Since this year, outdoor heaters on terraces of bars and restaurants have been banned. Because yes, heating outside is a deviation. So why without hesitation accept an equally absurd practice of air-conditioning the exterior in scorching weather? This is what Dan Lert, assistant to the mayor of Paris in charge of the ecological transition, wondered … Read more
More than a week after the fires broke out in Gironde, firefighters can count on the support of farmers in their own department but also in Lot-et-Garonne. One of them tells RTL. The fires in the Gironde continue to destroy the fauna and flora of the region. 850 firefighters are deployed day and night to … Read more
This Monday, the southwest of France registered the highest temperatures in France, more than 40 ° C. However, it is also there that the thermostat was at its lowest in the early evening. How to explain it? This sudden drop in temperature is due to a well-identified meteorological phenomenon: the galern. Also called “brouillarta” in … Read more
With summer temperatures soaring, we tend to spend more time outdoors. Wasps can then invite themselves to your table during lunch or an aperitif and disrupt the course of events. An essential insect for biodiversity and the food chain, wasps need to be protected: it is therefore not necessary to install traps to kill them. … Read more
Who shot Sedna, the female killer whale found lifeless in the Seine on May 30? To shed light on this tragic event, Sea Shepherd, the ocean protection NGO, is bringing out the heavy artillery. She announces that she will offer 10,000 to anyone who will allow her to get her hands on the person who … Read more
Hotter, more often, earlier and later. The multiplication of heat waves such as those currently affecting much of Western Europe or those that hit India in March-April is an undeniable sign of climate change, the scientists explain. Globally, the years since 2015 are the warmest on record. And punctual heat waves are multiplying all over … Read more
Heat waves are increasing and living conditions in urban areas are quickly becoming stifling. More and more cities want to be resilient and therefore offer different solutions to overcome this lack of freshness. Overview of some initiatives to cool down, even if the thermometer is fortunately above 30 degrees. Among the already resilient cities, which … Read more
The twelfth player in the world and the first from her country, Russia, has come out as Russian lawmakers work on a new law that will further curtail gay and lesbian freedoms in Russia. Photo: Alex Bogatyrev/Shutterstock On the question: “Do you have a girlfriend?”, the No. 1 tennis player in Russia, Daria Kasatkina, answers … Read more
The mercury is rising in French cities, forcing them to adapt their infrastructure. Faced with climate change, islands of freshness are settling in cities. These places, such as urban forests, seem to be the right place to keep urban areas habitable. In the midst of a heat wave, three little words resonate like a promise … Read more
For twenty years, almost 89 kilometers of pipes with water at 4°C have circulated under the feet of Parisians to keep cool various emblematic places of the capital, such as the Louvre or the National Assembly. Photo credits: pawel.gaul/Getty Images With heat waves becoming more frequent, Paris is looking to expand its little-known ‘urban cold’ … Read more