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Disasters, pandemics, conflicts: a box of food to survive 14 days of a disaster sold for $259.99 at Costco
Natural disasters, pandemics, conflicts… Costco sells a box of dry food online for $259.99 to survive for 14 days, cut off from the world, in a disaster that could deprive…
report offers solutions to insurers facing future rise in natural disasters
Damage linked to droughts, floods, hail and other increasingly violent phenomena is expected to increase by 50% within 25 years. And the cost of reimbursements too. Published on 04/02/2024 9:51…
report offers solutions to insurers facing future rise in natural disasters
Damage linked to droughts, floods, hail and other increasingly violent phenomena is expected to increase by 50% within 25 years. And the cost of reimbursements too. Published on 04/02/2024 9:51…
PODCAST. Attacks, accidents, disappearances… Air disasters at the heart of conspiracy stories
Who ordered the attack on the plane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana? What happened to the Boeing flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine in 2014? From the origins of the…
Climate disasters cost insurers 6.5 billion euros in 2023, and “the bill will not stop increasing”, according to François Gemenne
Every Saturday, we decipher climate issues with François Gemenne, professor at HEC, president of the Scientific Council of the Foundation for Nature and Man and member of the IPCC. Published…
Natural disasters cost insurers 108 billion in 2023, according to Swiss Re
Losses covered by insurers risk doubling over the next ten years due to climate change, which makes weather phenomena more frequent and more intense, reinsurance giant Swiss Re warned on…
Sudan | “One of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory”, says the UN
(United Nations) Sudan, where famine looms after nearly a year of war, is suffering “one of the worst humanitarian disasters” in recent history, a UN official warned on Wednesday, denouncing…
Franceinfo junior. “Does it cause real disasters when the alarm clock doesn’t ring?”
At the franceinfo junior microphone, franceinfo morning journalists Jérôme Chapuis and Sahlia Brakhlia are interviewed by children, on the occasion of Press and Media Week in the school. Published on…
natural disasters displaced 2.5 million people in 2023
The US Census Bureau has launched a national survey to estimate the human, material and financial consequences of natural disasters. Southern states are hardest hit. Published on 03/03/2024 07:39 Update…
Civil security bill | Quebec wants to have a civil “reserve” in the event of natural disasters
(Quebec) The Legault government wants to create an “emergency response reserve” to be able to support the authorities in the event of a natural disaster. The quantity of employees hired…
More than 1,000 natural disasters in 2023 in Brazil, new record
Welcome World Environment Climate crisis These events linked to extreme precipitation caused at least 132 deaths and more than 9,000 injuries, according to Brazil’s National Natural Disaster Monitoring Center. Published…
More than 1,000 natural disasters in 2023 in Brazil, new record
Welcome World Environment Climate crisis These events linked to extreme precipitation caused at least 132 deaths and more than 9,000 injuries, according to Brazil’s National Natural Disaster Monitoring Center. Published…
More than 1,000 natural disasters in 2023 in Brazil, new record
Welcome World Environment Climate crisis These events linked to extreme precipitation caused at least 132 deaths and more than 9,000 injuries, according to Brazil’s National Natural Disaster Monitoring Center. Published…
Disasters caused $3.13 billion in insured losses
Bad weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured losses for the second consecutive year in 2023 in Canada. The Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) annual tally…
Weather in Canada in 2023 | Bad weather and disasters caused 3.13 billion in insured damages
(Ottawa) Bad weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second consecutive year in 2023 in Canada. Published at 2:40 p.m. The Insurance Bureau…
Highlights of 2023 | A year marked by natural disasters
Sorry, your browser does not support videos Episode of black ice, summer storms, air quality altered by forest fires in northern Quebec: Montreal was not spared from natural disasters in…
Natural disasters | Ottawa has a project for a national coordinating agency
(Ottawa) The Minister of Civil Protection, Harjit Sajjan, says the Government of Canada is working to establish a national emergency response agency as climate change continues to add to the…
TRUE OR FALSE. Are dogs and cats “disasters” for biodiversity and the climate?
François Gemenne, member of the IPCC, attracted the wrath of animal lovers by recalling the environmental impact of dogs and cats on LCI. However, his remarks are based on scientific…
Ottawa has plans for a national coordinating agency for natural disasters
The Minister of Civil Protection, Harjit Sajjan, says the Government of Canada is working to establish a national emergency response agency as climate change continues to add to the needs…
TRUE OR FALSE. Are dogs and cats “disasters” for biodiversity and the climate?
François Gemenne, member of the IPCC, attracted the wrath of animal lovers by recalling the environmental impact of dogs and cats on LCI. However, his remarks are based on scientific…