This morning, when the sleepy town of Cubelles was starting to come to life and I went for a walk, I was lucky enough to experience this amazing view while the first rays of sunlight started to pierce through the thin veil of clouds, creating the very interesting picture you can see above.

Meteorological organizations and climate research institutions maintain historical weather data and climate records, including temperature measurements from various locations. The Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine is one of those institutions. And according to the data collected since 1976, yesterday, while the US was celebrating Independence Day, turned out to be the hottest day on record in that dataset.

Saint-Sulpice, a beautiful village close to Lausanne and Ecublens, has some amazing scenery along its lakeside promenade. One of the landmarks in this nice place is a meticulously preserved 12th-century church, which you can see in this backlit picture taken a couple of days ago.

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the refugee crisis generated by this war has been a major humanitarian challenge. Eurostat tracks data on people granted temporary protection across the Union. The latest data published by the agency shows that Germany has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other European Union country except Poland.

As of March 2023, there are over 1 million Ukrainian refugees in Germany. The majority of refugees are women and children, as Ukrainian men are banned from leaving the country under the mobilization law in place.

Relative to the population of each EU member, the highest numbers of registered refugees per thousand people in March 2023 were observed in Czechia (30.9‰), Estonia (27.8‰), Poland (25.9‰), Lithuania (24.2‰), and Bulgaria (22.5‰).

You can find more information about this data on the Eurostat website.

This picture, taken in Morges last weekend, features an amazing landscape with an interesting composition: in the foreground, there is a group of multicolored tulips arranged in a nice row; in the middle ground, there is Lake Léman with some boats and reflections on the lake; and finally, in the background, there are the alpine mountains with snow-capped peaks.

I think the contrast of colors in this picture is particularly nice, with the bright colors of the tulips contrasting with the blue and green hues of the lake and the earthy tones of the mountains, combined with the perfect sunset light. Nice! Next page