LIVE Heat wave: heat records expected in France – RMC

9:47Already more than 30°C in the Pyrénées-OrientalesAccording to Infoclimat readings, it is already over 30°C in the Pyrénées-Orientales at 9am: 31.8°C in Calce and Ste-Colombe-de-la -Commanderie, in particular.9:44Towards minimum temperature records (also)Minimum temperature records for the month of June should be broken.Tarascon 26.8°CArles 23.9°CAvignon 25.1°C9:30The heat wave in “Les Grandes Gueules” “Heat wave: no compulsory school today, are we doing too much?”: this is one of the debates in “Les Grandes Gueules” this Friday. Listen live on RMC and RMC Story! 9:27 Heat wave: how were born the alert procedures of Météo France A hundred deaths after the 1999 storm, then the carnage of the 2003 heat wave with 19,000 deaths. It was after these dramas that Météo France alerts were put in place.>> Heat wave: the dramas that caused the creation of Météo France alerts9:12 “What to do with children at home?” The recommendation of the “National Education not to send children to school or college in the 12 departments on red alert, took many parents by surprise.” What to do with the children at home? They will be in front of the television, so no. In addition, with the preparation for the college certificate, it is essential. It’s not the first time that it’s happened and it won’t be the last either. We also have to be able to adapt, “explains a mother at the microphone of RMC.”I am in a liberal profession, I cannot not go to work. My children will go to work, they will take precautions with water, a cap, but they will go to work”, indicates another mother. 8:41 “No physical activity and significant effort, even when we are in good health “Benoit Elleboode, the director of the ARS of New Aquitaine, calls for great caution on sports activities during the heat wave.”Jogging is over, or very early in the morning or late in the evening , and again the temperatures will remain at 23°C. You also have to be very careful, especially in the coastal departments, at the risk of drowning. We know that we have a proportional increase with the heat wave. It’s very hot, the organisms are weaker, we go swimming in the ocean and we have an increased risk of drowning. You really have to be careful: no physical activity and significant effort during this period of great heat, even when you are in good health.” 7:26 The ban on public events will be extended in New Aquitaine The prefecture of Gironde has banned public demonstrations outdoors or in non-air-conditioned premises. A decision which will also concern the rest of the New Aquitaine region, said this Friday on RMC the director of the Regional Health Agency, Benoit Elleboode. “This measure was taken in consultation between the prefecture, the ARS and Météo France. It will be extended to all the departments concerned in the region. This concerns all public events outdoors or non-air-conditioned indoors. It is the first time that these departments will be confronted with such temperatures, with populations who are not used to it. A health impact is expected, particularly on vulnerable populations. This is why we take specific measures, especially in nursing homes with the blue plan which allows them to adapt their operation to these periods of high heat, to protect the elderly. “More information here.7: 13 Cancellations of sporting events In the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (orange alert) the prefecture has banned five hikes and pedestrian and cycling sports competitions scheduled for this Saturday, including a cycling race between Spain and France bringing together 9,000 participants (the Quebrantahuesos). In the Tarn, the second stage of the Route d’Occitanie, which was to take place in Graulhet, is canceled.In Angers, the international inter-company relay marathon which was to be held this Friday has been canceled. companies from all over France were expected. 7:11 The Gironde prohibits public outdoor events Faced with exceptional heat, “all public events outside or in premises x not air-conditioned” are prohibited this Friday in Gironde from 2 p.m., announced the prefecture. This concerns, for example, sports meetings but not weddings. The department is placed in red vigilance. This heat wave is even the earliest ever recorded in France since the beginning of the measurements, in 1947. “Many monthly records, even absolute, of minimum and maximum temperatures, should be beaten. climate”, explains Matthieu Sorel, climatologist at Météo France. 6:51 Towards absolute temperature records “We are experiencing an absolutely exceptional heat wave, explains Géraldine De Mori, weather presenter on RMC. We will undoubtedly have absolute records Even in the heart of summer, we have never had such high temperatures. Thursday in the Hérault, in Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, the thermometer has already climbed to 40°C: a record of precocity for metropolitan France excluding Corsica. Saturday, absolute records could fall on the Landes, Poitou-Charentes, Vendée axis. 6:39 Schoolchildren and college students can stay at home In the departments on red alert, schoolchildren and college students can stay at home this Friday, announced national education. The reception of students remains maintained, subject to “possible closure decisions taken by the prefectural authorities”. For those who will be present, “only low-intensity physical activities are authorized”. “The regular and systematic hydration of students must be the subject of particular vigilance”. 6:37 Heat wave: 25 departments in orange vigilance In addition to the 12 departments in red vigilance, 25 are in orange vigilance: Aude, Cantal, Cher, Corrèze, Creuse, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre, Loir-et-Cher, Haute-Loire , Mayenne, Morbihan, Puy-de-Dôme, Sarthe, Haute-Vienne, Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Indre-et-Loire, Dordogne, Lot, Aveyron, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège, Ardèche , Drome.6:32 Heat wave: 12 departments on red alertFrance facing the heat wave. Twelve departments have been placed on red alert, until at least Saturday: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Vendée and Vienna.