forest fires, war between Israel and Hamas, Taylor Swift… The upheavals of 2023

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World: forest fires, war between Israel and Hamas, Taylor Swift… The upheavals of 2023

World: forest fires, war between Israel and Hamas, Taylor Swift… The upheavals of 2023 – (France 2)

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France 2 – N. Tabouri, L. Latour

France Televisions

A few days before the start of the new year, we look back at 2023. A year that brought joys and sorrows in France and across the world.

With only three days left in 2023, we look back at a year full of emotions. This year, one color sadly dominated: the incandescent red of forest fires, evidence of a burning planet. 18 million hectares went up in smoke in Canada, or a third of France. Global warming showed its effects this year also through abnormal weather. 2023 was the hottest year on record globally and severe weather such as storms and earthquakes increased.

Wars and revolutions

2023 is also a strong year of commitment in France, which revealed a fractured society before and after the promulgation of the pension reform but also on the occasion of the death of Nahel, killed by a police officer. In Ukraine, the conflict bogged down two years after the Russian invasion and was overshadowed by the Hamas attack in Israel, followed by the violent response of the Jewish state in the Gaza Strip.

Some revolutions also marked the year, such as the development of artificial intelligence and Chat GPT in particular, capable of writing speeches and dissertations. On the pop culture side, the film barbie and singer Taylor Swift have sent meters and fans around the world into panic.


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