Spray it ain't so: Studies ring alarm bells about France's pesticide problems
• Sep 23, 2025, 1:30 PM
1 min de lecture
How dirty are the clouds above France? What about that vineyard down the road: is it poisoning homes? To what extent is agriculture contaminating France's water, air and land? Multiple studies have been released this month in France that ring alarm bells about pesticides. FRANCE 24's Solange Mougin breaks them down for us in Entre Nous.
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China announces plans to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• 10:09 PM
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At a climate leaders' summit at the United Nations on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10%, and increase consumption of non-fossil fuels domestically. Xi discouraged developed nations
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Scientists announce that key 'planetary boundaries' have been crossed
• 4:27 PM
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A team of global scientists issued a new report on Wednesday, noting that seven out of nine of key "planetary boundaries" have been crossed. Carbon dioxide emissions have increased ocean acidification, which could have dire impacts on marine life.
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In Arctic region of Svalbard, scientists study impact of climate change on polar bears
• 11:43 AM
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Some 300 polar bears live in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. But with sea ice rapidly receding due to climate change, researchers are trying to understand how the animals are adapting. FRANCE 24's Olivier Morin, Matthew Kay and Solenn Marcoux repo
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Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after Taiwan and Philippines
• 12:16 AM
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Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.
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