“Although parts of [the Louvre] are naturally resilient, the museum remains vulnerable and is not sufficiently adapted to climate change."

Europe faces record-breaking heatwave as temperatures soar past 40C, forcing school closures, travel disruption and urgent health warnings across the continent.

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…