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FILE- A woman holds her umbrella to protect from the sun at the Louvre Museum as the temperature rose up to 31 degrees Celsius in Paris on Friday, June 20, 2025

Video. France has been bracing for extreme heat for years. Is it prepared?

Updated: 26 May 2026 - 12:46 GMT+2

France has quite literally been acting out the best way to cope during extreme temperatures. Now, it’s trapped under a heat dome.

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