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Storm Louis: warnings lifted for violent winds and rain-flooding; one dead in floods in Deux-Sèvres
Storm Louis: warnings lifted for violent winds and rain-flooding; one dead in floods in Deux-Sèvres

Météo-France has lifted, for Friday February 23, the alerts for violent winds or rain-floods which disrupted the circulation of certain trains on Thursday, but an orange alert for floods remains in Deux-Sèvres, in Vendée, according to the bulletin issued at 6 o'clock

Storm Louis: 90,000 homes without electricity; one dead in floods in Deux-Sèvres
Storm Louis: 90,000 homes without electricity; one dead in floods in Deux-Sèvres

Météo-France has placed twenty-seven departments on orange alert for Thursday February 22 due to Storm Louis, most of them due to violent winds

Storm Louis crosses France, 28 departments on orange vigilance
Storm Louis crosses France, 28 departments on orange vigilance
Louis Depression: twenty-six departments on orange vigilance
Louis Depression: twenty-six departments on orange vigilance
Drought: “worrying” situation in the Pyrénées-Orientales, slight deterioration in the level of water tables
Drought: “worrying” situation in the Pyrénées-Orientales, slight deterioration in the level of water tables

The level of groundwater in mainland France "remains generally satisfactory", but deteriorated "slightly" in January, underlines Tuesday February 13, the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM), the public body responsible for their monitoring, in its monthly newsletter

What to Look for in Carbon Capture Systems
What to Look for in Carbon Capture Systems

If you’ve decided that you want to boost the eco-friendliness of your business and minimize the amount of carbon that your company is generating

DPE for housing: Christophe Béchu announces “simplification” and more “reliability” for small areas
DPE for housing: Christophe Béchu announces “simplification” and more “reliability” for small areas
Greta Thunberg demonstrates in Bordeaux against an oil drilling project near Arcachon
Greta Thunberg demonstrates in Bordeaux against an oil drilling project near Arcachon
Floods and waves-submersion: eleven departments on the Atlantic coast on orange alert
Floods and waves-submersion: eleven departments on the Atlantic coast on orange alert
Pas-de-Calais placed on orange flood alert; the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, expected
Pas-de-Calais placed on orange flood alert; the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, expected

Rain will follow one another in the west and north of the country on Thursday February 8, with a sustained southwest wind, leading to a risk of flooding in Pas-de-Calais, according to Météo-France

Marseille: the extension of the ZFE to Crit’Air 3 vehicles postponed “sine die”
Marseille: the extension of the ZFE to Crit’Air 3 vehicles postponed “sine die”

At the start of 2025, the roadway will finally remain open to Crit’Air 3 vehicles in the center of Marseille

A third of farmers on “less than 350 euros per month”? A dated and contested figure
A third of farmers on “less than 350 euros per month”? A dated and contested figure
Nigeria: ban on single-use plastic in Lagos arouses fear and enthusiasm
Nigeria: ban on single-use plastic in Lagos arouses fear and enthusiasm
The damage from Cyclone Belal in Reunion estimated at 100 million euros
The damage from Cyclone Belal in Reunion estimated at 100 million euros

The damage from Cyclone Belal, which hit Reunion Island in mid-January, is estimated at 100 million euros, including 82 million for individuals, 14 million for professionals and 4 million for automobiles, France Assureurs announced on Tuesday

Drought in Morocco: “Nothing grows here anymore”
Drought in Morocco: “Nothing grows here anymore”

All that remains is a vast expanse of cracked earth, littered with shells, witnesses of a not-so-distant time when this place was home to an immense lake

Are rechargeable batteries still cheaper and more environmentally friendly?
Are rechargeable batteries still cheaper and more environmentally friendly?
Floods in Pas-de-Calais: Christophe Béchu discusses the State's purchase of flooded houses
Floods in Pas-de-Calais: Christophe Béchu discusses the State's purchase of flooded houses
Angry farmers: the FNSEA calls for maintaining actions after its meeting with Gabriel Attal; the government promises announcements “within the week”
Angry farmers: the FNSEA calls for maintaining actions after its meeting with Gabriel Attal; the government promises announcements “within the week”
Why French farmers are threatening to mobilize “as long as necessary”
Why French farmers are threatening to mobilize “as long as necessary”

A few months before the European elections, the French government, which fears a conflagration, is trying to react to the growing anger of farmers

