Veille 2.1

As the northern hemisphere burns, experts feel deep sadness – and resentment – while dreading what lies ahead this Australian summer

Several US states say news that Exxon scientists predicted global heating accurately strengthens their lawsuits against company

Dès les années 1980, le grand groupe pétrolier ExxonMobil disposait de prédictions sur le réchauffement climatique d'une justesse remarquable, réalisées par ses propres scientifiques, et qui se sont révélées être précisément ce qui s'est produit plusieurs décennies plus tard, a confirmé une nouvelle étude parue jeudi.Malgré cela, l'entreprise a durant des années publiquement jeté le doute sur l'état des connaissances scientifiques en la matière, a souligné cette étude, publiée dans la prestigieuse revue Science.

The oil giant Exxon privately “predicted global warming correctly and skilfully” only to then spend decades publicly rubbishing such science in order to protect its core business, new research has found.

There is about a 40% chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level in at least one of the next five years – and these odds are increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is a 90% likelihood of at least one year between 2021-2025 becoming the warmest on record, which would dislodge 2016 from the top ranking, according to the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, produced by the United Kingdom’s Met Office, the WMO lead centre for such predictions.