Etiket: disasters
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…
“In 2022, there were 32 million displacements worldwide, linked to climate-related disasters”
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. Saturday…
the program “On the front” gives a voice to those who try to better prevent disasters
This new issue, broadcast Monday at 9 p.m. on France 5, also reveals the flaws in weather forecasts, and focuses on homes built in flood zones. In October 2020, storm…
The silent disasters of our education system
“The teacher today is robbed of his time and his judgment. » This sentence from Mathieu Bernière, taken from his History assignment entitled “The dispossession of the teacher”, published on…
In six years, more than 43 million children have been displaced by weather disasters, warns UNICEF
95% of these child movements are explained by floods and storms, indicates the Unicef report published Friday October 6. China and the Philippines are among the countries with “the highest…
In six years, more than 43 million children have been displaced by weather disasters, warns UNICEF
95% of these child movements are explained by floods and storms, indicates the Unicef report published Friday October 6. China and the Philippines are among the countries with “the highest…
Climate disasters | Tens of millions of uprooted and traumatized children, warns UNICEF
(United Nations) Floods, storms, droughts… disasters fueled by climate change have caused 43.1 million child displacements between 2016 and 2021, and this is only “the tip of the iceberg”, warns…
In six years, more than 43 million children have been displaced by weather disasters, warns UNICEF
95% of these child movements are explained by floods and storms, indicates the Unicef report published Friday October 6. China and the Philippines are among the countries with “the highest…
The true or false junior answers questions about recent natural disasters in Morocco and Libya
This week, in The True or False Junior, we answer students’ questions about the natural disasters which have particularly affected Morocco and Libya in recent weeks. Is it true that…
The true or false junior answers questions about recent natural disasters in Morocco and Libya
This week, in The True or False Junior, we answer students’ questions about the natural disasters which have particularly affected Morocco and Libya in recent weeks. Is it true that…
in Africa as in Asia, the increase in natural disasters leads to an increase in forced marriages
Worldwide, 12 million girls are forced into marriage every year. As an unexpected consequence of global warming, in certain regions of the world, environmental upheavals are leading to an increase…
Tourist disasters and other period portraits
The company TCS World Travel, specializing in ultra-luxury travel, is offering this fall a major planetary jet journey reserved for 52 happy few. The cost, all inclusive: US$150,000 for double…
Natural disasters | Greece is suffering ‘a war in peacetime’, says PM Mitsotakis
(Thessaloniki) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis judged on Saturday that Greece, hit by “the most serious fires and floods in its history” during the summer, was suffering “a war in…
Extremely toxic sludge: one of Spain’s worst environmental disasters in court
The trial for the spill of toxic sludge from the Swedish group Boliden’s mine in Aznalcollar (south) opened on Tuesday in Spanish justice twenty-five years after this environmental disaster, one…
Sweden: civilians on the front line during natural disasters rather than the army
STOCKHOLM | Forest fires, floods, storms, landslides… Our soldiers are increasingly called upon to respond to climatic disasters. This is also the case in Sweden, except that there, it is…
Natural disasters | Ottawa unveils its first risk assessment report
(Ottawa) Although major floods are occurring more frequently, Canadians remain uninformed of the risk they face. Yet 80% of major Canadian cities are located entirely or partially in flood-prone areas,…
Biological invasions cost as much as natural disasters, according to a CNRS study
This is a calculation made by scientists from the CNRS and the University of Paris Saclay: over the past 40 years, biological invasions have been as costly as all the…
deforestation is progressing and leading to climatic disasters
Published on 03/02/2023 11:36 Update on 03/02/2023 1:20 p.m. Video length: 2 min. franceinfo Article written by In the Philippines, the area covered by forests has been shrinking for years.…
deforestation is progressing and leading to climatic disasters
Published on 03/02/2023 11:36 Video length: 2 min. franceinfo Article written by In the Philippines, the area covered by forests has been shrinking for years. A situation leading to devastating…