What are the weather reports for when we are not allowed to go out?

• While France is confined, weather reports on television announce temperatures "above seasonal averages" and days that are getting longer.
• For Chloé Nabedian, weather reporter on France 2, the weather has a social role, which is good for people's morale.
• “The program is a real information program in its own right. We also have video clips that are windows on what is happening in the world, and in France. We show a little from the outside, ”she explains.

You have noticed ? The weather is fine, almost warm. While France, like much of the world, is confined, this spring is irritatingly insolent. And every day, the weather reports on television announce temperatures "above seasonal averages" and days that are getting longer.

Why ? For who ? Can we go to the beach? No. Can we organize an aperitif on the terrace after work? No more. In this context, what are these alluring weather reports for?

Useless spring

On social networks, opinions are divided. It is to rejoice in this return of spring. See nature waking up, even from its window, in some gray. Others become philosophers and find that, in short, "nature does not need us. "

Nature rejoices in the Light
Nature sees its future in purity
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Nature lives its best life without us.

There is the sun, there is spring, there is the blossoming of buds and loves. Life goes on, stupidly, despite everything. Beauty can and must continue to move us.

And there are also the embittered. Those and those who are annoyed.

Why is there still the weather on TV? It’s for r we all got off the ground

I wonder why they still piss off doing the weather… like I'm going to watch to know if I'm going to the beach or not?

Chloé Nabédian, weather journalist on France 2, understands the two types of reaction: "It is true that we had a succession of storms when we could go out and now that we are confined, the weather is fine. It's not a pot… "But the journalist nevertheless believes it necessary to maintain weather reports" if only because many people are not confined. Healthcare workers, farmers, transporters ... All these people may be happy to know if it will rain, if there will be frost. When you have to hit the road, it's always useful to know if there will be ice. "

The weather is not just the weather

Chloé Nabédian thus praises the social role of the weather, a public service which also does good… morale. "Very sincerely, morally, I believe that the good weather has a huge impact, pleads the journalist. If there was fog or rain, the impression of confinement would be even stronger. There, even from home, you can enjoy the sun. Especially those who have a balcony, or a garden. I see my neighbors lying on the floor to enjoy the sun coming home. Doing a little light therapy is not bad at the moment. "

In short, the weather forecast remains useful and necessary for everyone. “The program is a real information program in its own right. We also have video clips that are windows on what is happening in the world, and in France. We show a little outside. "

Microclimate

The weather journalist, on the other hand, is more cautious about the viewers who get carried away with the theme of "nature takes back its rights" and who see in this episode a positive lesson. Beyond the good weather, some note that we can again hear the birds in the city and that the pollution has decreased.

"It is not this little rest for nature, this parenthesis, which will change things for the climate," recalls Chloé Nabédian. The coronavirus crisis will pass. The climate crisis is irreversible. And it is not by being confined that we will resolve it, it is by acting, by making decisions. "Chloé Nabédian thus observes with concern certain companies and government" taking advantage "of the coronavirus crisis to announce withdrawing from their commitments in favor of the climate:" The fall in the price of oil, in this context, is not good news . "

In May 2019, an early heat wave hit people's minds and reminded everyone of the dangers of climate change. Chloé Nabédian cannot commit to the temperatures expected in the coming months: “I can just tell you that we are going to have a pleasant weekend with very mild temperatures. "

With longer days and rare rains, more breathable air and buds that are budding, nature knows how to show itself in its best light. Until reality catches up with us.

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