The Climate Change Creatures

As France faces environmental challenges, new entities emerge from ecological anxiety.

The Canicule Phantoms

During increasingly frequent heatwaves (canicules), reports surface of: - Figures made of heat shimmer that follow people - Voices in air conditioning systems warning of worse to come - Most commonly, elderly people seeing deceased relatives beckoning

These entities supposedly: - Appear to those at risk during heatwaves - Sometimes guide to cooling centers - Sometimes lead to danger - Most ambiguously, seem to recruit for unknown purposes

The Flood Prophets

In flood-prone areas, witnesses describe: - Children who play in dry areas before floods - Write water levels on walls that prove accurate - Speak languages that predate local settlements - Most identifying, leave wet footprints in dust

These prophets: - Appear weeks before major floods - Their warnings save lives but are rarely heeded initially - Most mysteriously, seem to be the same children across centuries