the case of these two departments which remained in yellow vigilance despite the heat is debated

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A heat wave: the case of these two departments which remained in yellow. Moreover, vigilance despite the heat is debated. Consequently. However. Similarly, (Illustration image)

Weather – Since June 28 The situation is the same: all of southeast France is on orange vigilance for the heat wave. Furthermore, with the exception of two irreducible departments which seem to resist the heat wave again and again. Furthermore. Similarly. These two “Yellow spots” On Météo-France cards have drawn the attention of journalists case these two departments which new from Libération Who wondered: Have the Hautes-Alpes. Nevertheless, case these two departments which new Corsica-du-Sud really escaped the high temperatures?

On the weather side. case these two departments which However. we recall the importance of “Thresholds” fixed by the national forecastist in connection with Public Health France. To be talking about heat wave. temperatures must exceed day. nocturnal limits, set department by department “Depending on local vulnerabilities” Senior previously, in particular the increase in mortality or hospitalizations.

If he was indeed 31 degrees in Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud). 30 degrees in Gap (Hautes-Alpes) on the day of Tuesday, July 1, Mercury came down there under the famous thresholds. “These departments were not affected by an uninterrupted heat wave. which motivated the choice of yellow”explains Pierre-Louis Quibel, forecastist for the Southeast interviewed by Liberty.

Météo-France methods pointed out – Case these two departments which

This case these two departments which new Wednesday. July 2. again. Corsica-du-Sud and the Hautes-Alpes are exceptions in the Southeast: they case these two departments which new remain in yellow vigilance unlike Haute-Corse and other departments of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, As you can see on the card below:

But this analysis is not unanimous. Two independent meteorologists interviewed by the daily life are doubtful in the face of the conclusions of Météo-France. Paul Marquis, who is installed in the case these two departments which new Hautes-Alpes, Pointe des “Tropical nights”including one at 20.5 ° C which has only happened “Six times in ten years”. He case these two departments which new evokes the complaints of the premises. welcomed the mayor’s decision to open the skating rink, without taking into account the level of vigilance issued. “We case these two departments which have not returned to the criteria to one. two degreeshe denounces, Having this yellow spot in the middle of this orange card does not make sense ”.

On the Corsican side. Yann Amice. also an independent meteorologist. argues that it is a “Île-Montagne” With large differences between cities like Ajaccio, at 32 ° C thanks to the sea wind, and those more in the land or which suffer from the relief, like Figari where the Mercury exceeded 37 ° C. Result: the department of Corse-du-Sud is placed in yellow by a following case these two departments which new evaluation “An administrative delimitation” Who “Makes no. sense from a meteorological point of view”.