Articles 2020

Le “Los Angeles Times” a mis en ligne une vidéo sur laquelle on découvre, les uns après les autres, les squelettes calcinés des luxueuses villas qui bordaient il y a encore quelques jours l’océan Pacifique. L’incendie Palisades semble désormais se déplacer vers le nord-est.

An intense heat wave gripping South and South-East Asia since late March comes as no surprise to leading meteorologists who have been warning of steadily rising temperatures in the Indian Ocean.

In March and April 2023, some Earth scientists began to point out that average sea surface temperatures had surpassed the highest levels seen in a key data record maintained by NOAA. Months later, they remain at record levels, with global sea surface temperatures 0.99°C (1.78°F) above average in July. That was the fourth consecutive month they were at record levels.

Global heating above 1.5C will be “catastrophic” for Pacific island nations and could lead to the loss of entire countries due to sea level rise within the century, experts have warned.