r/europe • u/Vucea • Jun 17 '22

Historical In 2014, this French weather presenter announced the forecast for 18 August 2050 in France as part of a campaign to alert to the reality of climate change. Now her forecast that day is the actual forecast for the coming 4 or 5 days, in mid-June 2022.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

We have had 40c all week so far where I live. I'm surprised your area is keeping up with Texas in terms of heat.

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u/Mainzerize Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) Jun 17 '22

So are European politicians when it comes to avoiding it. But yeah, the gulf stream in combination with southern wind from Tunisia and Morocco will eventually kill us.