The period from January 1 to April 9, 2024, which marks the first 100 days of the year, was the hottest temperature ever recorded in France. And the difference with the 2nd hottest value ever recorded for the same period is relatively marked. France has never recorded a start to the year as hot as […]
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BUSINESS: Record rains for a month are sinking tourist consumption in Paris For nearly a month, capricious weather has been beating down on Paris as on the entire northern part of the country, somewhat spoiling the holidays of the many tourists in the capital. This situation that does not help the business of traders who are […]
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CLIMATE: The temperatures in Death Valley could quickly exceed planetary records, i.e. 54.4°C recorded at the same place in 2020 and 2021 Numbers speak louder than words. In the western United States and much of the southern United States, the temperatures reached 47°C in some cities. An “extremely dangerous” heatwave, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in a bulletin […]
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Temperatures of 38 to 39°C were announced for this Monday 10th July 2023 along the Rhône Valley and in Provence. The heatwave is definitely setting in this afternoon. [UPDATE 07/10/2023 at 4:15 p.m.] There are now 10 departments in mainland France which are placed on orange alert for the heat wave, this Monday 10th July, […]
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WEATHER: The orange alert issued by Meteo France concerns in particular the Gironde and the Dordogne. Ten departments in the southwest of France have been announced a weather warning and are placed on an orange alert for violent thunderstorms announced Meteo France. “At the end of the afternoon, a stormy degradation arrives from the southwest […]
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A disturbance could cause thunderstorms over a large northern half of France this Tuesday 4th July 2023. The departments which are placed on alert by Meteo France. Before a heat stroke in France, is announced for the weekend, thunderstorms invite themselves this Tuesday 4th July 4 2023 over a vast northern half of the country. […]
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The boreal forest has been burning since the beginning of June in Quebec. The significant smoke released reached France this Monday 26th June 2023. France in the fog? After having embalmed New York and part of the United States, the smoke from the Canadian mega-fires is now reaching France. Since 2nd June 2023, Canada, and especially Quebec, has been burning. Hectares of […]
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SOBRIETY: On Thursday, the Occitanie region unveiled a plan to deal with the climate change of which this territory has been a victim for several years Thursday, the Occitanie region unveiled a plan to try to save water. The community intends to raise public and tourist awareness of the challenges of water conservation, and encourage businesses […]
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CURSED POLLEN: The stormy episodes of the last few days have caused an increase in emergency room visits for respiratory distress In recent days, violent storms have broken out in France, causing an increase in hospitalizations for cases of respiratory distress. Monday evening, 13 departments were still on orange alert, and the weather still looks unstable […]
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WEATHER REPORT: Roads cut, floods, damage, power cuts… Some French people have had to deal with the consequences of storms The violent storms which hit the west and the centre of France on Sunday afternoon particularly affected Seine-Maritime, notably causing floods and a “tornadic episode”, we learned from concordant sources. According to the Seine-Maritime prefecture, firefighters […]
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