By Sudouest.fr with AFP
Published on 08/03/2022 at 7:36 p.m.
Updated on 08/03/2022 at 7:37 p.m.
France, in particular the South West, was again overwhelmed by the heat this Wednesday, August 3. It was in Bordeaux that the thermometer showed the highest value with 38.8 ° C
Almost 39°C in Bordeaux, locally 40°C: the Southwest suffocated again in the afternoon of August 3, the culmination of the third heat wave in France since the start of the summer. According to Météo-France, this Wednesday was to be the hottest day of the week at the national level. From 3 p.m., temperatures reached or exceeded 35 ° C from the southwest to the Loire Valley and from Provence to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. For example, 37°C was recorded in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Cognac (16), Brive (19), Valence (26) and 36°C in Lyon, Avignon (84), Dax (40) and Niort (79).
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The most stifling air masses are shifting towards the east of France where they will still rage on August 4th. Météo-France has placed twenty-six departments on the alert orange heat wave for both days. This heat wave should be shorter than the previous one, but its exact duration is not yet determined. The last ended on July 25 and lasted fourteen days.
The forecasts of Météo-France do not anticipate a return of the maximum temperatures of the day below the bar of 30 ° C before August 17 in Bordeaux. In Mont-de-Marsan, these maximums should be at least 34 ° C until the weekend of August 15.
Drought made worse by heat
This situation, particularly painful in urban areas where the freshness is not found at night, worsens dryness whose impact is ever more marked. Two departments were added on August 3 to the long list of those placed in crisis: Lozère and Haut-Rhin. In Haute-Corse, the Prefect warned against a “severe crisis that is inevitable without a collective and united effort from all”.
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France is not an isolated example in Western and Southern Europe. After a short truce at the end of July, Spain was again on alert on August 3. Temperatures hit 43.3C the day before in Talavera de la Reina, in the central province of Toledo. The water shortage is felt as far as the Netherlands, which is generally spared.
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