Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has been detected in butter recently sold throughout France. The government website Rappel Conso has announced a product recall concerning Croc du Merle brand butter.

The passenger cruise ship Carnival Sunshine arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

The short-lived high water wave from Germany causes a rise in the water levels in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. 12 meters above NAP (the base used to measure water levels) was measured.

Vistajet plane arrives at Marseille Provence Airport, Fran

CMA CGM Fort Bourbon arrives in Marseille, France

This weekend started with thick fog in the centre-east of the country. A yellow code was issued due to poor visibility and slippery areas because of the ice on the roads.

Snow during the extreme cold in the village of Maclas, Loire, France.

Energy workers, particularly coal miners, attached to the Solidarity union marched through Warsaw from the headquarters of the Polish Energy Group to the Ministry of State Assets. The demonstration was called after the government made decisions to close coal-powered power stations in Silesia. The organizers stated that they will fight this decision and at the same time fight for cheaper electricity in Polish homes.

Danube Wetland Conservation, Serbia - 26 Oct 2024

Since December 31, 2024, the Bouches-du-Rhône department has been placed on level 1 alert for fine particle pollution. In Marseille, on January 9, 2025, this pollution is visible to the naked eye.

The research vessel Fugro Quest arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Activists stand with their placards outside Parliament in London.

Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, USA - 8 Jan 2025

Transport truck and factories seen at the Roussillon chemical platform in Isere.

The container ship Djanet arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

A Christmas sled is seen almost covered in snow. Snow blanketed much of the Netherlands on Sunday morning but quickly melted as the temperature rose and rain moved in.

The Gas Vitality leaves Marseille, France

Sunset in Marseille, France.

On the afternoon of the 3rd of January, during the ceremonial start of the Polish presidency in the EU, Polish farmers and other agricultural workers gather in Warsaw to protest. As Ursula von der Leyen visits Poland for the Opening Gala celebration at the National Theatre, the protestors meet at the European Commission building and march through the streets to the theatre. The protestors have 5 demands: To stop food imports from the Mercosur countries, to stop the Green Deal, to stop imports from Ukraine, to stop the destruction of Polish forests and hunting, and to stop the extinction of the Polish economy. A number of recognisable figures speak at the event, most notably, the presidential candidate for the Law and Justice Party, Karol Nawrocki.

Daily life in Charente-Maritime, France

Daily life in the French Alps.

Daily life in the Austrian Alps in Wagrain.

Total Energies company suffered extreme cold during the orange alert for air pollution in Feyzin.

A view of Saint Jean Cathedral during the orange alert for air pollution in Lyon.

Daily life in Brazilian Amazon.

There are about 1000 inhabited islands in Sweden, out of about 260,000. It corresponds to 3 % of Sweden's total land area.

Nitrous oxide, nicknamed "laughing gas", is being used as a new drug that is attracting more and more young people.

Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border between Argentina and Brazil. They are the largest waterfall system in the world. The natural site has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The site receives an average of 3 million visitors per year.

Located at an altitude of 3,656 meters, the Uyuni Salar extends over between 10,580 and 12,500 square kilometers. It is the largest salt desert in the world.

Activists from the Animal Rebellion group sprayed paint their demands on the walls of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Warsaw, attach a manifesto to the gate, then with their mouths taped shut, they waited silently for the police to arrive. The Polish Animal Rebellion group stated that all the materials used in the protest are easily washable and not permanent. The intention of the action is to draw attention to the suffering of animals and the climate cost of such industrial farming.

The HKSAR Government has announced the development of the Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands, which will involve the creation of three artificial islands through reclamation near Peng Chau, Kau Yi Chau, and Hei Ling Chau, to the east of Lantau Island. The estimated cost for this project is HK$580 billion (approximately US$75 billion) as of 2022. The Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands project aims to provide around 1,000 hectares (ha) of land and accommodate between 150,000 and 260,000 residential units, with 70 percent designated as public housing. This initiative is expected to house 400,000 to 700,000 residents and generate 200,000 jobs. According to the 2024 policy address, the HKSAR Government plans to initiate the statutory environmental impact…

The Haut Jura region in France's Jura mountains saw its first snow on 8 December 2024, launching the winter season for the region's ski resorts. This region is nicknamed France's little Lapland.

