Météo-France is experimenting with a new tool to prevent the risk of fires in France. Based on various parameters, it will propose a color code, department by department.
Last year, more than 785,000 hectares of forest went up in smoke. The summer of 2023 could indeed experience many episodes of drought after a winter particularly little rain and insufficiently compensated by spring rainfall. Associated with high heat, these climatic conditions are particularly conducive to fires."90% of fires are man-made," says Minister of Ecological Transition.