To maintain the glow of the City of Light, Paris is modernising its underground electric cables which are vulnerable to damage during heatwaves - part of ongoing preparations for the expected day when temperatures reach 50C.
Forecasters have placed 16 French départements on the 'orange' heatwave warning from Saturday, as the country braces for temperatures to climb this weekend.
As the hot weather moves north, large parts of France will remain under orange alert on Tuesday for a heatwave that is expected to last until at least Wednesday. Parts of central France were also put on thunderstorm warning for Tuesday.
For those visiting Paris for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, hot weather is to be expected. Here is what to know and how to respond during a heatwave in France.
French authorities were on Thursday investigating the deaths of four people who were harvesting grapes in the famed Champagne region, as locals suspected they suffered sunstroke in unusually high outdoor temperatures.
Whether you want to avoid air conditioning for environmental reasons or if your place simply isn't equipped with it, here's how to stay cool without AC during a French heatwave.
A new study has found that millions of residents in the Paris region are particularly vulnerable to heatwaves, due to a combination of city architecture that traps heat and economic problems which mean that cannot protect themselves effectively.
France, like its Mediterranean neighbours, is seeing an increasing number of severe wildfires - so how does this connect to heatwaves and rising temperatures?
More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe's record-breaking summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years.
Temperatures are soaring in France and the climate crisis means that heatwaves are going to become a more regular occurrence, so we've put together some useful info on keeping your cool during extreme heat.
If you happen to notice a drone flying overhead while enjoying a picnic at a Paris park this summer - despite the fact that this is normally not allowed in urban areas - don't worry. It's all part of a new heatwave plan by France's national weather service.
Between 30,000 and 35,000 people have died from the effects of summer heat in France since 2014, the country's public health agency said in an estimate released on Friday.
Europe should brace for more deadly heatwaves driven by climate change, according to a sweeping new report that said the world's fastest-warming continent was some 2.3 degrees Celsius hotter last year than in pre-industrial times.
As heatwaves across Europe become more frequent, France's capital has been listed as the European city where the risk of heat-related death is highest, according to a recent study.
Heatwaves in France will become more frequent, more intense and longer in the summers to come as the climate crisis worsens - the French government has now produced its first plan to tackle the effects of prolonged heatwaves.
With another long, hot summer predicted, Paris city officials have unveiled their plans to keep the capital cool this summer - from 'cool islands' and water fountains to planting trees and painting roofs white.
The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, with the continent suffering blistering heatwaves and the
worst drought in centuries, the European Commission's satellite monitor said on Thursday.
Paris ranks poorly compared with other major cities when it comes to 'green cover' provided by trees, and record-breaking heatwaves are bringing this to light.
Several major French cities experienced temporary power cuts during the peak of the heatwave, something that could become more common as the country heats up.
