a new alert system should be available in the fall

Faced with the violent storms that hit Corsica on Thursday August 18, the Minister of the Interior, traveling on the island, returned, on the morning of Friday August 19, to the alerts from Météo France, which he said were too late. . So, should we review the vigilance scale? For 20 years, the French have lived to the rhythm of Météo France alerts, which are characterized by three colors. For Nicolas Le Friant, forecaster, cIt is not so much the model that needs to be changed, but access to information, even when the level of alert is yellow. “Every day, we should broadcast weather vigilance, in the weather newspapers but why not also in the news”believes Nicolas Le Friant.

To establish these forecasts, is there a lack of resources at Météo France? This public institution has a wealth of satellite data and high-powered computers. But it is still necessary to have the experts to analyze all this data. Météo France has lost nearly a quarter of its workforce in ten years, and for the unions, this may have implications. So, how can we better warn of dangers? A new device to warn the population was tested in France last spring, using mobile phones. In France, it should be operational in the fall.