“1:15 p.m. on Saturday”. The bird at the end of the world

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At a time when, due to global warming, weather phenomena are becoming more and more violent and frequent, researchers are studying the behavior of birds. They would be able to help scientists better anticipate the arrival of a hurricane or a tsunami…

At a time when, due to global warming, weather phenomena are becoming more and more violent and frequent, researchers are studying the behavior of birds.

Who has never dreamed of reading the future in the flight of birds? So, head for the Tuamotu Archipelago, in French Polynesia, in the South Pacific, for a trip to the end of the world.

Whistleblower birds

Birds would be able to help scientists better anticipate the arrival of a hurricane or a tsunami. For this document, signed Frédéric Capron, Florent Muller and Oktay Sengul, the magazine 1:15 p.m. on Saturday” (Twitter, #1:15 p.m.) went to meet one of them, Frédéric Jiguet.

Passionate about birds since childhood, he has developed a research program with the support of the French Navy. Have a good flight in the middle of the Pacific listening to the warning birds…

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