Angry farmers: Gérald Darmanin says he has not requested the evacuation of the A64 blocked since Thursday
Angry farmers: Gérald Darmanin says he has not requested the evacuation of the A64 blocked since Thursday

The anger of farmers which is spreading in Europe is not sparing France, where numerous mobilizations continued on Monday January 22

The president of the FNSEA announces that the “actions” of farmers will be carried out “as long as it is necessary”
The president of the FNSEA announces that the “actions” of farmers will be carried out “as long as it is necessary”
Faced with the farmers' movement, the government postpones the presentation of its bill on agricultural installation
Faced with the farmers' movement, the government postpones the presentation of its bill on agricultural installation
On the fourth day of blockage of the A64, the Les Républicains party supports the farmers’ movement
On the fourth day of blockage of the A64, the Les Républicains party supports the farmers’ movement
Farmers' demonstrations: second night of blocking of the A64, Marc Fesneau expected on a farm in Cher
Farmers' demonstrations: second night of blocking of the A64, Marc Fesneau expected on a farm in Cher

The Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, is expected on Saturday January 20 on farms as demonstrations of discontent from the profession multiply

On social networks, the hypothetical “disease X”, mentioned in Davos, arouses panic and paranoid
On social networks, the hypothetical “disease X”, mentioned in Davos, arouses panic and paranoid

The world elite has already planned its next pandemic, some Internet users believe

Cyclone Belal: in Reunion, access to electricity, water or communications has not returned to normal
Cyclone Belal: in Reunion, access to electricity, water or communications has not returned to normal
Floods in Congo-Brazzaville: 350,000 people need humanitarian aid, according to the UN
Floods in Congo-Brazzaville: 350,000 people need humanitarian aid, according to the UN
Yellow “snow-ice” alert in seventy-five departments, risk of flooding in Calvados and Orne
Yellow “snow-ice” alert in seventy-five departments, risk of flooding in Calvados and Orne
Nuclear: a new public consultation on extending the lifespan of reactors
Nuclear: a new public consultation on extending the lifespan of reactors

Getting the French nuclear fleet to operate as long as possible is a long-term process

Snow and ice: nine departments on orange alert, risk of road refreezing
Snow and ice: nine departments on orange alert, risk of road refreezing

If the snowfall ended on Thursday January 18 in the morning in Hauts-de-France, Normandy and the Paris region, its consequences continued during the day, with an early refreezing of the roads in the evening, warns Météo- France

Animal suffering: justice opens an investigation into the Craon slaughterhouse, in Mayenne, after a complaint filed by the L214 association
Animal suffering: justice opens an investigation into the Craon slaughterhouse, in Mayenne, after a complaint filed by the L214 association
Snow and ice: twenty-five departments on orange alert
Snow and ice: twenty-five departments on orange alert
The Le Monde group publishes its carbon footprint
The Le Monde group publishes its carbon footprint
Senegal: Hann Bay, a corner of paradise that has become Dakar’s sewer, awaits decontamination
Senegal: Hann Bay, a corner of paradise that has become Dakar’s sewer, awaits decontamination

On the long beach of Hann Bay in Dakar, a lone man, equipped with a shovel and a wheelbarrow, tirelessly collects piles of garbage in such quantities that the task takes on a mythological air

In Reunion, where cyclone Belal caused less damage than feared, reconnaissance missions are beginning
In Reunion, where cyclone Belal caused less damage than feared, reconnaissance missions are beginning

Forty-eight hours after the passage of Cyclone Belal, which hit Réunion hard until the red alert was lifted, the consequences seemed less than feared, Wednesday January 17, on the island in the Indian Ocean, where begins the damage inventory

How to adapt to climate change? [January recap - part 2]
How to adapt to climate change? [January recap - part 2]
Reunion placed on purple cyclone alert from Monday, the population called to confine themselves
Reunion placed on purple cyclone alert from Monday, the population called to confine themselves
Reunion will go into cyclone red alert from 5 p.m., with the population called to confine themselves
Reunion will go into cyclone red alert from 5 p.m., with the population called to confine themselves

Under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone named Belal, Reunion Island has been placed on orange cyclone alert since 7 p

Reunion under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone
Reunion under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone

Under the threat of an intense tropical cyclone named Belal, Reunion Island has been placed on orange cyclone alert since 7 p