Greetings from Paris, where an art installation transformed the Pont Neuf into a rocky cave
During a record-breaking heatwave in Paris, artist JR installed a fabric-based cave structure on the Pont Neuf bridge. While the installation offered a visual escape, it provided little relief from the extreme temperatures.
Why it matters
The intersection of art and climate change highlights how urban environments are adapting to increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
Rebecca Rosman/NPR If ever Paris needed a place to cocoon, it was the last week of June.
The week that the city turned into one giant sauna, when temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
The week that I got into a fight on a bus with a group of Parisians who didn't understand that windows, in fact, need to be kept closed in order for the air conditioning to work. (I lost).
The week that I took myself to the cinema — one of the few places offering any real reprieve — only to be told the air conditioning was broken because it "couldn't handle such unprecedented temperatures."
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