Temperatures reached up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday (August 3) in France, as the country enters the peak of its third heatwave of the summer.
While the episode is milder than the previous one, the heat is further worsening the drought experienced in the country since July.
The blistering temperatures have lead authorities to implement water use restrictions in nearly all regions of mainland France, in an effort to preserve crops among others.
With the effects of climate change, heatwaves and droughts are only expected to become more common and to last longer, according to Hortola.
