France to face its fourth heatwave of the year starting next week
In the Grande Borne neighborhood of Grigny (Essonne department), during a heatwave, July 8, 2026. CAMILLE MILLERAND/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE The French summer seems locked in a never-ending climate crisis. Fires, heatwaves and droughts have followed one another relentlessly.
- ▪In the Grande Borne neighborhood of Grigny (Essonne department), during a heatwave, July 8, 2026.
- ▪CAMILLE MILLERAND/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE The French summer seems locked in a never-ending climate crisis.
- ▪Fires, heatwaves and droughts have followed one another relentlessly.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 1 centre.
- ▪ Fourth heatwave grips parts of UK with 35C forecast — BBC News — UK
- ▪ Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal — The Guardian — UK
- ▪ UK braced for fourth heatwave of the summer with temperatures set to hit 35C next week — The Independent
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| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:44:41 +0200 |
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In the Grande Borne neighborhood of Grigny (Essonne department), during a heatwave, July 8, 2026. CAMILLE MILLERAND/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE The French summer seems locked in a never-ending climate crisis. Fires, heatwaves and droughts have followed one another relentlessly. As flames ravage the Gironde, near the Arcachon Bay, Landes and Var (southwestern France), the country is already bracing for a fourth heatwave expected by around Wednesday, July 29. "It is inevitable. All the climate models agree; we are heading for it," said climate scientist Christophe Cassou, research director (CNRS) at the Ecole normale supérieure, who does not hide his "anxiety." The intensity and duration of this wave remains to be determined, but projections already suggest a severe and prolonged episode.
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