Is France's long summer of extreme heat finally over?

Temperatures across most of France fell on Wednesday and for the first time since June no areas were on alert for extreme heat - so is this the end of the scorching summer of 2026?

In today’s newsletter: how climate crisis is affecting athletes and what steps are being taken to protect them from rising temperatures The mercury-shattering European summer pants alongside us on the back straight, looming as we hug the shadows, sweaty sandals on the parched earth. Across Asia, Africa and North Americ