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In tribute to Claude Lorius

Claude Lorius, an outstanding scientist, glaciologist, precursor in the fight against global warming and tireless explorer of the coldest regions of our planet, has just left us.

Claude Lorius, on Terre Victoria around 1959-1960

Winner of the CNRS gold medal in 2002 with Jean Jouzel and member of the Academy of Sciences, Claude Lorius created the Laboratory of glaciology and environmental geophysics in Grenoble. Discover his exemplary career through our photo and video archives.

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CNRS News articles

Read "Claude Lorius, a life on the ice" by Laure Cailloce

Read "A prestigious award for Claude Lorius" by Saman Musacchio

On the occasion of the 2008 International Polar Year, the CNRS and the IPEV produced a series of podcasts dealing with polar researches. Because of the global warming, Arctic and Antarctic areas are today victims of the most rapid and spectacular changing in the whole history of our planet. What should we think about it? What do we really know? What must we urgently measure and understand? With the collaboration of Patrice Lanoy, a scientific journalist.

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