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Summer 2026 was France's 'hottest ever', minister conf…

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1 hour ago · 2:06 readSeptember 4, 2026

France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday. This YuToday briefing is based on reporting first published by Le Monde EN.

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France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday. Such a summer, which today has a one in 100 chance of occurring, would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. France joins other European countries in recording its hottest summer since measurements began. France joins Belgium and Britain in recording their hottest-ever summers after a season that scorched Europe, the globe's fastest warming continent. France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.

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Reported context includes the following: France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday. Such a summer, which today has a one in 100 chance of occurring, would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. France joins other European countries in recording its hottest summer since measurements began. France joins Belgium and Britain in recording their hottest-ever summers after a season that scorched Europe, the globe's fastest warming continent. France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday.

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