2023-11-24 16:04:16
Parisians cool off in the Trocadéro pools during the heatwave of July 2015. Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images
FIGARO DEMAIN – Water runoff from roofs, cable car travel, bioluminescence… The capital may adapt, but its inhabitants are suffering.
Anaé gets up. The heat prevents him from sleeping. She had a good dinner the day before, enjoyed a glass of German wine, which had become quite popular, after attending the concert The four Seasons of Vivaldi, even if spring and autumn have become ghost seasons, sometimes non-existent as in 2087. But with 30°C at 2 a.m. on September 26, 2100, it is clear that the planet is not managed to adapt to the challenges of climate change. Especially since Europe is experiencing greater warming than the rest of the world. The City of Light may have multiplied pedestrian walkways and greened numerous walls, but nature, which is suffering, can no longer play its role as an essential ally. And the inhabitants of Paris are bearing the brunt of the phenomenon of urban heat islands, just like 80% of the world’s population living in cities, compared to half in 2020.
This morning, Anaé will take her son to cool off under the misters in her neighborhood, each of which is equipped with one. Tomorrow she…
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