Tag: drought
White paper on climate risks: towards a 60% increase in claims in France in 30 years
With global warming, extreme weather events tend to increase and intensify. Including in France. And while awaiting the publication of the second part of the sixth report of the IPCC,…
The soils of the Mediterranean regions are depleted in a worrying way
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] The dangers of soil pollution Philippe Hubert, specialist in soil pollution, discusses the origins but also the possible solutions to be put in…
Soil quality in the Mediterranean region reaches critical point
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] The dangers of soil pollution Philippe Hubert, specialist in soil pollution, discusses the origins but also the possible solutions to be put in…
The Southwest of the United States has not experienced such a drought for 1,200 years
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Interview with Jean Jouzel: Is global warming of human origin? The French paleoclimatologist Jean Jouzel sheds light on the part of responsibility of…
The U.S. is plagued by the worst drought in more than a thousand years, according to a new study
The severe drought is likely to continue for the next few years. By the end of the century, there will be more decades of drought in the region. The southwestern…
What you need to know about the anticyclone blocked above France for several weeks
The weather for this month of January is unusually calm in France, the fault of a lasting anticyclonic blockage which seems to no longer want to leave our country. You…
What you need to know about the anticyclone which has been stagnating over France for 3 weeks
The weather for this month of January is unusually calm in France, the fault of a lasting anticyclonic blockage which seems to no longer want to leave our country. You…
Record temperatures expected in South America
Argentina, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay are facing scorching temperatures this week. The symbolic 50 ° C mark may be reached or approached these days. You will also be interested…
Lessons from the Mayans for surviving droughts
What if the Mayan civilization had not finally collapsed under the impact of repeated droughts? This is the question researchers are asking today. They discovered that the Mayans cultivated many…
How the melting Arctic sets the United States on fire
In the Arctic, the ice is melting. In the American West, forest fires are getting more and more violent. All because of anthropogenic global warming. Researchers are now showing how…