Natural disasters

Et puis la terre

This simple song, featuring many famous French singers, is about the Tsunami in 2004.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlH2kVGDHmc

Here you'll find suggestions for exploiting it in the classroom as a teacher:

http://insuf-fle.hautetfort.com/media/02/02/210016305.pdf

If you're working on your own, try listening to the song and filling the gaps in this worksheet:

http://www.ceco-fipf.eu/IMG/pdf/A.S.I.E._-_Et_puis_la_terre_-_E._A_T

And then check your answers here:

http://www.ceco-fipf.eu/IMG/pdf/A.S.I.E._-_Et_puis_la_terre_-_T.I.

To see the whole song with a list of which artists star in which lines, see this version:

http://www.lyricstime.com/patrick-bruel-et-puis-la-terre-lyrics.html

Killer floods in South of France (2010)

News report from June 2010 following the killer floods in the Var, in the South of France.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-avuVromSU

Why aeroplanes can't fly through volcanic ash

This short news report (dubbed into French) explains why aeroplanes can't fly through the volcanic ash produced by the Icelandic volcano. What is good is that you can follow the text of what is said on the page underneath the video clip.

http://fr.euronews.net/2010/04/15/quels-sont-les-dangers-

Does the volcanic eruption in Iceland pose a health risk?

This short report on the volcanic eruption in April 2010 in Iceland briefly considers whether the ash poses a threat to human health.

http://lci.tf1.fr/science/sante/2010-04/nuage-de-cendres-une-veille-

Legal situation for workers stranded because of the volcanic ash

This short TV report looks at the legal situation of workers who are unable to return to work because they're stranded abroad and can't get home because of the air problems due to the volcanic ash from the Icelandic volcano (April 2010).

http://videos.tf1.fr/jt-we/nuage-de-cendres-absents-au-travail-lundi-ce

Killer storm 'Xynthia' Feb 2010

Report and video footage of the aftermath of the storm 'Xynthia' which wreaked havoc (particularly in Charente-Maritime and in Vendée) at the end of February 2010.

http://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-divers/2010-03/tempete-au-moins-47-m

Killer storm 'Xynthia' Feb 2010

Video report on the storm 'Xynthia' with inteviews of people who were caught in it.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcej8x_la-tempête-xynthia-fa

Sarkozy's response to storm 'Xynthia'

This is a short report about President Sarkozy's response to storm 'Xynthia'.

http://www.metrofrance.com/info/tempete-xynthia-nicolas-sarkozy

Earthquake in Haiti

This is a short paragraph about the earthquake in Haiti. There are some interesting comments about it by Dany Laferrière (a Canadian writer of Haitian origin), who was in Haiti when the earthquake struck.

http://www.courrierinternational.com/breve/2010/01/14/l-ecrivain-dany

Earthquake in Haiti

This report was written two days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

http://www.letelegramme.com/ig/generales/fait-du-jour/seisme-haiti-terra

Earthquake in Haiti

Short TV report about the earthquake in Haiti (1:40 minutes).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iuKqAH4jDI

Tornado in Hautmont

Click on the green arrows to hear the sorry story of one of the victims of the tornado that hit the small town of Hautmont in the North of France in August 2008.

http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-societe/mini-tornade-de-hautmont-ma-m