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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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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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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The episode of drought currently affecting Corsica led the Prefecture of Corsica to order water restrictions. The measure applies immediately and will remain effective until October, 2017. Haute-Corse prefecture on Wednesday ordered water restrictions measures with immediate effect and for the summer season in some areas of the island, because of the drought. “The dry spell […]
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The scorching heat of the week did not help the state of groundwater and streams. 39 departments are now affected by orders of restriction of water, against 30 on the 17th August. Update on the situation in France. This scorching week did not help the state of groundwater and streams in areas where water was […]
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The effects of the lack of rainfall is intensifying in Mayenne. Water restrictions are in force. Watering and irrigation are regulated in the southwest and east of the department. Alert threshold The level of rivers in the department betrays the lack of significant rainfall observed since the summer. The effects of this lack of rain […]
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