As Europe's heatwave leaves millions sweltering in poorly insulated apartments, schools and retirement homes, more French people are breaking with tradition to turn to air conditioning.

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…

About a third of France was under a “red alert” on Sunday for heat, and high temperatures reached 104 F in some areas, in a country where air conditioning isn’t widespread. The…

The early-summer wave is already drawing comparisons to the 2003 disaster that killed 15,000.

While nearly 90% of US homes have air conditioning, in Europe it’s around 20%, and some countries have much lower rates.

The heat is on. Enough to make Parisians take the plunge into the once notoriously polluted Canal Saint Martin. France this Tuesday awakening from its hottest night on record,…

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…

As the heatwave intensifies, the far-right is championing air-conditioning while the left is calling for renovations and green spaces.

Con las escuelas alterando horarios y decenas de muertes asociadas a la ola de calor, el uso del aire acondicionado divide a Francia.

Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worst

As Europe's heatwave leaves millions sweltering in poorly insulated apartments, schools and retirement homes, more French people are breaking with tradition to turn to air…

As Europe's heatwave leaves millions sweltering in poorly insulated apartments, schools and retirement homes, more French people are breaking with tradition to turn to air…

France on Wednesday (Jun 24) experienced its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather service said.