South of the coasts of France and Italy, water temperature in the Mediterranean Sea was still in the middle 70’s last week. Just like in North Georgia, tourists enjoyed sunshine and daytime highs around 70 degrees. Unlike Dahlonega, where happy visitors were crowding the Square, things changed suddenly at the Côte d’Azur in France and in a section of Italy east of there.
Column: Towns in Alpes Maritimes are picturesque, in danger from climate change
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