Heat Sears Paris and London as Wildfire Burns Greek Island
- French capital could witness highest temperatures since 2022
- Wildfire risks threaten large swathes of the Mediterranean
Visitors at the Arc de Triomphe, on July 28.
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Soaring temperatures will scorch Paris over the next few days, triggering a yellow heat wave alert in the city hosting the Olympics.
Paris will reach as high as 37C (99F) on Tuesday, the hottest since 2022. Parts of southern France will exceed 40C, with about 40% of the country’s departments facing orange heat warnings on Monday and Tuesday, according to Meteo France. The searing temperatures will last until at least Wednesday evening.