France experienced punishing back-to-back heatwaves and ferocious wildfires in summer 2025, driving seasonal temperatures to near-record highs and straining response systems. Large parts of Europe simultaneously suffered deadly heat, severe drought and extensive forest fires, with many countries recording historic temperature spikes. The French summer ranked as the third hottest since 1900 and second in total heatwave days. One Mediterranean-region blaze burned areas at a scale described as the worst in at least half a century. These extreme events align with expectations of more frequent and more intense heatwaves as the climate warms.
We all know that the summer we are experiencing is in many ways a turning point,
It's a taste of what's to come, unfortunately, because heatwaves will be more frequent and more intense in the coming years,
taste of what's to come
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