France Has Record 52 Days of Heatwaves Since Mid-June
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France has had a very hot summer in 2026.
The country has had 52 days of heatwave since mid-June.
This is the biggest number ever recorded in one year.
A heatwave is when the weather is very hot for many days.
The heatwave happening now is very long too.
It is the second-longest heatwave ever recorded in France.
It has lasted 22 days in a row.
This makes summer 2026 a record summer for heat.
A record means the biggest or highest number ever.
People are now asking a new question.
Will there be another heatwave at the end of August?
Weather experts are looking at new forecasts.
A forecast tells us what the weather will be like.
The forecasts will show if more hot weather is coming.
This hot summer is linked to climate change.
Climate means the normal weather pattern of a place.
Many scientists say summers are getting hotter every year.
Vocabulary10 words
- heatwave
- many hot days in a row
- record
- the highest or biggest number ever
- forecast
- information about future weather
- climate
- the usual weather in a place
- mid-June
- the middle of the month of June
- in a row
- one after another, without stopping
- historic
- very important; will be remembered
- scientist
- a person who studies nature and facts
- annual
- happening every year
- duration
- how long something lasts
Quiz
Answer key
1. 52 2. It is the highest ever recorded 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
France has had a very hot summer in 2026.
The country has had _____ days of heatwave since mid-June.
This is the biggest number ever recorded in one _____.
A heatwave is when the weather is very hot for many days.
The heatwave happening now is very _____ too.
It is the second-longest heatwave ever recorded in France.
It has lasted _____ days in a row.
This makes summer 2026 a record summer for heat.
People are now asking a new question.
Will there be another heatwave at the end of _____?
Weather experts are looking at new _____.
This hot summer is linked to climate _____.