météo Archives

Macron was visiting four months after the most destructive cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years

World

Macron vows to step up reconstruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-billion-euro package over six years to finance a plan to “rebuild” Mayotte, France’s poorest department, which was devastated...

AFPApril 21, 2025

Snowfall in April is not unusual in the Alps but the quantity of snow has taken many residents by surprise

World

Spring snow storm wreaks deadly havoc in the Alps

More than a metre (3.3 feet) of snow fell in a few hours in the Alps as a rare spring storm left at least...

AFPApril 17, 2025

Surrounded by two rivers, a canal and marshes, several parts of Redon in Brittany have been sitting in water since Wednesday

World

‘I’m out of here’: French town braces for rising floods

Floods had nearly encircled and seeped into a French town on Thursday, with officials warning that one nearby river could reach historic levels in...

AFPJanuary 30, 2025

The disappearance of lush forests has made slums more visible

World

Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone

Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last for a...

AFPDecember 27, 2024

The most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in 90 years caused colossal damage on December 14 in France's poorest department

World

Cyclone death toll in Mayotte rises to 39

The death toll from cyclone Chido in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has reached 39, according to the latest count from the...

AFPDecember 24, 2024

The government has scrambled to put together aid packages collectively worth 16.6 billion euros

World

Traumatised Spain marks one month since catastrophic floods

Angry residents called for fresh protests in Spain on Friday as the country marked one month since its worst floods in a generation killed...

AFPNovember 29, 2024

Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change, even though it only contributes around 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions

World

Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in Africa

Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu’s house in central Nigeria. It is always the same...

AFPOctober 28, 2024

With at least 230 people killed, Helene is the second deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States in more than half a century

World

A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene’s devastation firsthand

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home. But when Hurricane Helene hit the American climate scientist’s hometown...

AFPOctober 9, 2024