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Faced with the high heat expected during the summer of 2023, the government has unveiled a heat wave plan. Text messages will be sent to the population in particular in the event of extreme heat.
AT Fraize (Vosges), a school did not wait the plan government heat to adapt to heat waves. The establishment has greened its courtyard, removing the macadam to reduce the temperature on the ground. “We put ocher macadam“, explains Caroline Lerognonmayor (SE) of Fraize. In case of strong heat, within the framework of her plan heat wave, the government wants to identify cooled rooms, like the cool spaces in nursing homes.
SMS alerts sent to the population
For vulnerable people, letter carriers are put to work this summer. They are supposed to identify and inform the elderly. Similarly, young people in universal national service must encourage seniors to register on the municipal registers, which is already done by many communities also looking for islands of freshness in the city. In the event of extreme heat, SMS alerts will be sent to the population. Last year, three heat waves crossed France from mid-June. From Friday, June 9, temperatures will exceed 30°C.