A study conducted by scientists from the Centre for Research on Biodiversity and the Environment (CRBE – CNRS/IRD/Toulouse INP/UT) and the Géosciences Environnement Toulouse laboratory (GET – CNRS/IRD/UT/CNES) reveals that […]
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New method measures retreat of coastal cliffs over several millennia
If we are to assess the recent retreat of coastal cliffs through erosion, we need to be able to know their trend over longer periods of time, something that has […]
In Siberia, seasonal thawing of permafrost will increase by more than 60% by 2100
The permafrost of central Siberia is showing signs of significant warming. An international study, led by Laurent Orgogozo, lecturer at the University of Toulouse in the Toulouse Geosciences Environment Laboratory […]
Phosphogypsum foam: a vector of industrial pollution affecting Mediterranean biodiversity and the health of coastal populations in Gabès (SE Tunisia)
This study focuses on phosphogypsum foam from marine discharges from phosphate fertilizer plants in Gabes (SE Tunisia). Its formation process includes three main steps: (i) formation by dissolution of phosphogypsum […]
The carbon footprint of research infrastructures challenges the environmental responsibility of INSU laboratoires
To limit global warming to less than 2°C, it is necessary to radically reduce current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Scientists should also participate in this effort as part of their […]
On the track of an asteroid in the Sahara
Hundreds of thousand asteroids frequently collide the Earth. They represent a danger for inhabited areas. Geologists from the GET and the University of Hassan II (Casablanca, Morocco) have explored the […]
Algamarca gold deposit in Peru: News on its formation
With their partners from South American institutions, researchers from the Géosciences Environnement Toulouse laboratory (GET-OMP – CNES/CNRS/IRD/UT3) analyzed the fluids of the earth’s crust at the origin of the gold […]
Tsunamis in the Caribbean: A new alter procedure developed by the University
While tsunami warning systems have robust procedures to prevent tsunamis generated by earthquakes, this is not the case when it comes to tsunamis produced by volcanic crises. The eruptions of […]
The essential sanitation of tropical mountain villages
Tropical mountain villages without sanitation pollute the hydrosystems very heavily. The work of scientists from the Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET/OMP) laboratory and their partners in France and Laos, carried out in South-East Asia, […]