Day 112, orbit 1736 — Grab your cameras: the 2026 edition of the L’Œil du climat photo competition launches today, on the occasion of
#WorldEnvironmentDay! I’m very happy to support this initiative, which invites anyone living in France to capture the effects of climate change.
From the International Space Station, orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth, astronauts are privileged witnesses of the way landscapes are evolving, leading to fragile and unbalanced ecosystems. Drying lakes, submerged islands, wildfires, sandstorms, floods… From up here, it is clear that we must protect Earth if life is to keep thriving. This means mitigating the effects of climate change, preserving ecosystems, and rethinking the way we live.
Through this photo competition, GEO and Météo-France invite participants to tell the story – in images – of the impacts of climate change on ecosystems in mainland France and overseas territories, while also highlighting individual and collective initiatives that help build a sustainable future.
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@NASA – S. Adenot
1: The Camargue, an ecosystem extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels.
2: Farmland east of Paris, symbolizing agriculture that is crucial to food security.
3: Raiatea (French Polynesia), where the vast majority of the population lives along the coast, exposed to rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and heavy rainfall that leads to flooding.
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