8. Natural hazards
Context and issues
Floods constitute a major risk over the national territory as well as Europe and the entire world.
In France, flood risk affects one in three towns (i.e. approximately 14,000...
General information:
“Risks and pollution” (natural hazards)
Paris chamber of commerce and industry, “Regulatory Information”, “Environment” and “Water” sections and “Managing...
Context and issues
Earthquakes are one of the most lethal natural risks and those which cause most damage. From 1994 to 2004, earthquakes resulted in over 200,000 casualties throughout the world....
Natural hazards theme in the Regions (French version only) :
Alsace
Aquitaine
Auvergne
Basse-Normandie
Bourgogne
Bretagne
Centre
Champagne-Ardenne
Corse
Franche-Comte
Guadeloupe-Guyane-Martinique
Haute-Normandie
Ile-de-France
Languedoc-Roussillon
Limousin
Lorraine
Midi-Pyrenees
Nord-Pas de Calais
Pays-de-la-Loire
Picardie
Poitou-Charentes
Provence-Alpes-Cote d Azur
Reunion
Rhone-Alpes