The Cultural Review

La Canicule

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A desolate, sun-baked landscape with a distant Eiffel Tower, symbolizing the extreme heatwave gripping France and Europe.
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La Canicule Heatwave Shatters France Records in Europe

On June 23, 2026, temperatures in France soared past 44 degrees Celsius (112 degrees Fahrenheit), shattering previous records and marking a new, brutal extreme for European summers, according to Cover

Matteo Ricci·June 28, 2026