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  Day 3349 (Sunday) 9 th August 2026  This is Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and this is Nice.   It was very hot and humid today and I wasn’t surprised at all to read this article… Yes, summers in France really are getting hotter A pharmacy sign indicating a temperature of 41C in central Paris on July 1, 2025. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making such heatwave events more intense, frequent and widespread. Photo by Sébastien DUPUY / AFP Summers in France have always been hot, especially in the south, so do the latest wave of extreme weather warnings really mark a rise in temperatures? Or just a change in weather forecasting techniques and media attention? Picture your childhood, and you'll often see it bathed in sunshine - especially if you were lucky enough to have holidays in the south of France as a youngster. But in the 21 st century discussion of sunny weather is just as likely to be accompanied by heatwave alerts and warnings of the risk to health. So is it...
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  Day 3348 (Saturday) 8 th August 2026  This is Villefranche-sur-Mer and this is the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Huw found these two articles in the Nice Matin this morning about two arsonists found on Mont Boron which is the hill behind Villefranche. 1 st article. Attempted arson: two individuals arrested in Mont-Boron have been taken into custody. Two people were arrested on the night of Thursday, August 6, 2026, after an attempted fire on the Mont Boron forest road in Nice. The joint intervention of the municipal police and the national police, with the support of the Urban Supervision Center (CSU), prevented the worst after witnesses raised the alarm. During the night, an individual was arrested after attempting to set fire to vegetation using a flammable liquid, apparently gasoline, on a forest road on the wooded hill of Mont Boron. The young man reportedly fled before achieving his goal. Young suspects At 4:20 a.m. this T...
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  Day 3347 (Friday) 7 th August 2026  This is Villefranche-sur-Mer and this is Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat.   This is happening in Nice this weekend… Following on from yesterday here is some French vocabulary to understand wildfire warnings and evacuations. People watching smoke from the beach in Andernos-Les Bains during a fire in Lege Cap-Ferret forest, southwestern France, on July 2 nd , 2026, as part of the nearby area has been evacuated. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP) Wildfires are frightening enough without the added challenge of trying to understand emergency information in another language. Whether you're following evacuation orders, listening to local radio or reading official updates, here's the essential French vocabulary to help you stay informed. Wildfires ( feux de forêt ) are a longstanding feature of summer in France, particularly in the Mediterranean south. But as temperatures rise, wildfires are becoming more severe and are also happening in the centre and th...
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