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Arthur Keller: “The collapse in biodiversity is possible!”

Arthur Keller is a leading expert in systemic shocks. Monday evening, he was in Peage-de-Roussillon, Isere, facing elected officials to recall the issues. The planet is at the brink of implosion. He said that the territories could provide solutions.

Arthur Keller: Biodiversity Collapse is Possible

From January to May, France’s bad weather cost 3.9 billion Euros

Floods, storms, drought… France Assureurs estimates that the cost of natural disasters in France during the first five months this year was nearly 4 billion euros.

Read more: The cost of bad weather in France from January to May is 3.9 billion Euros

Read more: Climate: How to make sure our economy is at 2degC

What to Expect in Drome-Ardeche’s Heat Wave?

Temperatures have been rising over the past few days. A heat peak is expected to occur on Thursday, July 14, followed by a slight drop in temperature for the weekend… and then a return to hot weather. Gabriel Chantrel is a meteorologist at Meteo France, Bron and tells us about the situation in Drome – Ardeche.

To read: Heat wave in Drome-Ardeche: What to Expect?

A new public consultation has been launched about the slaughter of ibex in Haute-Savoie

The court in May cancelled the slaughter order for 170 female ibexes. However, the Haute-Savoie Prefecture has launched a new public consultation that will last until July 25. The objective is to kill 75 ibexes by November 15, 2022.

Read more: Ibex slaughter in Haute-Savoie – A new public consultation launched

1000 undiscovered microbes discovered in Tibetan ice

Global warming is making the melting glaciers faster all over the globe. These glaciers are home to many different life forms, including bacteria, algae, and fungi. A team of Chinese researchers surveyed these microbes to determine the potential consequences and problems they could cause. They published their results in Nature. Results: There were 968 species of microbes found on 21 Tibetan glaciers. They live in extreme conditions with low temperatures, solar radiation, and very few food sources. They can freeze and thaw to survive. 82% of the 3,241 pieces (genomes), of genetic material that have been discovered, belong to new species. These glaciers can be considered “recorders” for the past because they contain 10,000-year-old microbes that can return to life when conditions are right, according to the Futura Planete website.

Fin whales making a comeback in Antarctica is a rare sight

This is great news for the environment! According to Nature, fin whales have made a comeback in Antarctica. They were wiped out of the area by whalers decades ago. Geo.fr reports that researchers found hundreds of fin whales near Elephant Island, Antarctica in 2018, and 2019.

Professor Bettina Meyer, coauthor and biologist at Alfred Wegener Institute, stated in the press, “I have never seen so many whales together before” The study. The team hopes that other marine organisms will recover from the area’s return to fin whales.

Metropolis of Grenoble – Dams on the Gresse could threaten aquatic fauna

The drought has already caused damage to the rivers and the fish of Gresse are now trapped in wild dams. The area’s fishermen are raising alarm at the observed increase in fish mortality.

Read more: Aquatic fauna threatened by dams at Gresse

At least one French department has lost two of the three species of butterfly that were once present.

Many species are at risk due to climate change, polluting, or destruction of their natural habitats. The butterfly is an example of this. Futura Planete reports that at least two of the three major species of metropolitan France have vanished from at least one French department in the past century. According to the study, every species of butterfly has gone extinct in at least four French provinces. On average, eleven species have disappeared in France if each department has lost at most one species within a century.

According to the French Office for Biodiversity, it is the most urbanized department that has lost the most species (on average 30%). This is especially worrying because butterflies, which are essential for biodiversity, are disappearing.

Temporarily, the Faroe Islands limit their hunting quota at 500 dolphins per annum

This practice is controversial. Sunday’s announcement by the Faroe Islands was that they will limit the number dolphins its residents hunt to 500 annually. This law will be in effect for 2022-2023. The government of the Danish autonomous territory stated that this quota was established after an “unusually large catch”, of 1,423 white-sided Dolphins in September.

Read: Temporarily, the Faroe Islands limit their hunting quota at 500 dolphins per annum

Radioactive leak at Tricastin power station: “We are still waiting for the Gendarme to sanction”

Roland Desbordes from Criirad talks about the Tricastin nuclear power station’s tritium leakage in November 2021.

Read more: Radioactive leak at Tricastin power station: “We are waiting to the gendarme sanction”

Portugal is affected by the heat wave, very large forest fires and Portugal.

Since Thursday, the country has been suffering from extreme heat and is currently experiencing devastating fires. Meteorologists warn that the peak is still not reached.

Read more: Portugal is affected by the heat wave and large forest fires

Terrifying images from an avalanche in Kyrgyzstan

These images are quite chilling. An English tourist posted a video on Instagram showing the fall of a glacier that had been built from Tian Shan in Kyrgyzstan. He said he heard crackling ice, and then started filming. As the snow mass gets closer, he exclaims “Oh my God!” The snow relentlessly rushes towards him and the young man takes refuge. He says, “I thought that I was going to death.”

Video: Terrifying images from an avalanche in Kyrgyzstan

Wildlife is a vital part of the lives of billions around the globe.

UN released a report Friday, July 8 that stated that the overexploitation of wild animals, land animals, fish and fungi, as well as plants, is threatening the well-being for billions of people.

Millions of people in developed and developing nations around the globe “depend on and benefit” from wild species’ use for food, medicine and energy. IPBES, the UN biodiversity expert, points out that these are just a few of the many uses for wild species. Jean-Marc Fromentin, co-author of this report, said that wild species are crucial to food security.