Paris region
Coverage of Paris region in the Nexus archive.
- France records 2,025 excess deaths in June heatwave
France recorded 2,025 excess deaths during the June 22-28 heatwave, a 30 percent increase in nationwide deaths. The Paris region saw a 62 percent rise in deaths during the same period.
- 'Our infrastructure was designed for a climate that no longer exists': France's unfinished reckoning with increasing heatwaves
Red Cross volunteers deployed in hospitals across the Paris region to support healthcare workers, at Saint-Antoine Hospital in Paris on August 13th, 2003. The article's title highlights concerns about France's infrastructure being designed for a climate that no longer exists amid increasing heatwaves.
- Did the French government prepare for this or not?
The heatwave affecting Europe is moving east, providing relief to France but straining healthcare services, leading to an emergency hospital plan in Paris. The French government faces criticism over inadequate long-term responses to climate-driven heatwaves, with issues like school closures and lack of air conditioning in hospitals and retirement homes.
- Three-year-old found dead in car in Paris region during France heatwave
A three-year-old child was found dead in a car in the Paris region during a heatwave in France. A photograph from June 24, 2026, shows French news channels displaying a map of France during the heatwave's peak.