How cities around the world are adapting to extreme heat
Record heatwaves are forcing authorities to take action.
A heatwave across Western Europe has left tens of millions of people coping with record temperatures. France endured its hottest day since records began, with temperatures reaching 44.3C in Pissos, and it鈥檚 estimated that nearly 100 million people will endure temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Temperatures can feel particularly extreme in cities, where buildings trap heat and where there鈥檚 often a lack of green spaces.
In today鈥檚 episode, 麻豆社 weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas explains why we鈥檙e seeing more heatwaves. We also hear from people around the world about what it鈥檚 like where they live. And several 麻豆社 reporters 鈥� Davide Ghiglione in Rome, Pierre-Antoine Denis in Nice, Makuochi Okafor in Lagos and our Chelsea Coates and William Lee Adams in London 鈥� explain how people in various cities are addressing rising temperatures.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Chelsea Coates and William Lee Adams
Editor: Verity Wilde
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- Wed 24 Jun 2026 17:50GMT麻豆社 World Service News Internet
- Thu 25 Jun 2026 02:50GMT麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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