Consider This from NPR Covering climate change in the city of love
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Aug 16, 2025 Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's correspondent in Paris, brings her expertise on French culture and climate reporting to the conversation. She discusses the severe impact of climate change on the city, including recent heat waves and their historical context. The dialogue highlights innovative urban solutions like mini forests and improved cycling infrastructure aimed at enhancing resilience. Beardsley also examines the balance between maintaining Paris's beauty and adapting to climatic challenges, all while encouraging a vibrant nightlife amid rising temperatures.
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Heat Drill In A Tunnel Classroom
- Eleanor visited a tunnel-turned-classroom where desks were set up for a heat wave drill.
- The drill showed schools preparing to move students to cooler underground spaces during extreme heat.
Paris On The Front Line Of Heat
- Paris faces recurring heat domes that can arrive early or late in the season and trap extreme heat for days.
- Europe is warming about twice as fast as the global average, making these events more frequent and deadly.
City Design Intensifies Heat Risk
- Paris's dense layout, lack of trees and old mansard zinc roofs amplify urban heat and risk.
- Top-floor residents suffer far higher mortality in heat waves because zinc roofs can reach extremely high surface temperatures.