Paris Glows: 33.4 Degrees – The Heat Comes Too Early

Paris is experiencing days more typical of midsummer than May. Already by mid-morning the air shimmers above the boulevards, café patrons desperately search for the last shady spots, and even along the Seine, every breeze seems absent. "Il fait une chaleur affolante" – it’s insanely hot. This phrase can be heard almost everywhere in the French capital right now. With 33.4 degrees, the current heat wave reaches values that seem extraordinary for late May. Just a few years ago, such temperatures were considered a rare exception. Meanwhile, early heat episodes ...