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The mistral (Catalan: mestral, Corsican: maestrale, Croatian: maestral, Greek: μαΐστρος, Italian: maestrale, Maltese: majjistral) is a strong, cold, northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean. [ 1 ] It produces sustained winds averaging 31 miles an hour (50 kilometres an hour ...
Nice[ a ] (/ niːs / NEESS; French pronunciation: [nis] ⓘ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million [ 4 ][ 3 ] on an area of 744 km 2 (287 sq mi). [ 3 ] Located on the French Riviera, the ...
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Climate zoning for mainland France in 2020, drawn up by Météo-France. The climate of France is the statistical distribution of conditions in the Earth's atmosphere over the national territory, based on the averages and variability of relevant quantities over a given period, the standard reference period defined by the World Meteorological Organization being 30 years.
Nice Carnival. The Nice Carnival (French: Carnaval de Nice) is one of the world's major carnival events, alongside the Brazilian Carnival, Venetian Carnival, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It is held annually in February and sometimes early March (depending on the movable date of Carnival in the Christian calendar) in Nice on the French Riviera.
1979 - 16 October: Weather-related 1979 Nice events occur. 1981 - June: 1981 Tour de France cycling race departs from Nice. 1982 Canton of Nice-12 , 13 , and 14 created. [7] Nice becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. 1984 - Palais des Congrès Acropolis built. 1988 - Le Standard de Nice newspaper begins publication.
The July 2019 European heat wave affected France heavily, with temperatures over 40°C. In France, climate change has caused some the greatest annual temperature increases registered in any country in Europe. [1] The 2019 heat wave saw record temperatures of 46.0 °C. [2] Heat waves and other extreme weather events are expected to increase with ...