For the second year in a row, the arnica from the Vosges will not be harvested. Blame it on the hot weather and the lack of rain for over a month A sore? Quick, some arnica! But not the Vosges. The county council of the department has decided to give up picking arnica this summer because of the […]
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SOBRIETY: On Thursday, the Occitanie region unveiled a plan to deal with the climate change of which this territory has been a victim for several years Thursday, the Occitanie region unveiled a plan to try to save water. The community intends to raise public and tourist awareness of the challenges of water conservation, and encourage businesses […]
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DROUGHT: Deprived of rain, the Grand-Est is particularly prone to fires at present. The risk is particularly high in two Lorraine departments Alert to the “high” risk of fire in Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse. The two departments are classified in orange alert for a fire this Monday, indicated Météo-France in its forest weather report. Eleven other departments of Grand-Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Ile-de-France are […]
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After a rainy and stormy extended weekend, the sun returns to Nice and the Côte d’Azur this week. Yes, but not for so long: the point with Meteo France You shouldn’t have come to the Côte d’Azur this Ascension weekend to look for the sun, to say the least. In Nice ( Alpes-Maritimes ) and at the Cannes Film Festival, it was […]
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DROUGHT: Threatened by the flames, a nearby housing estate in the Pyrénées-Orientales was also evacuated One hundred and thirty-seven people were evacuated after a fire that broke out near a campsite in Saint-Cyprien, a town in the Pyrénées-Orientales located about fifteen kilometres southeast of Perpignan. The fire in the engine of a tractor clearing brush around a campsite is […]
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DROUGHT: The Minister for Ecological Transition announced this Friday morning on RTL a new measure to save water in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. The drought is forcing the authorities to increase restrictions on the use of water, particularly in the Pyrénées-Orientales, one of the most affected in France. This is the message conveyed this Friday morning on RTL by Christophe […]
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CLIMATE CHANGE: It is the longest meteorological drought ever recorded, according to Meteo France French soils are dying of thirst. Metropolitan France did not experience real rain for thirty-two days, the longest meteorological drought ever recorded, which should however be interrupted this Wednesday with the return of some precipitation, we learned from Meteo France. From January 21 to February 21, the aggregate […]
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After a scorching summer, fires ravaged hundreds of hectares in several French departments, affected by drought. Fires continued Thursday 5th September 2019 to devastate hundreds of hectares in several French departments, affected by drought after a scorching summer. At the end of the day, at the gates of Marseille, two fires caused monster traffic jams. The most important fire left […]
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The prefect of the North added Friday 26th July 2019, 40 municipalities to the list of cities in drought alert. This new alert concerns the Yser basin. 285 municipalities are now placed on enhanced drought alert in the North of France. On Friday 26th July 2019, the prefect of the Hauts-de-France decided to add 40 municipalities of the Yser […]
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In total, 121 orders to force individuals and professionals to save water. These water restrictions are due to continue until the end of the summer as the drought spreads Sun and heat. Summer weather delights tourists and traders. But the lack of rain for several weeks is also and above all a source of concern in certain regions. And this […]
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