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  Day 3361 (Friday) 21 st August 2026  I don’t know when this was taken but this is Octroi, the top main road and this is the path to the train station. We had some serious rain last night, of course I slept through it all but it woke Huw up and thank goodness it did because the rain had come directly into the blue room soaking the floor and my chair. It was still overcast this morning but by lunchtime it brightened up beautifully, very little humidity and a lovely temperature. So the passengers on this cruise ship saw our little town in all its glory. This record was broken last night when we had some much needed rain. '47 days without rain' - French drought intensifies Satellite image from the European satellite Copernicus, showed France parched and brown. Image: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery France's drought is intensifying with severe water restrictions and even northern towns like Dunkirk recording weeks without a single drop of rain. Images from the E...
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  Day 3360 (Thursday) 20 th August 2026  This Villa between Nice and Villefranche is where Sean Connery used to live. and this is the fort in Mont Boron. It was quite cloudy this morning but still very hot and Huw found lots of messages telling us to expect a stormy afternoon so we decided to be good and stayed at home. There was a huge cruise ship in the bay and the passengers were coming back and fore as usual. It’s always a real shame that the people on the ship don’t get to see our beautiful little town in all its glory. This is a message from the mayor of Nice…  Our department is under an orange alert for thunderstorms. A storm is expected this afternoon in the Alpes-Maritimes. As a precaution, the city's parks and gardens are closed from noon onwards, and the command centre has been activated. Valleys and waterways are under increased surveillance. I urge you to be cautious and to stay informed of the evolving situation. This is an orange storm alert. It says ‘stro...
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  Day 3359 (Wednesday) 19 th August 2026  This is the port in Nice and this is Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat. There seems to be no end of the heatwave here at the moment and there are lots of articles around about saving water and what you can and can’t drink – here’s one of them… Is it safe to drink tap water in France during heatwaves? Is it dangerous to drink tap water during heatwaves in France? (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP) Throughout France’s five heatwaves this summer, tap water has sometimes been coming out of faucets surprisingly warm. Is it still safe to drink? During France's heatwaves this summer, many householders have noticed that the water coming out of the cold tap is distinctly warm - or even hot, in several Paris apartment blocks 'cold' water  coming out at 31C  was recorded. After repeated periods of extreme heat, temperatures in tap water can rise, particularly in buildings where pipes are exposed to warmer conditions. At ...
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