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Environment & Energy

muriel_volestrangler

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1. French drought alert after driest winter since 1959

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Feb 22, 2023, 09:13 AM

Feb 2023

France is facing drought restrictions after its driest winter for more than 60 years.

Following a month of no significant rainfall, the country is now in a state of alert.

Local officials will gather on Monday to assess the situation "territory by territory", Ecological Transition Minister Christophe Béchu has said.
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In France, the ecological transition minister said that "soft" restrictions could be imposed after next Monday's meeting with local leaders, to take effect in March to avoid "catastrophic conditions" during the summer months.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64730653

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