The scene is unfolding everywhere. From one end of the Earth to the other, everything is turned upside down. No continent is spared. Yesterday, Japan was shaken by a powerful earthquake. It is clear that this seismic shock caused enormous damage and loss of life. Although earthquakes are common in Japan, there is currently no way to prevent them. Despite building earthquake-resistant houses, panic and trauma always grip the population. Just a month ago, a double earthquake struck Venezuela, killing more than five thousand people and devastating the city of San Felipe, 200 km from Caracas. This week, France and Spain are facing fires of indescribable violence, destroying respectively more than 120,000 hectares and 42,000 hectares. The fires are far from being controlled despite the large human and material resources deployed. Worse, the fires were yesterday 15 km from the city of Bordeaux. Last year, the city of Los Angeles was also ravaged by a gigantic fire lasting 24 days, killing twelve people, destroying eleven thousand five hundred buildings and burning 5,900 hectares. The homes of some stars like Laeticia Hallyday, Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Patrick Bruel, Billy Crystal were among those consumed. If scientists attribute the origin of these cataclysms to climate change, with intense heat exceeding 40 degrees in both Los Angeles and Gironde, others see the fulfillment of signs of the end of the world as mentioned in biblical prophecies. It is certainly for this reason that people resort to the power of mpiandry to ward off bad luck and chase away evil spirits. Lacking the same means as elsewhere to fight on equal terms against natural hazards, devotion constitutes a refuge to soothe the soul and spirit, like the Coué method. We can consider ourselves fortunate that our burden is limited so far to gentle cyclones, except for Gezani, whose power exceeded the capacity of our rescue organizations and the resistance of old buildings, particularly public buildings and makeshift dwellings. That said, fires are also part of our yearly experience. Unlike what is believed elsewhere, here, we easily conclude criminal acts. And we have subjected ourselves to fruitless awareness campaigns for decades and reforestation efforts whose effectiveness leaves much to be desired. Furthermore, there are also house fires, almost daily, throughout the country, against which we are totally powerless, due to lack of firefighters or lack of accessibility in certain places. With water cuts, the task becomes more complicated. Sooner or later, the consequences of climate change will be felt in a pronounced manner. The drying up of sources in the Indian Ocean, from the Comoros to Mauritius passing through the Seychelles, Mayotte and Madagascar, already constitutes a serious warning. And, as a divine paradox, cyclones are welcome to refloat rivers and streams, even if it means suffering the ravages of floods. Every cloud has a silver lining. Sylvain Ranjalahy