Every autumn, the Mediterranean still holds the warmth of summer while cooler air moves in above it. Across the south of France, this is the start of the rainy season. For owners of old stone houses, it is also when flood risk rises, and flood recovery for stone houses is a different job from recovery [...]

Every year across France, extreme weather events and seasonal heatwaves remind us of nature’s raw, unpredictable power. When wildfire breaks out, the first—and most important—story is always one of human courage and community resilience. From the brave women and men of the Sapeurs-Pompiers (the French fire service) and the Sécurité Civile aircrews dropping retardant over [...]