The Earth's "vital signs" are weakening, according to scientists

The planet's "vital signs" are weakening under the blows of the global economy, leading scientists warned Wednesday, worrying about the possible imminence of some climate "breaking points". The researchers, who are part of a group of more than 14,000 scientists who have advocated for the declaration of a global climate emergency, believe that governments have systematically failed to address the causes of climate change: "the overexploitation of the Earth." Since a previous assessment in 2019, they point to the "unprecedented rise" in climate disasters, from floods to heat waves, cyclones and fires. Of the planet's 31 "vital signs," which include greenhouse gas emissions, glacier thickness or deforestation, 18 are at record highs, according to the text published in the journal BioScience. Thus, despite the fall in greenhouse gas emissions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CO2 and methane concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels in 2021. Glaciers are melting 31% faster than fifteen years ago and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has also reached a record high in 2020, turning this crucial carbon sink into a net emitter of CO2.

Covid: one in two French people completely vaccinated but contaminations rise

"Hesitants", elderly or frail: the authorities continue the race for vaccination against Covid-19 and the Delta variant to go beyond the milestone of 50% of French people fully vaccinated, just crossed Tuesday as contaminations rise. But nearly 27,000 infections were recorded on Tuesday, the highest since the end of April, while hospitalizations in intensive care rose slightly with nearly 1,000 Covid-19 patients in these services, according to Public Health France.

Pegasus: Israeli Defense Minister in Paris

Enterian Defense Minister Benny Gantz will travel to Paris on Wednesday to "keep up to date" French authorities on the latest developments regarding NSO, an Israeli cybersecurity company whose Pegasus software is suspected of having issued Used to spy on President Emmanuel Macron. He will update with his counterpart on "strategic and security issues" and "keep her informed about the NSO," the Israeli Defense Ministry said. Allowing the infiltration of computer systems, Pegasus software is considered an offensive cybersecurity product and must therefore get the green light from the Military Export Control Agency (CAED), which depends on the Israeli Ministry of Defense. to be sold to third countries, in the same way as a weapon.

IN BRIEF

Fore-U.S. President Barack Obama has become a strategic partner of NBA Africa which aims to develop the popularity in Africa of the North American basketball championship, the NBA announced Tuesday.

Matthieu Androdias and Hugo Boucheron were crowned Olympic rowing champions in the pairs category two on Wednesday, giving the France her third title and eighth medal at the Tokyo Games.