Keyword: temperatures
June opening for French ski resort as temperatures plummet in Europe
Pyrénées resort is believed to be first to open in June after unseasonably low temperatures left slopes covered in as much powder as January.
2011 was France's hottest year in more than a century
2011 was France's hottest year since 1900, with average temperatures 1.5°C warmer than the norm and lower rainfall leading to water shortages.