Tag: planet
The cruel end of Karen the ostrich in a Kansas zoo
Some will speak of suicide, others of an accident, still others, like good Darwinians, of natural selection. Karen, an ostrich at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas, United States, died after…
Typhoons, floods, Asia is the continent most affected by weather disasters
Typhoons, storms, floods, droughts… In 2023, Asia was “the region of the world most affected by disasters” linked to weather according to a report released Tuesday by the UN. No…
New, second-hand, borrowed… Have you changed the way you consume books?
Is the book destined to become a collector’s item like vinyl? With the arrival of digital e-readers in the 2000s, the question of its survival arose. Today, readers are increasingly…
Will there be apples next school year?
Two more difficult nights and mornings of agricultural frost. This is the observation made by agroclimatologist Serge Zaka who, on cartography regions most impacted by the risk of loss. The…
After the arrival of 30,000 cruise passengers, the economic benefits questioned
Is the money from cruise lines irrigating the city equal to the pollution generated? Without it being asked exactly in these terms, this is the question to which the Marseille…
What is this “extreme heat stress” which has broken a record in Europe?
The term has been used by many media since the publication of an alarming report from the European Copernicus Observatory and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In their 2023 report,…
“Not sure that the building will still be there in ten years”… Saint-Malo and the puzzle of storm management
With each approaching storm, the same ceremony is repeated. Sheltered from the rain, they prepare their boots and their raincoats with the sole idea of getting as close as possible…
Will kites resist climate change?
“I broke three kites in the winter, it’s the first time that’s happened to me…” Dominique, a kite flyer based in Gironde, is devastated. In the thirty-five years that he…
Addicted to clothes, flying or meat? Capitalists Anonymous Can Help You Get Sober
If their name may make you smile, their approach is nothing short of serious. For a little over a year and a half, around ten “Anonymous Capitalists” have been meeting…
“Some are trampled…” Watch out for (invisible) eggs laid on the beaches
They are no bigger than a quail’s egg and their gray and beige colors blend perfectly into their environment… In recent weeks, seabirds have begun to lay their eggs discreetly…