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The heat wave that has been sweeping over France for the past few days is nothing new for scientists who have already made such forecasts in certain reports. The opportunity for journalist Juliette Prigent to discuss the future of the planet, which will inevitably be impacted by global warming.
Heat is one of the phenomena among others linked to global warming. Based on the least dramatic IPCC forecasts, where the earth’s temperature would change by an average of 4 degrees, the drought should be greater. “The frequency of drought episodes could be multiplied by 1.5” in Ile-de-France, “even by two” in the Pyrenees, on the Spanish border. Forest fires are also set to increase.
In addition to the heat, it is the rise in sea level on our coasts that is expected to intensify. According to an estimate for the end of the century, some French areas could see the water increase “between 40cm and 60cm“. This could have disastrous consequences for certain cities such as Nice. And the rivers are also affected by this rising water level. For the IPCC, flooding is the major risk that weighs on the French by 2050.
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