On May 17, Météo Béziers members will be in Paris, for the International Météo and Climate Forum.
“When I was little I was afraid of thunderstorms, today I hunt them”laughs Mathieu Matéo, founder of the Weather Béziers association in 2020. For the past five years, with his friends, the young Valrassian has been making weather forecasts on social networks and awareness in schools. An adventure that led them to participate in the French -speaking Météorological Associations Cup, which will take place on May 17, in Paris.
“We have a meteorological forecasting center that we do every day on social networks and on our website, Indicates the young man who made a master in the management of natural disasters in Montpellier. We have real -time follow -ups that we do in the event of a potentially significant weather event. We have the awareness center, we go to schools or to events that are organized by the municipalities in particular. “ The association is based on ten members and affects more than a million people on its Facebook page.
-“We noticed that there was a high demand”
Self -taught, Héraultais has learned everything on its own, out of passion, and decided to create the association to respond to a request. “We noticed that there was a high demand, already on social networks, of a little more localized forecasts, he explains. Météo France, they make the national and it is not necessarily representative of reality. Like when you look at the cards on TF1 or France 2. “
Thread by needle, and according to audiences, the Héraultais, from very diverse horizons but linked by their passion, were able to gain credibility. Until selected beings to participate in the French -speaking Cup of weather associations. “This takes place every year at the International Weather and Climate Forum, specifies Mathieu Matéo. The organizers choose three associations throughout the Francophonie – today there is at least one per department – who come to present their projects. This represents a lot to win this cup, it would make us known and gain greater legitimacy because we would become the best weather association of the year. “
The young Héraultais are therefore lacking in the background for their trip to Paris. They therefore created a kitty to harvest and finance their journey.
