How the Climate Crisis Fueled the Youth Protests Roiling France
PARIS—By the time Cléo made it to Greek class, she had gone completely pale.
Inside Climate News reports: PARIS—By the time Cléo made it to Greek class, she had gone completely pale.
It was a Wednesday in June during France’s second consecutive heat wave this year, and the 16-year-old was struggling to cope with the rising temperatures. She pushed through, thinking she was just tired.
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