Morocco
Morocco's Dam Levels Improve, but Water Stress Concerns Persist Amid Climate Change
Currently in Morocco, the dam filling level is reassuring with diversified rainfall, after long years of drought.
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Morocco
Greenpeace Urges Morocco to Implement Disaster Risk Plan Amid Climate Concerns
To avoid natural disasters, a source of many material and human damages, Morocco must implement the national action plan for the management of natural disaster risks presented by the Ministry of the Interior in February. The international NGO Greenpeace strongly urges it to do so.
Morocco
Morocco Braces for Severe Weather: Heavy Rains and Strong Winds Forecast
Heavy rains, stormy in places, followed by strong winds are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday in Morocco. The announcement was made by the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) .
Morocco
Morocco Races to Curb Informal Economy to Meet FATF Standards
Listed in the FATF gray list, Morocco must reorganize its system. The informal sector, crowned by underreporting, lack of invoices, smuggling, must be reduced as soon as possible.
Morocco
Severe Weather Alert: Morocco Braces for Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow
Several provinces will be affected from Friday to Sunday by heavy thunderstorms at the orange level and snowfall (1,500 m), warns the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) .
Morocco
Heavy Snowfall and Thunderstorms to Hit Morocco: Weather Alert Issued
Morocco should experience heavy thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday as well as snowfall from Thursday to Saturday in several provinces, according to a press release from the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) .
Morocco
Marrakech Faces Housing Crisis as Nearly 2,000 Buildings at Risk of Collapse
The number of houses threatening to collapse continues to increase in Marrakech , currently reaching nearly 2,000. Several people and associations are alerting the competent authorities to the seriousness of the phenomenon.
Morocco
Winter Storm Brings Heavy Rain, Snow to Multiple Moroccan Provinces
Heavy rains accompanied by storms and cold weather with snowfall are expected this Sunday, February 21 and Monday, February 22, 2021 in several provinces of the kingdom, according to a press release from the General Directorate of Meteorology .
Morocco
Casablanca Grand Taxi Drivers Protest New Bus System, Disrupt Routes
The commissioning of the new buses in Casablanca and its suburbs is not to the liking of the grand taxi drivers who operate there. They have decided to hinder the route of these buses throughout the metropolis.
Morocco
Moroccan Labor Minister Urges Workplace Safety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Economic development implies full respect for health security and the dignity of employees. This is what the Moroccan Minister of Labor and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amkraz , particularly concerned by these times of health crisis, indicated.
France
Saharan Dust Turns French Skies Orange as Powerful Winds Sweep North
This Saturday, the sky in a large part of eastern France was not as usual. Southerly winds blowing in gusts of up to 80 km/h will carry Saharan sand, giving the sky a yellowish or even ochre color.
France
Rare Atlas Lion Joins Paris Zoo, Preserving Extinct Subspecies
From now on, it is forbidden to exploit wild animals in circuses and aquarks, under the new law voted this week in Paris on animal welfare. However, zoos, these living museums of animal biodiversity, are not affected, like the Paris Zoological Park which houses an animal that has disappeared in the wild. This is the case of Volcan, the 8-year-old lion arrived from Morocco, just three months ago.