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Claude Lorius – a Pioneer in Climate Science
April 3 , 2023
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- Claude Lorius, a pioneering glaciologist, passed away recently.
- He was best known for his research into climate change.
- In 1956, he joined an expedition to Antarctica.
- His work in Antarctica helped to prove that humans were responsible for global warming.
- His research into air bubbles trapped in the ice was published in 1987.
- In 2002, he was awarded the CNRS gold medal along with his colleague Jean Jouzel.
- He was the first Frenchmen to receive the prestigious Blue Planet Prize.
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