{
  "id": 127773,
  "title": "July was France’s hottest month on record, says weather service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/july-was-frances-hottest-month-on-record-says-weather-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T11:14:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/04/july-was-france-s-hottest-month-on-record-says-weather-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meteo-France, France's meteorological service, declared that July 2023 marked the hottest month ever recorded in the country since 1900. This surpasses the heatwaves of August 2003 and July 2006 as the hottest periods on record. The month also recorded France's third-driest July on record, with rainfall levels nearly 70% below the average. This led to parched soil and heightened risks of wildfires, according to Meteo-France. The extreme weather conditions, a result of successive heatwaves since May, exacerbated the situation in France, contributing to the outbreak of the largest wildfire the country has seen since 1949. The blaze scorched 42,000 hectares (104,000 acres) of land, an area four times larger than Paris, after igniting on July 22.",
  "summary": "The month was also France's third driest July on record, with rainfall nearly 70% below average, leading to parched soil and increased risks of wildfires.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
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        "published": "2026-08-05T02:05:43.000Z"
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    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}