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Sarkozy libéré (Sarkozy released)

L’ancien président Nicolas Sarkozy a été libéré de la prison de la Santé et placé sous contrôle judiciaire en attendant son procès en appel prévu début 2026. Traduction :French former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from La Santé prison and placed ... Show More

4m 3s

Nov 22

Listening Practice - Grand banditisme

On fait le point sur les déclarations d'Emmanuel Macron qui lit très directement consommation de drogue et crime organisé. We take stock of the statements by Emmanuel Macron who very directly links drug consumption and organized crime. Tout ça, ça fait suite à ... Show More

1m 37s

Nov 21

Listening Practice - Le bilan humain

On fait le point sur le drame qui s'est passé dans le parc Torres del Paine au Chili. We're taking stock of the tragedy that happened in Torres del Paine Park in Chile. D'abord, le bilan humain et il est vraiment lourd : cinq touristes étrangers sont décédés, ... Show More

1m 43s

Oct 2

La lave (Lava)

Des passagers ont filmé des coulées de lave et de la fumée alors que leur avion survolait un volcan sur la péninsule de Reykjanes, en Islande. Traduction:Passengers have filmed lava floes and smoke as their plane passed over a volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. Hosted on A ... Show More

2m 27s

Jun 2025

The Volcanic Eruption Adventure

Would you fly to the top of a volcano that’s about to erupt at any moment? Volcanologist Helena Buurman did, and survived to tell the tale! In 2008, Helena was monitoring Mount Redoubt in Alaska, when the ground beneath the volcano began to shake. What follows is a tale of volcan ... Show More

18m 34s

Sep 2024

Pourquoi les orages volcaniques sont-ils fascinants ?

Avec leurs coulées de lave et leurs panaches de cendres, les éruptions volcaniques sont aussi dangereuses que fascinantes. D'autant qu'elles se signalent par d'autres phénomènes spectaculaires, comme les orages volcaniques. Les spécialistes les appellent ainsi car il ... Show More

1m 51s

Feb 2025

Threads of fire: uncovering volcanic secrets with Pele’s hair and tears

Hear from volcanologists about these stunning geological phenomena and the thrill of working in volcanic landscapes

52m 39s

Sep 19

When did volcanoes start existing?

Volcanoes have been erupting on Earth for BILLIONS of years, and they’re still creating new landscapes today! Volcanoes can seem mysterious and scary, but people all over the world have learned to live in close proximity to active volcanoes. Today we answer questions you’ve se ... Show More

26m 1s

Apr 2024

Inside Scientists' Life-Saving Prediction of the Iceland Eruption

The Reykjanes Peninsula has entered a new volcanic era. Innovative efforts to map and monitor the subterranean magma are saving lives. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Fire Water” by Saidbysed.

22m 17s

May 2025

The view from inside a volcano

The magma chambers at the heart of volcanoes are very deep and very hot. So naturally, some researchers want to build an observatory in one. Guests: Mike Poland, scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory; Yan Lavallée, chair of magmatic petrology and volcanology ... Show More

23m 53s

Aug 2024

Krakatoa!

The awesome, brutal power of the Krakatoa eruption, which had the explosive force of a 200-megatonne bomb, killed more than 36,000 people and cooled the entire Earth by an average of 0.6°C. Curiously, Krakatoa is not the most powerful volcanic eruption in history, but it is perh ... Show More

11m 45s

Nov 2022

Cape Verde

Cape Verde is an island nation which was created by rising magma from the ocean. There is still an active volcano on one of the islands, and several other places where the ground is very warm or even hot. There are nearby underground volcanoes that have not yet reached the water’ ... Show More

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