Claude Lorius

Claude Lorius was a pioneering French glaciologist whose research significantly advanced understanding of Earth's climate change. He traveled to Antarctica to study ice cores, which contain trapped air bubbles from thousands of years ago. By analyzing these, Lorius provided crucial evidence that global temperatures and carbon dioxide levels have historically been linked, confirming human influence on recent climate change. His work helped shape modern climate science and highlighted the importance of tracking environmental changes for the planet's future.