It is a mysterious pollution that worries the authorities and all ocean lovers. Since the end of November, the beaches of the Atlantic coast have literally been invaded by hundreds of thousands of plastic microbeads, also called "mermaid's tears". After Finistère, these industrial plastic pellets have been surging en masse on the coasts of Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique and Vendée for several weeks, covering the sand as far as the eye can see. The origin of these microbeads remains a mystery for...
California Not only are sea otters super cute — they're said to be helping save the West Coast Sea otters are cute - and useful © Cavan Images / Imago Images by Catherine Brenner Meyer 01/25/2023, 16:23 2 mins Sea otters are stars of the internet. But they are also very important to the ecosystem in which they live. A petition is therefore calling for the reintroduction of the animals in parts of the US west coast. People on the...
Shipwreck off Japan Freighter sinks 100 kilometers off the coast - authorities are looking for missing people Watch the video: Freighter capsizes 100 kilometers off the coast – authorities are looking for missing people.STORY: After a freighter capsized off the coast of Japan, rescue teams continue to search for missing crew members. Japanese Chief of Cabinet Hirokazu Matsuno informed the public in Tokyo on Wednesday: "Around 11:15 p.m. local time yesterday, the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters received a distress...
STORY: The US Coast Guard claims to have rescued almost 400 migrants from distress at sea. Men, women and children, almost all from Haiti, were sailing the waters of the Bahamas on a completely overcrowded sailboat. According to emergency services, a person who had fallen off the ship was rescued from the water around 100 kilometers south of the Caribbean archipelago. In their attempt to stop the boat, they were assisted by soldiers from the Bahamas, the US Coast Guard...
“What we are experiencing is an absolute scandal, a white tide”. It is with these words that the Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu described the plastic ball pollution that has been hitting the Atlantic coast for several weeks. From Finistère to Vendée, these 4 to 5 mm granules have been stranded more particularly in Loire-Atlantique in recent days. "Complicated to pick up, fitting into ecosystems, ingested by all animals, and leaving the disarray of elected officials, associations trying to...
Placed in yellow wave-submersion vigilance until Wednesday noon, the coast of the Alpes-Maritimes was indeed swept away by this episode of strong swell. From Cannes to Menton, via the Principality of Monaco, some damage is to be reported. A light injury is even to be deplored in Nice. Hit by a wave, a municipal police officer had to be taken care of by firefighters and taken to hospital.In the capital of the Côte d'Azur, where the seaside had been prohibited...
A carpet of tens or hundreds of thousands of small white marbles, covering the sand, as far as the eye can see. For several weeks, a sad phenomenon has been affecting several beaches on the Atlantic coast in turn. After Finistère in December and the Vendee at the beginning of January, Loire-Atlantique is now the scene of this invasion. “The balls ended up mixing with the water and the sand, but at the end of last week, in Pornic, it...
storm Major damage from severe storm on Australia's east coast The small town of Benalla, almost 200 kilometers north-east of Melbourne, is particularly badly affected. photo © Brendan McCarthy/AAP/dpa Trees uprooted, roofs covered, power outages: A severe storm caused major damage in the Australian state of Victoria. A severe storm with heavy rainfall has caused major damage and uprooted trees in the Australian state of Victoria. The small town of Benalla, almost 200 kilometers north-east of Melbourne, is particularly badly...
Status: 01/15/2023 12:52 p.m Due to the current weather warnings for the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, several shipping companies have changed their schedules. Stormy weather is also expected inland today. An official storm warning from the German Weather Service (DWD) applies to the entire North Sea coast and on the islands until the early evening. The gusts can reach wind speeds of 115 kilometers per hour there. The ferry connections between Neuharlingersiel and Spiekeroog are therefore preferred, the...
Status: 01/15/2023 09:40 a.m Storm low "Frederic" drives hurricane-like gusts over the North Sea coast and Harz during the day. Severe weather warnings apply until late afternoon. People should stay indoors. In addition, the German Weather Service (DWD) has published an official warning of gusts of wind for Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and large parts of Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The gusts on the North Sea can therefore reach wind speeds of 115 kilometers per hour from the morning. These hurricane-like...
