Environmental
“Violent storms”: 14 départements placed under orange alert this Sunday
France is experiencing an “extended wave of thunderstorms”. “The most virulent thunderstorms are now organised around a line running from the Jura to Luxembourg”, says ...
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Thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain… What are the forecasts for departments under orange alert?
The storms expected on Saturday will be accompanied by “intense electrical activity”, “powerful gusts of wind”, “hail” and “heavy rainfall in a short space of ...
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Ecological transition: in 2023, solar and wind power will overtake oil in the production of new energies
According to an analysis by the specialist media Carbon Brief, for the first time in history, wind and solar power have supplied more new energy ...
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Summer at last? : high temperatures expected just about everywhere in France
Météo-France is predicting a mainly sunny start to the week for most of the country, despite forecasts of rain and thunderstorms towards the end of ...
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Nine départements remain under orange alert for flooding and risk of rain and flooding
Vigilance Orange: Rain-Flood and Flood Risks Nine départements are under orange alert for the risk of flooding and rain this Friday 21 June. Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher ...
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Climate: “The High Council expresses its deep concern at the delay in certain key pieces of legislation”.
The French High Council for the Climate, headed by agronomist Jean-François Soussana, is warning that France needs to “significantly step up adaptation” to droughts, heatwaves, ...
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Weather warning: Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire on red alert for flooding, while five departments are on orange alert for the risk of thunderstorms and rain-flooding
On Thursday 20 June, two departments, Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire, were placed on red alert due to the risk of flooding on the river Oudon, after ...
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Weather: orange alert for thunderstorms in twelve departments in central France
The departments affected by this warning are: Côte-d’Or, Yonne, Indre, Cher, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Corrèze, Puy-de-Dôme and Loire Twelve départements in central France ...
Environmental
A report warns of the threat posed by the Himalayas’ low snowfall to the water supply of almost 2 billion people.
The snow and ice of the Himalayas are a vital source of water for the 240 million people living in mountainous areas and for the ...