The start of a new heatwave in France has prompted multiple schools to announce changes to their opening hours from Thursday onwards. As climate change makes high temperatures an annual – and increasingly early – phenomenon, France and other countries in southern Europe are debating whether more permanent changes are needed.
With high-level orange weather alert warnings in place across most of the country and the mercury set to hit 40C next week, many schools in France have announced changes to their regular hours to protect students from the heat.
