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national weather agency
Coverage of national weather agency in the Nexus archive.
- France experiences its hottest day since measurements began in 1947
France recorded its hottest day since 1947, breaking a record set the previous day, with 44 million people under a red heat alert. The national weather agency confirmed the record, and FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reported the event.
- France outage leaves 68,000 homes without power as record heatwave spreads north
A record-breaking heatwave caused a power outage affecting 68,000 homes in France's western Brittany region. The national weather agency issued a red alert for extreme weather across most of the country, including the Calais area.