In 1956, just out of university, he joined an expedition to Antarctica. Temperatures there were as low as -40C (-40F). | In 1956, just out of university, he joined an expedition to Antarctica. Temperatures there were as low as -40C (-40F). |
| Despite this, Lorius and two other people lived there for two years, surviving with limited supplies and a faulty radio. | Despite this, Lorius and two other people lived there for two years, surviving with limited supplies and a faulty radio. |
| The more polar expeditions he led to the continent, the more he became fascinated with Antarctica's mysteries. | The more polar expeditions he led to the continent, the more he became fascinated with Antarctica's mysteries. |
| In 1965, Lorius had a revelation by gathering ice samples and dropping them in whiskey. He spoke about it half a century later. | In 1965, Lorius had a revelation by gathering ice samples and dropping them in whiskey. He spoke about it half a century later. |
| "One evening, after deep drilling, in our caravan we drank a glass of whiskey in which we had put ice cubes of old ice," he said. | "One evening, after deep drilling, in our caravan we drank a glass of whiskey in which we had put ice cubes of old ice," he said. |
| "Seeing the bubbles of air sparkling in our glasses, I came to the idea that they were samples of the atmosphere trapped in the ice." | "Seeing the bubbles of air sparkling in our glasses, I came to the idea that they were samples of the atmosphere trapped in the ice." |
| Realising the scientific potential of analysing trapped air, he then decided to study ice cores - samples drilled out of the ice which act as frozen time capsules. | Realising the scientific potential of analysing trapped air, he then decided to study ice cores - samples drilled out of the ice which act as frozen time capsules. |
| By drilling into the ice, Lorius drilled into the past, penetrating, in his words, the "ice of the first Ice Age". | By drilling into the ice, Lorius drilled into the past, penetrating, in his words, the "ice of the first Ice Age". |
| His research into air bubbles trapped in the ice was published in 1987. | His research into air bubbles trapped in the ice was published in 1987. |
| It showed that for long periods levels of carbon dioxide varied slightly but after the Industrial Revolution concentrations of the greenhouse gas had rocketed as temperatures rose. | |
| Lorius's research brought him international renown and allowed scientists to look back over 160,000 years' worth of glacial records. | Lorius's research brought him international renown and allowed scientists to look back over 160,000 years' worth of glacial records. |
| The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said it left "no room for doubt" that global warming was due to man made pollution. | The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said it left "no room for doubt" that global warming was due to man made pollution. |
| From then on he became a campaigner and in 1988 he was the inaugural expert of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. | From then on he became a campaigner and in 1988 he was the inaugural expert of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
| In 2002, he was awarded the CNRS gold medal along with his colleague Jean Jouzel. | In 2002, he was awarded the CNRS gold medal along with his colleague Jean Jouzel. |
| Lorius was also the first Frenchmen to receive the prestigious Blue Planet Prize. | Lorius was also the first Frenchmen to receive the prestigious Blue Planet Prize. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Antarctic | Antarctic |
| France | France |
| Glaciers | Glaciers |
| Effects of global warming | Effects of global warming |
| Climate change | Climate change |