temperatures can cause plants to suffer and even burn. Gardeners must therefore be extra vigilant to limit the damage caused by these two scourges: heatwaves and drought. Meteorologists speak of a heatwave when an episode of exceptional heat lasts for more than three days and the temperature rema ...
se, in urban areas, human activities and pollution cause temperatures to rise. Even after nightfall, temperatures struggle to drop, especially during heatwaves... While artificial surfaces store heat, plants prevent this phenomenon and cool the air. Thus, in summer, a temperature difference of up t ...
action allows you not to consume too much energy. Indeed, even though the use of air conditioners is very effective in mitigating the consequences of heatwaves on health and economic activity, this solution is energy-intensive and leads to greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore very important n ...
l infusions to hydrate properly. 3- Take cold showers In the same vein, it is not good to take a cold shower when it is very hot. Cold showers during heatwaves are not only difficult to bear. They are also bad for your health! Indeed, they quickly lower body temperature due to the cold water and ev ...
unes to protect themselves from hail and frost and to insure against bad weather. However, even though they are on the front line facing droughts or heatwaves and hail that devastates crops, farmers are far from being the only ones who have to manage what is now called "climate risk". Other sector ...
y pleasing result. What are the benefits of xeriscaping? Xeriscaping allows for water conservation in the garden and to maintain a viable plant decor even during heatwaves and watering restrictions. This is the main advantage of this new way of gardening, but it is not the only one. To conclude, he ...
of your plants. To do this, you must spread on the ground a very thick layer of at least 20 cm thick. When the vegetable garden suffers from summer heatwaves, mulching is an essential ecological reflex to save water in the garden and help your plants survive during periods of drought and watering ...
What is a cool island? In urban planning, a cool island is defined as an area that benefits from a cooler temperature than the surrounding zones. In cities, the creation of cool islands aims to counteract the phenomenon of heat islands, which are areas where heat is concentrated due to the lack of ...
another work with Tana editions: "The Lazy Gardener's Vegetable Garden Affected by Climate Change." He describes how to adapt your vegetable garden to heatwaves and other climate changes, still without any soil work, fertilizers, compost, or raised beds. Why make a hay cover? Just like other forms o ...
s of France. Even though we do not yet live under a tropical climate, changes are already noticeable, and farmers are on the front line facing risks of heatwaves, droughts, or conversely, floods. How is climate going to impact agriculture in France? In the future, fruit and vegetable production in ...
rom January to May with a peak in March. • Exposure to oak processionaries runs from April to August with a peak in June. However, it should be noted that heatwaves in autumn and mild winters promote an early development of these butterfly larvae. Furthermore, even out of season, empty nests con ...
with dry climates. It has become urgent to replace them with other more water-efficient ground cover plants now that summers in France are marked by heatwaves and watering restrictions. The first of the 5 water-saving plants that can serve as an alternative is the Mascarene grass or Zoysia tenuifo ...
The electricity consumption of the fan is not the main problem. As heatwaves and periods of extreme heat have become common in France during the summer, many French people have gotten into the habit of leaving a fan on all night near their bed. In the absence of air conditioning at home, this solut ...
growing conditions, is native to the arid regions of the Chihuahuan Desert. 2- Why plant a red yucca in your garden? With global warming and repeated heatwaves in summer, the species Hesperaloe parviflora is promised a bright future. This agave native to arid regions resists heat and drought very we ...
ctor even has a name: coolcation, a word derived from the contraction of the English cool vacation. When southern Europe is suffocating under summer heatwaves, Scandinavian countries like Norway and Sweden maintain mild temperatures. According to local tourism offices, these Nordic destinations are ...
