Tag: soil
United States: products used against fires accused of polluting soil and water with metals
In Los Angeles, firefighters continued their relentless efforts on Monday, January 13, to extinguish the persistent fires which ravaged entire neighborhoods and claimed the lives of at least 24 people.…
a large part of agricultural soil polluted by microplastics
A study published on December 26 by the French Agency for Ecological Transition reveals an almost systematic presence of microplastics in agricultural soils in France. Although numerous studies have already…
Russia: Oil spill near Crimea may have contaminated 200,000 tons of soil | News in brief
The oil spill near the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula may have contaminated 200,000 tons of soil, the Russian Minister of Natural Resources Aleksandr Kozlov said on Monday. Two old Russian tankers…
Türkiye, when drought ravages the soil
Craters as impressive as they are terrifying, which form in the middle of fields, this is the phenomenon faced by farmers in central Anatolia in Türkiye. These giant holes are…
Finland is fighting for the World Cup gold against Sweden on its soil – “We’ll have quite a party” | Sport
Finland defeated Latvia in the World Cup semi-final. In the second period, the team scored six goals in just over 10 minutes. Jaakko Servo, Hinn Hirvonen The Men’s Floorball World…
Fall of al-Assad: why France wants to stop the arrival of Syrian migrants on its soil
With the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, several European countries have frozen the processing of ongoing asylum applications. France could do the same. Bashar al-Assad was ousted from…
the first American missiles fired by kyiv on Russian soil – L’Express
Barely two days after receiving the green light from Washington, awaited for months, kyiv launched on Monday the first American long-range ATACMS missiles towards Russian territory. What the Kremlin had…
Sources: Biden gave Ukraine permission to strike Russian soil with US missiles | News in brief
According to New York Times sources, Ukraine plans to carry out its first attacks on Russia with US missiles in the next few days. The White House has declined to…
More than a century after the outbreak of the Great War, French soil still marked by conflict
Near Verdun, the Spincourt forest is home to a 1,000 m2 clearing where nothing has grown for a century. Often overlooked, the environmental consequences of armed conflicts remain colossal. And…
A gigantic network of very narrow tunnels is hidden under European soil, speleologists have found an explanation
Speleologists have explored this network of tunnels which crisscross Europe to understand its origin. Underground passages always arouse curiosity. This is the case of those in Erdstall, which form a…