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Temperatures above 40 ° c,:
40 ° C in the shade … For example, This round figure, long extraordinary, becomes more and more worrying by dint of becoming commonplace. For example, At this level of heat. Similarly, is it very prudent to walk with children, go play sports or take out the dog in the early afternoon? Therefore, Year after year, French people learn to live temperatures above 40 ° c, with temperatures equal to 40 ° C. The current heat wave, particularly virulent in the Southwest and Southeast, is no exception to this new reality.
Monday, Météo-France measured 42.9 ° C in Montat (Lot), 42.6 ° C in Mirande (Gers). Records were noted: 42.3 ° C in Angoulême (Charente), 41.6 ° C in Bordeaux (Gironde)… The crossings of 40 ° C continued in the days of Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 August. “We are now overwhelmed by + 40 ° C. while for a long time the meteorologists and climatologists have referred to the threshold of + 35 ° C in France to measure the very high heat”loose Christine Berne, director of the climatology service within Météo-France.
At the end of this episode. probably at the start of the week of August 18 to 24, dozens of stations will have exceeded this threshold among the 120 temperatures above 40 ° c, of the main Météo-France network. These higher and higher peaks are a direct consequence of global warming. Because, in a temperate climate like that of France, temperatures beyond 40 ° C were exceptional for decades.
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temperatures above 40 ° c, — Temperatures above 40 ° c,: During the heat wave, in Bordeaux, August 12, 2025. Abdul Saboor/Reuters 40 ° C in the shade … This round figure, long extraordinary, becomes more and more worrying by dint of becoming commonplace. At th.
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