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Sophie et Patrice - Cette année en Corse

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the drought problems in Corsica. Sophie wishes she'd spent her summer vacation in the mountains instead!

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Caption 29 [en]: Several towns in Corsica were on drought alert.
Caption 29 [fr]: Plusieurs villes en Corse étaient en alerte sécheresse.

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Le Monde - SUV à Paris: faut-il en finir avec les grosses voitures? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The 2009 transport regulations failed to achieve their objectives. Large vehicles are still popular and polluting the atmosphere. Learn more about the cause of this failure and what can be done about it.

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Caption 15 [en]: general manufacturers,
Caption 15 [fr]: les constructeurs généralistes,

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Le Monde - SUV à Paris: faut-il en finir avec les grosses voitures? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last thirty years, cars have become heavier and larger. This alarming trend has been addressed by European authorities, who have imposed new measures to curb pollution. But are these measures actually working?

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Caption 28 [en]: The alert level has been reached several times.
Caption 28 [fr]: La cote d'alerte a été atteinte plusieurs fois.

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Le Monde - Incendies : peut-on empêcher les feux de forêt ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

France has made it mandatory to train more firefighters to deal with the increase in forest fires caused by climate change. Unfortunately, they're already overworked and understaffed.

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Caption 34 [en]: Emmanuel Macron announced the renewal of the fleet
Caption 34 [fr]: Emmanuel Macron a annoncé le renouvellement de la flotte

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Le Monde - Incendies : peut-on empêcher les feux de forêt ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In 2022, France experienced an unprecedented number of forest fires. This video explores whether we can really prevent them.

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Caption 79 [en]: particularly among the general public.
Caption 79 [fr]: en particulier chez la population.

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France 24 - Incendies en Gironde

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As a heatwave scorches Western Europe, some 38,500 people have been evacuated away from forest fires raging in France’s southwestern Gironde region. The firefighters are trying everything to prevent the fires from starting again.

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Caption 11 [en]: There are still, I believe, several weeks of work.
Caption 11 [fr]: Y a encore, je crois, quelques semaines de travail.

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Le Huffington Post - Canicule ou vague de chaleur, comment faire la différence ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In French there are two very similar expressions for extremely hot weather: une vague de chaleur (heatwave), and la canicule (oppressive heat). There are some technical differences between the two, as you will discover in this video.

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Caption 2 [en]: So for several days,
Caption 2 [fr]: Alors depuis plusieurs jours,

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Le Monde - Quelle est cette « Montagne d’or » qui fait polémique ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, French Guiana

French Guiana is currently debating a controversial topic: the Montagne d'Or (Gold Mountain), in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The environmental impact is a major concern, and many people and organizations are opposing the project.

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Caption 58 [en]: In each case, the pollution had flowed over several hundred kilometers downstream,
Caption 58 [fr]: À chaque fois, la pollution s'était écoulée sur plusieurs centaines de kilomètres en aval,

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