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Benjamin Legendre

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Climate and Environment Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Journalist AFP News Agency @afp, Environment/Climate/Biodiversity covering #COP16Biodiversity in Cali and #COP29 in Baku

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  • 5 days ago | terradaily.com | Benjamin Legendre

    Oceans feel the heat from human climate pollutionBy Benjamin LEGENDREParis (AFP) June 2, 2025 Oceans have absorbed the vast majority of the warming caused by burning fossil fuels and shielded societies from the full impact of greenhouse gas emissions. But this crucial ally has developed alarming symptoms of stress -- heatwaves, loss of marine life, rising sea levels, falling oxygen levels and acidification caused by the uptake of excess carbon dioxide.

  • 5 days ago | opovo.com.br | Benjamin Legendre

    Os oceanos absorveram até agora a grande maioria do aquecimento causado pela queima de combustíveis fósseis e protegeram as sociedades do impacto total das emissões de gases de efeito estufa. Mas esse aliado crucial mostra sintomas alarmantes de estresse: ondas de calor, desaparecimento da vida marinha, aumento do nível do mar, diminuição do nível de oxigênio e acidificação causada pela absorção do excesso de dióxido de carbono. É + que streaming. É arte, cultura e história.

  • 5 days ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Benjamin Legendre

    Benjamin LEGENDRE2 de junio de 2025, 7:09 a.m.·4  min de lecturaLos océanos han absorbido hasta ahora la gran mayoría del calentamiento causado por la quema de combustibles fósiles y han protegido a las sociedades del impacto total de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.

  • 5 days ago | em.com.br | Benjamin Legendre

    Os oceanos absorveram até agora a grande maioria do aquecimento causado pela queima de combustíveis fósseis e protegeram as sociedades do impacto total das emissões de gases de efeito estufa. Mas esse aliado crucial mostra sintomas alarmantes de estresse: ondas de calor, desaparecimento da vida marinha, aumento do nível do mar, diminuição do nível de oxigênio e acidificação causada pela absorção do excesso de dióxido de carbono.

  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Benjamin Legendre

    Oceans have absorbed the vast majority of the warming caused by burning fossil fuels and shielded societies from the full impact of greenhouse gas emissions. But this crucial ally has developed alarming symptoms of stress -- heatwaves, loss of marine life, rising sea levels, falling oxygen levels and acidification caused by the uptake of excess carbon dioxide. These effects risk not just the health of the ocean but the entire planet.

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Benjamin Legendre
Benjamin Legendre @Legendreafp
26 Apr 25

RT @AFPar: تُقام لـ"بابا الفقراء" فرنسيس جنازة مهيبة السبت في ساحة القديس بطرس يُتوقّع أن يحضرها أكثر من 200 ألف مؤمن ونحو خمسين رئيس دولة…

Benjamin Legendre
Benjamin Legendre @Legendreafp
23 Apr 25

RT @AFP: An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that co…

Benjamin Legendre
Benjamin Legendre @Legendreafp
8 Apr 25

RT @AFPar: بقيت درجات الحرارة العالمية عند مستويات مرتفعة تاريخياً في آذار/مارس، ما يشكل استمراراً لقرابة عامين من الحرّ غير المسبوق الذي ي…