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French Christians Brace for Future of ‘Violent’ Heat

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Started September 25, 2026

At 18 months old, Arthur Bailly was too young to understand why his family’s small 10th-floor apartment in the north central French city of Orléans baked in late June. During France’s hottest summer on record, the building’s cement construction absorbed accumulating heat. The lack of double-paned windows in the living room intensified the oven effect Read more. The post French Christians Brace for Future of ‘Violent’ Heat appeared first on Christianity Today

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