Tag: extremes

Macron Says a ‘Silent Majority’ in France Oppose the Extremes

(Bloomberg) — Emmanuel Macron said there’s “a silent majority” opposed to disorder stemming from the extremes, the French president was quoted as saying on Tuesday by Agence France-Presse. That’s despite the fact that his party has been trailing in the polls ahead of the legislative election that kicks off on June 30. Most Read from […]

France braces for frenetic campaign as Mbappe warns against extremes

France was on Sunday bracing for a frenetic fortnight of election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, as star footballer Kylian Mbappe waded into the febrile environment with a warning not to vote for extremes. Candidates had until 1600 GMT to register for the 577 seats in […]

Crash or Soar? Traders Are Preparing for Stock Market Extremes

(Bloomberg) — Investors who just booked profits from one of the strongest first quarters for the S&P 500 Index in decades are preparing for what comes next — whether that’s stocks climbing higher or crashing back to earth. Most Read from Bloomberg With the stock market sitting at an all-time high as the second quarter […]

Europe ‘not prepared’ for growing climate extremes it faces

Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency has said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc. The agency said Europe is prone to more frequent and more punishing weather extremes — including increasing wildfires, drought, more unusual rainfall patterns and flooding — and it needs to […]

Unusually warm December caps off year of weather extremes in Lansing

LANSING — Lansing closed the books on 2023 with its second-warmest December on record. The average temperature of 38.8 degrees was just shy of the record 39 degrees in 2015, said Mark Sekelsky, a forecaster for the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. 🔥 Our area experienced its second-warmest December in over 125 years of […]