Tropical School: Classrooms Heat Up to 50 Degrees

"I call it a tropical greenhouse." With this sentence, an official described the situation in an elementary school in Soustons, southwestern France. What initially sounded like an exaggeration turned out to be alarmingly accurate. At the Isle-Verte school in Landes, temperatures of more than 50 degrees Celsius were measured under a large glass roof. As a result, the facility closed its doors on Thursday and Friday. Several children complained of exhaustion, some felt unwell, and others had to vomit. Teaching under such conditions? Hardly imaginable. The school dates back to ...