France has just broken a new heat record on Wednesday, as sweltering temperatures choke Western Europe. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Professor of Climatology and…

France is set to experience the hottest day yet in its latest heatwave after a sweltering night, with a peak of 43C expected in the southwest. Forecasters warn the extreme weather…

The second early-season heatwave of the year has brought the return of a politically-charged issue. That of air-conditioning - for decades, France has been notoriously reticent to…

It's been less than a month since a May heatwave set records across several European countries. Now the heat is back and temperatures across the continent may raise even higher in…

Over half of France has been placed on red alert due to the ferocious heatwave boiling the country. With the temperature reaching up to 41C in some areas, some French cities have…

France is seeing a second consecutive heatwave in less than a month. Half the country is now under red alert as temperatures are expected to rise to 43°C in the southwestern city…

Human-caused climate change is tied to increasingly extreme weather, and U.N. climate agency projections say the next five years are likely to shatter more heat records.

Millions of people across France woke up drenched in sweat on June 23 after another night of scorching heat, with most of the population exposed to extreme and exceptional…

France is going through a record heatwave, with 54 departments on high alert. At least 18 people have died from heat related causes. For French people, the main issue is how to…

France experienced its hottest night on June 22 as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people -- many of them young -- had drowned since June 18 amid a severe heatwave. The…

Much of France remains under severe heat alert on June 23 after the country experienced its hottest afternoon and night since records began in 1947. Temperatures around 40 degrees…

PARIS (AP)France recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday amid an exceptional early heat wave across Europe, the national weather agency said.It said France’s national thermal…

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Dr. Chloe Brimacombe. She presents a clear and sobering analysis of the current European heatwave as both a meteorological event and a…

France experienced its hottest day since records began on Tuesday, a record it will likely break again on Wednesday. Officials have advised people to avoid travel and work from…

Crops in the French region of Normandy are under threat from the latest heatwave. A combination of high soil temperatures with hot winds can see crops wither in hours - dubbed the…

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of a sweltering heatwave that has smashed records, left tens of thousands of people without power and sent air conditioner sales zooming in…

Red alerts were also in place in Britain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the extreme early summer heat forced school closures, travel disruption and alarm about climate…

(Bloomberg) -- France recorded its hottest ever night and day as the heat wave searing western Europe deepened, disrupting schools, transport and tourist sites.

France recorded its hottest day ever on June 23rd, 2026 - but all over the country local records have been broken too as the country continues to sizzle under an unprecedentedly…

The average daily temperature across the country hit an all-time high of 29.8C on Tuesday, according to government forecaster Météo-France. | World News

France on Wednesday experienced its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said, breaking a record set just a day earlier. More than 50…