The Deep Climate mission ended on June 22nd with the return of twenty climate pioneers to France. Explore the tropical forests of Guyana, northern Lapland and the Nafud desert in Saudi Arabia. After these expeditions, volunteers bring thousands of scientific data in their suitcases.
On Thursday, June 22, the 20 explorers from the Deep Climate Mission landed in Paris. After 40 days spent in the Nafud desert in Saudi Arabia, this return to France marks the end of the mission. “It’s a very emotional day because we crossed different regions in the Amazon, in Lapland and now here in this Arabian desert.” Then Christian Klute, founder of the Institute for Human Adaptation and leader of the three expeditions, testified. According to Christian Clot, the 20 Climate Pioneers—a nickname invented to designate the explorers—are the first junior team to cross three extreme environments in this way.
Understand the effects of severe weather on the human body
The goal of the Deep Climate mission is to study “skills [humaines] In the face of new climates, present and future, and changing living conditionsThe idea for this process arose from the observation of the Institute for Human Adaptation. For centuries, humans have been changing slowly and at their own pace. They are now facing increasingly important and frequent changes. Thus, the Institute immersed its volunteers in extreme weather conditions. It was then able to observe in real time the ability to Adaptation and social organization in the face of new living conditions.
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The mission focuses on traversing “extreme” climates. according to Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThese different climates correspond to the weather conditions that France could face in the near future. “We will not avoid profound changes in the living conditions of the world: it is expected that the temperature will reach 50 ° C in the summer in Marseille from the middle of the centuryThe Human Adaptation Institute shares in a press release.
