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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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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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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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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The heat wave that hit France and parts of Europe last week was, meteorologists say, caused by hot air masses from North Africa. In this region, as in the Middle East, global warming is burning the air to the point of making it unbearable. In a relatively
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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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La semaine dernière, la Terre a établi des records de température. Il fait chaud, très chaud, partout, et le phénomène semble ne pas vouloir s’arrêter. Chacun ressent cette surchauffe anormale, de nombreux morts sont déclarés dans plusieurs endroits du monde, certaines régions atteignent le seuil du supportable avec plus de
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Même ceux qui recensent les records semblent dépassés par les événements. Ce n’est pas seulement le quatorzième mois d’affilée à battre un record de chaleur, le semestre le plus chaud en 130 ans et la fonte estivale des glaces de l’Arctique la plus hâtive. C’est surtout que tout cela se
PlusAs thousands of refugees driven by war and oppression continue to flock to Europe from the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, researchers have just announced that what we are seeing today is nothing compared to what will happen next. Indeed, in a relatively
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