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Jeanne Richard

What does 50C feel like? Touring ‘heat chamber’ allows French people to find out

A woman cools down at the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris as an early heatwave hits France on 17 June, 2022. © Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier

As climate change drives temperature increases across Europe, heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more intense. While the mercury has not yet hit 50C in France, a group of researchers is giving people the chance to experience life at that temperature, touring the country with a heated container in tow.

"I feel as though I need to take deeper breaths, even though I’m not making much of an effort," says Martin Estivals, after a few minutes of walking on a treadmill in the Climate Sense heat chamber.

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