The consequences of climate change in Overseas Territories

Overseas territories are suffering from global warming: illustrations in Polynesia and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.

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Thousands of fish found dead on the weekend of Christmas Eve 2023, on the coast of Ua Huka, in French Polynesia.  (MAHAI OHU / POLYNESIA THE 1ST)

Dead fish found on the beaches, exceptional low tides which hinder the nesting of turtles and fishermen, who no longer harvest much: the effects of climate change are becoming more and more concrete on the islands of French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. Report by Corinne Téhétia, from Polynésie La 1ère.

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: one of the hottest years in 2023

Same cause, and another consequence of global warming: in the North Atlantic, in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the year 2023 will have been one of the hottest ever recorded, with an average temperature of 7 degrees, or one degree of more than usual. Laurent Bavard is a forecaster at Météo France, he speaks with Arnaud Delair, from SPM La 1ère.

Sorting bio-waste in Martinique

Since 1er January, local authorities must set up bio-waste sorting. In Martinique, the municipalities in the south of the island have been offering it for 20 years. With nearly 35,000 bins with brown lids. The report by Viviane Dauphoud-Eddos, from Martinique La 1ère.


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