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Summer 2026 becomes, by far, the hottest ever recorded in France: 'Beating the record by almost 1°C in a single season is huge'

Such a summer, which today has a one in 100 chance of occurring, would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change.

Summer 2026 becomes, by far, the hottest ever recorded in France: 'Beating the record by almost 1°C in a single season is huge'

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