We abandoned our holiday in France when the temperature hit 41 degrees
A family cut their holiday in Brittany, France, short after experiencing extreme heat waves reaching 41 degrees Celsius. The lack of air conditioning and the physical toll on their young children made the environment unmanageable.
Why it matters
It illustrates the growing impact of climate change on tourism and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events in traditionally temperate European regions.
OUR FAMILY HOLIDAY ended on the third day; we just hadn’t realised yet. My wife and I had travelled to northern France with our three kids, aged seven months, two and five.
The article is a personal narrative describing a lived experience without political or ideological framing.
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