China News Service, Paris, June 17 (Li Yang and Li Yue) On June 17, local time, the high temperature weather in many places in France continued. A total of 14 provinces in France issued a high temperature red alert on the same day; another 56 provinces issued a high temperature orange alert. , compared with the 16th, 31 provinces were added.

According to the "Parisian" report, on the 17th, about 45 million people in France were affected by the high temperature red and orange alerts.

  Although the capital Paris has not yet entered a red alert state on the 17th, according to the forecast of the French meteorological agency, the temperature in Paris on the 18th is likely to exceed 40 degrees Celsius, setting a record high for the same period.

Experts said that this will be the highest temperature record in Paris since 1947. The previous record was 38 degrees Celsius, and due to the age, the accuracy of the shutters used by the Meteorological Bureau at that time was not high, and the actual temperature at that time was slightly lower than the observed temperature. .

  Continued high temperatures have also triggered some "secondary effects."

According to the official report released by the French Air Quality Forecast Platform on the 17th, due to the continuous high temperature, the ozone concentration in the air increased rapidly, and the ozone concentration in the air in most parts of France increased significantly. Paris, Marseille, Lille, Strasbourg , Bordeaux, Nantes and other major French cities, the air quality index deteriorated on the 17th, and ozone pollution is expected to continue for several days.

Affected by this, corresponding measures have been taken in Paris and surrounding areas.

On the 17th, in the entire Paris region, the maximum speed of road traffic needs to be reduced by 10 kilometers per hour; the health agency in the Paris region also advised the public to suspend outdoor activities.

  In addition, hot weather also increases the risk of forest fires.

The French National Forestry Service (ONF) issued a high-risk forest fire warning in the Paris region on the 17th, saying that the risk of forest fires on the 18th was the highest, calling on all departments to remain vigilant, and announced the decision to close the forest roads and cancel the plan on the 18th. Events in the forests of the Paris region and other provinces.

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