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[^2]\n\nFrance experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought, and massive wildfires, according to Environment Minister Monique Barbut. [^3]\n\nEconomists warn that the 0.7% growth forecast for France in 2026 is unlikely to be reached after the economy contracted 0.2% in the first quarter and stagnated in the second quarter. [^4]\n\nOfficials from France's finance ministry told a parliamentary hearing in Paris that French agricultural production is expected to fall 8% in 2026 due to the drought and heatwaves. [^5]\n\nA heatwave lasting from late July to August equaled the national record for the longest heatwave, with a duration of 23 days. [^6]\n\nMonique Barbut stated that wildfires in late August had destroyed an area six times larger than the average of the last twenty years in the southwest of the country. [^7]\n\nScientists indicate that human-induced climate change has made extreme weather phenomena more intense and frequent. [^8]\n\nFrance saw 53 days of heatwave conditions over the summer of 2026, which the weather service Meteo-France described as a completely unprecedented number. [^9]\n\nEnvironment Minister Monique Barbut stated that by the end of August, forest fires had burned six times more area than the average of the past 20 years. 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