The Principality of Monaco has disappeared, as have Cap d’Ail and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. It is not known what has become of Beaulieu, Villefranche, and Menton. One might think it was simply a tidal wave, but in fact, it is not: the sea has permanently settled in, causing these cities to vanish. The Prince’s Palace of Monaco floats like an island in the middle of the Mediterranean.
Science fiction? Not at all.
It was France 2, the French governmental television channel, that discreetly announced it, just before eight o’clock, on Monday, August 7, through the voice of Patrice Devret, a journalist specializing in meteorology.
It is clear that in order not to alarm tourists (76 million in France this year), higher authorities have conveyed the message very discreetly. Thus, it was through the program titled “Beach Weather” that the revelation took place. Patrice Devret presented the temperature of the seawater, the air on the beach, and the famous UV index, starting with the English Channel and ending with the Mediterranean. For the French Riviera, the choice fell on the beach of Beausoleil. For Tuesday, August 8, he announced a seawater temperature of 23ยฐC, air temperature of 28ยฐC, and a UV index of 6.
You can verify this information on the France2 website by clicking here: https://meteo.france2.fr/meteo-des-plages/.
For our distant readers who are not familiar with the French Riviera, you should know that the charming town of Beausoleil, which makes up the French part of Monaco, is not by the sea! It is located above the principality and, logically, to measure the seawater temperature at the beach, Monaco and the adjacent French cities must be underwater.
Indeed, Beausoleil is situated at an altitude ranging from 40 to 621 meters above sea level.
Three possibilities are conceivable:
1. Either a part of the French Riviera has disappeared under water and they do not want to tell us,
2. Or the Mayor of Beausoleil has set up something equivalent to Paris-Plage in his town,
3. Or the on-duty meteorologist did not place his thermometer in the right spot, but then, with 23 degrees, he should see a doctor.
-Christian Gallo
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