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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2026 · 1 MIN

Listening Practice - La banquise

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Fin février, la banquise a atteint son étendue minimale avec 2,58 millions de kilomètres carrés.At the end of February, the sea ice reached its minimum extent at 2.58 million square kilometers.Alors oui, ça reste bas, mais c’est un rebond massif par rapport au record absolu de 2023 où l’on avait plongé à 1,85 million.So yes, it remains low, but it is a massive rebound compared to the absolute record of 2023, where it had plummeted to 1.85 million.On l’a vraiment échappé belle.We really had a narrow escape.Il manque toujours 260 000 kilomètres carrés de glace par rapport à la moyenne historique.There are still 260,000 square kilometers of ice missing compared to the historical average.Ce qui nous amène à nous demander : alors pourquoi s’en réjouir si l’on est encore profondément dans le rouge ?Which leads us to ask: so why celebrate if we are still deeply in the red?Eh bien, enfin, la réponse est purement météo.Well, ultimately, the answer is purely weather-related.Ce petit miracle temporel n’est absolument pas lié à un refroidissement climatique global.This small temporary miracle is absolutely not linked to global climate cooling.Non, c’est juste un pansement mécanique.No, it is just a mechanical band-aid.En fait, des vents ultra violents venus du sud ont agi comme un bouclier géant, repoussant les eaux chaudes de l’océan et compactant la glace.In fact, ultra-violent winds from the south acted like a giant shield, pushing back the warm ocean waters and compacting the ice.Ce qui a drastiquement freiné la fonte estivale.This drastically slowed down the summer melt.En clair, la banquise a gagné une petite bataille cette année grâce à la météo, mais le thermomètre global, lui, continue clairement de grimper.In short, the sea ice won a small battle this year thanks to the weather, but the global thermometer itself clearly continues to rise. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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