Environmental
Orages : alerte orange pour quatre départements du sud-ouest de la France
The alert concerns the departments of Gironde, Dordogne, Lot-et-Garonne and Landes On Tuesday 18 June, four departments in south-west France were placed on orange alert ...
June 18, 2024
Environmental
Biodiversity: the countries of the European Union definitively approve the adoption of the law on nature restoration
The text had already been approved by the European Parliament after an intense political battle, particularly with regard to its impact on agricultural land A ...
June 17, 2024
Environmental
A sprawling fire has already destroyed 600 hectares in the Maures massif in the Var region
The fire broke out in Vidauban on Tuesday afternoon and is still active. Hundreds of firefighters are currently engaged in the fight against the blaze ...
June 12, 2024
Environmental
Weather: orange alert for ‘thunderstorms’ and ‘rain-flooding’ in the Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques regions
Take care in the South-West. The Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques have been placed under orange alert for ‘thunderstorms’ and ‘rain-flooding’ on Saturday 8 June. An ...
June 8, 2024
Environmental
Almost five billion air passengers expected worldwide by 2024, a record
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), meeting at its General Assembly in Dubai, predicts that by 2024 airlines will have made a net profit of ...
June 3, 2024
Environmental
Does this week’s weather forecast herald the long-awaited return of the sun after a gloomy and rainy May?
The coming week promises calmer weather thanks to the return of the Azores anticyclone. Temperatures are expected to rise to 30°C in the south of ...
June 3, 2024
Environmental
Gabriel Attal announces that greenhouse gas emissions in France have fallen by 5.8% in 2023
This follows a 2.7% reduction in 2022. France targets a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 For the second year running, greenhouse gas ...
May 23, 2024
Environmental
Drought in the Pyrénées-Orientales: details of the ‘water resilience plan’ presented by Minister Christophe Béchu
The département is experiencing an unprecedented drought, leaving some communes without drinking water. In response to the pressure on this essential resource, the Ministry of ...
May 22, 2024
Environmental
Hautes-Pyrénées: magnitude 4.1 earthquake recorded near Bagnères-de-Bigorre
The tremor was felt at around 11.30am on Tuesday, 9km south of Tarbes In a press release, the prefecture reported that an earthquake measuring 4.7 ...
May 21, 2024
Environmental
Heavy rain, bad weather… the daily routine: Gironde and Charente-Maritime under orange alert for ‘rain and flooding’, significant showers forecast overnight
Orange vigilance for rain and flooding in Gironde and Charente-Maritime Gironde and Charente-Maritime have been placed under orange vigilance for ‘rain and flooding’ from Monday ...
May 20, 2024