Regional Update as of August 21, 2012 Over the past week in the region: The number of emergency room visits by people over 75 years of age exceeded alert thresholds in 5 hospitals in...

Weather Overview: Today, high temperatures are on the decline. Compared to yesterday, Tuesday, temperatures have dropped by about 3 to 4 degrees in the Rhône and Isère departments, with...

Due to an indefinite interruption in data transmission from SOS Médecins, the weekly report is not available for the week of August 13–19, 2012.

Situation in Rhône-Alpes In the Rhône-Alpes region, the transition to MIGA (Level 2 of the 2012 heat wave plan) was triggered by three departmental prefects, effective Friday, August...

The heat wave that began on Friday is expected to continue through the first half of next week and is moving northward and eastward across the country. Emergency room visit data (total...

Headlines - SACS: Heat Wave Alert The weather forecast for August 17, 2012 predicts a heat wave across several regions of France. The likelihood of this event is particularly high in...

According to Météo-France, this Sunday afternoon, high temperatures will remain very high, particularly from the central-east to the northeast, where they will approach or even exceed 40...

Yesterday at 3:00 p.m., Météo France recorded: 31.8°C in Auch (Gers), 33.9°C in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne), 36.1°C in Gourdon (Lot), 35.4°C in Albi (Tarn), and 35.1°C in...

Key Points Regional Alerts: - Thursday, August 16: Cher and Indre were placed under a yellow alert on the Météo-France map. - Friday, August 17: Cher and Indre were upgraded to an...

Key Points In the Centre region, maximum and minimum temperatures are rising; the departments of Cher and Indre are particularly affected by the heat wave, and thresholds exceeded...