Tag: climate change
Early drought in France: “Summer rain does not have the same impact as winter rain”
The water tables which are supposed to feed the rivers when it no longer rains during the summer, are at historically low levels for the season in France. Interview with…
“Overshoot Day”: advancing major transformations sector by sector to reduce our footprint”
Each year, Global Footprint Network calculates “overshoot day” for the world. For 2022, the “overshoot day” for France falls on May 5, about 5 months earlier than in 1961. If…
Macron organizes a meeting dedicated to the ecological transition
While on the left, the union for the legislative elections is taking shape, Emmanuel Macron does not forget to reassure on the theme of ecology. This was the subject of…
How a smartwatch taped to a tree can improve water management?
Researchers are interested in the swaying speed of trees in the wind through the use of accelerometers, such as Fitbit bracelets. These data make it possible to learn a great…
7 weather phenomena that will become more frequent due to climate change
We already observe the effects of global warming in our daily lives every day: heat waves, hurricanes, floods, forest fires… These extreme phenomena have always existed, but global warming makes…
Heat wave causes colossal fire at New Delhi dump
India and Pakistan have been experiencing a record heat wave for several days. In New Delhi, where the temperature reached 44°C on Friday April 29, the situation is particularly alarming…
Iraq still caught in a dust storm
In Iraq, a dust storm enveloped the country on Tuesday, April 12. The second in less than a week. This phenomenon is more and more frequent in the country due…
How much will the sea level rise?
With global warming, sea levels are set to rise. A phenomenon which, depending on the scale it takes, will more or less severely affect populations and economies. Osaka, Calcutta, The…
with its “polar strategy”, France wants to influence world politics
France adopted its very first “polar strategy” on Tuesday April 5. This plan is dictated by two climatic and geopolitical imperatives. The government will invest between 400 and 700 million…
Climate change: how long do we have before the point of no return?
We emit CO2. The forests are burning. The ice cream is melting. The Earth is heating up. Inexorably. And more and more headlines are warning us. The point of no…