Photos: Paris sizzles in France’s hottest week in more than 15 years

Photos: Paris sizzles in France’s hottest week in more than 15 years

In 2003, a vicious month-long heatwave hit France. Temperatures across the country rose above 40°C (104°F). Temperatures in some parts of France are expected to peak at 45°C (113°F) this week—the highest June temperatures on record for the country, according to meteorological service Météo France—as gusts of very hot air flow northward from the Sahara desert.