The pandemic at Covid-19 is not over, let summer come. Specialists predict that it will be hot and that the scorching temperatures will break records. This is already the case, this month of April and May in South-Eastern Europe, which is suffocating. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned this Tuesday 26 May
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The month of April broke temperature records, heralding one of the hottest summers on record. But these pessimistic predictions are outweighed by reality. The heat wave we feared after the pandemic episode is already here. In the middle of May, the month of the sweet spring sung by Ronsard, the
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While we were well confined, in fear that a nasty virus would send us ad patres, global warming was quietly continuing its progression. We didn't realize it too much, deprived of the freedom to go outside, but the thermometer showed, in this month of April, some
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Le réchauffement dont nous constatons les effets brûlants aujourd’hui est inédit. Au cours des 2 000 dernières années, aucun événement n’est comparable. Jamais les températures mondiales n’avaient augmenté aussi rapidement que maintenant, selon des données publiées mercredi 24 juillet. Un constat alarmant à l’échelle planétaire qui, selon les experts, devrait
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Après l’épisode caniculaire qui a frappé ces dernières semaines l’Europe en général et la France en particulier, doit-on s’attendre à un retour des grandes sécheresses ? Les météorologues nous prédisent une saison estivale des plus chaudes ; les hydrogéologues, qui mesurent l’état des nappes phréatiques et des réserves d’eau françaises, sont
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Three weeks ago, radioactive contamination of the Loire River was detected. "Slight" said the power plant managers. Today, we are worried about the level and temperature of the Loire, we wonder about the heat resistance of the generators, we wonder if the reactors are going to
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Heat records are falling one after the other. It would almost have become a national sport if the consequences were not so severe. According to Météo France, the heat wave that is setting in is "unprecedented" in its precocity and intensity. Dozens of departments have already placed
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50°C in Paris. This is what the IPCC scientists predict between now and 2050. Violent, long and repeated heat waves that will inevitably cause extensive human damage. Faced with this risk, which presents itself as an emergency, what can be done? Implement mitigation strategies today
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Last summer, it was very hot all over the world. We remember the heat waves in France, the giant fires in California, the suffocation of the Australians. But that's nothing compared to what's ahead of us. A study published this week warns us: the waves
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The planet is overheating and some, like climatologist Jean Jouzel, predict that we will soon be "toasting slowly". Controlling greenhouse gas emissions has become a mantra, but even if we succeed, it will probably be too late. We must
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Nous savions que le Gulf Stream, ce courant océanique qui joue un rôle majeur dans le climat mondial, était en train de se dérégler. Les scientifiques s’accordent aujourd’hui à dire qu’un autre courant, situé cette fois dans les airs, à une quinzaine de kilomètres d’altitude, le Jet Stream, était lui
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En cette période de canicule, la pollution à l’ozone atteint de nouveaux pics record, notamment en ville où 80 % des français vivent. Chaque année en Europe, la pollution de l’air occasionne près de 500 000 décès, selon l’Agence européenne pour l’environnement (AEE). Alors que la pollution atmosphérique est devenue
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