From January 1, 2025, public transport users in Île-de-France will see a 2.8% increase in the price of the monthly Navigo Pass, which will go from €86.40 to €88.80, an increase of €2.40.

Asian hornet in Marseille, France.

Every Christmas season, Manny Tangco, the founder of Malabon Zoo, Aquarium & Botanical Garden in Malabon City, a sub-region of Metro Manila hold a Christmas party for animals & for petlovers with their own pets. He said that this annual celebration aims to remind & inspire humans to protect & conserve nature and the environment. This year's Christmas Party dubbed "Christmas is for animals too!"

The Last Generation (Ostatnie Pokolenie) initiates a set of rolling blockades on a main trunk road in Warsaw, Wislostrada, to protest against the climate policies of Donald Tusk. Individual blockades on this road have continued for the past 2 weeks, however, the group continued to return to the road each time released from the police cordon. The blockades are designed to raise awareness of the climate crisis through sustained, non-violent disruption. The group is demanding that the government shifts 100% of the money allocated for new expressways to regional public transport, and introduces a low-cost, 50PLN ticket for public transport throughout Poland. The series of road blocks take place on the week that Polish students return to school.…

On the morning of Monday, 9th of December, The Last Generation (Ostatnie Pokolenie) initiates blockades on a main trunk road in Warsaw, Wislostrada, to protest against the climate policies of Donald Tusk. The blockades on this road have continued for the past 2 weeks and are designed to raise awareness of the climate crisis through sustained, non-violent disruption. The group are demanding that the government shifts 100% of the money allocated for new expressways to regional public transport, and introduces a low-cost, 50PLN ticket for public transport throughout Poland. The series of road blocks take place on the week that Polish students return to school. "People must demand change" they state, "otherwise the government will continue to disregard…

The Last Generation (Ostatnie Pokolenie) initiates blockades on a main trunk road in Warsaw, Wislostrada, to protest against the climate policies of Donald Tusk. The blockades on this road have continued for the past 2 weeks and are designed to raise awareness of the climate crisis through sustained, non-violent disruption. The group are demanding that the government shifts 100% of the money allocated for new expressways to regional public transport, and introduces a low-cost, 50PLN ticket for public transport throughout Poland. The series of road blocks take place on the week that Polish students return to school. "People must demand change" they state, "otherwise the government will continue to disregard our basic safety."

Reopening ceremony of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral. Five years after the gigantic fire that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral has finally reopened its doors after a titanic construction site.

The Offshore Tug/Supply Ship “Pionnier” leaves the French Mediterranean port of Marseille.

Winter is slowly arriving in the Netherlands, bringing wintry weather. This weekend freezing temperatures during the night have transformed the countryside into white landscapes.

Protesters hold a Christmas-cracker-shaped 'Axe Drax' sign and protesters dressed as humanoid trees known as 'Ents' stand outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as environmental activists from several groups including Greenpeace to stage a protest against the government’s subsidies for Drax. The power generation company burns millions of trees annually.

The installation of a carbon monoxide detector could soon become mandatory to combat the ever-increasing number of cases of poisoning in France. The toxic gas resulting from incomplete combustion of heating appliances causes nearly 1,300 cases of poisoning each year.

On the evening of Black Friday, the 29th of November, climate activists of the Extinction Rebellion group occupy the window display areas of the Maszalkowska Street branch of the high-street fashion retailer Zara. Dressed in black, the protestors drape banners bearing protest slogans over the display mannequins and glue themselves to the window. The group states that Black Friday is the great holiday of "unbridled consumerism" and represents everything they feel is wrong with capitalism: overproduction of waste, huge CO2 emissions, exploitation of workers and exploitation of natural resources. With their direct action, the group wishes to show the clothing companies that they will not pay them for exploitation and the destruction of the planet.…

On the only day of the week (Thursdays) that stores open until 9 PM, they were already ready with Black Friday deals. About a third of Netherlands residents delay purchases to get a better deal on Black Friday. Black Friday is increasingly also becoming the time to switch internet and streaming services.