in Paris, locals and tourists try to cool off

At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, there are crowds in the basins, Saturday June 18. The purpose of the day is to cool off. Children love paddling pools. “As the water is cold, it feels good”says a little girl. “We can buy ice cream”, rejoices another. At the Jardin d’acclimatation, the number of visitors increases by 70% with such heat. “I knew when I was a kid and I thought that with the peak of heat, it would be fun for the children to come”says a father.

The foggers are gradually gaining the capital. There will be twice as many heat waves in 2050, so be prepared. “The temperature in Paris has already increased by 2.3 degrees compared to the 1.1 degrees on average worldwide. We now know roughly the climate of the future, it will be the climate of Seville, so we have to adapt. and go much faster on the ecological transformation of our city”, explains Dan Lert, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of ecological transition. Parisians rush to museums, cinemas and shopping centers to escape apartments that are too hot.