Storm Aurora will sweep across the west and northwest of the country. Nine departments were placed, Wednesday, October 20, in orange vigilance for strong winds. The alert issued by Météo-France concerns Finistère, Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, Manche, Calvados, Eure, Seine-Maritime, Oise and Somme, from 4 p.m. and until 4 p.m. Thursday. “The Aurora storm, the first fall … Read more
Firefighters battling the blazes north of Athens, August 6, 2021. ALEXANDROS AVRAMIDIS / REUTERS Firefighters and water bombers were fighting two new fires on Monday 23 August in the south of the island of Evia and north-west of Athens. On the island opposite Attica, the forest fire that broke out on Monday morning was moving … Read more
Extraordinary heat events occur around the planet during most summers, but the current heatwave in the Pacific Northwest is truly exceptional. In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a heatwave that the National Weather Service called “historic and dangerous.” The heat began to build up late … Read more
In Vancouver, June 29. DON MACKINNON / AFP Several hundred sudden deaths, hospitalizations on the rise and the increase in forest fires: western Canada and the United States are suffocating under the effect of unbearable temperatures. This unprecedented heat wave is due to a known climatic phenomenon, called the heat dome, which has grown exceptionally … Read more