Warning for winds and floods on the Atlantic coast and Corsica

2022-11-21T13:44+0100tellerreport (en)

2022-11-21T12:42:56.681Z. A yellow alert has been issued by Météo France for all western territories, from Brittany to the Pyrenees Plan a wax. This Monday, the weather will be particularly bad on the French Atlantic coast. From Brittany to the Pyrenees, Météo-France has placed many departments on yellow alert for strong winds and thunderstorms.

Climate activist pours paint on Charles Ray sculpture in Paris

2022-11-18T17:42+0100worldakkam (en)

France and its long coastline are unfortunately not immune to rising sea levels. According to the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) estimates, the average ocean level will rise by at least 28 cm by 2100 in the best-case scenario. But based on Earth’s current orbit, experts think it’s likely.

Study: West African Floods 80 Times More Likely by Climate Change

2022-11-16T23:03+0100nytimes (en)

Heavy rains that led to recent deadly floods in Nigeria and neighboring countries were made about 80 times more likely by human caused climate change, scientists said Wednesday. The floods, which killed more than 600 people in Nigeria and more than 200 in Niger and Chad, were the consequence of an extremely wet rainy season.