2026-07-08
19 分钟This summer, Europe has been really hot, hotter than usual.
From Paris to Madrid to London, locals and tourists are scrambling to stay cool.
There are soaring temperatures with heat alerts and public health measures in place in many countries.
The severe heat wave continues to batter us here in France,
with temperatures hovering once again across much of the country at around 40 degrees Celsius.
Europe has reached a boiling point.
Yeah, it's reached a sweating point, definitely.
Everyone is sweating.
Our colleague Matthew Dalton has been covering the heat wave from Paris, where he lives.
What's the weather been like there, in Paris?
It's been exceptionally hot.
It's been hotter than I've ever experienced since I've moved to Europe nearly two decades ago.
I think a lot of people are suffering.
It's just kind of miserable.
Temperatures in Paris recently hit about 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
That's only happened on three other days since they began keeping records.
The weather is like normally awkward small talk, but here it's actually relevant.
Yeah, it's like, how's the weather?
That's the big news these days.
One reason this is such big news in Europe.