The fires that had been ravaging the "Soukna" forest near Chefchaouen for five days have been "totally" brought under control. The toll: 1,100 hectares of forest went up in smoke.
The province of Khémisset recorded, on Wednesday, according to the National Institute of Geophysics (ING), a seismic shock with a magnitude of 3.92 degrees on the Richter scale.
A forest fire whose causes are still unknown broke out in the forest area of Chefchaouen near the Bouhachem mountain. Three Canadair aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) were mobilized to limit the damage in this difficult to access area.
In this period of heat wave, Morocco is pulling out all the stops to fight the devastating phenomenon of forest fires. German drones equipped with Israeli systems are being deployed to monitor high-risk forest areas and prevent any fire, whether intentional or unintentional.
Civil society members in Tangier are up in arms against the city’s cable car project, which is scheduled to be operational in 2024. This, for several reasons.
In 2050, the temperatures in Madrid would be similar to those currently recorded in Marrakech, according to a study published in 2019 and taken up in a report published on Tuesday by the UN.
The Managing Director of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) , visited the site housing the Laâyoune desalination plant on Monday. Abderrahim El Hafidi went to check on the progress of the work for the commissioning tests of this seawater desalination plant.
The Communal Equipment Fund (FEC) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed, on July 28, 2021, two new financing agreements. While the first strengthens the strategic partnership between the two institutions against the effects of climate change, the second aims to reduce territorial and social disparities and support the economic recovery of Morocco .
Extreme heat is expected from Thursday to Saturday in several provinces of Morocco. "Absolute records" of temperatures this weekend during an exceptional heat wave , with the mercury approaching 50 degrees and exceeding the monthly normal by 5 to 12 degrees in places.
No victims have been reported among Moroccans residing in Germany, a country that has been hit in recent days by deadly storms that have killed 133 people.
Since May 14, the desalination plant of Chtouka Aït Baha has been undergoing tests that will last three months. Its commissioning is scheduled for the end of October 2021.
An absolute temperature record obtained during an "exceptional" heat wave was recorded last weekend, in several regions, with the mercury approaching 50 degrees. Hundreds of hectares went up in smoke. The extent of the damage from these incidents varies, however, from one city to another.