LIVE – Heatwave: a third of France in red or orange vigilance, heat records expected – BFMTV

7:59Faced with the heat, the level of the Serre-Ponçon lake drops by one to two centimeters every four hoursA worrying level for the Serre-Ponçon lake in the Hautes-Alpes. Due to the high heat and lack of precipitation, the lake loses one to two centimeters every four hours according to meteorologists. At the end of the summer, the level of the lake could be 15 meters lower than its normal level. in the streets of Castres, where rugby is more than a religion. Nearly 10,000 inhabitants of the city were expected in a fan zone to follow the semi-final of the Top 14 against Toulouse. The Tarn prefecture preferred to ban the public broadcast of the match in the fan zone, due to the heat wave red alert affecting the department. 7:36 The French economy also affected by the heat wave The heat has a cost, also for the economy. 70% of French companies are considered “weather sensitive” with sectors particularly affected such as construction, agriculture or transport. On employees too, the impact seems real: according to MIT, there would be a loss of productivity 1.5% for each additional degree above 20°C. And consumption, too, would drop when the heat rises.6:48Toulouse, Nantes, Bordeaux… Where will it be hottest this Friday?This Friday, if the French will all be hot, not everyone will be not housed in the same boat. The South-West of France will thus see its thermometers fly away and even exceed the bar of 40°C, in particular in Toulouse, Bordeaux and Nantes. Where will it be the hottest in France this Friday? The answer in our article.6:27In Toulouse, the thermometer did not drop below 20°C last nightThe heat wave is hitting the country and temperatures remain high despite the sunset. This was the case in Toulouse last night, where the thermometer did not drop below 20°C. school and college will not be compulsory this Friday in the 12 departments on heatwave red vigilance.” In these departments, due to the very high temperatures, parents who wish and who are able to do so will be able to keep their children at home and not send them to school or college tomorrow Friday”, writes the Ministry of National Education in a press release. “Subject to possible closure decisions taken by the prefectural authorities, schools and establishments maintain the reception of students. Only low-intensity physical activities are authorized”, continues the ministry6:16The prefect of Gironde prohibits public demonstrations outdoorsThe prefect of Gi round announced this Thursday that it was going to ban “all public demonstrations outdoors or in non-air-conditioned premises” from Friday 2 p.m., after the classification of the department in heat wave red vigilance, a first in Gironde.>> Our article complet6:14Up to 40°C in New Aquitaine and OccitanieAccording to Météo-France, it should be over 40°C this Friday in New Aquitaine and Occitanie. In the rest of the country, no region has a temperature maximum forecast below 30°C, proof of the intensity of this heat wave.6:1012 departments on red alert, 25 on orange vigilance the heat wave currently hitting France. These are Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, Gironde, Charente , Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne and Vendée. Orange vigilance has p has also been extended to 25 departments: Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Cantal, Cher, Corrèze, Creuse, Dordogne, Drôme, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Lot, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Morbihan, Puy-de- Dôme, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the Hautes-Pyrénées, the Sarthe and the Haute-Vienne.6:08Hello everyone!Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to monitoring the heat wave that continues to hit the country this Friday.