Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) NATURAL PARK OF CONTAMINES-MONTJOIE, HIKKING TO THE JOVET LAKES, IN BACKGROUND THE AIGUILLES DE LA PENNAZ AT 2688 M Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) NATURAL PARK OF CONTAMINES-MONTJOIE, HIKKING TO THE JOVET LAKES Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) NATURAL PARK OF CONTAMINES-MONTJOIE, HIKKING TO THE JOVET LAKES Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Global Warming - France

Illustration - Global Warming - France

FRANCE SAVOIE (73) ARECHES, LAKES OF THE TEMPETE, BEAUFORTAIN MASSIF Photo by Jean Didier Risler/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chamonix

Chamonix

FRANCE. HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) REGION OF CHAMONIX. AIGUILLE VERTE, AIGUILLES DU DRU, GRANDES JORASSES... THESE MYTHICAL SUMMITS SEEM WITHIN REACH, FROM THE CHESERYS LAKES, IN THE HEART OF THE AIGUILLES ROUGES RESERVE

US: Massive Shelf Cloud Caught on Time-Lapse Video Over Orland Park, Illinois

Severe thunderstorms swept through Chicago on Wednesday, July 16, bringing wind gusts up to 67 mph. The storm caused damage, including downed trees, power outages, and flight disruptions. This video captures a massive shelf cloud looming over the sky in Orland Park.

Illustration - Summer Activities

Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE. CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) GR 20 SUD, ASCENT OF MONTE RENOSO 2352 M, LAC DE BASTANI, LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF PUNTA BACINELLO, FACING MONTE RINOSU (2,352 M), LAC DE BASTANI IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST LAKES IN CORSICA (2,092 M) AND IN THE FIUMORBO RIVER WATERSHED. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Summer Activities

Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE, CORSE-DU SUD (2A) GR 20 SUD, CLIMB MONTE RENOSO 2352 M, BASTANI LAKE AT THE FOOT OF THE PUNTA BACINELLO, FACING MONTE RINOSU (2,352 M), LAKE BASTANI IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST LAKES IN CORSICA (2092 M) AND IN THE WATERSHED CASACCONI RIVER. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Summer Activities

Illustration - Summer Activities

CORSE-DU-SUD (2A) GR 20 SUD, ASCENT OF MONTE RENOSO 2352 M, LAC DE BASTANI, LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF PUNTA BACINELLO, FACING MONTE RINOSU (2,352 M), LAC DE BASTANI IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST LAKES IN CORSICA (2,092 M) AND IN THE FIUMORBO RIVER WATERSHED. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

ECDC warns of surge in Legionnaires' disease in Europe

STORY: ECDC warns of surge in Legionnaires' disease in Europe DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECDC 2. various of lakes in Stockholm 3. various of street views in Stockholm STORYLINE: European authorities must be vigilant in detecting and monitoring outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease, a form of pneumonia that has seen a surge to unprecedented levels in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Monday. Over 10,700 cases, including 704 fatalities, were reported in 2021, the ECDC said in its latest Annual Epidemiological Report. With 2.4 cases per 100,000 population, it was the highest annual notification rate of the disease caused by the Legionella bacteria, it said in a press release. Four countries -- Italy, France, Spain, and Germany -- accounted for 75 percent of the reported cases, the ECDC said. Males aged 65 years and older we

Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain

STORY: Heatwaves, severe droughts cause Europe searing pain DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:03 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of drought in European countries 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD RUDE, Head of the village of Cernon, France 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (German): LILITH, German environmental technical assistant 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HUANG YAN, Xinhua correspondent in Germany 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): VICENTE MARTINEZ, Farmer in Spain 6 SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MARTIN DRENTH, Dutch water resources expert STORYLINE: Historic heatwaves and droughts have swept across Europe this summer. Many European countries have been plagued by blistering heat, devastating forest blazes, little precipitation and dried-up rivers and lakes. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD RUDE, Head of the village of Cernon, France "The heat of the afternoon favored new outbreaks of fire. Last night the situation was very worrying: we could see the front of fire from this place, it was very impressive." Major