L’aube commençait à peine à poindre sur le village de montagne, quand un fracas soudain a rompu la quiétude du matin. Depuis le glacier en surplomb, un torrent d’eau limoneuse a dévalé les pentes, puis un épais nuage de poussière a tapissé les lieux. « C’était comme la fin des temps. »
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New York est menacée de submersion, en particulier l’île de Manhattan, encadrée par l’océan Atlantique, l’East River et l’Hudson River. Les autorités ont donc opté pour la création d’un gigantesque mur anti-inondations. New York, géant urbain entouré par les eaux et menacé par le dérèglement climatique, se protège derrière un
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Loin des yeux du monde, les Malgaches subissent la première famine officiellement due au réchauffement. À Glasgow pour la COP26, leur ministre de l’Environnement tente de faire entendre leur souffrance et de mettre en garde : ailleurs, « d’autres pourraient vivre » la même chose. La moitié Sud de l’île iconique de
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À force de le répéter, plus personne ne peut l’ignorer : la plus grande forêt tropicale du monde, l’Amazonie, subit une pression immense, s’approche d’un point de basculement écologique et risque de s’effondrer. Mais la situation est bien pire que nous ne le pensions. Des scientifiques suggèrent que l’avenir sombre de
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Le géant pétrolier Shell doit réduire ses émissions de CO2 de 45% d’ici fin 2030, a décidé ce 26 mai un tribunal néerlandais qui rendait son verdict dans une affaire retentissante lancée par un collectif d’ONG environnementales. L’affaire, appelée « le peuple contre Shell », pourrait faire jurisprudence devant des tribunaux partout
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Les produits de supermarché estampillés « vegan » ou « végétarien » sont généralement pauvres en protéines végétales, et riches en additifs, alerte une étude réalisée par une association de consommateurs. Cette association demande la création d’un véritable label pour ces aliments afin de ne plus induire le client en erreur. Les produits végétariens
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Un groupe de pays riches représentant 13% de la population mondiale a pré-acheté la moitié des futures doses de vaccins contre le Covid-19 (1), selon un communiqué publié ce jeudi 17 septembre par l’ONG Oxfam. Pourtant, tout semble indiquer que le coronavirus qui fait trembler le monde pourrait s’imposer comme
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L’application des propositions de la Convention citoyenne pour le climat crée déjà des remous, entre « consultations » contestées pour les traduire dans la loi et déclarations d’Emmanuel Macron renvoyant à la « lampe à huile » les inquiétudes sur la 5G. Le doute est donc désormais de mise sur une proposition qui ne
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India, the United States, Brazil and South Africa are currently experiencing the largest increases in the number of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of July. These four economic giants are still far from having reached the "peak" of the pandemic, according to experts. State of play. United States The United States, 328 million
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What's a life worth? The question has been on the minds of philosophers, but it is also a debate that has been stirring economists for decades, and which is being revived by the prospect of deconfinement, synonymous with the trade-off between deadly risk and economic or social devastation. Questioned on May 6, as the pandemic
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They are as old as life itself, but scientists cannot say for sure if they are alive. Viruses are embedded in our DNA, shaping the human saga through mutation and resistance. We touch hundreds of millions of them every day. Like the new epidemic of
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The coronavirus COVID-19 continued to spread on Wednesday across the world which, according to a WHO expert, "is simply not ready to deal with it". The December epidemic in central China has already reached a peak in that country, where it infected some
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The Chinese twins born last year from embryos genetically modified by the "CRISPR" molecular scissors probably have unexpected mutations in their genome as a result of this manipulation. This information was revealed by an American journalist on December 3 after obtaining an unpublished version of the study detailing the experiment.
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Fossil CO2 emissions have not stopped growing: they continued to rise in 2019 despite the decline in the use of coal, offset by the use of oil and especially natural gas. A new warning was issued on Wednesday 4 December on the sidelines of COP25 at
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As always, with the technology giants, it starts with a beautiful utopian vision. They promise to change people's lives, but very quickly you realize the perverse and dangerous effects. That's exactly what is happening in Toronto, which wants to transform an entire neighbourhood of its city into a
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Even against your cat's cockroaches or fleas, insecticides must be used with care, warns the health agency Anses, which publishes an unpublished photograph of the widespread use of household pesticides. In full polemic on the minimum distance between houses and areas of application of plant protection products
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The prestigious Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company announced on Wednesday 2 October that it was withdrawing aid from the BP oil group in the name of the "climate emergency". A movement that is making its mark all over the world. BP's patronage allowed the RSC, a British theatre company based
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Global warming is shaping up to be more serious than expected, with the worst-case scenario predicting +7°C in 2100, French scientists warned Tuesday, presenting new and very alarming climate models that will serve as a basis for the IPCC. The UN climate experts will unveil in 2021 their new assessment report on
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Leaving for an afternoon of shopping with no cash, no credit card, no checkbook, no smartphone... What's the point? It will be impossible for you to buy anything. But if you are Chinese, your smile will be enough to pay for all your shopping. Your face as a wallet? An innovation that
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Just fifty years ago, on July 21, 1969, a quarter of humanity had its eyes on the Moon. All together, all races, ethnic groups, religions combined, holding our breath, incredulous in front of the blurred and jerky images of the television set or raising our eyes towards the star.
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