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Heatwave and drought: heat stroke on the European electricity system
The weeks follow each other and look alike in France. After a slight thaw at the end of last week, a new heat wave is hitting the country. All this…
National Heat Plan? ‘So put on my hat and smear with factor 50’
“Yeah, sure,” a man answers firmly when asked if he’s drinking enough today. With headphones on his head, he drives a mowing machine across a lawn near the Utrecht Grift…
Heat wave 2022: 16 departments placed in orange vigilance! France faces a new heat wave
HEAT WAVE AUGUST 2022. For the fourth time this summer, France is in the grip of a new heat wave in this second week of August. 16 departments were placed…
The consequence of the extreme heat: here almost all turtles are born as females
– It is frightening that the last four summers in Florida have been the hottest summers ever, says Bette Zirkelbach, director of Turtle Hospital in Florida. When a female turtle…
Humidity and heat: beware of mosquitoes
News Published on 08/06/2013 at 1:56 p.m. Updated 07/30/2022 at 00:00 Reading 3 mins. It will have escaped no one, except the lucky ones who never get stung. Mosquitoes are…
What were the most intense heat waves and heat waves in France?
While in the context of anthropogenic global warming, episodes of extreme heat are multiplying and intensifying, a look back at the history of heat waves in France. That of 2003…
Heat wave 2022: new heat wave! 18 departments placed in orange vigilance by Météo France
HEAT WAVE AUGUST 2022. For the fourth time this summer, France is in the grip of a new heat wave in this second week of August. 18 departments have been…
Are repetitive heat waves and droughts directly linked to global warming?
A database reveals that the world’s biggest climate disasters since the 1930s are either directly linked to warming from greenhouse gas emissions or made worse by it. The most obvious…
National Heat Plan in force again tomorrow: ‘Not intended for those who find it patronizing’
The National Heat Plan, which was also put into effect for three days in mid-July, aims to inform organisations, professionals and people in care about the expected heat. In this…
The fourth heat wave promises to be intense and widespread throughout France
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