{
  "id": 1934907,
  "title": "Mainland France has endured a record 52 heatwave days since mid-June",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mainland-france-has-endured-a-record-52-heatwave-days-since-mid-june",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:22:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/08/19/mainland-france-has-endured-a-record-52-heatwave-days-since-mid-june_6756672_114.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Over three summer heatwaves, mainland France has seen a total of 52 heatwave days, more than any yearly total since 1947. The current August heatwave is the second-longest ever recorded, according to the national meteorological service.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}