A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius in parts of the ...

Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly ...

The national weather authority has placed multiple departments on high heat alert, while officials warn of worsening air ...

The national weather authority, Meteo-France, placed 12 departments on red alert, France’s highest heat warning, anticipating exceptional heat stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean ...

Firefighters in France have contained the country's largest wildfire in decades, but authorities remain on high alert ...

The early summer heatwave that affected 60 French departments between 19 June and 6 July led to a record 480 excess deaths, a rise of 5.5 percent compared to normal mortality levels, the country's ...

In a new weekly update for <b>pv magazine</b>, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that significant swathes of Europe saw much more solar irradiance than normal last month.

The ambient temperature is a steady 50C. The highest temperature recorded to date in France is 45.9C – in the southern village of Gallargues-le-Montueux, during a heatwave in 2019.

The heatwave expected in France will have a positive effect on electricity consumption, but it could also hurt nuclear power ...

After the 2003 deadly heatwave in France, the French government released the ‘Plan Canicule’. The plan comes into effect every year on 1 June, placing all French departments on green alert by ...