Tag: Global warming
Why is the city of Bangkok likely to be moved on world maps?
Move Bangkok to escape rising waters? This is the possibility put forward by a senior official of Thailand’s climate services, in an interview with AFP. Projections consistently show that Bangkok…
Thousands evacuated as fire threatens oil town approaches
Fires threaten again in Canada. On Tuesday, several thousand residents in the town of Fort McMurra were ordered to evacuate due to an approaching wildfire. Located in Alberta (west), this…
Summer 2023: the warmest in 2000 years – knowledge
To understand how exceptionally warm the summer of 2023 was, it helps to take a look back at the Roman Empire. Its heyday was accompanied by exceptionally favorable climatic conditions:…
The Porto Alegre region, already flooded, is “scared” before more rain
The south of Brazil, devastated by historic floods whose toll continues to rise, is once again hit by intense rains which are expected to further intensify over the weekend, complicating…
Earth history: Can humans adapt to heat?
Homo sapiens is spectacularly adaptable. But for thousands of centuries it lived in the cold – now it’s getting hot. Does he still have a chance on a warmer planet?…
Justice rejects complaint for pollution filed by children
In the United States, the class action filed by Californian children against the government for its failure to combat pollution was dismissed by federal judge Michael Fitzgerald, sitting in Los…
Unprecedented bad weather leaves at least 100 dead
After the unprecedented floods in southern Brazil, the provisional toll shows 100 dead, 128 missing and 372 injured. The number of victims is likely to increase further given the catastrophic…
With global warming, should we soon fear “climate confinements”?
Closed schools, teleworking, slowing economy, travel reduced to the strict minimum… Does this bring back memories? In 2020, the world discovered confinement with cities with deserted streets and an atmosphere…
At least 56 dead in floods that devastate the state of Rio Grande do Sul
The task of rescuers is daunting, with entire cities practically cut off from the world. And the toll thus increased this Saturday in Brazil, where floods devastated the state of…
With 1,085 schools and nurseries to be renovated by 2050, how many establishments will be under construction each year?
One thousand and eighty-five nurseries or schools renovated by 2050. Is the objective achievable? Difficult to answer today but it is the one that the city of Paris has set…