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France Records Earliest Nationwide Heatwave as Millions Face Red Alerts

Emergency services are being overwhelmed, exposing shortfalls in how hospitals, schools and utilities cope with extreme heat.

Parliament and Cabinets Temporarily Relax Suit Rules as France Breaks Heat Record

France Breaks Heat Records as 58 Departments Moved to Highest Alert

Exceptional Heatwave Sweeps France as Records Fall and Alerts Expand

Heatwave Intensifies as Météo‑France Places Record 49 Departments on Red Alert

Heatwave Expands in France as 53 Departments Placed on High Alert

France Faces Early Heatwave With Local 40°C Peaks Near Solstice

Early Heat Dome Shatters May Records as France’s Heat Begins to Ease

France Confronts Early, Record-Breaking Heatwave as 17 Departments Move to Orange Alert

France Suffers Unprecedented Early Heatwave as May National Temperature Record Falls

France Hit by Unusually Early Heat Dome With 18 Departments on Alert

France Faces Unusually Early Heatwave as First May Canicule Alert Is Issued

France’s Early‑April Heat Sets April Records in the West as Weekend Cooldown Nears

France’s Late‑February Warm Spell Sets Hundreds of Records With Brief Cooldown Looming

France Ends Heatwave as Orange Flood Alerts Hit 11 Departments

France’s Heatwave Lingering with Mega-Fire in Aude and Rare Marine Warming

Red Warnings Expand as France’s Heatwave Shatters Records

France’s Second Summer Heatwave Spreads to 42 Departments as Temperatures Soar to 42°C

Early Heatwave Peaks in France With Record 41.4°C, Cooling to Start Wednesday

France Hits Peak of First 2025 Heatwave With 39°C Readings