Hot Air! Socialist Paris Deputy Mayor Blames U.S. For French Heat Wave

Deputy-Mayor of Paris for International, European, and Francophone Relations, Audrey Pulvar, complained that American journalists and social media influencers were “making fun” of Paris for its lack of modern amenities, as Parisians and tourists alike suffered under sweltering conditions last week, often without the relief of air conditioning.

“OMG, this is so rich!” the Socialist Party politician expounded on social media. “As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, you bear a significant responsibility for global warming and the consequences we, in France, are experiencing.”

“Your cities, ‘90% air-conditioned,’ are not unrelated to this,” Pulvar proclaimed.

The Caribbean-born former television presenter boasted that Paris has taken measures over the past 25 years to reduce air pollution, to “green the city, to renovate for energy efficiency, and to transform transportation”. ---More...

Picturesque Paris Rooftops Become Like Ovens Amid Scorching Heat Wavehttps://t.co/qvV4sI9REZ

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Picturesque Paris Rooftops Become Like Ovens Amid Scorching Heat Wave.

PARIS (AP) – Before the heat struck, Amelie Kenney could boast that she almost had it all: a tiny but cheap top-floor apartment in Paris, with an enviable view from its minuscule balcony of the French capital’s iconic gray roofs and even, when she leans out far enough, up to the Sacré-Coeur basilica atop Montmartre. ---More...