On November 22nd, an audience of over 120 people deeply interested in climate change assembled for a special screening of Tzu Chi USA’s documentary “Stung by Climate” – “Ça chauffe pour les abeilles”– at the Médiathèque Jacques Thyraud in Romorantin-Lanthenay, the capital of Sologne in France.
Although the theater had 100 seats ready, seeing the crowd that arrived, 20 more were added, and some people were happy just to stand in order to watch this award-winning film, and join the post-screening discussion with the film’s director, Nils Aucante.
“Stung by Climate” takes us to France, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and across the USA, where we learn that beekeepers around the world are deeply concerned about the survival of their colonies, as extreme and unpredictable weather associated with climate change is taking its toll and bees are dying. The accelerating demise of these industrious creatures has serious repercussions for the pollination of crops that we depend on for our global food supply.
The residents of this picturesque town in the Loire Valley have experienced the impact of climate change first hand, as many of the homes here were affected by the flooding that led President François Hollande to declare a natural disaster in France on June 3rd.
