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Drought in Catalonia: new emergency measures
Published on 02/04/2024 9:30 p.m. Video length: 3 min Drought in Catalonia: new emergency measures In Catalonia, the drought is forcing the authorities to take new emergency measures. Residents must…
Drought | New water restrictions in Barcelona, placed in state of emergency
(Barcelona) Barcelona and its outskirts were placed on Thursday in a state of “drought emergency” and will face new water restrictions due to the historic drought affecting this region of…
Catalonia hit by historic drought
Welcome Weather report Drought Published on 01/26/2024 4:49 p.m. Update on 01/26/2024 5:18 p.m. Video length: 1 min Climate: Catalonia hit by historic drought Climate: Catalonia hit by historic drought…
Climate change behind devastating Amazon drought in 2023, study finds
Climate change largely contributed to the devastating drought that hit the Amazon in 2023, one of the most important ecosystems in the world for stabilizing the global climate threatened by…
Catalonia hit by historic drought
Welcome The news Franceinfo news franceinfo evening 11 p.m. news Published on 01/25/2024 09:04 Video length: 3 min Spain: Catalonia hit by historic drought Catalonia has been facing a three-year…
Soil drought reaches lowest level in Europe since 2018
Welcome Weather report Drought At the beginning of January, soil drought affected 19.6% of European territory and the Mediterranean coasts. Last year at the same time, this figure was 35.1%…
Soil drought reaches lowest level in Europe since 2018
Welcome Weather report Drought At the beginning of January, soil drought affected 19.6% of European territory and the Mediterranean coasts. Last year at the same time, this figure was 35.1%…
Drought and floods left 27 million children hungry in 2022
Extreme weather events have plunged more than 27 million children into acute food insecurity in 2022, in 12 countries among the most vulnerable to climate change, the NGO Save the…
Deaths, fires, drought… the Amazon is suffocating under a historic heatwave
In recent weeks, Latin America has been facing extreme heat. In Brazil as in Bolivia, record heat has caused deaths. With the tropical season underway, 2023 is shaping up to…
The Canadian | Josh Anderson’s long drought
(San Jose) It was brightly sunny on Thursday afternoon in San Jose, but Josh Anderson chose to lock himself in an arena before everyone else to shoot pucks. Posted at…
Drought continues to get worse in Catalonia
(Barcelona) The historic drought affecting Catalonia continues to worsen, due to lack of sufficient rain this fall, local authorities warned on Tuesday, who do not rule out bringing water by…
storing flood water for drought is “extremely complex”, according to hydrogeologist Alain Dupuy
Why not take advantage of floods to collect and conserve water in anticipation of dry periods? Alain Dupuy, professor of hydrogeology at the Bordeaux Polytechnic Institute, deciphers this hypothesis for…
Amazon deforestation at four-year low, but drought persists
Welcome World Americas Amazon The PRODES deforestation monitoring system noted the destruction of 9,001 km2 of primitive forest between August 2022 and July 2023, the best observation since 2019. Published…
Amazon deforestation at four-year low, but drought persists
Welcome World Americas Amazon The PRODES deforestation monitoring system noted the destruction of 9,001 km2 of primitive forest between August 2022 and July 2023, the best observation since 2019. Published…
Climate change responsible for “extreme drought” in Iraq, Iran and Syria
The “extreme drought” affecting Iraq, Syria and Iran would not have occurred without global warming caused “mainly” by the burning of oil, gas and coal, according to an expert report…
In the Amazon, drought reveals ancient carvings in rivers at exceptionally low levels
During a previous drought in 2010, the engravings were observed for the first time. “Smileys” engraved in rock more than 2000 years ago? In the Amazon, where there is an…
In the Amazon, drought disrupts the lives of residents of Manaus
Not far from the emblematic and highly touristic place where the black waters of the Rio Negro and the brown waters of the Solimoes, two of the main tributaries of…
A Brazilian state in the grip of “extreme” drought
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Brasilia) The Brazilian government announced Thursday the sending of “emergency” humanitarian aid to the state of Amazonas, where part of the largest tropical…
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces severe drought
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is facing a severe drought that could affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Many already struggle to access basic necessities,…
increased consumption, health standards, drought… Water, this other issue of the Olympics
With the opening ceremony and certain open water events, the quality of the water in the Seine is the subject of much debate. But beyond the swimmability of the river,…