LE BLOG du CREA Mont-Blanc
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The network of temperature monitoring stations installed across the French Alps by CREA Mont-Blanc in 2006 is one of our oldest monitoring tools. After 15 years of hard work, we are evaluating our system and thinking about how it might … Continued
On February 18th, Anne Lassman-Trapier, president of the local nonprofit, “Inspire” did a Science Sandwich on air quality in the Mont-Blanc region. She explained which pollutants are present in the valley and where they come from. A summary of the … Continued
Invisible, microscopic, dirty…the soil beneath our feet is a home to a little known and often neglected world. However, an estimated 80% of the world’s animal biodiversity lives in soil…and it is extremely diverse! Soil fauna is extraordinarily diverse in … Continued
During April 30th’s Science Sandwich, Jean-Baptiste Bosson of ASTERS, a glaciologist by training and currently the coordinator of the Sentinel Lakes network, presented on the history and outlook for the Alp’s high-altitude lakes. Altitude lakes are rich and fragile ecosystems … Continued