Marked by Heat, Drought and Fires, the Summer of 2026 "Will Stay in History", According to Monique Barbut
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At the presentation of the summer climate assessment on Thursday, September 3, the Minister of Ecological Transition announced that the period from June to August has been "the warmest ever" since 1900. And called for the rapid implementation of certain measures.
"The question we must now ask ourselves is how it will remain so," stressed the Minister of Environmental Transition.
The summer of 2026 was marked by intense weather events. During three months, the country was struck by a series of extreme episodes: heat waves, historical drought levels, devastating fires, violent thunderstorms... On Thursday, September 3, Monique Barbut, Minister of Ecological Transition, and Virginie Schwarz, CEO of Météo France, took stock of this unusual summer.
This summer in France, marked by heat, drought and huge fires, was the hottest summer ever recorded in France, the French minister said today.
France has experienced its "hottest summer ever", announced Météo France this Thursday during its presentation of the summer climate balance. A summer that "will remain in history", said the minister of ecological transition, Monique Barbut. Heat, rain deficit, fires: HERE is taking stock.
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