Not built for the heat: How do cities adapt to record temperatures?

According to France 24, France is enduring its third heatwave of the season—and Bastille Day hasn't even arrived yet. The strain is showing across the board: hospitals are stretched, wildfires are spreading, riverbeds are drying up, and everyday work and study are being disrupted. There's even a shortage of ice. The broadcaster revisits an earlier debate over whether air conditioning is the answer, but presses a larger question: why does France remain so unprepared for extreme heat? It's a discussion about cities built for a climate that no longer exists, and how they might adapt to temperatures that keep breaking records.

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