Climate

Maud Brègeon appears here during a public address as energy returns to the center of debate. Her image accompanies a story where the rise in the gas benchmark price brings household purchasing power back to the forefront.

Society

France gas prices rise in May 2026, splitting the shock between indexed and fixed contracts for households

2026-04-30

An almost erased horizon blends into white light, giving the ocean a calm, abstract presence. Nothing here suggests the spectacular, which is precisely why the image suits the subject: a peaceful surface can hide a deep anomaly. The photograph thus supports the article’s central idea of a subtle but measurable upheaval.

Science

Oceans at 20.97 C in March: the near-record heat putting climate scientists on alert for El Niño

2026-04-10

Beneath the yellow raincoat and behind the placard held into the wind, there is more than the momentum of a cause: there is the concrete cost of commitment that must be funded day after day. Greenpeace France’s announcement on staffing clearly reminds us that major environmental fights also depend on fragile budgets, regular donations, and real jobs.

Society

Greenpeace France: how slower donations and a legal setback in fundraising put a quarter of jobs at risk

2026-03-27

‘In the gray plume from these industrial facilities is less a spectacular image than a stubborn truth. For decades the atmosphere has accumulated greenhouse gases and the ocean has absorbed a vast share of the excess heat.’

Science

2025 ranks among the hottest years as Earth keeps storing heat

2026-03-26

Severe weather: The sky closes over the Gulf of Lion. Regina moves up from the Balearics, loaded with moist air. Rain, gusts, and Saharan haze mingle in the same light. In the south, weather plays out at the scale of a neighborhood and a stream.

Society

Storm Regina: Heavy Rain and Gusts, Flood Watch Issued

2026-03-06

A lighthouse, a headland lashed by winds: Finistère’s terrain amplifies sensations. On February 25, 2026, in the afternoon, a deep sound crossed Finistère and made houses vibrate. Witnesses speak of a shockwave in Brittany: trembling windows, slamming doors, agitated animals. Since then the question stands: what struck the Breton air without leaving traces on the ground? In broad daylight (not at night, unlike other booms reported elsewhere).

Science

Brittany’s Unexplained Boom: Earthquake Ruled Out, Cause Unknown

2026-02-26

On the night of February 23, 2026, Malaysia woke before dawn, city by city, to the rhythm of a distant vibration. In Sabah, the island of Borneo seemed still, but buildings swayed with a breath, as if under a gust that never arrived. In monitoring centers, screens lit up: a powerful quake, yet buried hundreds of kilometers deep, had struck. And, crucially, its exceptional depth explains why the sea did not respond.

Science

Deep M7.1 earthquake off Borneo shakes Sabah; no tsunami warning

2026-02-23

On the quays, water laps at the stone. In Bordeaux, the flood rises with the tide. The municipal emergency plan coordinates closures and alert messages. The peak remains below 1999, but the city holds its breath.

Society

Bordeaux Flooding: Garonne Overflows as Storm Pedro Hits

2026-02-19

Pedro arrives like a curtain of rain that erases landmarks. In two days, winds, river floods and high seas collide over the West. In riverside towns, sandbags reach doorways and garages are flooded. France switches to alert mode, between fatigue, damage and emergency.

Society

Storm Pedro: France flood alerts, storm surge and damaging winds

2026-02-18

Over the Atlantic, Chandra arrives like a blade: wind, spray, and tight bands of rain along the west coast.

Science

Storm Chandra: flooding in Brittany through Jan 28, 2026

2026-01-27

On the snow, green and violet stretch out: a slice of the Far North knocking on our windows.

Science

Northern Lights in France as a G4 solar storm reaches Brittany

2026-01-20

At night, the lava draws red veins: a spectacle that attracts, but that requires keeping one’s distance.

Science

Piton de la Fournaise eruption triggers ORSEC response and road gridlock

2026-01-19